RA 008, 073-074 no. 4 (P492318)

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 04667

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

61.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2 kislah_
2. _da e2_ s,i-su2-na-aw-ra-at
3. _sag 1(disz)-kam_ mu-ha-du-um
4. _sag 2(disz)-kam sila dagal_
5. _ki_ ar-wi-um
6. _dumu_ i-din-{d}i-szum
7. {disz}s,i-su2-na-aw-ra-at
8. _in-szi-sa10_
9. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
10. _4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-la2_
11. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
12. _u4 kur2 lu2 lu2_
13. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}za-ba4-ba4 u3 ia-wi-um
2. _in-pa3-de3-esz_
3. _igi_ a-ru-ma
4. _igi_ la-szi-el-ka-a-bi-im
5. _igi_ ha-da-an-dingir
6. _dumu-mesz_ ha-ta-um-ma-nu-um
7. _igi_ a-bu-um-ha-lum
8. _dumu_ a-mi-nu-um
9. _igi_ szu-mi-i3-li2-a _dub-sar_
10. _iti ab-e3-a_
11. _mu us2-sa bad3 babila2 ba-du3_
seal 1
1. ar-wi-um
2. dumu i-din#-{d}i-szum#

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/P492318

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 61.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 21.0 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 04667
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RA 008 (pp. 65-79), 074

    [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.475 (seal)

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

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1556

    [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, 073-074 No. 4 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P492318.
RA 008, 073-074 no. 4 artifact entry (No. P492318). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P492318 (Original work published 2015)
RA 008, 073-074 no. 4 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P492318 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {RA 008, 073-074 no. 4 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P492318},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P492318},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P492318
LB  - CDLI:P492318
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RA 008, 073-074 no. 4 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P492318
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RA 008, 073-074 No. 4 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P492318.
RA 008, 073-074 no. 4 artifact entry (No. P492318). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P492318 (Original work published 2015)
RA 008, 073-074 no. 4 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P492318 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {RA 008, 073-074 no. 4 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P492318},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P492318},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P492318
LB  - CDLI:P492318
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RA 008, 073-074 no. 4 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P492318
ER  -
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