CUSAS 43, 65 (P253613)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4507

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

118.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [_iti kin-{d}inanna u4 8(disz)-kam_]
2. [_mu ki 2(u) 1(disz) {gesz}tukul mah_]
3. [_an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki-ga-ta_]
4. [i3-si-in{ki} _iri nam-lugal]-la#_
5. [_u3 a2-dam didli a-na me-a]-bi_
6. [_sipa zi_ {d}ri]-im-{d}suen _in-dab-ba#_
single ruling
blank space
7. [_ugu u3 dagal]-bi szu nam-ti-la i-ni-gar#-[ra_]
8. [_mu nam-lugal]-bi du-ri-sze3 bi2-in-e3#-a_
9. _e2# [{gesz}kiri6] a#-sza3 u2-sal_ u3 pa-ar-s,um
10. sza# [a-hu]-um it-ti a-hi-im i-sza-mu-u2
11. ga-[am]-ra-am u2-ta-ar
single ruling
12. _e2# {gesz#}kiri6 a-sza3# u3 a-sza3 u2-sal_
13. sza# a-hu-um it-ti a-hi-im u2-pe-hu-u2
14. u2#-ta-ar
single ruling
15. szum-ma a-wi-lum _ki-szub-ba_
16. i-sza-am-ma
17. a-na _e2_ i-te-pu-usz
18. _ki-szub-ba_ ki-ma _ki-szub-ba_ i-sza-ak-ka-an
double ruling
blank space
19. _iti 9(disz)#? u4 5(disz) u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam_
20. _a-sza3_-el du-u2-ri
21. sza a-hu-um it-ti a-hi-im
22. u2-pi-ih-hu#
23. u2-ta-a#-ar#
24. u3 szum-ma [...]
reverse
1. x x x [...]
2. u2-ta-a-[ar]
double ruling
blank space
3. _iti [kin-{d}]inanna# u4 8(disz)-[kam_]
4. sza#-[na-at _ki] 2(u) 1(disz) {gesz}tukul mah#
5. x [x? x?]
blank space

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
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P253613
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P253613

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	118.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 4507
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 43, 65

[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.
history: CUSAS 10, no. 18

[George2009CUSAS10] George, Andrew R. 2009. Babylonian Literary Texts in the Schøyen Collection. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 10. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2020-09-12 at 09:21:22	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 Artifact

“CUSAS 43, 65 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253613.

CUSAS 43, 65 artifact entry (No. P253613). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253613

CUSAS 43, 65 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253613 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 43, 65 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253613},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253613},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253613
LB  - CDLI:P253613
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 43, 65 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253613
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 43, 65 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253613.

CUSAS 43, 65 artifact entry (No. P253613). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253613

CUSAS 43, 65 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253613 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 43, 65 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253613},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253613},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253613
LB  - CDLI:P253613
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 43, 65 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253613
ER  -