RA 072, 118 04 (P510507)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014252

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
2. ki sze20-ep-{d}suen
3. {disz}puzur4#-{d}utu
4. szu ba-an-ti
5. iti sig4-a
reverse
1. ku3 i3-la2-e
2. igi puzur4-{d}utu
3. kiszib3-a#-ni# ib2#-ra
4. iti NE-NE-gar u4 3(u)-kam
5. mu ki 2(u) 8(disz) i3-si-in ba-an-dab

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510507

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 014252
Accession Number 1896-04-02, 0353

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0402-353

References

  • primary: RA 72, p.113-138, p. 118 no. 4

    [Anbar1978textes] Anbar, Moshé. 1978. “Textes de l’époque Babylonienne Ancienne. II: Les Archives de Šēp-Sîn.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 72: 113–38.

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
2022-08-17 at 09:59:54 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 072, 118 04 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510507.
RA 072, 118 04 artifact entry (No. P510507). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510507 (Original work published 2018)
RA 072, 118 04 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510507 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510507},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 072, 118 04 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510507.
RA 072, 118 04 artifact entry (No. P510507). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510507 (Original work published 2018)
RA 072, 118 04 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510507 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2023RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {RA 072, 118 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510507},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510507
LB  - CDLI:P510507
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - RA 072, 118 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510507
ER  - 
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