RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. 03 (P226319)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. tukum-bi
= division paragraph 07
2. dam gurusz
3. me-te-ni-ta
4. lu2 ba-an-us2
5. ur2-ra-na ba-an-nu2
6. munus-bi
7. lu2 i3-gaz-e
8. nita-bi
9. ama-gi4-bi
10. i3-gar
11. tukum-bi
= division paragraph 08
12. geme2 lu2
13. e2 nu-gi4-a
14. nig2-a2-gar-sze3
15. lu2 i3-ak
16. e2 bi2-gi4
17. lu2-bi
18. 5(disz) gin2 ku3
19. i3-la2-e
20. tukum-bi lu2
= division paragraph 09
21. dam#-PI-ni
22. i3-tak4-tak4
23. 1(disz) ma-na ku3-am3
24. i3-la2-e
25. tukum-bi
= division paragraph 10
26. nu-ma-SU
27. i3-tak4-tak4
28. 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3
29. i3-la2-e
30. tukum-bi
= division paragraph 11
31. nu-ma-SU
32. dub ka-kesz2
33. nu-me-a
34. lu2 ur2-ra-na
35. ba-an-nu2
36. ku3 nu-la2-e
37. tukum-bi
rest broken
= division paragraph 12
column 2
1. 3(disz) gin2 ku3
2. i3-la2-e
3. tukum-bi
= division paragraph 14
4. dam gurusz-a-da
5. ur2-ra
6. nu2-a
7. lu2 i3-da-la2
8. i7-de3
9. u3-um-zalag-zalag#
10. lu2 i3-da-la2#-[a]
11. 1/3(disz){sza} [ma-na ku3]
12. i3-[la2-e]
13. tukum#-[bi]
= division paragraph 15
14. mu10-us2-[sa2-tur]
15. e2 u2-[ur3-ra-na-ka]
16. i3-[in-ku4]
17. u2-ur3#
18. egir5-[bi-ta]
19. lu2 [...]
20. ba-an#-[na-szum2]
21. nig2-[mu10-us2-sa2]
22. a-ra2 [2(disz)-am3]
23. i3-na#-[szum2]
24. tukum#-[bi]
= division paragraph 16
25. x [...]
26. geme2# [ARAD2 (x)]
27. ba-[zah3]
28. ki-[sur-ra iri-na-ka]
29. ib2#-[te-bala]
30. lu2# [im-mi-gur]
31. lu2# [im-mi-gur-ra]
32. lugal#? [sag-ga2-ke4]
33. 2(disz) gin2 [...]
34. i3-na#-[la2-e]
35. tukum#-bi
= division paragraph 17
36. giri3-pad#-ra2#
37. [...]-ta#?
38. [in]-ta#-ku5
39. [1(u) gin2] ku3#-am3
40. [i3]-la2-e
41. tukum#-bi
= division paragraph 18
42. [{gesz}tukul]-ta
43. [al-mu-ra]-ni
44. [lu2 in]-ku5?
45. [1(disz) ma-na ku3]-am3#
46. [i3-la2]-e#
47. [tukum]-bi#
= division paragraph 19
48. [...] lu2#
49. [geszbu2]-ta#
50. [...]-ku5#
51a. [...]-am3 [...]-am3#
51b. [i3-la2]-e
52. [tukum]-bi
= division paragraph 20
53. [...]-ta#
column 3
1. giri3#-[pad-ra2]
2. in#-[...]
3. 2(disz) gin2# [ku3-babbar]
4. i3-[la2-e]
5. tukum#-[bi ...]
n lines broken
= division paragraph 21
1.a'. [...]
1.b'. [...] x
1.c'. [x x]-x-a
2.'. ha#-ba-tum2-mu
3'. tukum-bi
= division paragraph 28
4'. geme2 nu-tuku
5'. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar-am3
6'. he2-na-la2-e
7'. tukum-bi
= division paragraph 29
8'. ku3 nu-tuku
9'. nig2-na-me
10'. nu-na-ab-szum2-mu
n lines broken
11'. tukum-bi
= division paragraph 30
12'. geme2 lu2 nin-a-ni-gin7
13'. dim2-ma-ar
14'. asz2 i3-ni-du11
15'. 1(disz) sila3 mun-am3
16'. ka-ka-ne2
17'. i3-sub6-be2
18'. tukum-bi
= division paragraph 31
19'. geme2 lu2 nin-a-ni-gin7
20'. dim2-ma-ar
21'. in-ni-ra
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. [...]
8. [...]
n lines broken
9'. [...]-ab#?-gub#-be2#
10'. tukum-bi
= division paragraph 37
11'. lu2 lu2 ki-inim#-ma#-sze3
12'. ib2#-ta-e3
13'. lu2 ni2-zuh
14'. ba-an-ku4
15'. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar-am3
16'. i3-la2-e
17'. tukum-bi
= division paragraph 38
18'. lu2 lu2 ki-inim-ma-sze3
19'. ib2-ta-e3
20'. nam-erim2-ta e-gur
21'. nig2 di-ba en-na gal2-la
22'. ib2-su-su
23'. tukum-bi
= division paragraph 39
24'. {a-sza3}asza5 lu2
25'. nig2-a2-gar-sze3
26'. lu2 i3-ak
27'. ba-an-uru4
28'. di bi2-du11
29'. gu2 in-ni-gar#
30'. lu2-bi
reverse
column 1
1. a2-ni ib2-ta-an-e11-de3
2. tukum-bi
= division paragraph 40
3. {a-sza3}asza5 lu2
4. lu2 a-da bi2-DU
5. a-sza3 1(iku) GAN2#
6. 3(asz) sze [gur]
7. i3-ag2#-ge26#
8. tukum-bi#
= division paragraph 41
9. lu2 lu2
10. {a-sza3}asza5 apin-la2-sze3
11. i3-na-szum2
12. nu-un-uru4
13. sza3-su-ga
14. i3-gar
15. 1(iku) GAN2
16. 3(asz) sze gur
17. i3-ag2-ge26
= division paragraph 42
18. tukum-bi
19. lu2# lu2 [{a-sza3}asza5] ki#-duru5
21. [apin-la2]-sze3#
rest broken
column 2
= division paragraph a01
1. i3-na-la2-e
rest blank

