BiMes 03, 36 (P273551)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Lagash (mod. El-Hiba), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM—

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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envelope
obverse
1. _1(disz) me-at udu-hi-a_
2. a-na ma-s,a-ar-tim
  envelope: na-s,a-ri#-im
3. {disz}ku-du-u2-du
4. {disz}{d}suen-ra-bi
5. u3 ia-ah-PI-dingir
6. a-na bur-{d}suen dumu su2?-nu-ku
7. _udu-hi-a_ i-da AMAR?
8. _sa10 udu-hi-a_
9. _1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. {disz}bur-{d}suen
11. li-ba-szu-nu
reverse
1. u2-t,e4-eb
2. _kusz2? ni gar na-me nu-tuku_ {d}EN
  envelope omits this line
3. _igi_ ia-mu-ut-li-im
  envelope follows with: _lu2 elam-ma{ki}_
4. _igi_ {d}suen-li-di-isz
5. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
6. _igi_ i-ku-pi4-{d}en-lil2
7. _igi_ ma-ah-nu-ub-dingir SA6
8. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-an-szum2
9. _dumu_ ku3-{d}en-ki-ka
  blank space
10. _kiszib-a-ni mu-ne-ne-sze3? nu-tuku_
  _nu-tuku_ may belong at end of next line
11. _kiszib igi-mesz_
12. _kiszib-a-ni bi!-ib-ra-ah_
13. _iti kin-{d}inanna_ [...]
14. _mu {gesz!}szu-nir nesag#_ [...]
  envelope: _mu {gesz}szu-nir nesag-ga2#_
left
  seal impression
seal 1
  (no linguistic content)

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BiMes 3, 36

    [Biggs1976BiMes3] Biggs, Robert D. 1976. Inscriptions from Al-Hiba—Lagash. The First and Second Seasons. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 3. Malibu: Undena Publications.

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  • Provenience: Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-10-13 at 03:53:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BiMes 03, 36 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 5, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273551.
BiMes 03, 36 artifact entry (No. P273551). (2005, August 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273551
BiMes 03, 36 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273551 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
@misc{2005BiMes,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {aug 5},
	title = {BiMes 03, 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273551},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273551},
}


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