Berytus 03, p. 076-082 (P387679)

Legal tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in American University of Beirut Archaeological Museum, Beirut, Lebanon

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

American University of Beirut Archaeological Museum, Beirut, Lebanon

Museum Number

AUB 31.10

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

71.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) me-at _uruda_ szi2-ku-um
2. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. 1(u) 8(disz) ku-ta-nu 3(disz) _tug2_ ka3-ab2-tu3-tum
4. u3 4(disz) _ansze{ru}_ s,a-la2-mu
5. _uruda_ szi2-im lu-qu2-tim a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
6. e-ra-ab2-ma 3(u) _u4_ me-e
7. i-ma-nu-ma 9(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
8. u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur a-na sza ki-ma
9. sa3-ba-zi-a i-sza-qal szu-ma
10. la2 isz-qu-ul _uruda_ ba-<ti2>-iq wa-tu3-ur
11. i-du-nu-ma szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ isz-tu3
12. ha-mu-usz-tim sza szu-esz4-tar2
13. _iti#-kam_ s,i2-ip-im li-mu-um
14. [i]-di2-a-bu-um 1(disz) _ma-na{um}_
15. [i _iti]-ta_ a-na s,i2-ip-tim
16. [i]-la2-ak lu-qu2-tum eq-lam
reverse
1. a-szu-me u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur
2. e-ti2-iq 1(u) _gu2 uruda_ ma-zi-a-am
3. sa3-ba-zi-a a-na u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur
4. i-da-an-ma 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ ta
5. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am isz-ti2
6. sza li-bi-szu-ma
7. i-sza-qal _uruda_ sza gi-me-li
8. u3 _uruda_ lu-qu2-ti2-szu a-na
9. e2 u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur
10. e-ra-ab2-ma sza szi2-me-im
11. usz-ti2-ni-ra-ab2-ma
12. s,u2-ha-ar-szu sza sa3-ba-zi-a
13. lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _uruda_ lu-ka3-na-ak
14. a-na a-wa-tim
15. a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um
16. wa-ah-szu-sza-na
17. s,a-hi-ir _gal_ i-di2-ni-ma _igi gir2_
18. sza a-szur tup-pa2-am sza szi2-bu-ti2-a [a-di2-in]
19. a-szur-gal _dumu_ ma-nu-um-szu-um-szu [...]
20. en-na-num _dumu_ am-ri-a u3 a-szur#-[...]
21. _dumu_ el-ba-ni tap-pa2-u2-a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced	093: Szarru-ken1.Iddin-abum.07.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P387679
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P387679

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	71.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Good)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	American University of Beirut Archaeological Museum, Beirut, Lebanon
Museum Number	AUB 31.10
Accession Number

References

primary: Berytus 03, p. 076-082

[Goetze1936-160506] Goetze, Albrecht. 1936.
history: Fs Lenoble (pp. 155-181), 173, no. 56

[Lafont2011FsLenoble] Lafont, Bertrand. 2011. “Les Documents Cunéiformes Conservés Au Musée Archéologique de l’American University of Beirut.” In La Pioche et La Plume. Autour Du Soudan, Du Liban et de La Jordanie. Hommages Archéologiques à Patrice Lenoble, edited by Vincent Rondot, Frédéric Alpi, and François Villeneuve, 155–81. Paris: Presses de l’université Paris-Sorbonne.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-02 at 16:22:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2008-11-21 at 17:59:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-09-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Berytus 03, p. 076-082 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P387679.

Berytus 03, p. 076-082 artifact entry (No. P387679). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387679 (Original work published 2008)

Berytus 03, p. 076-082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387679 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387679},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Berytus 03, p. 076-082 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P387679.

Berytus 03, p. 076-082 artifact entry (No. P387679). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387679 (Original work published 2008)

Berytus 03, p. 076-082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387679 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {Berytus 03, p. 076-082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387679},
}

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