JRAS 1921, 577-582 (P523852)

Legal tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Rev. Chas. Overy, Radley College, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Rev. Chas. Overy, Radley College, UK

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba
2. a2 {gesz}kiri6 lu2-EN-x-abzu
  Read perhaps hi!-li!-abzu
3. a2 {gesz}kiri6 ta-ki-il-li-su
4. u3 a2 {gesz}kiri6 nig2-gur11-{d}nanna
5. ki {d}suen-ma-gir dumu ku-zu-lum#
6. {disz}nig2-gur11-{d}nanna szesz-a-ni-ke4#
7. in-szi-sa10
8. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
9. sa10-am3 til-la-ni-sze3
10. in-na-la2
11. inim gal2-la {gesz}kiri6-bi
12. in-na-gub-bu
13. u4 kur2-sze3 inim-ma nu-ga2-la
14. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
15. igi {d}suen-ma-gir dumu x-[...]
16. {disz}u-bar-{d}utu dumu dingir-x-[...]
17. {disz}e-ri-ba-am-{d}suen dumu x-x-x
18. {disz}{d}suen-i-ri-ba-am dumu sa3-a-sum2#
19. {disz}{d}suen#-mu-ba-li2-it, dumu ku-zu-lum
20. {disz}ta-ki-il-li-su dumu {d}NUN-TAB-ma-an-szum2
21. {disz}{d}dumu-zi-ma-an-szum2 dumu da-x-[x]-x
22. {disz}ur-{d}ab-ba-u2 dumu i3-li2-ma-a-bi
23. {disz}u2-s,ur#-{d}utu dam-gar3
24. {disz}{d}en-lil2-sipa dub-sar
  single ruling
25. iti szu-numun-a
26. mu i7 buranun-na ti-gi8-da ku3-ga {d}nanna-ke4 nesag tum3 e2-kur-ra esz3 nam-ti-la-sze3 [sipa zi] {d}ri-im-[{d}suen ...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: JRAS 1921 (pp. 573-582), 577-582

    [Langdon1921JRAS] Langdon, Stephen H. 1921. “Assyrian Lexicographical Notes.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1921: 573–82.

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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-20 at 15:32:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-07-30 at 13:11:37 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2021-07-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“JRAS 1921, 577-582 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P523852.
JRAS 1921, 577-582 artifact entry (No. P523852). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523852 (Original work published 2021)
JRAS 1921, 577-582 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523852 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
@misc{2024JRAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {JRAS 1921, 577-582 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523852},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P523852
LB  - CDLI:P523852
M1  - 2025/8/19/
TI  - JRAS 1921, 577-582 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P523852
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“JRAS 1921, 577-582 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P523852.
JRAS 1921, 577-582 artifact entry (No. P523852). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523852 (Original work published 2021)
JRAS 1921, 577-582 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523852 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
@misc{2024JRAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {JRAS 1921, 577-582 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523852},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P523852
LB  - CDLI:P523852
M1  - 2025/8/19/
TI  - JRAS 1921, 577-582 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P523852
ER  - 
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