Edinburgh 15 (P453132)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1909.405.29

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

89.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] _{uruda}szen_ sza 2(ban2)
2. 1(disz) _{na4}ur5 ad-bar_
3. 1(disz) _{na4}ur5 gisz-ba_
4. 2(disz) _gesz-nu2 hi-a {gesz}asal2_
5. 6(disz) _{gesz}gu-za hi-a_
6. 1(disz) _{gi}pisan szu-i_
7. 1(disz) _{gi}pisan zu2-kesz2#?_
8. 1(disz) _{gi}pisan-dub_
9. 1(disz) _{gi}pisan-szu-sar_
10. 1(disz) _{gesz}banszur sag-du_
11. 1(disz) _gesz-um#-da#-bi-bu#
12. 1(disz) {gesz}ga-an#-nu#-um
13. 1(disz) _{gesz}giri3-gub_
14. 1(disz) _szab zabar_
15. 1(disz) {na4}na za3-hi-li_
16. 1(disz) {gesz}um-ni-nu
17. _sza3-ba 1(disz) {na4}kiszib3 ka-gi-na
18. qa2-du _na4 hi-a_ sza qa2-ti-sza
19. 4(disz) _{gesz}dilim2 tur hi-a_
20. 1(disz) _dug_ al-lu-<ha>-rum re-qum
21. nu#-ma-tum sza {munus}be-le-es-su2-nu
22. _dumu-munus_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu _dub-sar za3#-[ga]_
reverse
1. sza# a-na _e2_ i3-li2-u2-sa-ti _lu2-lunga_ sza x x
2. a-na ib-ni-{d}iszkur ma-ri-szu u2-sze-ri-bu#-ma
3. id-di-nu-szi-im
4. wa-ar-ki ib-ni-{d}iszkur ma-ru-szu
5. a-na szi-im-ti-szu il-li-ku
6. a-na i3-li2-u2-sa-ti asz-szum nu-ma-tim szu-a-ti szu-bu-lim
7. tup-pa-szu u2-sza-bi-lam-ma a-na pi2-i tup-pi2-szu
8. a-na {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
9. ip-qi2-id
  single ruling
10. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir _ugula e2_ sza _e2_ {d}utu
11. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ ha-da-an-szu-li-ik-szu-ud
12. _igi_ IB?-SZID/LUH-an-ka _lu2 x x (x) dumu_ da-a-tu-e2-mah
13. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _gala-mah dumu_ {d}alamusz-na-s,i-ir
14. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-sza _dumu#_ {d}suen-ma!-gir!
  single ruling
  blank space
15. _iti ab-e3 u4 1(disz)-kam_
16. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e {uruda}alan-alan-a-ni szud3-da ab-du-du-de3-a u3#? {d}lamma {d}lamma ku3-sig17 ku3#-[babbar e2-babbar]-ra-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4-[ra-a]_
seal 1
1. dingir-szu#-ib-ni-szu
2. dumu# {d}alamusz-na-s,i-ir
3. ARAD [...] x [x (x)]
seal 2
1. {d}na-bi-um-ma-[lik]
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu# [...]
  (with caption:)
1'. _kiszib3_ ta-ri-bu-sza
seal 3
1. {d}na-bi-[um-ma-lik]
2. dub-[sar]
3. <dumu> a-da-an-szu-li-[ik-szu-ud]
4. ARAD {d}na#-[bi-um]
  (with caption:)
1'. _kiszib3_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
seal 4
1. {d}nanna-ibila-[ma-an-szum2]
2. dumu# li-wi-[...]
3. ARAD# {d}AN-mar-[tu]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P453132

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 89.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Museum Number NMS A.1909.405.29
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Edinburgh, 15

    [Dalley1979Edinburgh] Dalley, Stephanie. 1979. A Catalogue of the Akkadian Cuneiform Tablets in the Collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, with Copies of the Texts. Art & Archaeology 2. Edinburgh: The Royal Scottish Museum.

  • history: Iraq 42 (pp. 53-74), 68-69

    [Dalley1980Iraq42] Dalley, Stephanie. 1980. “Old Babylonian Dowries.” Iraq 42 (1): 53–74.

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1736

    [Koschaker1923HG6] Koschaker, Paul, and Arthur Ungnad. 1923. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band VI: Übersetzte Urkunden Mit Rechtserläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: PSBA 33, pl. 29

    [Langdon1911PSBA33] Langdon, Stephen H. 1911. Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 33.

  • history: AfO Beih 23, p. 125

    [Westbrook1988MarriageLaw] Westbrook, Raymond. 1988. Old Babylonian Marriage Law. Vol. 23. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Horn, Austria: Ferdinand Berger & Söhne.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-05 at 13:33:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-06 at 10:06:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-01 at 19:04:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-08-12 at 14:42:48 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2013-06-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Edinburgh 15 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P453132.
Edinburgh 15 artifact entry (No. P453132). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453132 (Original work published 2013)
Edinburgh 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453132 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {Edinburgh 15 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453132},
}


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ID  - P453132
LB  - CDLI:P453132
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - Edinburgh 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453132
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Edinburgh 15 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P453132.
Edinburgh 15 artifact entry (No. P453132). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453132 (Original work published 2013)
Edinburgh 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453132 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024Edinburgh,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {Edinburgh 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453132},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453132},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P453132
LB  - CDLI:P453132
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - Edinburgh 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453132
ER  -
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