CUSAS 43, 58 (P253183)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4086

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (model contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

76.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}ARAD-i3-li2-szu
2. szesz!(SZE) i-din-{d}na-na-a-a
3. dub-sar x x
4. eme!(KA)-sig9 nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu dumu lu2#-dingir-ra
5. ba-ni-in-gu7
6. mu eme!-sig9 nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
7. ba-ni-in-gu7
8. lu2-ki-inim-ma-ni
9. in-gi-ne2-esz#-a-am3
10. ba-da-gur
11. u3# ba-da-gur-re-esz-am3
12. di-ku5-de3-ne
13. u3 dumu-gi7#?-ra#?-mesz
14. [...]
15. [...]
reverse
1. in#-ne-en-szum2#?-[mu-usz]
rest blank

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (model contract) School text
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P253183
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P253183

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	76.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 4086
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 43, 58

[George2019CUSAS43] George, Andrew R., and Gabriella Spada. 2019. Old Babylonian Texts in the Schøyen Collection, Part Two: School Letters, Model Contracts, and Related Texts. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS) 43. University Park, Pennsylvania: Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2020-09-12 at 12:48:40	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 43, 58 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253183.

CUSAS 43, 58 artifact entry (No. P253183). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253183

CUSAS 43, 58 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253183 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 43, 58 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253183},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253183},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253183
LB  - CDLI:P253183
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - CUSAS 43, 58 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253183
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 43, 58 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253183.

CUSAS 43, 58 artifact entry (No. P253183). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253183

CUSAS 43, 58 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253183 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 43, 58 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253183},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253183},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253183
LB  - CDLI:P253183
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - CUSAS 43, 58 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253183
ER  -