Edinburgh 16 (P453133)

Administrative tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Metadata / catalogue

Flat catalogue

As CSV As TSV

Expanded catalogue

As JSON

Linked catalogue

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Text / annotations

Text data

As ATF As JTF

Linked annotations

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Related publications

As CSV As BibTeX

Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

As CSV
Metadata history Transliteration history

Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1909.405.28

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

95.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. a-di _e2 da_ x [...]
2'. _da e2_ puzur4-sza# _dumu_ isz-me-sin
3'. sza-lu-usz-ti _e2-kislah_
4'. sza _da e2_ i3-li2-a-ra-ah-tim#?
5'. u3 _da e2_ lu2-{d}mar-tu
6'. _{gesz}ig e2 pa-pah u3 {gesz}ig e2 gub?_
7'. sza-lu-usz-ti _e2_ sza tu-s,i-ir-tim
8'. _1(disz) sag-nita2_ {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am _mu-ni-im_
9'. _1(disz) {na4}kinkin zi3-gu_
10'. wa-ar-ka-at um-mi-szu-nu
11'. ma-la i-ba-asz-szu-u2 sza-lu-usz-ta-am
12'. i-le-qe2
  blank space
13'. _ha-la_ e-tel-pi4-{d}suen
14'. sza i-na _e2_ a-bi-szu i-zu-zu
15'. {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}suen {disz}ma-s,i-am-i3-li2
16'. u3 ip-qu2-sza _dumu-mesz_ a-bu-t,a3-bu-um
reverse
1. zi-zu ga-am-ru
2. li-ba-szu-nu t,a3-ba
3. isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_
4. a-na wa-ar-ki-it u4-mi-im
5. a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im
6. u3-ul e-ra-ga-am
7. ni-isz {d}utu {d}marduk u3 za-bi-um
8. it-mu-u2
9. _igi_ im-gur-ru-um _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}suen
10. _igi_ i-ba-lu-ut, _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
11. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ im-gur-{d}suen
12. _igi_ i-pi2-iq-nu-nu _dumu_ i-din-akszak{ki}
13. _igi_ ha-an-da!-di _dumu_ i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar3
14. _igi_ lugal-{d}iszkur _dumu_ i3-li2-we-di-ku
15. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dub-sar_
  rest broken
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
8'. [_1(disz) sag-nita2_] {d}suen-pu-ut,-[ra]-am# [_mu-ni-im_]
9'. [_1(disz) {na4}]kinkin zi3-gu_
10'. [wa-ar]-ka#-at um-mi-[szu-nu]
11'. [... sza-lu-usz]-ta-am i-le#-[qe2]
12'. [_ha-la_] e#-tel-pi4-{d}[suen]
14'. [sza i-na] _e2#_ a-bi-[szu i-zu-zu]
15'. [{disz}e-tel]-pi4#-{d}suen [{disz}ma-s,i-am-i3-li2]
16'. [u3 ip]-qu2#-sza# [_dumu-mesz_ a-bu-t,a3-bu-um]
  rest broken

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): 95.0 high × 56.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 75%
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Edinburgh, 16

    [Dalley1979Edinburgh] Dalley, Stephanie. 1979. A Catalogue of the Akkadian Cuneiform Tablets in the Collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, with Copies of the Texts. Art & Archaeology 2. Edinburgh: The Royal Scottish Museum.

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1434

    [Koschaker1923HG6] Koschaker, Paul, and Arthur Ungnad. 1923. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band VI: Übersetzte Urkunden Mit Rechtserläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: PSBA 33, pl. 28

    [Langdon1911PSBA33] Langdon, Stephen H. 1911. Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 33.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 211-212

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NMS A.1909.405.28
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-01 at 19:04:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-08-20 at 20:05:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2013-06-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“Edinburgh 16 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P453133.
Edinburgh 16 artifact entry (No. P453133). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453133 (Original work published 2013)
Edinburgh 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453133 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
@misc{2024Edinburgh,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {Edinburgh 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453133},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453133},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P453133
LB  - CDLI:P453133
M1  - 2025/4/29/
TI  - Edinburgh 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453133
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.