CUSAS 08, 047 (P325265)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 51-01-012

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _9(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 sze ku3-babbar_
2. _ki_ {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 _nu-esz3_
  KI over erasure
3. ($ erasure $) qur2-di-esz18-tar2 _dumu_ dingir-ma-an-szum2
4. _szu ba-an-ti_
5. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
6. a-na na-asz ka-ni-ki-szu#
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
2. _igi_ i-din-{d}nin-urta
3. _igi_ i-bi-{d}en-lil2 _nu-esz3_
  single ruling
  blank space
  seal impression
4. _iti du8-a u4 6(disz)-kam_
5. _mu_ am-m-s,a-du-qa2 _[lugal-e] uruda du8-mah gal-gal-la_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
seal 2
  traces

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Old Babylonian (late)
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 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P325265

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 51-01-012
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 8, 47

    [vanLerberghe2009CUSAS8] Van Lerberghe, Karel, and Gabriella Voet. 2009. A Late Old Babylonian Temple Archive from Dūr-Abiešuḫ. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 8. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-05-17 at 14:14:55 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 08, 047 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325265.
CUSAS 08, 047 artifact entry (No. P325265). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325265
CUSAS 08, 047 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325265 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 08, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325265},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325265},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325265
LB  - CDLI:P325265
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - CUSAS 08, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325265
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 08, 047 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325265.
CUSAS 08, 047 artifact entry (No. P325265). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325265
CUSAS 08, 047 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325265 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 08, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325265},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325265},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325265
LB  - CDLI:P325265
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - CUSAS 08, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325265
ER  -
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