RA 112, 112 5 (P248342)

Legal tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-02840

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale prebend sales)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

83.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. bala nam-gudu4 u3 nam-lu2-lunga e2 {d}da-mu-ka
2. mu-a u4 8(disz)-am3
3. bala gub-ba i-s,ur-dingir dumu sza?-gi4-isz-ki-nu-um
4. ki i-s,ur-dingir-ta
5. {disz}a-ab-ba dumu i-ku-un-pi4-{d}da-mu-ke4
6. in-szi-in-sa10
7. sa10 til-la-bi-sze3
8. 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
9. in-na-an-la2
10. u4-kur2-sze3
11. {disz}i-s,ur-dingir u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi
reverse
1. bala gub-ba-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a
2. u3 inim-gal2-la-a-bi
3. ba-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4-ne
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
5. igi a-mur#-na-ar-bi-er3-ra gudu4 dumu ip-qu2-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak-sze3
6. igi i-ku-un-pi4-{d}da-mu gudu4 dumu {d}da-mu-na-da!-sze3
7. igi ma-nu-um-ba-lu-sza gudu4 dumu sza-gi4-isz-ki-nu-um-sze3
8. igi {d}da-mu-ta-a-a-ar gudu4 dumu na-ab-ru-um-sze-mi-sze3
9. igi a-hu-la-ap-be-el-ti-ia gudu4 dumu {d}da-mu-a-zu-sze3
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10. iti kin-{d}inanna
  some text moved to next line
11. mu {d}da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu lugal-e i7 {d}da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu mu-ba-al
left
  blank space
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seal 1
1. i-s,ur-dingir
2. dumu sza-gi4-isz-ki-nu-um

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 83.0 high × 47.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Legal (sale prebend sales)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: RA 112 (pp. 103-121), 112 5

    [Crisostomo2018RA112] Crisostomo, C. Jay. 2018. “Old Babylonian Legal Documents from Isin in the Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Berkeley.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 112: 103–21.

  • history: RA 076 (pp. 97-117), 117 (year-name only)

    [Lieberman1982RA76] Lieberman, Stephen J. 1982. “The Years of Damiqilishu, King of Isin.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 76 (2): 97–117. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23282471.

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  • Museum No.: HMA 9-02840
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  • Provenience: Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-28 at 12:23:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-16 at 13:05:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:47:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:40:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-06-11 at 13:11:36 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-05-19 at 15:39:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-03-06 at 13:44:53 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-03-06 at 13:39:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2017-12-21 at 03:38:02 Firth, Richard Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai 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 112, 112 5 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248342.
RA 112, 112 5 artifact entry (No. P248342). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248342 (Original work published 2004)
RA 112, 112 5 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248342 (Accessed: July 7, 2025).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {RA 112, 112 5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248342},
}


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