RA 072, 126 15 (P510518)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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 014071

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) i3-gesz
2. ki sze-ep-{d}suen
3. {disz}nu-ri-ia
4. szu ba-an-ti
5. [u4 buru14]-sze3!
6. 1(asz)# 1(barig)# 4(ban2) gur
7. sze i3-ag2-e
reverse
1. igi t,a-ab-s,i-li2-{d}utu
2. igi lu2-ni-i
3. kiszib3-a-ni ib2-ra
4. iti# udru{duru5}
5. mu bad3 gal kar-{d#}utu#
envelope
obverse
1. 1(ban2) i3-gesz
2. ki sze-ep-{d}suen
3. {disz}nu-ri-ia
4. szu ba-an-ti
5. u4 buru14-ka
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur#
7. sze [i3-ag2-e]
reverse
1. igi t,a#-[ab-s,i-li2-{d}utu]
2. igi lu2#-[ni-i]
3. kiszib3-a-ni# ib2-ra
4. iti udru{duru5}
5. mu bad3 gal kar-{d}utu

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: RA 72, p.113-138, p. 126 no. 15

    [Anbar1978textes] Anbar, Moshé. 1978. “Textes de l’époque Babylonienne Ancienne. II: Les Archives de Šēp-Sîn.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 72: 113–38.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 014071
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0173

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 15:14:51 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-03-02 at 10:35:20 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2022-08-17 at 09:59:54 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram 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) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“RA 072, 126 15 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P510518.
RA 072, 126 15 artifact entry (No. P510518). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510518 (Original work published 2018)
RA 072, 126 15 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510518 (Accessed: June 15, 2025).
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	month = {mar 2},
	title = {RA 072, 126 15 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510518},
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