AHDO 1,107 (P272900)

Legal tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 48.1464

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

55.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _kiszib_ ma-ra sza kam-ma-li-a
2. _kiszib_ szu-li-a sa2-zu-e-im
3. _kiszib_ kam-ma-li-a-ta-ra-wa
4. _kiszib_ du-wa-zi
5. _kiszib_ sza-ar-ba a-lu-lu-wa
6. u2 a-sza-su2 bu-na-mu-wa-di2
7. i-na da-na-tim
8. a-na wa-al-ku-a
9. i-di2-szu-nu
bottom
1. i-na da2-na-ti2
reverse
1. u2-ba-li-su2-nu
2. a-lu-lu-wa
3. ur-a-su2 a-sza-su2
4. am-a-su2 szu-ma
5. a ma-ti-ma
6. ma-ma-an
7. ib-ta-qar-szu-nu
top
left
1. 2 _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na
2. wa-al-ku-wa i-sza-qal
3. u2-sze2-s,a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:

    Cappadocian Tablet with Seal Impression, clay

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 55.0 high × 40.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: Unbaked clay tablet with cuneiform inscription. Features a cylinder seal impression with winged animal motif and three stamp seal impressions; possibly an envelope over a smaller tablet.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    Cappadocian Tablet with Seal Impression, clay

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: AHDO 1 (pp. 91-108)

    [Lewy1937AHDO1] Lewy, Julius. 1937. “Old Assyrian Documents from Asia Minor,” Archives d’histoire du droit oriental, 1: 91–108.

  • history: Fertile Crescent, p. 10, no. 11

    [Hill1944WAG] Hill, Dorothy Kent. 1944. The Fertile Crescent : Art and History of Bible Lands as Illustrated in the Walters Art Gallery. Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery.

  • history: AHDO 1 (pp. 91-108), 107

    [Lewy1937AHDO1] Lewy, Julius. 1937. “Old Assyrian Documents from Asia Minor,” Archives d’histoire du droit oriental, 1: 91–108.

  • history: Bulletin of the Walters Art Gallery III:1

    [sec52651] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: WAM 48.1464
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain) Provenience Comments:

    dealer claims the tablet was found at Caesarea

  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
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  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-01 at 15:20:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 16:35:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:45 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: rev. 5: (stamp impression C)

Cite this Artifact

“AHDO 1,107 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272900.
AHDO 1,107 artifact entry (No. P272900). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272900 (Original work published 1970)
AHDO 1,107 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272900 (Accessed: October 4, 2025).
@misc{2024AHDO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {AHDO 1,107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272900},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P272900
LB  - CDLI:P272900
M1  - 2025/10/4/
TI  - AHDO 1,107 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P272900
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AHDO 1,107 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272900.
AHDO 1,107 artifact entry (No. P272900). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272900 (Original work published 1970)
AHDO 1,107 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272900 (Accessed: October 4, 2025).
@misc{2024AHDO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {AHDO 1,107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272900},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P272900
LB  - CDLI:P272900
M1  - 2025/10/4/
TI  - AHDO 1,107 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P272900
ER  -
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