RA 073, 077 AO 11138 (P479262)

Legal tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 11138

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

80.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. bala nam-lu2-lunga
2. e2 {d}nin-isin2{si}-na
3. mu-a u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
4. bala gub-ba {d}suen-uru4 dumu {d}suen-i-din-nam#
5. ki {d}suen-uru4 dumu {d}suen-i-din-nam-ta
6. {disz}ku-bu#-lum
7. dumu puzur4#-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak-ke4
8. in-szi-sa10
9. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
10. 1(u) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
11. in-na#-an#-la2
12. u4 kur2-sze3# {d}suen-uru4
13. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi
14. bala gub-ba-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2#-a#
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
2. igi ni-di-in-esz4-tar2 dumu e-la-li2
3. igi szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi dumu a-ab-ba
4. igi szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi dumu {d}suen-sze-mi
5. igi e-ga-tum dumu {d}da-mu-a-pi4#-li
6. igi {d}suen-i#-din#-nam# dumu# ARAD-{d}nin-kar#-ra-ak
  blank space
7. [iti] apin-du8-a u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
8. [mu sa-am-su-i]-lu-na lugal-e [lugal im-gi4] gu2#-bar-ra lu2 ki-uri# [{gesz}tukul-bi-ne sag]-gesz# bi2-in-ra-[a]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P479262

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 80.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 11138
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010124338

References

  • primary: RA 73, p.63-80, p. 77, AO 11138

    [Nougayrol1979tablettes] Nougayrol, Jean. 1979. “Tablettes Diverses Du Musée Du Louvre.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 73: 63–80.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-08-17 at 12:24:02 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 073, 077 AO 11138 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479262.
RA 073, 077 AO 11138 artifact entry (No. P479262). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479262 (Original work published 2015)
RA 073, 077 AO 11138 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479262 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479262},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RA 073, 077 AO 11138 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479262.
RA 073, 077 AO 11138 artifact entry (No. P479262). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479262 (Original work published 2015)
RA 073, 077 AO 11138 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479262 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RA 073, 077 {AO} 11138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479262},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P479262
LB  - CDLI:P479262
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - RA 073, 077 AO 11138 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479262
ER  -
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