MC 3, 37 (P270654)

Legal tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

RMC 020

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Adoption document.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [bala gub-ba in]-bi-i3-[li2-szu]
2'. [dumu {d}]nin#-urta-mu-usz-ta-al
3'. [ki] in-bi-i3-li2-szu
4'. u3 la-ma-sa3-tum ama-a-ni-ta
5'. {disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu!-li-s,ur
6'. dumu a-wi-li-ia-ke4
7'. in-szi-in-sa10
8'. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
9'. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
10'. in-na-an-la2
reverse
1. u4-kur2-sze3 in-bi-i3-li2-szu
2. {munus}la-ma-sa3-tum ama-a-ni
3. u3 ibila-ne-ne a-na-me-a-bi
4. e2-da-di-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
6. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig
7. igi ma-ri-er-s,e-tim dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa6
8. igi lu2-{d}nanna dub-sar
9. igi ri-isz-e2-a dumu {d}suen-na-tum
10. igi a-ab-ba-tum bur-gul
11. [iti] sze-sag11-ku5
12. mu sa-[am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e] bad3# uri2{ki} unu[{ki}-ga mu]-un-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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Adoption document.)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MC 3, 37

    [Stone1991Adoption] Stone, Elizabeth C., and David I. Owen. 1991. Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-Mešu-Liṣṣur. Vol. 3. Mesopotamina Civilizations.

  • history: CUSAS 15, 20

    [Gadotti2011CUSAS15] Gadotti, Alhena, and Marcel Sigrist. 2011. Cuneiform Texts in the Carl A. Kroch Library, Cornell University. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 15. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: RMC 020
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 08:17:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2020-04-23 at 13:33:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2005-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“MC 3, 37 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270654.
MC 3, 37 artifact entry (No. P270654). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270654 (Original work published 2005)
MC 3, 37 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270654 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
@misc{2024MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {MC 3, 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270654},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270654
LB  - CDLI:P270654
M1  - 2026/1/1/
TI  - MC 3, 37 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270654
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MC 3, 37 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270654.
MC 3, 37 artifact entry (No. P270654). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270654 (Original work published 2005)
MC 3, 37 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270654 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
@misc{2024MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {MC 3, 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270654},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P270654
LB  - CDLI:P270654
M1  - 2026/1/1/
TI  - MC 3, 37 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270654
ER  - 
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