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Edinburgh 25 (P453145)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1909.405.31

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

47.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _igi#_ ri-sza#-tum#
2. _{disz}dumu-munus_ e-ri-bu-um
3. u3 {d}utu-um-ma-ti
4. szi-bu an-nu-tu-un
5. sza mah#-ri-szu-nu
6. {disz}a-na-{d}na-bi-um-tak2-la-ku
7. a-na lu2-{d}ba-ba6
8. ki-a-am iq-bu-u2
9. um-ma szu-u2-ma
reverse
1. i-nu-ma {disz}i3-li2-tu-ra-am
2. i-na la sze-e
3. i-ri-iq-qu2
4. a-na i-ia-szi-im-ma
single ruling
blank space
5. _[iti bara2]-za3-gar u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam_
6. _[mu] {uruda#}ki-lugal-gub_
seal 1
1. [...]
2. dumu#-[munus ...]
3. geme2# [{d}...]

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 37.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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Artifact Preservation: complete
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: Edinburgh, 25

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NMS A.1909.405.31
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.13.01.24
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2022-08-13 at 13:32:07	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2013-06-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“Edinburgh 25 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453145.

Edinburgh 25 artifact entry (No. P453145). (2013, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453145

Edinburgh 25 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453145 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2013Edinburgh,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {Edinburgh 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453145},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453145},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/6/27/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P453145
LB  - CDLI:P453145
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - Edinburgh 25 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453145
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Edinburgh 25 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453145.

Edinburgh 25 artifact entry (No. P453145). (2013, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453145

Edinburgh 25 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453145 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2013Edinburgh,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {Edinburgh 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453145},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453145},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/6/27/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P453145
LB  - CDLI:P453145
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - Edinburgh 25 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453145
ER  -