Edinburgh 40 (P453248)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1911.203.12

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

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Measurements

44.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. _2(asz) 3(ban2) gur 3(disz) sila3 sze_
2. hu-bu-ta-tum
3. _ki_ szum-szu-nu-wa-tar
4. ha-si-qum
5. _szu ba#-an#-ti_
6. _u4 buru14-sze3 sze i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. _igi_ ka-bi-sum2
2. _igi_ im-di-er3-ra
3. _igi_ ku-da-a-nu-um
4. _igi_ a-ha-am-u2-ta
5. _mu us2-sa {kusz}a2-la2 e2# {d}nanna-ra a mu-na-ru_
seal 1
1. ha-si-qum
2. dumu ha-li-dingir

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 44.0 high × 36.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: complete
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  • primary: Edinburgh, 40

    [Dalley1979Edinburgh] Dalley, Stephanie. 1979. A Catalogue of the Akkadian Cuneiform Tablets in the Collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, with Copies of the Texts. Art & Archaeology 2. Edinburgh: The Royal Scottish Museum.

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1522

    [Koschaker1923HG6] Koschaker, Paul, and Arthur Ungnad. 1923. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band VI: Übersetzte Urkunden Mit Rechtserläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: PSBA 33, 196 no. 13

    [Langdon1911PSBA33] Langdon, Stephen H. 1911. Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 33.

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  • Museum No.: NMS A.1911.203.12
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-01 at 19:04:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-08-15 at 14:52:31 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2013-06-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Edinburgh 40 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453248.
Edinburgh 40 artifact entry (No. P453248). (2024, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453248 (Original work published 2013)
Edinburgh 40 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453248 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 1},
	title = {Edinburgh 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P453248},
}


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