CT 32, pl. 07-08, BM 022460 (P220655)

Legal tablet excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 022460

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

170.0 mm × 191.0 mm × 51.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
  (obverse columns begin on the top edge)
column 1'
1. _1(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
2. _2(asz@c) siki ma-na_
3. _2(asz@c) i3 sila3_
4. i3-lu-lu
5. ma-zu#?-zu#?
6. _2(disz@t) dumu_
7. i-ku-la-im
8. _[1(esze3@c)] GAN2_
  double ruling
9. _[GAN2] sa10#?_
  rest broken
column 2'
1. i-zi!-num2
2. isz-t,up-il
3. puzur4-su3-du10
4. _5(disz@t) dumu_
5. su4-ma-ma-lik
6. _1(esze3@c) GAN2_
7. _GAN2 sa10_
8. _1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
9. _[nig2]-dur2#-gar_
10. _[1(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2]_
11. _[2(asz@c) siki ma-na]_
12. _[2(asz@c) i3 sila3]_
  rest broken
column 3'
1. _nig2-ba_
2. _1(asz@c) tug2 aktum2_
3. il-su3-urix(LAK647)
4. i-ku-gu#-il
5. ur-{d}dub-an
6. _dumu-dumu_
7. ur-PA
8. _1(esze3@c) GAN2_
9. _GAN2 sa10_
10. _1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
11. _[nig2]-dur2-gar_
12. _[1(asz@c) sze gur sag]-gal2_
13. _[2(asz@c) siki ma]-na#_
14. _[2(asz@c) i3 sila3]_
  rest broken
column 4'
1. _2(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) GAN2_
2. in e2-duru5-me-me
3. _GAN2 sa10_
4. _1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) sze gur sag-gal2#_
5. _nig2-dur2-gar_
6. _8(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
7. _1(u@c) 6(asz@c) siki ma-na_
8. _1(u@c) 6(asz@c) i3 sila3_
9. _nig2-ba_
10. _1(asz@c) tug2 aktum2_
11. ra-bi2-i3-lum
12. _dumu_
13. isz-t,up-dingir-dingir
14. _1(esze3@c)# GAN2_
  double ruling
15. _[GAN2] sa10#_
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. _[GAN2] sa10#_
  double ruling
2'. _[1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze] gur sag#-gal2_
3'. pu3-pu3
4'. _dumu_
5'. szesz-ama6(ENGUR)-na
6'. ur-esz3-ra
7'. _dumu_
8'. a-lum-du10
9'. _nig2-dur2-gar_
10. _1(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
11. _2(asz@c) siki ma-na_
12. _2(asz@c) i3 sila3_
13. _dumu-dumu_
14. ur-ma
15. _nig2-dur2#-[gar]_
16. _gu7#_
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. _[1(u@c) 5(asz@c)] sze# gur sag-gal2_
3'. _nig2-dur2-gar_
4'. _1(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
5'. _2(asz@c) siki ma-na_
6'. _2(asz@c) i3 sila3_
7'. menx(|GA2xEN|)-mu
8'. _dumu_
9'. en-na-il
10'. a-NI-NI
11'. _dumu_
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]
3'. _[x] x GAN2_
4'. _esz2#-gid2 si-sa2_
5'. _GAN2_ ur-ma
6'. in lugal-kalam-ma
7'. _sa10_-su3
8'. _3(u@c) sze gur sag-gal2_
column 4
1'. [...]
2'. _[gu2]-an-sze3 2(esze3)#? GAN2 3(u@c) sar_
3'. _esz2-gid2 si-sa2_
4'. _dumu#-dumu_
  (gap of uncertain size)
right
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. _sa10 1(u@c) 5(asz@c)# gin2# [ku3-babbar]_
3'. _siki ge6 1(asz@c) gu2_
4'. _sa10 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ku3-babbar gin2_
5'. _nig2-dur2-gar_
6'. _2(u@c) 4(asz@c) sze NI KID GAR gur_
7'. i3-a-ki-na-ni
8'. _dam_ ur-{d}LAK551-LAK551
9'. _dumu_ ur-tul2-sag
10'. pu3-sa-an{ki}
11'. _szu ba-ti_
12'. _nig2-sa10_
13'. tup-si-ga

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P220655

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 170.0 mm × 191.0 mm × 51.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Dilbat (mod. Deilam)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 022460
Accession Number 1882-03-23, 2252

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.22460
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0323-2252

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-09-12 at 07:12:15 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Gomi, Tohru CDLI Approved View
2019-06-18 at 06:21:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-12-10 at 08:53:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 32, Pl. 07-08, BM 022460 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220655.
CT 32, pl. 07-08, BM 022460 artifact entry (No. P220655). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220655 (Original work published 2003)
CT 32, pl. 07-08, BM 022460 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220655 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CT 32, pl. 07-08, {BM} 022460 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220655},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P220655
LB  - CDLI:P220655
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CT 32, pl. 07-08, BM 022460 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220655
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 32, Pl. 07-08, BM 022460 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220655.
CT 32, pl. 07-08, BM 022460 artifact entry (No. P220655). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220655 (Original work published 2003)
CT 32, pl. 07-08, BM 022460 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220655 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CT 32, pl. 07-08, {BM} 022460 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220655},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P220655
LB  - CDLI:P220655
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CT 32, pl. 07-08, BM 022460 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220655
ER  -
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