RA 085, 045 21 (P513069)

Legal tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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 013960

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sar e2 szub-ba
2. da e2 im-gur-{d}suen gudu4 ab-<zu>
3. u3 da e2 puzur4-{d}utu
4. e2 {d}nanna-ta
5. {disz}puzur4-{d}utu
6. dumu i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
7. in-szi-sa10
8. 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
9. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
10. in-na-la2
11. ku3-bi sza3 {gi}pisan ga2-nun-mah
reverse
1. kiszib sza3-tam-e-[ne]
  blank space
2. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu e2 {d}iszkur sza3 larsa{ki}-ma e2 {d}bara2-ul-e-gar-ra sza3 zar3-bi2-lum#[{ki}] mu-um?-du3-a u3 {uruda}alan ARAD-{d}suen lugal sza3 e2-gal-bar-ra-sze3 i#-ni#-in-ku4-re
seal 1
1. it-ti-{d}suen-mil-ki#
2. dumu puzur4-{d}en-lil2
seal 2
1. s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szu-e2-a
4. ARAD# e2 {d}nanna
seal 3
1. ur-{d}nanna gudu4 abzu
2. GA2-dub-ba {d}nanna
3. dumu ku3-{d}nin-gal
4. ARAD# {d}suen#
seal 4
1. {d}utu-lu2-ti
2. dumu wu-tu-ur-du-ni#
3. ARAD {d}nergal#
seal 5
1. ku-uk-{d}szu-ku
2. dumu at-ta-na-wi-ir
3. ARAD {d}sza-at-wa-ak#
seal 6
1. an-um-pi4-{d}x
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu tu-ut-[...]
4. ARAD {d}nin-[...]
seal 7
1. {d#}AB-x [...]
2. {d}utu-ma-an-[szum2]
3. dumu igi-an-na-ta-ba ARAD-su
seal 8
1. dumu {d}x [...]
2. ARAD {d}[...]
3. {d}nin-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

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 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P513069

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013960
Accession Number 1896-04-02, 0060

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0402-60

References

  • primary: RA 085, p.13-48, p. 45 no. 21

    [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
2019-11-19 at 07:25:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 085, 045 21 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P513069.
RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry (No. P513069). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P513069 (Original work published 2018)
RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P513069 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P513069},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P513069},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P513069
LB  - CDLI:P513069
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P513069
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RA 085, 045 21 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P513069.
RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry (No. P513069). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P513069 (Original work published 2018)
RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P513069 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P513069},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P513069},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P513069
LB  - CDLI:P513069
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P513069
ER  -
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