RA 085, 037 01 (P499877)

Legal tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013947

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2 1(u) sar {gesz}kiri6-bi#_
2. _us2-sa-DU {gesz}kiri6 ugula simug_
3. u3 _us2-sa-DU i7_
4. _{gesz}kiri6_ {d}suen-li-ta-lal3!
5. _ki_ {d}suen-li-ta-lal3!
6. {disz}za-ar-ri-um
7. _in-szi-sa10_
8. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
9. _5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar_
10. _in-na-an-la2_
11. {disz}a-zi-lum
12. ma-ri a-hi-szu sza {d}suen-li-ta-lal3
13. _{gesz}kiri6_ ib-qu2-ur-ma
14. _5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar_
15. _sa10# {gesz}kiri6_
reverse
1. a-na a-zi-lum
2. _in-na-la2_
3. _u4-kur2-sze3_ {disz}a-zi-lum
4. ba-qi2-ra-nam ma-la ib-ba-asz-szu-u2
5. _ba-ni-ib-gi-gi_
6. _nu-mu-un-gi-gi-de3_
7. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e-de3_
8. _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal in-pa3_
9. _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _sza3-tam guru7_
10. _igi_ sza-ma-a-a-tum _nu-banda3 szu-ku6_
11. _igi_ a-hu-wa-qar _ugula nu-{gesz}kiri6_
12. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um
13. _igi_ {d}suen-tu-kul2-ti
14. _igi_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir# _aga3#-us2_
15. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma#-ab-[bi-mesz]_
16. _mu inim-zi {d}en-lil2# [{d}en-ki-ga-ta] i7 ul-ta ba-ra-gal2#-[la] he2-gal2 tum4 larsa{ki}-ma-sze3 sipa# zi {d}ri-im-{d}suen i7 nig2-si-sa2 mu-un-ba-al-la2_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (sale)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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/P499877

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013947
Accession Number 1896-04-02, 0047

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0402-47

References

  • primary: RA 085, p.13-48, p. 37 no. 1

    [Anbar1991textes] Anbar, Moshé, and Marten Stol. 1991. “Textes de l’époque Babylonienne Ancienne III.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 85: 13–48.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-01-16 at 11:21:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-11-13 at 01:00:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-15 at 17:06:26 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 085, 037 01 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P499877.
RA 085, 037 01 artifact entry (No. P499877). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499877 (Original work published 2017)
RA 085, 037 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499877 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {RA 085, 037 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499877},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499877},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P499877
LB  - CDLI:P499877
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - RA 085, 037 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499877
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RA 085, 037 01 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P499877.
RA 085, 037 01 artifact entry (No. P499877). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499877 (Original work published 2017)
RA 085, 037 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499877 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {RA 085, 037 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499877},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499877},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P499877
LB  - CDLI:P499877
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - RA 085, 037 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499877
ER  -
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