RA 112, 117 8 (P248499)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-03015

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption adoption)

Language(s)

Measurements

114.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}i-ri-ba#-am-{d}suen#
2. _ki ni2-te-ni_
3. {disz}mur-sza4-a-ni-du3 _szesz-a-ni_
4. u3 ba-ba-tum _dam-a-[ni]_
5. _nam-dumu-ni-sze3 szu ba-an-ti#_
6. _nam-ibila-ni-sze3 in-gar_
7. _e2 e a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6_
8. u3 _ki-gub e2_ {d}iszkur
9. x mur-sza4-a-ni-du10 _ad-da-ni_
10. u3# ba-ba-tum _ama-ni_
11. a-di _u4_-um ba-al-t,u3
12. it-ta#-na-asz-szi
13. _tukum#-bi_
14. x [i-ri-ba-am]-{d}suen _dumu-ni_-szu-nu
15. [_dumu-me? nu]-me-en ba-an-na-du11-usz_
16. [...] u3 _ki-gub e2 {d}iszkur
17. _[ba]-ra#-e3-de3_
18. u3# _tukum#-bi#_
reverse
1. {disz}i-ri-ba-am-{d}suen-e?
2. a-na mur-sza4-a-ni-du10 _ad-da-ni#_
3. u3 ba-ba-tum _ama-ni-sze3#?_
4. _ad-da-mu nu-me-en ama-mu nu-me#-en_
5. _ba-an-na-du11_
6. _ku3-sze3 ba-an-szum2-mu-usz_
7. _nu-ub-ta-bala-e-de3_
8. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
9. _in-pa3-de3-esz_
10. _igi_ lugal-eridu{ki}-sze3-na-gub _iszib_
11. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen _iszib_
12. {disz}a-an-da _esz3-a-ab-du7_
13. {disz}da-ak-da-kum _sanga_ {d}inanna#
14. {disz}lu2-{d}nin-pirig-ga2 _gudu4# abzu_
15. {disz}a-bu-um-ki-ma-dingir _gala-mah#_
16. {disz}i3-li2-la-masz-ti
17. {disz}{d}suen-sza-mu-uh2
18. {disz}qi2-isz-ti-{d}ba-ba6 _gudu4_ {d}[...]
19. {disz}pe-er-hu-um _gudu4_ {d}[...]
20. {disz}zi-na-tum _gudu4_ {d}iszkur?
21. {disz}gu-ru-du-um _gudu4_ {d}iszkur
22. {disz}an-ba-an _gudu4#_ [...]
23. {disz}il3-szu-a-bu-szu _gudu4#_ [...]
24. {disz}il?-UD-dingir-il#? [...]
25. _kiszib# lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-me-[esz ib2-ra]_
26. _iti bara2-za3-gar_
left
1. _mu bad3 ma2-ri2{ki} u3 ma3-[al-gi4-a{ki}] mu-un-gul#-[gul]-la#_

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)

Collections

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 114.0 high × 58.0 wide × 30.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption adoption)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: RA 112 (pp. 103-121), 117 8

[Crisostomo2018RA112] Crisostomo, C. Jay. 2018. “Old Babylonian Legal Documents from Isin in the Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Berkeley.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 112: 103–21.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: HMA 9-03015
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.35.01.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-16 at 13:05:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2020-03-08 at 07:15:53	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	approved
2019-06-16 at 10:37:51	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 112, 117 8 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248499.

RA 112, 117 8 artifact entry (No. P248499). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248499 (Original work published 2004)

RA 112, 117 8 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248499 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	month = {jul 16},
	title = {RA 112, 117 8 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248499},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 112, 117 8 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248499.

RA 112, 117 8 artifact entry (No. P248499). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248499 (Original work published 2004)

RA 112, 117 8 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248499 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {RA 112, 117 8 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248499},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - RA 112, 117 8 artifact entry
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