TJA UMM H 26 (P315365)

Legal tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

MMUM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 50.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. _3(disz) udu-nita2 igi-sa2 iti bara2-za3-gar_
2. _3(disz) udu-nita2 igi-sa2 du6-ku3_
3. _6(disz) udu-nita2 ku3-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. _1(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sza3 sa10 2(disz) gu4_
5. sza _igi-sa2 iti bara2-za3-gar_ u3 _iti du6-ku3_
6. _2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
7. sza _nimgir {d}inanna unu{ki} abul {d}utu_
8. ne-me-et-ti {d}na#-na#-a-ib-ni-szu#
9. asz-szum ni-is-x-[x] i-ik-ka-lu
10. up-pu-usz#-ta#-szu
11. a-na e-tel-pi4-isz8-tar2 _ugula {munus}suhur-la2-mesz_
12. i-na-ad-di-in
13. e-ma e-tel-pi4-isz8-tar2
14. _gu4-hi-a_ u3 _udu-nita2-hi-a_ i-im-ma-ru-ma
15. i-sza-am-mu
16. {disz}{d}na-na-a-ib-ni-szu iz-za-az-ma
17. _ku3-babbar_ up-pu-usz-ta-szu _i3-la2-e_
18. u3 a-na _kar gu-la_ sza _e2_
19. iz-za-a-az
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar szuku sukkal_ u3 mu-sza-ad-di-nim
2. a-na up-pu-usz-ti-szu _i3-la2-e_
3. _iti 1(disz)-kam erin2 {gi}il2_ i-il-la-ak_
4. u3 _1(disz) sila4_ i-na-ad-di-in
5. a-na _{munus}suhur-la2-mesz_ sza qa2-ti {d}na-na-a-ib-ni-<szu>
6. {disz}e-tel-pi4-isz8-tar2 _ugula {munus}suhur-la2-mesz_
7. {disz}id-da-tum u3 dingir-ma-an-szum2
8. u2-ul uk-ka-lu
  single ruling
9. _igi_ {d}utu!-la-ma-sa3-szu _dub-sar za3-ga_
10. _igi_ ni-di-in-isz8-tar2 _iszib an {d}inanna_
11. _igi_ {d}nin-urta-ib-ni-szu _sanga_ {d}na-na-a
12. _igi_ e2-an-na-tum _gala-mah_
13. _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}nin-szubur _dub-sar_
  single ruling
  blank space
14. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_
15. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e en ib2 gu-ul-la ki-ag2 {d}utu ur5-ra ma-da-na ba-an-da#-ab#-du8-a#_

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 86.0 high × 50.0 wide
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  • primary: TJA, UMM H 26

    [Szlechter1963TJA] Szlechter, Émile. 1963. Tablettes Juridiques et Administratives de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur et de La Ire Dynastie de Babylone. Tome I-II. Vol. XXI. Publications de l’Institut de Droit Romain de l’Université de Paris. Paris: Recueil Sirey.

  • history: MCS 2, 38 no. 1

    [Fish1952MCS2] Fish, Thomas. 1952. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 2.

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  • Museum No.: MMUM —
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-05-16 at 14:55:36 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2021-05-16 at 14:53:59 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-10-10 at 07:31:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Liu Changyu CDLI approved View
2006-03-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TJA UMM H 26 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 14, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315365.
TJA UMM H 26 artifact entry (No. P315365). (2006, March 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315365
TJA UMM H 26 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315365 (Accessed: April 6, 2025).
@misc{2006TJA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-06]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 14},
	title = {TJA {UMM} {H} 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315365},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315365},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P315365
LB  - CDLI:P315365
M1  - 2025/4/6/
TI  - TJA UMM H 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315365
ER  -
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