CT 32, pl. 07-08, BM 022460 (P220655)

Legal tablet excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 022460

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

170.0 mm × 191.0 mm × 51.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
(obverse columns begin on the top edge)
column 1'
1. _1(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
2. _2(asz@c) siki ma-na_
3. _2(asz@c) i3 sila3_
4. i3-lu-lu
5. ma-zu#?-zu#?
6. _2(disz@t) dumu_
7. i-ku-la-im
8. _[1(esze3@c)] GAN2_
double ruling
9. _[GAN2] sa10#?_
rest broken
column 2'
1. i-zi!-num2
2. isz-t,up-il
3. puzur4-su3-du10
4. _5(disz@t) dumu_
5. su4-ma-ma-lik
6. _1(esze3@c) GAN2_
7. _GAN2 sa10_
8. _1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
9. _[nig2]-dur2#-gar_
10. _[1(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2]_
11. _[2(asz@c) siki ma-na]_
12. _[2(asz@c) i3 sila3]_
rest broken
column 3'
1. _nig2-ba_
2. _1(asz@c) tug2 aktum2_
3. il-su3-urix(LAK647)
4. i-ku-gu#-il
5. ur-{d}dub-an
6. _dumu-dumu_
7. ur-PA
8. _1(esze3@c) GAN2_
9. _GAN2 sa10_
10. _1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
11. _[nig2]-dur2-gar_
12. _[1(asz@c) sze gur sag]-gal2_
13. _[2(asz@c) siki ma]-na#_
14. _[2(asz@c) i3 sila3]_
rest broken
column 4'
1. _2(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) GAN2_
2. in e2-duru5-me-me
3. _GAN2 sa10_
4. _1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) sze gur sag-gal2#_
5. _nig2-dur2-gar_
6. _8(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
7. _1(u@c) 6(asz@c) siki ma-na_
8. _1(u@c) 6(asz@c) i3 sila3_
9. _nig2-ba_
10. _1(asz@c) tug2 aktum2_
11. ra-bi2-i3-lum
12. _dumu_
13. isz-t,up-dingir-dingir
14. _1(esze3@c)# GAN2_
double ruling
15. _[GAN2] sa10#_
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. _[GAN2] sa10#_
double ruling
2'. _[1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze] gur sag#-gal2_
3'. pu3-pu3
4'. _dumu_
5'. szesz-ama6(ENGUR)-na
6'. ur-esz3-ra
7'. _dumu_
8'. a-lum-du10
9'. _nig2-dur2-gar_
10. _1(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
11. _2(asz@c) siki ma-na_
12. _2(asz@c) i3 sila3_
13. _dumu-dumu_
14. ur-ma
15. _nig2-dur2#-[gar]_
16. _gu7#_
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. _[1(u@c) 5(asz@c)] sze# gur sag-gal2_
3'. _nig2-dur2-gar_
4'. _1(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
5'. _2(asz@c) siki ma-na_
6'. _2(asz@c) i3 sila3_
7'. menx(|GA2xEN|)-mu
8'. _dumu_
9'. en-na-il
10'. a-NI-NI
11'. _dumu_
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]
3'. _[x] x GAN2_
4'. _esz2#-gid2 si-sa2_
5'. _GAN2_ ur-ma
6'. in lugal-kalam-ma
7'. _sa10_-su3
8'. _3(u@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
column 4
1'. [...]
2'. _[gu2]-an-sze3 2(esze3)#? GAN2 3(u@c) sar_
3'. _esz2-gid2 si-sa2_
4'. _dumu#-dumu_
(gap of uncertain size)
right
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. _sa10 1(u@c) 5(asz@c)# gin2# [ku3-babbar]_
3'. _siki ge6 1(asz@c) gu2_
4'. _sa10 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ku3-babbar gin2_
5'. _nig2-dur2-gar_
6'. _2(u@c) 4(asz@c) sze NI KID GAR gur_
7'. i3-a-ki-na-ni
8'. _dam_ ur-{d}LAK551-LAK551
9'. _dumu_ ur-tul2-sag
10'. pu3-sa-an{ki}
11'. _szu ba-ti_
12'. _nig2-sa10_
13'. tup-si-ga

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Measurements (mm): 170.0 high × 191.0 wide × 51.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CT 32, 07-08, BM 022460

[King1912CT32] King, Leonard W. 1912. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 32.
history: OIP 104, 037

[Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 022460
Accession No.: 1882-03-23, 2252

Provenience

Provenience: Dilbat (mod. Deilam)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced:
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Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2020-09-12 at 07:12:15	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Gomi, Tohru		CDLI	approved
2019-06-18 at 06:21:49	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2017-10-27 at 09:15:03	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-12-10 at 08:53:10	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved

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“CT 32, Pl. 07-08, BM 022460 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220655.

CT 32, pl. 07-08, BM 022460 artifact entry (No. P220655). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220655 (Original work published 2003)

CT 32, pl. 07-08, BM 022460 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220655 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CT 32, pl. 07-08, {BM} 022460 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220655},
}

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