Edinburgh 29 (P453131)

Legal tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1911.203.01

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
2. _1(disz) sar kislah egir e2-a_
  partly written over an erasure
3. _us2-sa-du_ ar?-wi-u2-um
4. u3 _us2-sa-du_
5. mu-ha-du-um _lu2-azlag2#_
6. _sag 1(disz) ku3? sila aga-us2_
7. _ki_ mu-ha-du-u2-um
8. _dumu_ sa-ga-ru-u2-um
9. s,i-s,u2-na-aw-ra-at
10. _dumu_ be-lum
11. _in-szi-sa10 sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
12. _1(u) 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
13. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
14. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3_
15. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a-a_
16. _mu_ {d}za-ba4-ba4
17. u3 ia-wi-u2-um#
reverse
1. _in-pa3-de3-esz_
2. _igi_ ri-ga-x-x _dumu_ x-(x)-AN
3. _igi_ {d}suen-en-nam
4. _dumu_ a-ha-nu-um
5. _igi_ su2-ka-li-a
6. _dumu_ i3-li2-ki-a-bi-a
7. _igi_ ha-x-mu-a-bu-um
8. _dumu_ e-IG-NI-dingir
9. _igi_ bur-{d}suen _dumu#_ er3-ra-ga-szi-ir
10. _igi_ pu-ha-a-a
11. _dumu_ qu2-ur2-di-ia
12. _igi_ hu-za-lum
13. _dumu_ ku-ta-nu-um
14. _iti udru{duru5}_
15. _mu us2-sa {gesz}gigir_ ia-wi-u2-um _mu-dim2_
left
1. _igi_ ri-szi-ia _dumu_ szu-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak _dub-sar_

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 86.0 high × 42.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: complete
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  • primary: Edinburgh, 29

    [Dalley1979Edinburgh] Dalley, Stephanie. 1979. A Catalogue of the Akkadian Cuneiform Tablets in the Collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, with Copies of the Texts. Art & Archaeology 2. Edinburgh: The Royal Scottish Museum.

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1553

    [Koschaker1923HG6] Koschaker, Paul, and Arthur Ungnad. 1923. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band VI: Übersetzte Urkunden Mit Rechtserläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: Langdon, PSBA 33 (1911) 235-236 no. 20,

    [sec113559] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: NMS A.1911.203.01
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-08-15 at 13:12:30 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2022-08-15 at 12:09:47 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2013-06-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Edinburgh 29 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2013. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453131.
Edinburgh 29 artifact entry (No. P453131). (2013, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453131
Edinburgh 29 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453131 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {Edinburgh 29 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453131},
}

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