RA 008, 068-070 no. 1 (P492312)

Legal tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04664

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

64.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _da_ i-ti-i3-li2-a
3. _u3 da_ i3-li2-isz-me-ni _ad-kup4_
4. _sag-bi a-sza3_ a-wi-li-li#
5. u3 _sag-bi a-sza3_ i-nun-e2-a
6. _sa10-am3 til-la-ni-sze3_
7. _1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-la2_
8. _1(u) 2(asz) gur sze in-na-an-szum2_
9. _ki_ i3-li2-ki-ti _dumu_ a-ta-na-ah-i3-li2
10. _ki_ an-na-s,um
11. u3 {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dumu-ni-mesz_
reverse
1. {disz}szum-szu-nu-wa-tar _dumu_ gub-ba-ni-du10
2. _in-szi-sa10 gesz-gan-na <ib2-ta-bala>_
3. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u18_
4. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
5. _mu_ {d}nanna u3 ma-na-na-a
6. _in-pa3-de3-esz_
7. _igi_ ka-bi-s,um
8. _igi_ ia-di-hu-um
9. _dumu-mesz_ da-me-ru-um
10. _igi_ bu-nu-ba-lum _dumu_ zi-ba-ru#-um
11. _igi_ ia-ak#?-ki-im-el3
12. _dumu_ a-bi-ia-ha-ar
13. _igi_ i3-li2-am-ra-an-ni
14. _igi_ i#-di-isz-{d}za-ba4-ba4
15. _dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-a-ta-a-ia
16. _igi_ s,i-su2-na-aw-ra-at
17. dumu# a-bu-u2
18. _igi_ nam-mah-a-ni _dub-sar_
19. _iti NE-NE-gar mu ka-zal-lu{ki} ba-an-dab5_
seal 1
1. an-na-s,um
2. {d}utu-ma-an-szum2#
3. dumu-mesz i3-li2-ki-ti

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P492312

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 64.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 04664
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RA 008 (pp. 65-79), 069

    [Thureau-Dangin1911RA8KIŠ] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1911. “Ašduni-Erim Roi de Kiš.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 8: 65–79.

  • history: CCL 2, A.471b (seal)

    [Delaporte1923CCL2] Delaporte, Louis. 1923. Catalogue Des Cylindres Orientaux, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées Du Musée Du Louvre.

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1587

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 18:37:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-08-14 at 15:23:50 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 008, 068-070 No. 1 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P492312.
RA 008, 068-070 no. 1 artifact entry (No. P492312). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P492312 (Original work published 2015)
RA 008, 068-070 no. 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P492312 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {RA 008, 068-070 no. 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P492312},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P492312},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P492312
LB  - CDLI:P492312
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RA 008, 068-070 no. 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P492312
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RA 008, 068-070 No. 1 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P492312.
RA 008, 068-070 no. 1 artifact entry (No. P492312). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P492312 (Original work published 2015)
RA 008, 068-070 no. 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P492312 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {RA 008, 068-070 no. 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P492312},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P492312},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P492312
LB  - CDLI:P492312
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RA 008, 068-070 no. 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P492312
ER  -
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