RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 03 (P263136)

Official or display tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 13632 + CBS 13647

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. tukum#-bi
2. [lu2] lu2#-u3
3. [{gesz}kiri6 gesz] gub#-bu-de3
4. [kislah] in#-na-an-szum2
5. [kislah]-be2
6. [{gesz}kiri6] gesz# gub-bu#-de3#
7. [nu-ni]-in-til
8. [lu2 {gesz}]kiri6# in-gub-ba
9. [sza3 ha]-la ba-na-ka
10. [kislah ba]-ra-ab-tak4-a
11. [in-na]-ab-szum2-mu
  double ruling
12. tukum#-bi lu2
13. [{gesz}kiri6] lu2#-ka in-e11
14. [nam-ni2]-zuh#-sze3 ba-dab5
15. [1(u) gin2 ku3]-babbar# i3-la2-e
  double ruling
16. [tukum]-bi# lu2
17. [kiri6] lu2#-ka
18. [gesz in]-sag3#
19. [...]
20. [...]
column 2
1. tukum-bi lu2
2. e2-e us2-sa-ne2
3. kislah lu2 al-tak4
4. lugal e2-a-ke4
5. lugal kislah-ra#
6. kislah#-zu# [al-tak4]
7. e2-mu lu2 i3#-[bur3-de3]
8. e2-zu kal-ga#-[ab]
9. in-na-an-du11#
10. inim zu2-kesz2-ra2#-[bi]
11. un-da-an-ge-[en]
12. lugal kislah-a-[ke4]
13. lugal e2-a-[ra]
14. nig2 u2-gu-de2-a-ni#
15. in-na-ab-su-su#
  double ruling
17. tukum-bi
18. geme2 ARAD2 lu2-u3
19. [sza3 iri-ka ba-zah2]
20. [e2 lu2-ka]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(u)# [5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar]
2'. i3#-[la2-e]
  double ruling
3'. tukum#-bi
4'. ARAD2# lu2#-[ke4]
5'. lugal-a#-[ni]
6'. nam-ARAD2-da#-[ni]
7'. ba-an-da-gur#
8'. lugal-a-ni#-[ir]
9'. nam#-ARAD2#-da-ni
10'. a#-ra2 2(disz)-am3#
11'. un#-ge#-[en]
12'. [ARAD2-bi]
13'. [al]-bur2#-[e]
14'. tukum#-[bi]
15'. mi-iq-tum#
16'. nig2-ba lugal#-[kam]
17'. nu-ub-da#-an-kar-re
  double ruling
column 2
1. [tukum-bi]
2. [mi-iq-tum]
3. [ni2 te-a-ni]-ta#
4. [lu2-u3 un-szi]-gen#
5. [lu2]-bi
6. [nu-un]-tag#-tag
7. [ki sza3]-ga#-na-sze3
8. [ha]-ba-du
  double ruling
9. tukum#-bi
10. [lu2] lu2-u3
11. [a2 nu]-gar-ra-ta
12. [inim nu]-zu-ni
13. [in]-da#-la2#
14. [lu2]-bi#
15. [nu-un-ge-en]
16. [inim in-da-la2-a]
17. [nam i-ni-tag-ba] ib2#-il2#-e#
  double ruling
18. tukum#-bi#
19. lugal# e2-a

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 4.01.05.add10 (Laws of Lipit-Ishtar) composite (P464355) Q000613 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P263136

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 13632 + CBS 13647
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 587770 + 587771
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.13632
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P263136

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 01.05.add10, ex. 03

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: PBS 1/2, 100

    [Lutz1919PBS1/2] Lutz, Henry F. 1919. Selected Sumerian and Babylonian Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 1/2. University of Pennsylvania.

  • history: AJA 52 (pp. 425-450), p. 428-431

    [Steele1948AJA52] Steele, Francis R. 1948. “The Code of Lipit-Ishtar.” American Journal of Archaeology 52 (3): 425–50.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-30 at 08:49:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-30 at 18:54:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-08-06 at 14:24:06 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-05 at 08:45:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-02 at 08:38:37 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.01.05.Add10, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P263136.
RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P263136). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263136 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263136 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P263136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P263136},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.01.05.Add10, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P263136.
RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P263136). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263136 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263136 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P263136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P263136},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P263136
LB  - CDLI:P263136
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P263136
ER  -
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