BiMes 03, 39a (P273784)

Legal 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

Cite

Lineart

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)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) ud5
2. ki bur-{d}suen
3. {disz}me-ni-x-x
4. szu ba-an-ti#
5. sza3 gu4-hi-a-AN
6. igi {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
reverse
1. igi {d}en-lil2-sza3?-ba
2. igi {d}suen-i-qi2-sza
3. igi {d}mar-tu-ba-ni
4. igi i-din-{d}mar-tu
5. kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
blank space
6. iti kin-{d}inanna

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)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P273784
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P273784

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, 39a

[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
2019-10-13 at 03:53:47	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, 39a Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273784.

BiMes 03, 39a artifact entry (No. P273784). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273784 (Original work published 2005)

BiMes 03, 39a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273784 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BiMes 03, 39a Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273784.

BiMes 03, 39a artifact entry (No. P273784). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273784 (Original work published 2005)

BiMes 03, 39a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273784 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {BiMes 03, 39a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273784},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273784},
}

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