SA 168 (P273664)

Legal tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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 90

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

65.0 mm × 44.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-ra-me
2. _us2-sa-DU_ {d}i-szum-ba-ni
3. u3 _us2-sa-DU a-sza3_ qa2-ta-tum
4. _ki_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu _sza3-tam e2 dingir-didli_
5. {disz}i-din-{d}utu
6. _nam apin szub-me-sze3_
7. _ib2-ta-e3-a_
8. szi-it-ti-in er-re-szu
9. sza-lu-usz-ta be-el _a-sza3_
reverse
1. i-le-eq-qe2
2. _giri3_ {d}en-lil2-a-bi _lu2 e2-dub-ba_
  single ruling
3. _igi_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-a-bu-szu
4. {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu
5. {disz}da-aq-lum
  single ruling
6. _iti gan-gan-e2 u4 1(disz)-kam_
7. _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen-ne2 _lu2 kur2 lu2 hul-gal2
seal 1
1. i3-li2-u3-[{d}utu]
2. _dumu e2-dub-ba_
3. _ARAD {d}utu_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
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/P273664

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 65.0 mm × 44.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
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 90
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Jean, SA, 168

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

  • history: StLouis, 209

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

  • history: YOS 15, 76

    [Goetze2009YOS15] Goetze, Albrecht. 2009. Cuneiform Texts from Various Collections. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 15. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: JEOL 15, p.214-218, p. 215

    [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.

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 12:03:43 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 168 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273664.
SA 168 artifact entry (No. P273664). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273664 (Original work published 2005)
SA 168 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273664 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273664},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273664},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273664
LB  - CDLI:P273664
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - SA 168 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273664
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SA 168 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273664.
SA 168 artifact entry (No. P273664). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273664 (Original work published 2005)
SA 168 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273664 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273664},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273664},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273664
LB  - CDLI:P273664
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - SA 168 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273664
ER  -
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