RA 008, 076-077 no. 6 (P492322)

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 04669

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

58.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(esze3) GAN2 a#-sza3_
2. _da_ ha-ri#?-im-x-x{ki}
3. _sag-bi_ a-na#-[x]-mu-um
4. u3 ni-za-ta-nu-um
5. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3#_
6. _n# ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-la2_
7. _ki_ hi-na-a-a _dumu#_ {d#}urasz-ra-bi
8. szum-szu-nu-wa-tar2 _in-szi-sa10_
9. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
10. _mu lugal-bi_
reverse
1. [... _in-pa3]-de3#-esz#_
2. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
3. _igi_ sa-ku-mu-um
4. _igi_ zi-kur-isz8-tar2
5. _igi_ za-la-la _dumu_ pa-lum
6. _igi_ i-di-isz-{d}za-ba4-ba4
7. _igi_ ra-ma-nu-um
8. _igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dub-sar_
9. _iti ab-e3_
10. _mu {kusz}a2-la2 ma-na-na-a mu-na-an-dim2_
seal 1
1. hi-na-a-a
2. dumu {d}urasz-ra-bi

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/P492322

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 58.0 mm × 38.0 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 04669
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RA 008 (pp. 65-79), 076-077

    [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.474 (seal)

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

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1590

    [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, 076-077 No. 6 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P492322.
RA 008, 076-077 no. 6 artifact entry (No. P492322). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P492322 (Original work published 2015)
RA 008, 076-077 no. 6 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P492322 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {RA 008, 076-077 no. 6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P492322},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P492322},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P492322
LB  - CDLI:P492322
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - RA 008, 076-077 no. 6 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P492322
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RA 008, 076-077 No. 6 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P492322.
RA 008, 076-077 no. 6 artifact entry (No. P492322). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P492322 (Original work published 2015)
RA 008, 076-077 no. 6 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P492322 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {RA 008, 076-077 no. 6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P492322},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P492322},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P492322
LB  - CDLI:P492322
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - RA 008, 076-077 no. 6 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P492322
ER  -
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