SA 184 (P273636)

Administrative tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Souvay 89

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

64.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) sze gur_
2. a-na {tug2}ma-ad? szar3
3. u3 ta-ak-ri-ba-tim
4. sza e2 {d}dumu-zi
5. u3 dingir didli
6. bad3 x ti ki
7. sza isz-tu _u4? szu ti-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal bad3 uri5{ki} u3 unu{ki} mu-un-gul DI x a-ra2# 3(u)-kam_
9. sza _mu bala_
reverse
1. a?-na? _mu 1(disz)-kam_
2. _szu ti-a_ {d}a-nu-ti-la-ti? _ab-ab-du7?_ [x?]
3. _ki_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
4. u3 _sza3-tam-mesz_
  single ruling
5. _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
6. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na# _lugal bad3 uri5#[{ki}_ ...] x x [...]
seal 1
1. ARAD#-{d}dumu-[zi]
2. _dumu_ zi-sza-[x]
3. dub-sar#
4. [_ARAD_] {d}suen-na?
5. _ARAD_ {d}dumu-[zi?]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P273636

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 64.0 mm × 43.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number Souvay 89
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Jean, SA, 184

    [Jean1923SA] Jean, Charles-François. 1923. Šumer et Akkad. Contribution à l’histoire de La Civilisation Dans La Basse-Mésopotamie. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: StLouis, 224

    [Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.

  • citation: JEOL 15, p.214-218, p. 214

    [Leemans1957-1958Bad-Tibira] Leemans, Wilhelmus F. 1957-1958. “Tablets from Bad-Tibira and Samsuiluna’s Reconquest of the South.” Jaarbericht van Het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap “Ex Oriente Lux” 15: 214–18.

  • citation: M. Birot, Tablettes économiques et administraives d'époque babyloienne ancienne conservées au Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Genève (Paul Geuthner, Paris: 1969) 62?

    [sec53142] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-04-11 at 12:12:20 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SA 184 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273636.
SA 184 artifact entry (No. P273636). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273636 (Original work published 2005)
SA 184 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273636 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273636},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273636
LB  - CDLI:P273636
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - SA 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273636
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SA 184 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273636.
SA 184 artifact entry (No. P273636). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273636 (Original work published 2005)
SA 184 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273636 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273636},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273636
LB  - CDLI:P273636
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - SA 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273636
ER  -
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