VS 13, 009 (P372762)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 06662 & MMUM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _us2-sa-du_ ba#-li#-tum
3. u3# _us2#-sa#-du a-sza3_ ha-la-lum
4. _sag-bi a-sza3_ za-ab-bu-um
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ ba-li-tum
6. _ki lugal-a-ni-ta_
7. {disz}er-s,e-ti-ia
8. _dumu_ a-pil2-ia
9. _in-szi-in-sa10 sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
10. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
11. _in-na-an-la2_
  single ruling
12. _igi_ {d}amar-utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _szagina_
13. _igi_ su#-mu-akszak{ki} _dumu_ mu-na-wi-rum
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}urasz#-mu#-ba#-li2#-it,# _dumu_ i-[x]-rum
2. _igi_ i-s,i2-a-szar _dumu_ ka-ma-ZI-rum
3. _igi_ t,a3-ab-pa-la-szu _ugula szu-i_
4. _igi_ {d}amar-utu-la-ma-sa3-szu _u2-tul2_
5. _igi_ {d}amar-utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
6. _igi_ ma-ni-um _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
7. _igi_ ig-mil-er3-ra _gu-za-la2_
8. _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}na-bi-um-la-ma-sa3-szu
9. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ bu-zi-ia
10. _igi_ isz-me-{d}suen _dumu_ bu-zi-ia
11. _igi_ {d}nanna-lu2-ti _dub-sar_
  single ruling
12. _iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
13. _mu_ bad3 mar2-da{ki} mu-un-du3-a_
envelope
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _us2-sa-du_ ba-li-tum
3. u3 _us2-sa-du pa5_ ha-la-lum#
4. _sag-bi a-sza3_ za-ab-bu-um
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ ba-li-tum
6. _ki lugal-a-ni-ta_
7. {disz}er-s,e-ti-ia
8. _dumu_ a-pil2-ia
9. _in-szi-in-sa10_
10. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
11. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2#_
  single ruling
12. _igi_ {d}amar-utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _szagina_
13. _igi_ su#-mu-akszak[{ki}]
14. _igi#_ {d}urasz-mu-ba-li2#-it,#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_igi_ {d}nanna]-lu2#-ti _dub-sar_
  blank space
2'. _iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
3'. _mu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _lugal-e bad3 mar2#-[da]{ki#} mu#-un#-du3#-a#_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (sale)
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P372762

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Dilbat (mod. Deilam)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 06662 & MMUM —
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 13, 9

    [Figulla1914VS13] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1914. Altbabylonische Verträge. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 13. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Fs Neumann p.99-141, p. 111-115

    [Charpin2018dons] Charpin, Dominique. 2018. “Dons Ou Ventes de Terres Par Les Rois à l’époque Paléo-Babylonienne.” In Grenzüberschreitungen. Studien Zur Kulturgeschichte Des Alten Orients. Festschrift Für Hans Neumann Zum 65. Geburtstag Am 9. Mai 2018, edited by Kristin Kleber, Georg Neumann, and Susanne Paulus, 99–141. Dubsar, Band 5. Münster: Zaphon.

  • history: MCS 2, 78 no. 3 (envelope)

    [Fish1952MCS2] Fish, Thomas. 1952. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 2.

  • history: TJA, UMM H 56

    [Szlechter1963TJA] Szlechter, Émile. 1963. Tablettes Juridiques et Administratives de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur et de La Ire Dynastie de Babylone. Tome I-II. Vol. XXI. Publications de l’Institut de Droit Romain de l’Université de Paris. Paris: Recueil Sirey.

    (envelope)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-08-12 at 09:40:16 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-07-22 at 15:43:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-07 at 10:48:15 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-05 at 12:29:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration de Ridder, Alba CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-10-10 at 04:06:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“VS 13, 009 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372762.
VS 13, 009 artifact entry (No. P372762). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372762
VS 13, 009 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372762 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 13, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372762},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372762},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372762
LB  - CDLI:P372762
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - VS 13, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372762
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 13, 009 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372762.
VS 13, 009 artifact entry (No. P372762). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372762
VS 13, 009 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372762 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 13, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372762},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372762},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372762
LB  - CDLI:P372762
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - VS 13, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372762
ER  -
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