MRAH O.4983 (P452968)

Legal tablet dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

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Museum Collection(s)

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.4983

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) e2 ka2?
2. sag-bi 8(disz@t) kusz3
3. us2-bi 1(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c)
4. 2(asz@c) ig gesz sal-la
5. e2 ur-{d}en-ki
6. ku3-dim2-kam
7. ti-nig2-u@c
8. nu-banda3
9. ba-de6
10. e2-igi-kesz3-sze3
11. IB!
12. ki lugal-am3
13. ti-nig2-u@c
column 2
1. nu-banda3
2. ur-{d}en-ki-ra
3. i3-na-szi-gar
4. u4 ensix(|GAR.PA.TE.SI|)
5. gu2-tuku
6. ki lugal-la
7. am6-ma-du3-da-a
8. ur-{d}en-ki-ke4
9. e2 abba2-na
10. szu-na a-ba-gi4-gi4
11. inim-ma an-gal2
12. ensi2-ke4#? ki#-be2#
column 3
1. ba#?-[...]
2. HAR? x [...] {d}asz8#?-[gi4?]
3. ensi2#
4. adab{ki}-ke4
5. di-be2
6. si bi2-sa2
7. ur-{d}en-ki-ra
8. e2 abba2-na
9. szu-na mu-ni-gi4
10. lugal iri-na
11. sag-gir2-gal2
12. maszkim-bi
13. 2(asz@c) gir2 szu-i@t-ne
14. 1(asz@c) e2? ti ZUM? ku3 du11-ge
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...] iri
3. [ba]-de6#
4. lugal-pirig-ra
5. giszgal-si-bi
6. 1(asz@c) ku3-szu
7. ba-de6
8. e2-mah-si
9. gal-nimgir
10. 1(asz@c) zabar-uruda
11. ba-de6
12. e2-musz
13. nimgir-sila
14. sze 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3
15. ba-de6
column 5
1. KA-bi-IG#?-[x?]
2. szud3-ra2
3. szesz lugal-iri-na
4. sag-gir2-gal2
5. kar-du3
6. nu-banda3
7. ur-ur
8. szu-ku6
9. lugal-KU
10. iszib {d}x-ra2-DISZ?
11. su?-su?-a
12. tug2-du8
13. ur-{d}en-ki
14. na-ri
15. sag-TAR
16. szusz3
17. u4-u4
column 6
1. szesz# e2#?-[...]
2. ur#-{d}nin#?-pirig#?
3. sanga {d}inanna
4. lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-me
blank space
5. u4-ba
6. 1(asz@c) u4#?-um-lam#?
7. 7(asz@c) tu-dub? ku3-sig17
8. esz3 sag
9. 1(asz@c) gur8-gur8 gibil ku3-sig17
10. ki-la2-bi
11. 1(asz@c) 1(u@c) ma-na gin2
12. 1(asz@c) sila3 sal? sze da x ku3#-sig17#
reverse
column 1
1. ki-la2-bi
2. 1/2(disz@c) ma-na
3. ar3-du2 {d}asz8-gi4-ra
4. ur-{d}en-ki
5. ku3-dim2
6. mu-na-DU
7. bar-ba
8. ensi2-ke4
9. nam ku3-dim2
10. a2-mi2 i3-na-szum2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P452968
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P452968

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number	MRAH O.4983
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-04-06 at 04:41:31	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-04-06 at 04:39:49	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-10-14 at 22:08:35	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-06-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Hawkins, Laura F.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MRAH O.4983 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P452968.

MRAH O.4983 artifact entry (No. P452968). (2013, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452968

MRAH O.4983 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452968 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452968},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MRAH O.4983 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P452968.

MRAH O.4983 artifact entry (No. P452968). (2013, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452968

MRAH O.4983 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452968 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {MRAH {O}.4983 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452968},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452968},
}

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DA  - 2013/6/25/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P452968
LB  - CDLI:P452968
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MRAH O.4983 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P452968
ER  -