JCSSS 2, 36 (P480591)

Legal tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Tell Abu Nakhlab), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 104804

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Tell Abu Nakhlab)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) gu4 ur11-ra_
2. _gu4_ {d}suen-i-di-nam _dumu_ ha-ni-ia-nu
3. _ki_ {d}suen!-i-di-nam _dumu_ ha-ni-ia-nu
4. be-el _gu4_
5. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-sze-me
6. u3 ARAD-ib-bi-a-nu ($ erasure $)
7. _dumu-mesz_ i-na-e2-sag-il2-numun
8. _in-szi-in-sa10-mesz_
9. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
10. _2/3(disz) ma!-na 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
11. _in-na-an-la2_
12. u3 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar si-bi_
13. isz-ku-un
14. a-na ba-aq-ri-szu
reverse
1. ki-ma s,i-im-da-at szar-rum x
2. iz-za-az
3. _igi_ wu-sum2-nu-ur2-szu _ugula gidri_
4. _igi_ a-hu-ni ra-bi-a-nu
5. _igi_ be-li2-ia-tum _dumu_ a-hu-ia-tum
6. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ {d}na-bi-um-na-s,i-ir
7. _igi_ u-bar-rum _dumu_ gi-mil-{d}marduk
8. _igi_ si-na!-tum _dumu_ isz-me-{d}suen
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9. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_
10. _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _lugal-e# alan-a-ni igi ka-kesz2 ugnim-ma!-ke4_

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104804
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0068

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-05-09 at 10:46:04 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-02-21 at 02:46:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-04-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“JCSSS 2, 36 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P480591.
JCSSS 2, 36 artifact entry (No. P480591). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480591 (Original work published 2015)
JCSSS 2, 36 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480591 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
@misc{2023JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480591},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480591},
}

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