StLouis 207 (P274576)

Legal tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 75

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (inheritance)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

62.0 mm × 59.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] sar# e2 du3-a da e2? [...]
2. [n] 1/3(disz) sar [...]
3. [x] ig e2 us2-sa GAN2 gesz guru5? x [...]
4. [n] GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba [...]
5. ki szi-in mu-un-gi da {gesz}kiri6 x
6. [...] gu2 i7 en-na a-sza3-bi
7. x x za3-u sa3-ni-iq-pi4-{d}utu
8. [n] sar e2 du3-a da ha-la sa3-ni-iq-pi4-{d}utu
9. {gesz#}ig e2-bar-ra
10. n/3(disz) sar gesz gub-ba da ha-la {d}suen-ma-gir
11. 2/3(disz) da ha-la {d}utu-mah-an-ba-rum
12. ugu! lu2-dingir-ra
13. n/3(disz)? sar e2 du3-a da hal-la lu2-dingir-ra
14. [x] sza? u-bar-{d}utu 1(disz) {gesz}ig x gesz? [...]
15. [n] sar# {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba iti ba sza3 x [...]
16. [...] {gesz#}kiri6 ri-ki#-[...]
17. [...] iri-mah-an-ba-[rum ...]
18. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [igi] a-hu-ki-[num ...]
2'. [igi] x-da-na-at-{d}suen dumu asz?-szu?-x [...]
3'. [igi] im-gur-{d}en-ki dumu a-s,i-ta?-[...]
4'. [igi ...]-ra-bi dumu {d}sza?-la-sa#? [...]
5'. [igi x?] ad?-ba-ni-ka x [...]
6'. [igi x?] ma-{d}na-na-a-a-du11 dumu# [...]
7'. [igi] i3-li2-i-din-nam bur-gul
8'. [igi?] inim-ma-sza-rum-sin [...]
9'. [iti] sag11#-ku5
10'. mu inim an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki-ga-ta [{i7}]buranun#-na ti-lim-da ku3 {d}nanna-ta# [nesag] tum4# e2-kur nam-tar-sze3 sipa#-[zi {d}ri-im-{d}suen ki unu{ki}]-ga za3 a-ab-ba-sze10# [mu-un-ba-al-la2 gu2]-bi a-gar3 gal-[gal-la im]-ta#-e3 a x [...] bi2#-in-[...]
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Text content

Genre(s) Legal (inheritance)
Language(s) Sumerian

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P274576

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 62.0 mm × 59.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

References

  • primary: StLouis, 207

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

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
2021-06-30 at 15:13:53 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2021-04-11 at 11:31:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2005-09-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“StLouis 207 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274576.
StLouis 207 artifact entry (No. P274576). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274576 (Original work published 2005)
StLouis 207 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274576 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024StLouis,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {StLouis 207 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274576},
}

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TI  - StLouis 207 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“StLouis 207 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274576.
StLouis 207 artifact entry (No. P274576). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274576 (Original work published 2005)
StLouis 207 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274576 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024StLouis,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {StLouis 207 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274576},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P274576
LB  - CDLI:P274576
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - StLouis 207 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274576
ER  - 
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