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Edinburgh 38 (P453246)
Legal, Early Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | Edinburgh 38 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453246 |
| Museum no. | NMS A.1911.203.10 |
| Collection | National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _6(asz) sze-gesz-[i3 gur]_ | 6 gur sesame |
| 2 | _gu2-un-bi_ | its yield |
| 3 | _2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6_ | 2 iku field, orchard |
| 4 | _ugu_ s,i-su2-na-aw-ra-at | against Ṣisunawrat |
| 5 | _dumu_ a-bu-um | son of Abum |
| 6 | {disz}szum-szu-nu-wa-tar | Umšunu-watar, |
| 7 | _an-tuku_ | an eclipse |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 2 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 3 | _igi_ i-di-isz-{d}za-ba4-ba4 | before Idiš-Zababa |
| 4 | _igi_ da-di | before Dadi |
| 5 | _igi#_ ki-nu-ma?-SZI | before Kinuma-ši |
| 6 | _igi#_ {d}nanna#!-ki-ag2 _dub-sar_ | before Nanna-kiag, scribe |
| 7 | _iti udru{duru5}_ | month: “Uruk,’ |
| 8 | _mu us2-sa {kusz}a2-la2 e2 {d}nanna ma-na-na-[a mu-na-an-dim2]_ | year following: “The ala-drum of the temple of Nanna for a mina he fashioned for him. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | s,i-su2-na#-aw-ra-at | Ṣisunawrat |
| 2 | dumu a-bu-um | son of Abum |
Sources & licences
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