BiMes 06, 072 TA 1930 T0560 (P509055)

Legal tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A— ?

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
  (not given)
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi#-[da]
 en: Ur-Ningišzida,
2. _ensi2#_
 en: governor
3. asz2-nun-na[{ki}]
 en: of Ešnunna —
4. szu-{d}en-[lil2]
 en: Šu-Enlil,
5. _dub#-[sar]_
 en: scribe,
6. _[dumu]_ ki-nam-isz-[ti]
 en: son of Kīnam-išti,
7. [ARAD?-zu?]
  (according to Reichel)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: Reichel diss., 321 Seal legend no. 108; Fig. 57a

    [Reichel2001diss] Reichel, Clemens. 2001. “Political Changes and Cultural Continuity at the Palace of the Rulers of in Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) from the Ur III Period to the Isin-Larsa Period (ca. 2070–1850 B.C).” Phdthesis.

  • history: RIME 4, .05.08.2001, ex. 03

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: RIME 4, .05.08.2003, ex. 02 (seals only)

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: OIP 43, 185 (year-name only)

    [Jacobsen1940OIP43] Frankfort, Henri, Seton Lloyd, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1940. The Gimilsin Temple and the Palace of the Rulers at Tell Asmar. Oriental Institute Publications. University of Chicago.

  • history: BiMes 6 (pp. 67-74), 072 TA 1930 T0560

    [Whiting1977-BiMes6] “Sealing Practices on House and Land Sale Documents at Eshnunna in the Isin-Larsa Period.” 1977. In Seals and Sealing in the Ancient Near East, 6:67–74. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica. Malibu: Undena Publications.

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  • Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
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  • Stratigraphic Level: Ipiqadad I - Ibalpiel I
  • Excavation No: TA 1930 T0560
  • Findspot Square: O30:7 (hubb)
  • Findspot Comments:

    Palace of the Rulers

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-23 at 18:45:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-06 at 14:33:27 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-06 at 14:32:42 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-01 at 19:40:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-31 at 19:26:30 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-30 at 16:01:13 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-20 at 10:06:56 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-20 at 08:14:44 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-03-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard 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
“BiMes 06, 072 TA 1930 T0560 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509055.
BiMes 06, 072 TA 1930 T0560 artifact entry (No. P509055). (2024, October 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509055 (Original work published 2018)
BiMes 06, 072 TA 1930 T0560 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509055 (Accessed: February 21, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509055},
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