Fs Biggs 065-079 & DoCu 316 + 317 (P432972)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France, Übersee-Museum, Bremen, Germany

Museum Number

A 13120 & HE 316 + HE 317

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 e2 du3-a e2 e-sir2 dagal-la
2. da e2 dingir-szu-na-s,i-ir u3 da e-sir2
3. 1(disz) ARAD2 {d}suen-ga-mi-el mu-ni
4. 1(disz) ARAD2 szum-ma-dingir mu-ni
5. 1(disz) ARAD2 i3-li2-ma-a-hi mu-ni
6. 2(disz) {uruda}szer3-szer3 1(disz) {uruda}kin {gesz}kiri6 ki-la2-bi#? x (x)
7. 1(disz) naga3 esir2 e3 1(disz) {gesz}ig e2?-gal!
8. 1(disz) {gesz}ig ka2! bar-ra 1(disz) {gesz}banszur za3-gu-la#
9. 1(disz) gesz-nu2 4(disz) {gesz}gu-za sir3-da 1(disz) {gesz}bugin
10. 1(disz) {gesz}nig2-banesz 1(disz) {gesz}nig2-ban2 <<ASZ-ASZ>>
11. ha-la {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, szesz# gu-la#
12. 3(disz) sar e2 du3-a <<DISZ>> da e2 ARAD2-{d}suen lunga#?
13. u3 da e2 a-hi-mar-szi nagar
14. 2(disz) sar e2 szub-ba da mi-su-u2-um
15. u3 da e2 a-al-{d#?}utu#?
16. 1(disz) ARAD2 na-ah-lu-wa-an mu-ni
17. 1(disz) ARAD2 i3-li2-tab-ba-e mu-ni
18. 1(disz) ARAD2 s,i2-li2-{d}utu mu-ni
19. 2(disz) {uruda}szer3-szer3 1(disz) {uruda}kin {gesz}kiri6
20. 1(disz) naga3 esir2! e3 1(disz) {gesz}ig {gesz}geszimmar#
21. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur 1(disz) gesz-nu2 4(disz) {gesz}gu-za gid2-da
22. 1(disz) {gesz}bugin 1(disz) {gesz}nig2-banesz 1(disz) {gesz}nig2-ban2
23. 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ki#-ta e2 e-sir2 dagal-la
24. ha-la {d}en-lil2-is-su szesz tur#
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1. ha-la i3-ba-e-ne
2. gesz-szub-ba i3-szub-bu-e-ne
3. u4 kur2-sze3 dam-gar3 {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
4. {d}en-lil2-is-su nu-ha-sa-ze2-e-en
5. dam-gar3 {d}en-lil2-is-su
6. {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, nu-ha-sa-ze2-e-en
7. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-e-esz
8. igi ur-{d}nansze dumu# szi-ma-a-a
9. {disz}{d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dumu s,i2-su-na-aw-ra-at
10. {disz}ip-qu2-sza dumu su#?-ma-a#
11. {disz}mi-il-ki-{d}en-lil2 dumu {d}suen-uru4
12. {disz}an-da-ku-ul-lum dumu du10-s,i2-li2-uri2{ki#}
13. {disz}e2-ga-mi-el dumu puzur4-er3-ra
14. {disz}{d}iszkur-ba-ni dumu wa-za-a
15. {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir dumu# {d}suen-ga-mil
16. {disz}e-te-el-<pi4>-{d}suen dumu da-da-a
17. {disz}{d}iszkur-ra-bi dumu {d}suen-ni-a
18. {disz}be-li2-i dumu im-gur-{d}suen
19. {disz}na-bi-i3-li2-szu dumu {d}suen-i-din#?-nam#?
20. {disz}{d}suen-re-me-ni dub-sar <<DISZ>>
  blank space
21. lu2# inim-ma-bi-mesz
22. iti# bara2-za3-gar
23. mu us2-sa i7 lagasz za3 a-ab-ba ga2-ba-al
envelope
obverse
1. [2(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 e2 du3-a e2 e-sir2 dagal-la]
2. [da e2 dingir-szu]-na#-s,i-ir
3. [u3 da] e-sir2 na-an-ni
4. [1(disz) ARAD2] {d}suen-ga-mi-il mu-ni
5. [1(disz) ARAD2] szum-ma-dingir mu-ni
6. [1(disz) ARAD2 i3]-li2-ma-a-hi mu-ni
7. [2(disz) {uruda}szer3]-szer3# 1(disz) {uruda}kin {gesz}kiri6
8. [1(disz) naga3 esir2-e3 1(disz)] {gesz#}ig ka2 bar-ra
9. [...] x 1(disz) gesz-nu2 1(disz) {gesz}bugin
10. [... 1(disz)] {gesz#}nig2-banesz 1(disz) {gesz}[nig2-ban2]
11. [ha-la {d}suen-mu-ba]-li2-it, szesz gu#-[la]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x] x ha#-la# [...]
2'. [ha]-la i3-ba-e#-ne#
3'. dam#-gar3 {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
4'. {disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su nu-ha-sa-ze2-[e-en]
5'. dam-gar3 {d}en-lil2-is-su {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,#
6'. nu-ha-sa-ze2-e-en
7'. u4 kur2 lu2-ulu3 lu2-ulu3-ra
8'. [nu]-mu-un-gi4-gi4-de3
9'. [mu] lugal#-bi in-pa3
10'. [igi {d}nanna]-ma#-an-szum2 dumu!(HI) s,i2-su-na-aw-ra-at#
  rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
2. u3 {d}en-lil2-is-su szesz-a-<ni>
3. dumu-mesz im-gur-{d}suen

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:

    sealed burgul

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Fs Biggs (pp. 65-80), 065-079

    [FarberW2007FsBiggs] Farber, Walter. 2007. “Imgur-Sîn Und Seine Beiden Söhne: Eine (Nicht Ganz) Neue Altbabylonische Erbteilungsurkunde Aus Ur, Gefunden Wahrscheinlich In Larsa.” In Studies Presented to Robert D. Biggs, June 4, 2004, 2:65–80. From the Workshop of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary. Chicago, Ill. : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

  • history: DoCu, 316 + 317

    [Durand1982DoCu] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1982. Documents Cunéiformes de La IVe Section de l’École Pratique Des Hautes Études. Hautes Études Orientales 18. Genève, Paris: Droz.

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  • Museum No.: A 13120 & HE 316 + HE 317
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-21 at 15:47:25 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 09:53:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-08-07 at 09:26:27 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2012-11-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A. 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“Fs Biggs 065-079 & DoCu 316 + 317 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 21, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432972.
Fs Biggs 065-079 & DoCu 316 + 317 artifact entry (No. P432972). (2024, October 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432972 (Original work published 2012)
Fs Biggs 065-079 & DoCu 316 + 317 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432972 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 21},
	title = {Fs {Biggs} 065-079 & {DoCu} 316 + 317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432972},
}


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