MC 3, 33 (P270646)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 012

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Adoption document.)

Language(s)

-

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tablet
obverse
1. nam-e2-da-di {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2
2. mu-am3 u4 2(u)-a-kam
3. ka2 us2-gid2-da kisal e2-gal-mah
4. ka2 {d}nin-lil2-la2
5. mu-am3 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-a-kam
6. ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a
7. mu-am3 [u4 6(disz)-a-kam]
8. bala-gub-[ba {d}nin-urta-mu-usz-ta-al]
9. ki {d}[nin-urta-mu-usz-ta-al]
10. dumu i-[bi-{d}en-lil2-ta]
11. {disz}ma-an-[nu-um-me-zu-li-s,ur]
12. in#-[szi-in-sa10]
  CUSAS 15 suggests some lines are missing here contra photo
reverse
1. sa10#-am3 til-la-a-bi#-[sze3]
2. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-[na-an]-la2
3. u4-kur2-sze3 {d}nin-urta-mu-usz-ta-al
4. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi
5. nam-e2-da-di kisal e2-gal-mah
6. nam-e2-us2-gid2-da ka2 {d}nin-lil2-la2
7. u3 ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a a-na-me-a-bi
8. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
9. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
10. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig
11. igi {d}nuska-ni-szu dumu {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim
12. igi {d}nin-urta-mu-usz-ta-al
13. dumu {d}suen-ma-gir
14. igi {d}nin-urta-ni-szu dub-sar
15. igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gal
16. [iti] gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(disz)-kam
17. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal bad3 uri2{ki} unu{ki}-ga mu-gul-la
envelope
1. nam-e2-da-di {d}en-lil2 {d}nin#-[lil2]
2. mu-am3 u4 2(u)-a-kam
3. ka2# us2-gid2-da kisal e2-gal-mah
4. ka2# {d#}nin#-lil2#-la2# mu-am3 u4 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)?-a?-kam
  reading added 1/2(disz) with CUSAS 15, photo illegible
6. [ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a] mu-am3 u4 [6(disz)-a-kam]
7. [...]-ta#-al
8. [...]-en-lil2-[ta]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [igi {d}nin-urta-mu-usz]-ta-al
3'. [dumu {d}]suen-ma-gir
4'. igi# [a-wi]-li#-ia bur-gal
5'. igi {d}nin-urta-ni-szu dub-sar
6'. iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(disz)-a-kam
7'. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal bad3 uri2{ki} unu{ki}-ga mu-gul-la
seal 1
1. {d}nin-urta-mu-usz-ta!-al
2. dumu i-bi-{d}en-lil2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Adoption document.)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MC 3, 33,

    [Owen1991-91494] Owen, David I., and Elizabeth C. Stone. 1991.

  • history: CUSAS 15, 12

    [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 012
  • 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, 33 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270646.
MC 3, 33 artifact entry (No. P270646). (2005, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270646
MC 3, 33 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270646 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2005MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {MC 3, 33 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270646},
}


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DA  - 2005/4/14/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P270646
LB  - CDLI:P270646
M1  - 2024/4/18/
TI  - MC 3, 33 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270646
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