JCS 28, 227 (P214879)

Legal tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 10920

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) u-s,i-um
2. _gal-sukkal dingir_
3. 1(asz@c) su-ru-usz#-gi
4. _dub-sar# e2-dingir
5. 1(asz@c) ba#-li-ih
6. _szabra#_
7. [1(asz@c) ...] x-x-i3-szum
8. [1(asz@c)] lu2-sa6
9. _dub#-sar-me_
10. 1(asz@c) sza-qi2#-be-li2
11. _szitim_
12. _ARAD2#_ ri2-ig-mu-usz-al-su
13. [1(asz@c)] szu-ma-ma
14. _dub#-sar balag-di_
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) i-la#-ak#-nu-id
2. _dumu_ {d}utu#-e2
3. _szesz_ dingir-ba-ni
4. szi# gesz-KU
5. in# a-ri2-ik-di3#-[in{ki}]
6. 1(asz@c) {d}tiszpak#-kum#
7. _dumu_ sa2-lim-a-[hu]
8. 1(asz@c) dingir#-su-qar _dub-sar#_
9. in pu-ti# [sa?]-pil2-tim i7#
10. szu# {d}utu#-x-zu
11. _szusz3#_
12. 1(asz@c) szu-ix(ASZ3)
13. _dumu_ i3-li2-a-hi
14. szi gu4#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) ra-bu3-ga-ra-asz2#
2. _dumu_ dingir-sa-du2 szi _gu4_
3. 1(asz@c) tak-li-mu-um
4. _dumu_ pu3-{d}tiszpak _nar#_
5. 1(asz@c) man-an-sa#-[nin-su]
6. _dumu_ a-bi2-[...]
7. 4(disz) _ARAD2_ {d}[...]
8. 1(asz@c) ga-ga#-[da]
9. _dumu-munus_ x-[...]
10. [...] saga-tum#
blank space
11. szunigin [1(u@c) 5(asz@c)]
12. _abba2_-bu#-tum#
13. szu-ut _iri[{ki}_]
column 2
1. [a]-ha-ti-ku-ku
2. _abba2# iri{ki}_
3. [...]-wi-ir
4. [_dumu]-munus#_ ku-ku
5. [...] bi-ti-isz
6. tu-u3-bi-lu-si
7. mah#-ri-su-nu
8. in# 1(disz) _mu_
9. [{d}]na#-ra-am#-[{d}suen]
10. i-na _kaskal-[ki_]
11. si-mu-ur4-ri2-im{ki}
12. i-li-ku

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Collections

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
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Related publications

primary: JCS 28 (pp. 227-232), 227

[Cohen1976Naram-Sin] Cohen, Mark E. 1976. “A New Naram-Sin Date Formula.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 28 (4): 227–32. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359720.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 10920
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-09 at 13:34:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara		CDLI	Approved
2012-07-06 at 12:14:10	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara		CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-013880) (BC-013880)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.10920) (NBC.10920)

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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 28, 227 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P214879.

JCS 28, 227 artifact entry (No. P214879). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P214879 (Original work published 1970)

JCS 28, 227 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P214879 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {JCS 28, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P214879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P214879},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 28, 227 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P214879.

JCS 28, 227 artifact entry (No. P214879). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P214879 (Original work published 1970)

JCS 28, 227 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P214879 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {JCS 28, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P214879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P214879},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P214879
LB  - CDLI:P214879
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - JCS 28, 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P214879
ER  -