Edinburgh 32 (P453172)

Business / Contracts 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.1911.203.04

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

69.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. _e2 du3-a_ er3-ra#-ga#-mi#-il#
2. [_ki?_] s,i-su2-na-aw-ra#-at
3. [...] a-hu-ni
4. [...] ARAD2-{d}nanna
5. [... {d}]suen#-ga-mi-il
6. [... x]-sza-a-a
7. [... e]-ri-ib-{d}suen
8. [... {d}]nanna-ki-ag2
9. [...] la-ma-sum2
10. [... e]-ri-ba-am-i3-li2
11. _[szu ba]-an-ti-esz_
12. _[...] gesz-ur3-ra-ni_
13. _[...]-SZE?-e-esz_
reverse
1. _tukum#-bi_ {disz}er3-ra-ga#-mil
2. _e2#? la-ba-an-kal_
3. _[n] ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e-ne_
4. _iti 2(disz)-sze3 ib2-ta-gur-re-esz_
  single ruling
5. _igi_ szu-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ pa-ap-pa-ru-um
6. _igi_ i-din-{d}suen
7. _dumu_ bur-ra-tum
8. _igi_ {d}suen-e-mu-qi2
9. _dumu_ hu-zu-bu-um
10. _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen _dumu_ a-hu-szi-na
11. _igi_ szum-ma-dingir _lu2-azlag2_
12. {disz}ik-ru-ut-sze-ru-um _dub-sar_

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 69.0 high × 48.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: 75 %
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  • primary: Edinburgh, 32

    [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. 1993

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

  • history: Langdon, PSBA 33 (1911) 190 no. 3,

    [sec113573] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NMS A.1911.203.04
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-08-16 at 09:26:32 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2022-08-15 at 13:27:13 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 32 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2013. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453172.
Edinburgh 32 artifact entry (No. P453172). (2013, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453172
Edinburgh 32 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453172 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2013Edinburgh,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {Edinburgh 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453172},
}

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