TJA UMM H 54 (P315375)

Legal tablet 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

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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Measurements

90.0 mm × 50.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. _da e2#_ [...]
3. u3 i3-li2-[...]
4. _da e2 2(disz)-kam-ma_ [i3]-i2-[...]
5. _sag-bi e2_ pu-uh-ha-tum
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ i3-li2-{d}utu lu2-us2_
7. _e2_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ {d#}utu#-na-s,i-ir#
8. _ki_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir
9. _lugal e2-ke4_
10. _in-szi-in-sa10_
11. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
12. _6(disz) gin2 igi 4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
13. _in-na-an-la2_
14. _u4#-kur2-sze3_ i3-li2-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i#-ir#
15. [u3?] e#-tel-pi4-{d}za-ba4-ba4
16. _[inim] nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
17. _mu#_ {d}za-ba4-ba4 {d}amar-utu
18. u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
reverse
1. ($ blank space $) _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
  single ruling
2. _igi_ be-la-nu-um _szagina_
3. _igi_ ap-la-tum _szusz3_ {d}za-ba4-ba4
4. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3!
5. _dumu#_ {d}suen-uru4
6. _igi#_ ib#-ni-e2-a _dumu_ SIG-e2-a
  Szlechter read:s ipqu(SIG)-, that is epig-e2-a
7. _igi#_ [mu]-na-wi-rum _dumu_ ARAD-er3-ra
8. [_igi_ {d}]amar#-utu-dingir _dumu_ e-tel-pi4 {d}za-ba4-ba4
9. [_igi_] ARAD-e2{+um} _dumu_ {d}za-ba4-ba4-ta-ia-ar
10. _igi_ i-din-{d}amar-utu
11. _dumu_ a-li-a-bi2-dingir
  single ruling
12. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u)-kam_
13. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal# alan# szud3-szud3-de3 {d}lamma didli-bi#-[ta]_
left
  (traces of illegible seal impressions)

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 90.0 high × 50.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: TJA, UMM H 54

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: MMUM —
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-10-10 at 04:06:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. 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 54 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 14, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315375.
TJA UMM H 54 artifact entry (No. P315375). (2006, March 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315375
TJA UMM H 54 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315375 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 14},
	title = {TJA {UMM} {H} 54 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315375},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P315375
LB  - CDLI:P315375
M1  - 2025/3/19/
TI  - TJA UMM H 54 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P315375
ER  - 
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