RA 072, 147 45 & RA 074, 120 45 (P493678)

Legal tablet & envelope dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 20349

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 2/3(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz) sze e2-du3-a
2. us2-sa-du na-bi-{d}en-lil2
3. u3 us2-sa-du e2-gal
4. ha-zu-za-ru-um
5. sa10-til-bi-sze3
6. 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2
7. ki bi-ir-ti-ia!
8. ki su2-ma-li-ia
9. ki ta-ab-ni-esz18-dar
10. u3 ki pu-zu-ur5-tum ama-ni-ta
11. dumu ha-zu-za-ru-um
12. {d}suen-ba-ni dumu {d}suen-a-bu-szu
13. in-szi-in-sa10 {gesz}gan-na
14. ib-ta-bala u4-kur2-sze3
15. lu2 lu2-sze3
reverse
1. nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
3. igi [ib]-ni-{d}suen
4. dumu szu-{d}nin-szubur
5. igi isz-me-{d}suen
6. dumu za-na-na-qum
7. igi ir11-i3-li2-szu
8. dumu e-esz3-ku-ru-um
9. igi ia-ah-mi-is,-AN
10. dumu ia-am-ha-nu-um
11. igi {d}suen-lu-sze-mi
12. dumu e-el3-ma-nu-um
13. igi ia-ha-ti-lum
14. dumu ha-da-mu
15. igi i-bi-{d}en-lil2
16. dumu nu-ur2-{d}utu
envelope
obverse
1. [2/3(disz)] sar# 1(u) 5(disz) sze e2-du3-a
2. us2-sa-du na-bi-{d}en-lil2
3. u3 us2-sa-du e2-gal
4. ha-zu-za-ru-um
5. sa10-til-<la>-bi-sze3
6. 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
7. in-na-an-la2
8. ki bi-ir-ti-ia
9. ki su2-ma-li-ia
10. ki ta-ab-ni-esz18-dar
11. u3 ki pu-zu-ur5-tum
12. ama-ni-ta
13. dumu ha-zu-za!-ru-um
14. {d}suen-ba-ni
15. dumu {d}suen-a-bu-szu
reverse
1. in-[szi-in-sa10]
2. {gesz}gan#-na# ib#-ta-bala#
3. u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2
4. nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam#
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
6. igi [ib]-ni#-{d}suen
7. [dumu szu]-{d}nin-szubur
8. [igi isz-me]-{d}suen
9. [dumu za-na-na]-qum
10. [...] x
  rest broken
left
1. igi ia-[...]
2. dumu ia-[...]
seal 1
1. bi-ir-ti-ia
2. u3 su2-ma-li-ia
3. dumu ha-zu-za-ru-um
seal 2
1. ta-ab-ni-esz18-dar
2. u3 pu-zu-ur5-tum

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RA 72, p.139-150, p. 147 45

    [Charpin1978Mananâ1] Charpin, Dominique. 1978. “Nouveaux Textes de La « dynastie de Mananâ » (I).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 72: 139–50.

  • history: RA 74, p.111-128, p. 120 45

    [Charpin1980Mananâ3] Charpin, Dominique. 1980. “Nouveaux Textes de La « dynastie de Mananâ » (III).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 74: 111–28.

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  • Museum No.: AO 20349
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-04-10 at 06:10:50 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-12-28 at 11:53:20 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-12-28 at 11:43:17 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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

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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“RA 072, 147 45 & RA 074, 120 45 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P493678.
RA 072, 147 45 & RA 074, 120 45 artifact entry (No. P493678). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P493678 (Original work published 2015)
RA 072, 147 45 & RA 074, 120 45 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P493678 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RA 072, 147 45 & {RA} 074, 120 45 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P493678},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P493678},
}


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