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Genre(s)	Official or display (witness)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ur-Namma.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Composite	Composite Number	Score
RIME 3/2.01.01.20 (Laws of Ur-Namma) composite (P432130)	Q000947	View the score

CDLI number	P226319
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P226319

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Excavated.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 07739 + U 07740
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 085688 + IM 085689
Accession Number

External Resource	Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P226319

References

primary: RIME 3/2, 01.01.20, ex. 03

[Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.
history: JCS 22, 69, 71

[Finkelstein1968/69JCS22] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1968-1969. “The Laws of Ur-Nammu.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 22 (3/4): 66–82.
history: Fs Landsberger 18

[Gurney1965FsLandsberger] Gurney, Oliver R., and Samuel N. Kramer. 1965. “Two Fragments of Sumerian Laws.” In Studies in Honor of Benno Landsberger on His Seventy-Fifth Birthday, April 21, 1965, 16:13–20. Assyriological Studies. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25	Cross, Aidan	Artifact metadata	Cross, Aidan		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2014-05-31 at 18:52:31	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-05-30 at 14:07:59	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-05-26 at 14:28:46	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-05-19 at 13:19:00	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-05-08 at 08:32:40	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-05-08 at 06:41:15	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-05-02 at 19:52:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.01.20, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226319.

RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P226319). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226319 (Original work published 2003)

RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. 03 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226319 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.01.20, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226319.

RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P226319). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226319 (Original work published 2003)

RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. 03 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226319 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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