MC 3, 26 (P270640)

Legal tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

RMC 006

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Adoption document.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [nam-e2-da-di mu-a]
2. [u4 n-kam]
3. [nam-i3-du8 abul mu-a]
4. [u4 n-kam]
5. [nam-i3]-du8# ka2 us2-gid2-gid2-da
6. mu-a u4 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
7. nam#-i3-du8 ka2 gesz-kin-ti
8. mu-a u4 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
9. nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a
10. mu-a u4 2(disz)-kam
11. 8(disz) gin2 e2-du3-a
12. da e2 dumu-me u-ba-rum
13. 1(u) 6(disz) sar a-sza3 uz-za
14. us2-a-DU dumu-me i-din-{d}suen
15. 2(u) sar a-sza3 i7 giri3-ta-bala-e
16. sipa-ta nam-szes-gal-la-sze3
17. nam-e2-da-di mu-a
18. iti 2(disz) u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
19. nam-i3-du8 abul mu-a
20. u4 1(u)-kam
21. nam-i3-du8 ka2 us2-gid2-gid2-da
22. u3 abul {d}nin-lil2-la2
23. mu-a u4 1(u)-kam
24. nam-i3-du8 ka2 gesz-kin-ti
25. mu-a u4 1(u)-[kam]
column 2
1. [nam-i3-du8 ka2 du6-ku3-ga]
2. [mu-a u4 3(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam]
3. [nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a]
4. mu-a u4 4(disz)-kam
5. 1/2(disz) sar 6(disz) gin2 e2-du3-a
6. da e2 sipa-ta-na
7. 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(u) 2(disz) sar sza3 a-sza3 uz-za
8. us2-a-DU sipa-ta-na
9. 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(u) sar sza3 a-sza3 i7 giri3-ta-bala-e
10. ha-la-ba i-bi-{d}en-lil2 szesz-gal
11. nam-e2-da-di mu-a
12. iti 2(disz) u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
13. nam-i3-du8 abul# mu-a
14. u4 1(u)-kam
15. nam-i3-du8 ka2 us2-gid2-gid2-da
16. u3 abul {d}nin-lil2-la2
17. mu-a u4 1(u)-kam
18. nam-i3-du8 ka2 gesz-kin-ti
19. mu-a u4 1(u)-kam
20. nam-i3-du8 ka2 du6-ku3-ga
21. mu-a u4 3(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
22. nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a
23. mu-a u4 6(disz)-kam
reverse
column 1
1. [1/2(disz) sar] 6(disz) gin2 e2-du3-[a]
2. da# e2 szesz-a-ni
3. [1/2(iku)] GAN2 2(u) 2(disz) sar [sza3 a-sza3 uz-za]
4. us2-a-DU szesz#-[a-ni]
5. 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(u) sar sza3 [a-sza3 i7 giri3-ta-bala-e]
6. ha-la-ba {d}nanna-a-a szesz-a-ni
7. ibila# {d}suen-i-qi2-sza#-am ad?-da
8. i3-li2-a-wi-li
9. szesz ad-da-ne-ne
10. ha-la in-ne-en-ba
11. u4-kur2-sze3 i-bi-{d}en-lil2
12. u3 {d}nanna-a-a
13. nam-ibila i3-li2-a-wi-li-sze3
14. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-de3
  CUSAS 15, 006 reads: -de3-e contra copy and photo
15. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
16. kiszib ha-la-ba kiszib sag-ta
17. nig2-nam i3-li2-a-wi-li
18. u3 nig2-nam {d}suen-sze-mi-ke4
19. tesz2-a se3#-ga#! in-ba-esz-a
  CUSAS 15 reads: sig2-ga-bi
20. [...] x x x
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. igi {d}nin-urta-ma-an-[szum2]
3. ugu <dag>-gi4-a
4. igi {d}suen-ma-gir
5. dumu {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
6. igi ARAD-{d}imin-bi {lu2}azlag2
7. igi {d}nin-urta#-[ma-an]-szum2
8. szagina
9. igi dingir-ma-an-szum2
10. dumu be-el-szu-nu
11. igi ku3-{d}nin-imma3 dub-sar
12. igi a-wi-il-ia bur-gul
13. [iti] NE-NE-gar
14. [mu sa]-am#-su-i-lu-na lugal [...] x [...]
seal 1
1. i-bi-{d}en-lil2
2. {d}nanna-a-a
3. ibila {d}suen-i-qi2-x x sza?

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Adoption document.)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MC 3, 26,

    [Owen1991-91488] Owen, David I., and Elizabeth C. Stone. 1991.

  • history: CUSAS 15, 6

    [Gadotti2011CUSAS15] Gadotti, Alhena, and Marcel Sigrist. 2011. Cuneiform Texts in the Carl A. Kroch Library, Cornell University. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 15. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: RMC 006
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-04-23 at 13:33:05 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2005-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MC 3, 26 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270640.
MC 3, 26 artifact entry (No. P270640). (2005, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270640
MC 3, 26 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270640 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2005MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {MC 3, 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270640},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/4/14/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P270640
LB  - CDLI:P270640
M1  - 2024/4/19/
TI  - MC 3, 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270640
ER  -
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