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Edinburgh 40 (P453248)
Business / Contracts, Early Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | Edinburgh 40 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453248 |
| Museum no. | NMS A.1911.203.12 |
| Collection | National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | _2(asz) 3(ban2) gur 3(disz) sila3 sze_ | 2 gur 3 ban2 3 sila3 barley |
| 2 | hu-bu-ta-tum | Ḫubutatum |
| 3 | _ki_ szum-szu-nu-wa-tar | from Shumšunu-watar |
| 4 | ha-si-qum | |
| 5 | _szu ba#-an#-ti_ | received |
| 6 | _u4 buru14-sze3 sze i3-ag2-e_ | at harvest time he will measure the barley. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ ka-bi-sum2 | before Kabisum |
| 2 | _igi_ im-di-er3-ra | before Imdi-Erra |
| 3 | _igi_ ku-da-a-nu-um | before Kudanum |
| 4 | _igi_ a-ha-am-u2-ta | before Aḫam-uta |
| 5 | _mu us2-sa {kusz}a2-la2 e2# {d}nanna-ra a mu-na-ru_ | year following: “The ala drum of the temple of Nanna he dedicated. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ha-si-qum | |
| 2 | dumu ha-li-dingir | son of Halī-ilum, |
Sources & licences
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