Edinburgh 24 (P453134)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKMuseum Number
NMS A.1909.405.30Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
95.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 26.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. asz-szum _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6 sza3_ er-s,e-et
2. _iri_ nu-di-im{ki}
3. _gu2 i7 pa5 szabra {d}utu-e3 {d}utu-szu2-ta_
4. _erin2_ u3 _ugula mar-tu_ ni-id-na-at-{d}suen
5. sza _dah-ha_ la i-szu-ma i-na qa2-be2 _lugal_
6. _dumu-mesz e2-dub-ba_ sza _e2-gal_ a-na# _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_
7. a-ma-ri-im-ma i-na _a-sza3_ sza in-nam-ru
8. sza-lu-usz-ti _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ i-na-sza!-ru-ma!
9. a-na ra-bi-a-nim u3 szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_
10. i-pa-qi2-du
11. a-na _ab-sin2 |KI.KAL|_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_
12. a-na s,i-ib-ti-szu-nu ga-am-ri-im
13. la e-gi-im _ab-sin2_ a-na _|KI.KAL|_
14. la tu-ri-im _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6#_
15. la szu-te-ni-im
16. {disz}a-wi-il-{d}iszkur ra-bi-a-nu
17. {disz}a-pil-ku-bi _dumu_ sig-{d}iszkur
18. {disz}ma-an-nu-ki-ma-{d}utu
19. {disz}{d}amar-utu-e-pi2-ri
reverse
1. u3 szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_
2. _mu_ {d}amar-utu u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
3. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
4. _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ sza-ar-qu2-um#
5. sza _dumu-mesz e2-dub-ba_ sza _e2-gal_
6. in!-na!-ka-al-<la>-mu in-nam-mar-ma
7. _e2-gal_ i-ip-pa-lu
single ruling
8. _giri3_ {d}amar-utu-na-s,i-ir _dumu e2-dub-ba_
9. sza ni-id-na-at-{d}suen
single ruling
blank space
10. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
11. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e e2#-babbar-ra e2 {d}utu-ke4 zimbir{ki}-ta# {d#}utu {d}iszkur {d}{sze3}szer7-da-ra ki#-tusz# du10-ga-ni i-ni-in-ku4-re_
seal 1
1. a-wi-il-{d}iszkur#
2. dumu bur-{d}iszkur#
3. ARAD {d}[...]
obverse
1. asz-szum _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6 sza3_ er-s,e-et
2. _iri_ nu-di-im{ki}
3. _gu2 i7 pa5 szabra {d}utu-e3 {d}utu-szu2-ta_
4. _erin2_ u3 _ugula mar-tu_ ni-id-na-at-{d}suen
5. sza _dah-ha_ la i-szu-ma i-na qa2-be2 _lugal_
6. _dumu-mesz e2-dub-ba_ sza _e2-gal_ a-na# _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_
7. a-ma-ri-im-ma i-na _a-sza3_ sza in-nam-ru
8. sza-lu-usz-ti _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ i-na-sza!-ru-ma!
9. a-na ra-bi-a-nim u3 szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_
10. i-pa-qi2-du
11. a-na _ab-sin2 |KI.KAL|_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_
12. a-na s,i-ib-ti-szu-nu ga-am-ri-im
13. la e-gi-im _ab-sin2_ a-na _|KI.KAL|_
14. la tu-ri-im _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6#_
15. la szu-te-ni-im
16. {disz}a-wi-il-{d}iszkur ra-bi-a-nu
17. {disz}a-pil-ku-bi _dumu_ sig-{d}iszkur
18. {disz}ma-an-nu-ki-ma-{d}utu
19. {disz}{d}amar-utu-e-pi2-ri
reverse
1. u3 szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_
2. _mu_ {d}amar-utu u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
3. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
4. _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ sza-ar-qu2-um#
5. sza _dumu-mesz e2-dub-ba_ sza _e2-gal_
6. in!-na!-ka-al-<la>-mu in-nam-mar-ma
7. _e2-gal_ i-ip-pa-lu
single ruling
8. _giri3_ {d}amar-utu-na-s,i-ir _dumu e2-dub-ba_
9. sza ni-id-na-at-{d}suen
single ruling
blank space
10. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
11. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e e2#-babbar-ra e2 {d}utu-ke4 zimbir{ki}-ta# {d#}utu {d}iszkur {d}{sze3}szer7-da-ra ki#-tusz# du10-ga-ni i-ni-in-ku4-re_
seal 1
1. a-wi-il-{d}iszkur#
2. dumu bur-{d}iszkur#
3. ARAD {d}[...]
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 95.0 high × 51.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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primary: Edinburgh, 24
[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.
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- Museum No.: NMS A.1909.405.30
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- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.18.02.16
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2022-08-13 at 13:32:07 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2013-06-27 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | Approved |
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Cite this Artifacts
“Edinburgh 24 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453134.
Edinburgh 24 artifact entry (No. P453134). (2013, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453134
Edinburgh 24 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453134 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).
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year = {2013},
month = {jun 27},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453134},
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