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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

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Text / annotations

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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]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 80.0 high × 49.0 wide × 25.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 11138
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.14.08.12
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Louvre Collections (cl010124338) (cl010124338)

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: January 24, 2026).

@misc{2023RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	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  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - RA 073, 077 AO 11138 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479262
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“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: January 24, 2026).

@misc{2023RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	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  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - RA 073, 077 AO 11138 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479262
ER  -