RA 008, 070-071 no. 2 (P492314)

Legal tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04665

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

52.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz)# gin2# ku3-babbar_
2. _mu [n] GAN2# a-sza3_ e-bi-bi-ru#-um
3. _nig2-szu_ it-ti-i3-li2-a
4. u3 im-DI-[er3]-ra
5. _ki_ szum-szu#-nu-wa-tar2
6. sa-ku-mu-um _dumu_ ga-bi-im
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. a-di _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
9. _ugu a-sza3_ szum-szu-nu-wa-tar2
reverse
1. _gub-ba_
2. _igi_ it-ti-i3-li2-a
3. _igi_ i-di-isz-{d}za-ba4-ba4
4. _igi_ hi-na-a-a
5. _igi_ ha-si-kum
6. _igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dub-sar_
  blank space
7. _iti NE-NE-gar
8. _mu_ ka-zal-lu{ki} sa-mu-a-bi-im _in-dab_
seal 1
1. sa-ku-mu-um
2. dumu ga-bu-um

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P492314

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 52.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 04665
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010123934

References

  • primary: RA 008 (pp. 65-79), 070-071

    [Thureau-Dangin1911RA8KIŠ] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1911. “Ašduni-Erim Roi de Kiš.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 8: 65–79.

  • history: CCL 2, A.472 (seal)

    [Delaporte1923CCL2] Delaporte, Louis. 1923. Catalogue Des Cylindres Orientaux, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées Du Musée Du Louvre.

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1464

    [Koschaker1923HG6] Koschaker, Paul, and Arthur Ungnad. 1923. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band VI: Übersetzte Urkunden Mit Rechtserläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, no. 64A

    [Schorr1913UAZP] Schorr, Moses. 1913. Urkunden Des Altbabylonischen Zivil- Und Prozessrechts. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 18:37:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-08-14 at 15:23:50 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RA 008, 070-071 No. 2 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P492314.
RA 008, 070-071 no. 2 artifact entry (No. P492314). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P492314 (Original work published 2015)
RA 008, 070-071 no. 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P492314 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {RA 008, 070-071 no. 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P492314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P492314},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P492314
LB  - CDLI:P492314
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - RA 008, 070-071 no. 2 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P492314
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“RA 008, 070-071 No. 2 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P492314.
RA 008, 070-071 no. 2 artifact entry (No. P492314). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P492314 (Original work published 2015)
RA 008, 070-071 no. 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P492314 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {RA 008, 070-071 no. 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P492314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P492314},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P492314
LB  - CDLI:P492314
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - RA 008, 070-071 no. 2 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P492314
ER  -
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