BiMes 03, 38 (P273552)

Administrative tablet excavated in Lagash (mod. El-Hiba), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM—

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) ab2_ bu-ra-tum
2. _1(disz) gu4_ bu-ru-um#
3. sza wa-ra-ad-{d}suen
4. a-na bur-{d}suen
5. i-din-nu-u2
6. _4(disz) ab2_ bi-bi
7. _1(disz)_ wa-ra-ad-{d}suen
8. _1(disz)_ [x x?]-{d}suen-u2-sa2-ma?
9. _mu_ [nu]-ur2-{d}iszkur
10. u3 {d}suen-i-din-na-am
11. {disz}[wa-ra]-ad#-{d}suen
12. _in#-pa3-mesz_
13. _u4-kur2-sze3 gi-gi_
14. a-na _gab2?-ka-ni_
reverse
1. la i-ra-ga!-mu-ma
2. _igi_ sa3-ab-ri-qum
3. _igi_ i-din-{d}en-lil2
4. _igi_ ku-ub-bu-tum
5. _igi_ hu-sza-szum
6. _igi_ ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. _igi_ dingir-lam-engar
8. _igi_ ak-ba-hu-um
9. _igi_ {d}suen-szar-ru-um
blank space
10. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
11. _iti kin-{d}inanna_
12. _mu_ {d}suen-i-din-na-am _lugal_
envelope
1. _dub_ wa-ra-[ad-{d}]suen#

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Sin-iddinam.01.06.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P273552
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P273552

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM—
Accession Number

References

primary: BiMes 3, 38

[Biggs1976BiMes3] Biggs, Robert D. 1976. Inscriptions from Al-Hiba—Lagash. The First and Second Seasons. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 3. Malibu: Undena Publications.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-02 at 09:11:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2021-04-28 at 12:58:14	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-04-28 at 12:53:42	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BiMes 03, 38 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273552.

BiMes 03, 38 artifact entry (No. P273552). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273552 (Original work published 2005)

BiMes 03, 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273552 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273552},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BiMes 03, 38 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273552.

BiMes 03, 38 artifact entry (No. P273552). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273552 (Original work published 2005)

BiMes 03, 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273552 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2024BiMes,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {BiMes 03, 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273552},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273552
LB  - CDLI:P273552
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BiMes 03, 38 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273552
ER  -