PRAK B 017 & B 028 (P343835)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ki 0607 & Ist Ki 0618

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  beginning traces
1'. [u3 bi-ik-ku]-lu#-um# _ama-[a-ni_]
2'. [...] x x x [...]
3'. [...] x x [...]
4'. [...] x x [...]
5'. [...]
6'. _[n]+2(disz)#? [gin2 ku3-babbar_ {disz}gi-mil-lum]
7'. u3#? [isz8-tar2-i-bi]
8'. a#?-[na] hu#?-ut#?-tu#-[pu-um _ad-da-a-ni_]
9'. u3# bi!-[ik]-ku#-lu-um# _ama#?-[a-ni_]
10'. id#-di#-[nu]
11'. u4#-kur2-sze3 _tukum-bi_
12'. {disz}gi-mil-lum u3 isz8-tar2-i#-[bi _dam-a-ni_]
13'. x x
14'. [...]
15'. [...]
16'. _[1/3(disz)] ma#-na# ku3#-babbar# i3#-la2#?-[e-mesz]_
17'. u3# _nam-ibila-a-ni_ i#-[le-qe2-e?]
reverse
1. u3# _tukum-bi#_ {disz}ma-al#-[gu-um-li-ib-lu-ut,]
2. a-na gi-mil-lum _ad-da-a-ni_
3. u3 isz8-tar2-i-bi _ama-a-ni_
4. _ad-da-mu nu-me-en ama-mu nu-me-en_
5. _ba-na-an-du11-mesz_
6. _ku3-babbar in-na-ab-szum2-mesz_
7. _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ te-er-ha-at {disz}isz8-tar2-i-bi
8. {disz}hu-ut-tu-pu-um u3 bi-ik-ku-lum _ama-a-ni_
9. i-na qa2-ti {disz}gi-mil#-lum# ma#-ah-ru
10. {disz}gi-mil-lum a-na isz8-tar2-i-bi _dam-a-ni_
11. _dam#-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11-mesz_
12. [i]-na _e2_ i-ip-pu-szu i-te-el-li
13. u3 _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
14. {disz}isz8-tar2-i-bi a-na gi-mil-lum _dam-a-ni
15. _dam-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11-mesz_
16. i-ha-asz-szu-szi-i-ma a-na me!-e
17. i-na-ad-du-szi
18. {disz}gi-mil-lum u3 isz8-tar2-i-bi
19. a-di ku-ut-tu-pu-um u3 bi-ik-ku-lu-um
20. [ba]-al-t,u3 it-ta-na-asz-szu-[szu-nu-ti]
left
column 1
1. [_u4 kur2]-sze3# lu2 lu2-u3_
2. _[nu]-mu#-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
3. _[mu_ {d}]suen? {d}dam-ki-na#
column 2
4. [u3 {d}]suen#-mu#-[ba-li2]-it,#
5. _in-pa3#-de3#-esz
6. _igi_ ma-[x]-x-x
column 3
7. _igi_ a#-ap-pa-x?-sza#?
8. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2#-szu#
9. _igi_ lu2-{d}nusku
column 4
10. dingir#?-szu?-isz8#?-tar2#?
11. _igi {d}suen!(|EN.SU|)-nin#?-[x]
12. _dumu_ i#-bi#-{d}isz8-tar2#
envelope
obverse
1'. [...]
2'. [...] _dumu#?-ni#_ [...]
3'. [...] x _in-na-an#?-[...]_
4'. [ma-al]-gu#-um{ki}-li-ib-lu-[ut,]
5'. [_ki_ hu-ut]-tu#-pu-um _ad-da-a-ni#_
6'. [u3 bi]-ik#-ku-lu-um _ama-a-[ni_]
7'. [_nam-ibila]-a-ni-sze3_ {disz}gi-mil-[lum ...]
8'. [_nam-ibila]-a-ni-sze3_ {disz}ma-al#-[gu-um-li-ib-lu-ut,]
9'. [gi]-mil#-[lum] _bi2-[in-sar?_]
10'. _[n]+2(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar_ {disz}gi#-mil#-lum u3#? [isz8-tar2-i-bi]
11'. a-na {disz}hu-ut-tu-pu#-um _ad-da-a#-[ni_]
12'. u3# bi-ik-ku-lum _ama-a-[ni_]
13'. id-di-nu
14'. _[u4-kur2]-sze3# tukum-bi_ {disz}gi-mil-lum
15'. u3# [isz8-tar2-i]-bi _dam-a-ni_
16'. a-na ma#-al-gu-um-li-ib-lu-ut,
17'. _dumu#-mesz-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11#-[mesz]_
18'. _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e-mesz_
19'. u3 _nam-ibila-ni#_ x x x [...]
20'. u3 _tukum#-[bi_ ma-al-gu-um-li-ib-lu-ut,]
21'. a-na gi-mil#-[lum _ad-da-a-ni_]
22'. u3 [isz8-tar2-i-bi _ama-a-ni_]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ma-nu-[...]
2. x [...]
3. x [...]
seal 2
1. a#-ap#-pa-s,u?
2. _dumu_ {d}nusku-x-[...]
3. ARAD {d}nusku#?
seal 3
1. a-bu-[...]
2. _dumu_ ip-qu2-{d}[...]
3. [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: PRAK, B 017 & B 028

    [Genouillac1924PRAK] Genouillac, Henri de. 1924 & 1925. Premières Recherches Archéologiques à Kich (2 Vols). Édouard Champion, Paris.

  • history: BiMes 17, p. 71-73 Ki 607 & 618

    [Donbaz1986Kish] Donbaz, Veysel, and Norman Yoffee. 1986. Old Babylonian Texts from Kish Conserved in the Istanbul Archaeological Museums. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica 17. Malibu: Undena.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ki 0607 & Ist Ki 0618
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-12 at 15:22:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-04-19 at 12:56:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-04-19 at 12:47:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-04-19 at 10:57:38 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-11-13 at 17:27:38 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“PRAK B 017 & B 028 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343835.
PRAK B 017 & B 028 artifact entry (No. P343835). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343835 (Original work published 2006)
PRAK B 017 & B 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343835 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).
@misc{2024PRAK,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {PRAK {B} 017 & {B} 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P343835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P343835},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P343835
LB  - CDLI:P343835
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - PRAK B 017 & B 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P343835
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PRAK B 017 & B 028 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343835.
PRAK B 017 & B 028 artifact entry (No. P343835). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343835 (Original work published 2006)
PRAK B 017 & B 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343835 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).
@misc{2024PRAK,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {PRAK {B} 017 & {B} 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P343835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P343835},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P343835
LB  - CDLI:P343835
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - PRAK B 017 & B 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P343835
ER  -
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