AuOr 37, 047 04 (P248417)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-02924

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (account)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) zu2-lum-ma_
 en: 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 of dates
2. ina _szuku-hi-a_ sza2 {iti}bara2
 en: from the rations of the (month) Nisānu,
3. sza2 _{lu2}simug an-bar_
 en: those of the blacksmith,
4. {disz}e-risz it-ta-szi
 en: did Ērišu withdraw;
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
1. {iti}bara2 _u4 6(disz)-kam2
 en: (month) Nisānu, 6th day,
  some text moved to next line
2. _mu 4(disz@v)-kam2_ {d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
 en: 4th year of Nabonidus, king of Babylon.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (account)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P248417

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation (Surface: fair)

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
Museum Number HMA 9-02924
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HMA.9-2924

References

  • primary: AuOr 37, p.41-51, p. 47 4

    [Gordin2019Uruk] Gordin, Shai, Zsombor J. Földi, and János Everling. 2019. “Neo-Babylonian Administrative Texts from Uruk in Californian Collections.” Aula Orientalis 37: 41–51.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2019-12-24 at 13:06:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AuOr 37, 047 04 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P248417.
AuOr 37, 047 04 artifact entry (No. P248417). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248417 (Original work published 2004)
AuOr 37, 047 04 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248417 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023AuOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {AuOr 37, 047 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248417},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248417},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AuOr 37, 047 04 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P248417.
AuOr 37, 047 04 artifact entry (No. P248417). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248417 (Original work published 2004)
AuOr 37, 047 04 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248417 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023AuOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {AuOr 37, 047 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248417},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248417},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P248417
LB  - CDLI:P248417
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - AuOr 37, 047 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248417
ER  -
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