AuOr 37, 044-045 02 (P248524)

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 9-03040

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (receipt of sheep)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) udu-nita2_ sza2 a-na _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
 en: 1 (sacrificial) male sheep for 1 1/2 shekels of silver
2. ina _szu-min_ {disz}szu-la-a ab-ka
 en: from Šulāya purchased,
3. ina _igi_ {disz}bad3-mah-{d}marduk
 en: (is) at the disposal of Tukulti-Marduk,
4. _{lu2}sipa sa2-du11_
 en: shepherd of the regular offerings;
reverse
  blank space
1. {iti}sig4 _u4 1(u) 4(disz@v)-kam2_
 en: (month) Simānu, 14th day,
2. _mu 1(u) 2(disz)-kam2_ {d}na3-nig2-du-uri3 _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
 en: 12th year of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (receipt of sheep)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P248524

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation (Surface: good)

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 9-03040
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HMA.9-3040

References

  • primary: AuOr 37, p.41-51, p. 44-45 2

    [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, CDLI Approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AuOr 37, 044-045 02 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P248524.
AuOr 37, 044-045 02 artifact entry (No. P248524). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248524 (Original work published 2004)
AuOr 37, 044-045 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248524 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	title = {AuOr 37, 044-045 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248524},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248524},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AuOr 37, 044-045 02 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P248524.
AuOr 37, 044-045 02 artifact entry (No. P248524). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248524 (Original work published 2004)
AuOr 37, 044-045 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248524 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {AuOr 37, 044-045 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248524},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248524},
}


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