RA 085, 045 20 (P513068)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013957

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 2/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
2. he2-diri szu la-ba-te-GA2
3. he2-ba-la nu-ub-si-si
4. da e2 dumu-mesz sa3-ni-qum
5. da e2 2(disz)-kam-ma {disz}i-bi-ia {lu2}nagar
6. sag-bi {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim
7. sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e-sir2
8. e2 i3-li2-a-bi dumu a-hu-szi-na#
9. ki i-li2-a-bi dumu a-hu-szi-na
10. lugal e2-a-ke4
11. {disz}{d}suen-be-el-ap-lim
12. dumu s,i-li2-e-ge-esz-sza
13. in-szi-in-sa10
14. sa10 til-la-bi-sze3
reverse
1. [n?] 4(disz) gin2 [ku3]-babbar# in-na-an#-la2#
2. u4-kur2-sze3 lu2# [lu2]-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2-ia
3. mu an {d}inanna u3# ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal
4. in-pa3
5. igi u2-s,i-na#-wi#-[ir]
6. dumu {d}suen#-sze#-[mi]
7. igi {d}suen-x-[x]-x dumu i3-li2-s,i-nu-ia
8. igi a-bu-um-dingir# dumu# x?-x-nim
9. igi {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am dumu sa3-ni-qum
10. igi {d}nirah#-li#-[we]-er dumu sa3-ni-qum
11. [igi ...] x dumu ka-ba-lum#
12. [igi ... dumu] {d}suen-na#-s,ir#
13. [mu] i7# ha-am#-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
seal 1
1. u2#-s,i#-na-wi-ir
2. [dumu] {d}suen-sze-mi
seal 2
1. {d}suen#-i-qi2-sza-am
2. dumu sa3-ni-qum
3. ARAD {d}ra-am#-[...]
seal 3
1. {d}nirah-[...]
2. dumu sa3-[ni-qum]
3. ARAD {d}[...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: RA 085, p.13-48, p. 45 no. 20

    [Anbar1991textes] Anbar, Moshé, and Marten Stol. 1991. “Textes de l’époque Babylonienne Ancienne III.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 85: 13–48.

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  • Museum No.: BM 013957
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0057

  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-11-19 at 07:25:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“RA 085, 045 20 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P513068.
RA 085, 045 20 artifact entry (No. P513068). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P513068 (Original work published 2018)
RA 085, 045 20 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P513068 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RA 085, 045 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P513068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P513068},
}

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