RA 023, 113, 35 (P480253)

Legal tablet excavated in Arrapha (mod. Kirkuk), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 117727

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Arrapha (mod. Kirkuk)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P480253
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P480253

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Arrapha (mod. Kirkuk) Maidman, ZA 076, 262
Written In
Archive	Wullu
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 117727
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.117727
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1925-0617-2

References

primary: RA 23, p.49-161, p. 113, 35

[Gadd1926Kirkuk] Gadd, Cyril John. 1926. “Tablets from Kirkuk.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 23: 49–161.
history: CNIP 5, 226, 48

[Grosz1988-5MKSCJVM] Grosz, Katarzyna. 1988. The Archive of the Wullu Family. CNI Publications 5. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum press.
history: WAW 43 (pp. 297-366), 105

[Lion2023WAW43] Lion, Brigitte. 2023. “The Judicial Archives of the Kingdom of Arraphe.” In Judicial Decisions in the Ancient Near East, edited by Sophie Démare-Lafont and Daniel E. Fleming, 297–366. Writings from the Ancient World 43.
citation: ZA 76, p.254-288, 262

[Maidman1986BritishMuseum] Maidman, Maynard P. 1986. “The Nuzi Texts of the British Museum.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 76: 254–88.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-09-10 at 18:21:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-07-24 at 14:27:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-01 at 19:34:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-01 at 14:42:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-10 at 13:50:58	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2015-04-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RA 023, 113, 35 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P480253.

RA 023, 113, 35 artifact entry (No. P480253). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480253 (Original work published 2015)

RA 023, 113, 35 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480253 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {RA 023, 113, 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480253},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/10/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P480253
LB  - CDLI:P480253
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - RA 023, 113, 35 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RA 023, 113, 35 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P480253.

RA 023, 113, 35 artifact entry (No. P480253). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480253 (Original work published 2015)

RA 023, 113, 35 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480253 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2026RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {RA 023, 113, 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480253},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/10/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P480253
LB  - CDLI:P480253
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - RA 023, 113, 35 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P480253
ER  -