RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. 04 (P226629)

Official or display tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 054722 + BM 054933 + BM 057408 + BM 058111 + BM 058753 + BM 073071 + BM 073073

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  (not given)
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. tukum-bi# lu2#-u3# e2# [lu2-ka sze i3-si]
  = division paragraph b4
2'. e2-a-ni ba#-[burx(TUL2)]
3'. lugal sze-ke4 nam-erim2 [...]
4'. lugal e2-e-ke4 sze nig2 <u2>-gu-de2-a# [ib2-su-su]
5'. tukum-bi lu2-u3 e2 lu2-ka# [sze i3-si]
  = division paragraph b5
6'. [lugal e2]-e#-ke4 [...]
7'. [...] ki-inim-ma-bi# [...]
8'. [lugal-e2]-e#-ke4 sze sza3-bi min-na?-am3#? [...]
  Wilcke collation sees small gloss NA under BI
9'. tukum#-bi lu2-u3 e2 lu2-ka# [sze i3-si]
  = division paragraph b6
10'. [...] addir#-bi [...]
11.a'. [tukum]-bi munus-e dam!-a-ni
  = division paragraph b7
11.b'. [in-tak4]
12.a'. [iti 6(disz)-a]-kam# in-na-an-tusz#
12.b'. munus [dam sza3-ga-na] ha-[ba-an-du12-du12]
  rest broken
13'. [tukum]-bi# lu2#-u3# dam [i3-tuku-am3]
  = division paragraph b8
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. tukum#-[bi ...]
2'. a-zu i3#-[silim ...]
3'. tukum-bi na4#? [...]
4'. a-zu i3-silim# 5(disz) gin2# [...]
5'. tukum-bi |GAL.GIR2|#? [...]
  = division paragraph d2
6.a'. a-zu i3-silim
  Civil suggests a phonological variant i3-sa2
6.b'. 5(disz)# [gin2 ...]
7'. tukum-bi ur#-[mah-e ...]
  = division paragraph d3
8.a'. a-zu i3-silim
8.b'. 5(disz)#? gin2# [...]
9'. geme2 usz-bar tan4-tan4-na a2 u4# 1(disz)-a-ka-ni# [n(ban2)]
  = division paragraph d8
10'. geme2 usz#-bar# ama#-tuku5-ka# a2# u4 1(disz)-a-ka-ni [2(ban2)]
11'. [...] x a2#-bi 2(ban2) sze#-[am3]
12'. [...]-x a2#-bi 6(disz) sila3 sze#-[am3]
13'. a-ga#-[am x] x x a2#-bi 1(disz) sila3 sze-am3#
14'. tukum#-bi# munus lu2-kurun-na-am3
  = division paragraph d9 (S2)
15'. 1(disz) pihu4#-ka-ni lu2#-ra in#-na#-an#-szum2#
16'. [u4]-buru14#-ka# 5(ban2) sze [...] x
17'. tukum#-bi lu2 lu2#-[ra]
  = division paragraph d10
18'. 1(asz)# sze# gur ur5#-ra-sze3# [in-na-an-szum2]
19'. mu# 1(disz)-am3 masz2-bi# [1(barig) 4(ban2) sze-am3]
20'. tukum#-bi lu2 lu2#-[ra]
  = division paragraph d11
21'. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar ur5-ra-sze3# [in-na-an-szum2]
22'. mu 1(disz)-am3 masz2-bi [2(disz) gin2-am3]
23'. tukum-bi lu2 lu2# [...]
  = division paragraph d12
24'. x x x x [...]
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. x x x
  = division paragraph f1
2'. [x (x)] e2#-gin7-nam x [...]
3'. tukum#-bi 1(disz) sar e2-[du3-a lu2 in-sa10]
  = division paragraph f2
4'. [ku3]-bi# [n gin2-am3]
5'. tukum#-bi 1(disz) sar |KI.KAL|#
  = division paragraph f3
6'. [lu2] in-sa10 ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar#-[am3]
7'. tukum#-bi 1(disz) sar e2-du3-a#
  = division paragraph f4
8'. [...] x-e lu2 in-hun 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3#-[la2-e]
9'. [lu2 mu]-sar-ra-ba szu bi2-ib2-ur3-ru-a mu-ni bi2-ib2#-sar-re-a
10'. [asz2-bala-a]-ba-ke4-esz lu2-kur2 szu ba-an-zi-zi#-a#
11'. [lu2 mu]-sar#-ra-ba szu bi2-ib2-ur3-ru-a mu nu-sar#-de3# in-na-ab-sar#
12'. [lu2]-bi# lugal he2-a en he2-a ensi2 he2-[a ...] x
13'. [{gesz}gu]-za gub-ba# [(x)] sahar#-ra he2-eb2-ta#-an-[tusz]
14'. [ug3]-ni# {gi}suhurx(KA)#-ta he2-eb-ta-dag-dag-ge
15'. [iri]-ni iri {d}en-lil2 nu-sze-ga he2-a
16'. abul# iri-na-ke4 gal2 he2#?-eb2#?-tak4-tak4
17'. nam#-gurusz iri-na igi-nu-du8 he2-me-esz
18'. [nam]-ki-sikil iri-na u3-nu-tu-da# [he2]-me#-esz
19'. [dingir] iri-na-ke4 {d}en-ki {d}iszkur# {d}asznan# [...]
20'. [a2]-mah {d}en-lil2-la2-ka x x he2#-[...]
21'. [x] e2!(USZ)-tur3-ra# nam#-ba#-an-du3 x [...]
22'. [x] x amasz-[a nam-mu]-un#-na#-x [...]
23'. [x x] x [...]
  rest broken

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: RIME 3/2, 01.01.20, ex. 04

    [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: Fs Sjoberg (pp. 383-396)

    [Michalowski1989FsSjoberg] Walker, Christopher B. F., and Piotr Michalowski. 1989. “A New Sumerian Law Code.” In DUMU-E₂-DUB-BA-A. Studies in Honor of Åke W. Sjöberg, 11:383–96. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund. Philadelphia: Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

  • citation: Fs Jacobsen (pp. 291-333), 327-328

    [Wilcke2002FsJacobsen] Wilcke, Claus. 2002. “Der Kodex Umammu (CU): Versuch Einer Rekonstruktion.” In Riches Hidden in Secret Places. Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Memory of Thorkild Jacobsen, edited by Tzvi Abusch, 291–333.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 054722 + BM 054933 + BM 057408 + BM 058111 + BM 058753 + BM 073071 + BM 073073
  • Accession No.: 1882-05-22, 1050 + 1882-05-22, 1256 + 1882-07-14, 1818 + 1882-07-14, 2520 + 1882-07-14, 3162 + 1882-09-18, 13081 + 1882-09-18, 13113

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-03 at 17:52:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2014-05-31 at 18:52:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-31 at 12:11:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-30 at 14:08:30 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2014-05-26 at 14:30:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2014-05-19 at 13:19:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2014-05-08 at 06:30:12 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2014-05-02 at 19:52:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

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

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Cite this Artifact
“RIME 3/2.01.01.20, Ex. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226629.
RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. 04 artifact entry (No. P226629). (2024, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226629 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226629 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226629},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226629},
}


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