JCS 31, 037-038 BMC 3 (P500700)

Legal tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

BMC 03

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. [n] GAN2# [a-sza3] ki-kal
3. he2#-eb-diri [ha]-ba#-la2
4. sza3# a-sza3 igi-bar-bar-ri
5. us2#-sa-du ti-ia-ru-um
6. u3 us2-sa-du ma-ki-tum
7. sag#-bi i7 munus-sila4-sig
8. u3#? i7 a-sza3-esz2-gar3
9. a#-sza3# ma-a-nu-um
10. [{disz}]isz#-gum-ir3-ra
11. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}nin#-kar-ra-ak
12. u3 hu-ra-s,a-tum# nin-a-ne-ne
13. dumu# {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am-mesz
14. ki# ma-a-nu-um
15. {disz}isz-gum-ir3-ra
16. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak
17. u3# hu-ra-s,a-tum nin-a-ne-ne-ta
18. {disz}ti-ia-ru-um
19. [u3] bur-tum dam-a-na-ke4
20. in#-szi-sa10-esz
21. sa10# til-la-bi-sze3
22. 1/3(disz)# ma#-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
reverse
1. nam-du8-a ma-a-nu-um szesz-a-ne-ne-sze3
2. in-ne-la2-e-esz
3. u4-kur2-sze3
4. {disz}ma-a-nu-um
5. {disz}isz-gum-ir3-ra
6. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak
7. u3 hu-ra-s,a-tum lukur nin-a-ne-ne
8. a-sza3-sze3 inim-nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne
9. asz-e-esz mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
10. igi puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak dumu {d}suen-i-di2-na-sze3
11. igi im-di-{d}en-lil2 dumu {d}suen-ga-mi-il-sze3
12. igi sza-lu-ru-um dumu im-gur-{d}suen-sze3
13. igi {d}szul-pa-e3-ba-ni dumu dingir-na-da-sze3
14. [igi] {d#}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, dumu ir3-ra-ga-sze-er-sze3
15. [igi] u#-bar-{d}suen dumu {d}suen-i-mi-ti-sze3
16. [igi] a#-pil2-{d#}suen# ga?-gaz? dumu a-na-{d}suen-tak2-la-ku-sze3
17. [igi i]-din#-{d}nin#-szubur# dumu ur-{d}ig-alim-ma-sze3
  blank space
  seal impressions
18. [iti] NE#-NE-gar#
19. mu# us2#-sa# {d#}da#-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu lugal-e [e2-di]-ku5#-kalam#-ma# e2-ki-ag2-ga2#-ni# {d#}utu-[ra] mu#-un-du3-[a]
seal 1
1. ip-qu2-{d}nin-kar-ra-[ak]
2. dumu {d}suen#-i-qi2#-[sza-am]
  (bur-gul seal)
seal 2
1. isz-gum-ir3-ra
2. dumu {d}suen-i-qi2-sza#-[am]
  (bur-gul seal)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

bur-gul 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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P500700

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number BMC 03
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-06 at 18:17:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-28 at 12:23:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:47:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:42:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-19 at 18:51:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-12-20 at 08:45:47 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2018-02-04 at 02:54:41 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-12-15 at 06:38:11 Firth, Richard Transliteration Kamil, Ari Khaleel CDLI Approved View
2017-08-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 31, 037-038 BMC 3 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500700.
JCS 31, 037-038 BMC 3 artifact entry (No. P500700). (2024, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500700 (Original work published 2017)
JCS 31, 037-038 BMC 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500700 (Accessed: August 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 6},
	title = {JCS 31, 037-038 {BMC} 3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500700},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500700},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P500700
LB  - CDLI:P500700
M1  - 2026/8/19/
TI  - JCS 31, 037-038 BMC 3 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500700
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 31, 037-038 BMC 3 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500700.
JCS 31, 037-038 BMC 3 artifact entry (No. P500700). (2024, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500700 (Original work published 2017)
JCS 31, 037-038 BMC 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500700 (Accessed: August 19, 2026).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 6},
	title = {JCS 31, 037-038 {BMC} 3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500700},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500700},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P500700
LB  - CDLI:P500700
M1  - 2026/8/19/
TI  - JCS 31, 037-038 BMC 3 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500700
ER  - 
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