Edinburgh 59 (P453224)

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.1911.203.31

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)

-

Measurements

65.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i#-na# [ha-an-ta-a]
2. _da a-sza3_ sza-ZI-[...]
3. _sag-bi e_ ZA-ar#-[...]
4. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
5. _3(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in!-[na-la2]_
6. _ki_ hal-ha-lum
7. _dumu_ szu-a-nu-um
8. {disz}s,i-su2-na-aw-ra-at
9. _in-szi-sa10_
10. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
11. _u4# kur2# lu2 lu2-u3#_
12. _[nu-mu]-un#-gi4#-[gi4-dam]_
13. _[mu_ {d}za-ba4]-ba4 u3 ia#-[wi-um]
14. _in-pa3#-[de3-esz]_
reverse
1. _igi_ su2-sa3-lum _dumu_ ik#-[ka-rum]
2. _igi_ ma-ar-si2-la#-[ku?]
3. _igi_ ba-bu-um
4. _dumu-mesz_ u2-na-nu-um#
5. [_igi_] bu-ur2-ga-nu-[um]
6. [_dumu_ ia]-ku#-ub-el3#
7. [_igi_] mu#-ha-du-um
8. _dumu_ sa-ga-ru-um#
9. _iti kin-{d}inanna_
10. _mu {kusz}a2-la2 x# [(...)]_

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 65.0 high × 42.0 wide × 17.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: Edinburgh, 59

    [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. 1583

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

  • history: Langdon, PSBA 33 (1911) 234 no. 17,

    [sec113589] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NMS A.1911.203.31
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-08-15 at 10:23:20 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2022-08-15 at 10:19:10 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2022-08-15 at 10:17:18 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 59 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2013. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453224.
Edinburgh 59 artifact entry (No. P453224). (2013, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453224
Edinburgh 59 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453224 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {Edinburgh 59 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453224},
}

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