BiMes 06, 072 TA 1930 T0551 (P509060)

Legal tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A— ?

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

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tablet
obverse
  (not given)
seal 1
1. i-lu-su2-na-da
2. i-din-{d}suen
3. ma-nu-um-sza-ni#-in-[szu? ...]
4. a-ha-su2-[nu ...]
5. nu-ur2-i3-[li2?-x]
6. _dumu_ lu2-{d#}[...]
7. u3 ar-wi-tum#
  (burgul seal)

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    S999999 is a burgul seal

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: BiMes 06, 072 TA 1930 T0551

    [Whiting1977BiMes6] Whiting, Robert M. 1977. “Sealing Practices on House and Land Sale Documents at Eshnunna in the Isin-Larsa Period,” Biblitheca Mesopotamica, , no. 6.

  • history: RIME 4, .05.08.2002, ex. 05 (seal only)

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Reichel diss., 330-331 Seal legend no. 137; 344-345 Seal legend no. 189

    [Reichel2001diss] Reichel, Clemens. 2001. “Political Changes and Cultural Continuity at the Palace of the Rulers of in Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) from the Ur III Period to the Isin-Larsa Period (ca. 2070–1850 B.C).” Phdthesis.

    Contra RIME4, TA 1930 T551 bears seal 137 dating to Urninmarki, not seal 104. Reichel's seal no. 189 is a burgul seal


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A— ?
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  • Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level: Ipiqadad I - Ibalpiel I
  • Excavation No: TA 1930 T0551
  • Findspot Square: O30:7 (hubb)
  • Findspot Comments:

    Palace of the Rulers

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-11-09 at 16:18:55 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-07 at 09:12:21 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-01 at 19:40:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-31 at 17:29:14 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 19:07:55 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-20 at 10:06:56 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-20 at 08:14:44 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-03-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012071 (composite) (P498002) Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Ur-Ninmar.00.00.00
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“BiMes 06, 072 TA 1930 T0551 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 7, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509060.
BiMes 06, 072 TA 1930 T0551 artifact entry (No. P509060). (2023, November 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509060 (Original work published 2018)
BiMes 06, 072 TA 1930 T0551 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509060 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 7},
	title = {BiMes 06, 072 {TA} 1930 {T0551} artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509060},
}

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