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RA 085, 038 03 (P513051)

Legal tablet 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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014105

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _igi_ i-din-{d}mar-tu
2. {disz}i-bi-{d}szakkan2
3. {disz}na-am-ra-sza-ru-ur
4. {disz}ap-lum _gudu4-sag_
Anbar marks SAG sign over? erasure
5. {disz}lu-usz-ta-mur _dumu_ ma-di-di
6. {disz}pir-hu-um
7. {d}iszkur-sze-mi
8. {d}dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu
9. i-na ma-ha-ar szi-bi
10. an-nu-tim
reverse
1. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. si-it-ti 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
3. li-ib-bi {d}nergal-ri-im#-[i3-li2]
4. t,a-ab
5. _giri3_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
6. u3 {d}utu-lu-ub-lu-ut,
7. u3 {d}utu-ma-gir
8. na-pa-hu-szu
9. _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
10. _mu 2(u) 9(disz)-kam_ in-si-na{ki} ba-an-dab5_

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: RA 085, p.13-48, p. 38 no. 3

[Anbar1991textes] Anbar, Moshé, and Marten Stol. 1991. “Textes de l’époque Babylonienne Ancienne III.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 85: 13–48.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 014105
Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0207

Provenience

Provenience: Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin.28.04.13
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2019-11-19 at 07:25:34	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2018-12-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0402-207) (W_1896-0402-207)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 085, 038 03 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P513051.

RA 085, 038 03 artifact entry (No. P513051). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P513051 (Original work published 2018)

RA 085, 038 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P513051 (Accessed: January 11, 2026).

@misc{2023RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {RA 085, 038 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P513051},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P513051},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P513051
LB  - CDLI:P513051
M1  - 2026/1/11/
TI  - RA 085, 038 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P513051
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RA 085, 038 03 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P513051.

RA 085, 038 03 artifact entry (No. P513051). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P513051 (Original work published 2018)

RA 085, 038 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P513051 (Accessed: January 11, 2026).

@misc{2023RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {RA 085, 038 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P513051},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P513051},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P513051
LB  - CDLI:P513051
M1  - 2026/1/11/
TI  - RA 085, 038 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P513051
ER  -