RA 008, 075-076 no. 5 (P492320)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04668

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) gin2# ku3-[babbar]_
2. _masz2 1(disz) gin2 [...]_
3. _3(asz) sze ur5-ra [...]_
4. _masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)_ us,#-[s,a-ab?]
5. _ki_ {disz}s,i-su2-na-aw-ra-at
6. {disz}ia-ku-nu-um
7. _dumu_ hu-zu-bu-um
8. _szu# ba-an-ti_
9. _[u4] buru14#-sze3_
10. _[... szum2]-mu-dam_
  rest broken
reverse
  (broken and/or covered by envelope)
envelope
obverse
  broken
1'. [_ki_ {disz}s,i-su2-na-aw]-ra#-at#
  broken
1". _[... szum2-mu]-dam_
  broken
reverse
1. _igi_ ad-ma-at-i3-li2
2. _dumu#_ zi-mu-da-ra
3. _igi_ na-ar-bu-um
4. _dumu_ ku-da-du-um
5. _igi_ {d}da-mu-a-zu _dub-sar_
6. _dumu_ ARAD2-e2-a
  blank space
7. _iti gan-gan-e3_
8. _mu ma-na-na-a {gesz}gu-za in#-[dab5]_
seal 1
1. ia-ku-nu-um
2. dumu hu-zu-bu-um

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 61.0 high × 41.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: RA 8 (pp. 65-79), 075

    [Thureau-Dangin1911RA8KIŠ] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1911. “AŠDUNI-ERIM ROI DE KIŠ.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 8: 65–79.

  • history: CCL 2, A.473 (seal)

    [Delaporte1923CCL2] Delaporte, Louis. 1923. Catalogue Des Cylindres Orientaux, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées Du Musée Du Louvre.

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1532

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 04668
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2022-08-14 at 15:23:50 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus 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
“RA 008, 075-076 No. 5 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P492320.
RA 008, 075-076 no. 5 artifact entry (No. P492320). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P492320 (Original work published 2015)
RA 008, 075-076 no. 5 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P492320 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P492320},
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