RA 085, 045 21 (P513069)

Legal tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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 013960

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sar e2 szub-ba
2. da e2 im-gur-{d}suen gudu4 ab-<zu>
3. u3 da e2 puzur4-{d}utu
4. e2 {d}nanna-ta
5. {disz}puzur4-{d}utu
6. dumu i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
7. in-szi-sa10
8. 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
9. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
10. in-na-la2
11. ku3-bi sza3 {gi}pisan ga2-nun-mah
reverse
1. kiszib sza3-tam-e-[ne]
  blank space
2. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu e2 {d}iszkur sza3 larsa{ki}-ma e2 {d}bara2-ul-e-gar-ra sza3 zar3-bi2-lum#[{ki}] mu-um?-du3-a u3 {uruda}alan ARAD-{d}suen lugal sza3 e2-gal-bar-ra-sze3 i#-ni#-in-ku4-re
seal 1
1. it-ti-{d}suen-mil-ki#
2. dumu puzur4-{d}en-lil2
seal 2
1. s,i-li2-isz8-tar2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szu-e2-a
4. ARAD# e2 {d}nanna
seal 3
1. ur-{d}nanna gudu4 abzu
2. GA2-dub-ba {d}nanna
3. dumu ku3-{d}nin-gal
4. ARAD# {d}suen#
seal 4
1. {d}utu-lu2-ti
2. dumu wu-tu-ur-du-ni#
3. ARAD {d}nergal#
seal 5
1. ku-uk-{d}szu-ku
2. dumu at-ta-na-wi-ir
3. ARAD {d}sza-at-wa-ak#
seal 6
1. an-um-pi4-{d}x
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu tu-ut-[...]
4. ARAD {d}nin-[...]
seal 7
1. {d#}AB-x [...]
2. {d}utu-ma-an-[szum2]
3. dumu igi-an-na-ta-ba ARAD-su
seal 8
1. dumu {d}x [...]
2. ARAD {d}[...]
3. {d}nin-[...]

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: RA 085, p.13-48, p. 45 no. 21

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 013960
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0060

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

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 085, 045 21 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P513069.
RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry (No. P513069). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P513069 (Original work published 2018)
RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P513069 (Accessed: September 3, 2025).
@misc{2023RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P513069},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P513069},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P513069
LB  - CDLI:P513069
M1  - 2025/9/3/
TI  - RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P513069
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“RA 085, 045 21 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P513069.
RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry (No. P513069). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P513069 (Original work published 2018)
RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P513069 (Accessed: September 3, 2025).
@misc{2023RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P513069},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P513069},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P513069
LB  - CDLI:P513069
M1  - 2025/9/3/
TI  - RA 085, 045 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P513069
ER  - 
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