BiMes 06, 071 TA 1930 T0511 (P509172)

Legal tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A— ?

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s) Annotation unreviewed

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seals

S999999 is a burgul seal

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509172

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number TA 1930 T0511
Findspot O30:7 (hubb)
Palace of the Rulers
Stratigraphic Level Ipiqadad I - Ibalpiel I
Elevation

Collections

References

  • primary: RIME 4, .05.06.2002, ex. 01 (seal only)

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Reichel diss., 317 Seal legend no. 99 ; 339 Seal legend no. 169

    [Reichel2001diss] Reichel, Clemens. 2001. “Political Changes and Cultural Continuity at the Palace of the Rulers of in Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) from the Ur III Period to the Isin-Larsa Period (ca. 2070–1850 B.C).” Phdthesis.

    Reichel's seal no. 169 is a burgul seal.


  • history: BiMes 6 (pp. 67-74), 071 TA 1930 T0511

    [Whiting1977-BiMes6] “Sealing Practices on House and Land Sale Documents at Eshnunna in the Isin-Larsa Period.” 1977. In Seals and Sealing in the Ancient Near East, 6:67–74. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica. Malibu: Undena Publications.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-23 at 18:45:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-07 at 14:16:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-01 at 19:40:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-31 at 19:26:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-31 at 14:45:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-20 at 10:06:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-20 at 08:14:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-03-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BiMes 06, 071 TA 1930 T0511 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509172.
BiMes 06, 071 TA 1930 T0511 artifact entry (No. P509172). (2024, October 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509172 (Original work published 2018)
BiMes 06, 071 TA 1930 T0511 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509172 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 23},
	title = {BiMes 06, 071 {TA} 1930 {T0511} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509172},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P509172
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M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - BiMes 06, 071 TA 1930 T0511 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BiMes 06, 071 TA 1930 T0511 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509172.
BiMes 06, 071 TA 1930 T0511 artifact entry (No. P509172). (2024, October 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509172 (Original work published 2018)
BiMes 06, 071 TA 1930 T0511 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509172 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 23},
	title = {BiMes 06, 071 {TA} 1930 {T0511} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509172},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P509172
LB  - CDLI:P509172
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - BiMes 06, 071 TA 1930 T0511 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509172
ER  - 
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