MVN 05, 295 (P274722)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Collection(s)

Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 274722

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) qa sze ur5-ra
2. masz2-bi nig2-ma-da
3. ki bu-nu-s,i2-da-qi2-im
4. ar-ka3-da-nu-um
5. dumu ta-e-ru-um
6. szu# ba-an-ti
reverse
1. [iti] x x x szum2#-mu#-dam
2. [igi] ka-la-[x] x ni
3. igi nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu us2-sa e2 {d}en-ki mu-na-dim2
seal 1
1. ar-ka3-da-[nu-um]
2. dumu ta-e-ru-um

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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/P274722

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)
Museum Number Anonymous 274722
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MVN 5, 295

    [Sollberger1978MVN5] Sollberger, Edmond. 1978. The Pinches Manuscript. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 5. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-01-03 at 11:06:11 Firth, Richard Transliteration Corfù, Nicolas A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-09-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wasserman, Nathan CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 05, 295 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P274722.
MVN 05, 295 artifact entry (No. P274722). (2005, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274722
MVN 05, 295 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274722 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274722},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/9/15/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P274722
LB  - CDLI:P274722
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - MVN 05, 295 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274722
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 05, 295 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P274722.
MVN 05, 295 artifact entry (No. P274722). (2005, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274722
MVN 05, 295 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274722 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2005MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {MVN 05, 295 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274722},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274722},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/9/15/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P274722
LB  - CDLI:P274722
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - MVN 05, 295 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274722
ER  - 
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