JNES 14, 137-160 (P392115)

Official or display tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A07754

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (Year-Names)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. mu# sa-am-su#-di-ta#-na lugal#-e# du11 mah-a {d}marduk#-ke4
  Samsu-ditana 1
2. mu# gibil egir# du11 mah-a
  Samsu-ditana 2
3. mu an {d#}en#-lil2-bi
  Samsu-ditana 3
4. mu {d}utu {d}iszkur-bi
  Samsu-ditana 4
5. mu usu gal-gal-la
  Samsu-ditana 5
6. mu szita2 {gesz}tukul dingir mah-a
  Samsu-ditana 6
7. mu asz-me didli-a
  Samsu-ditana 7
8. mu alan nam-en-na-ni
  Samsu-ditana 8
9. mu {d}lamma-{d}lamma-a
  Samsu-ditana 9
10. mu {d}nanna# en gal-la
  Samsu-ditana 10
11. mu alan#-a#-ni# zubi# ku3-sig17-ga-ke4
  Samsu-ditana 11
12. mu {d#}marduk# ur#-sag mah-a
  Samsu-ditana 12
13. mu [alan-a]-ni tusz#-bi asz-te-ta
  Samsu-ditana 13
14. mu [{d}pap]-nun#-an-ki nin an-ta gal2-la
  Samsu-ditana 14
15. mu [alan-a]-ni IGI ka-kesz2#
  Samsu-ditana 15
16. mu# [{d}]urasz en gir3-ra
  Samsu-ditana 16
17. mu {d#}na-bi-um# en gal-x
  Samsu-ditana 17
18. mu {d}marduk nun gal#-la
  Samsu-ditana 18
19. mu gibil egir {d}marduk# nun gal-la
  Samsu-ditana 19
20. mu nim-gir2 didli-a
  Samsu-ditana 20
21. mu alan nam-nun-na-ni dur2-gar! ku3#-sig17# husz#-a# ki#-[bad-DU-a]
  Samsu-ditana 21
reverse
1. mu#! gibil# egir# alan# nam#-nun#-na#-ni# dur2#!-gar# ku3#-sig17# husz#-a# ki-bad-DU#-a# [...]
  Samsu-ditana 22
2. x x x
3. mu# alan#-a#-ni {gesz}gidri-a szu#-a# [...]
  Samsu-ditana 24?
4. mu alan#-a-ni sila4 igi-du8#-a#
  Samsu-ditana 25?
5. mu zubi#
  Samsu-ditana 26?
6. mu alan#-a#-ni# u3#-luh#-ha szu an-da-sa2#-[a]
  Samsu-ditana 27?
7. mu# ($ blank space $)
8. mu# ($ blank space $)
9. mu# ($ blank space $)
  ruled line
10. mu# ($ blank space $)
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (Year-Names)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period Samsu-ditana.01 to Samsu-ditana.27 ?

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) needed View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P392115

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A07754
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 52ae6502-95da-41e8-84e7-37b9876ba833

References

  • primary: JNES 14 (pp. 137- 160), 137-160

    [Feigin1955JNES14] Feigin, Samuel I., and Benno Landsberger. 1955. “The Date List of the Babylonian King Samsu-Ditana.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 14 (3): 137–60. https://doi.org/10.1086/371263.

  • history: Year-names, 1, 273-274

    [Horsnell1999Yearnames] Horsnell, Malcolm J. A. 1999. The Year-Names of the First Dynasty of Babylon. Hamilton, Ont. : McMaster University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-16 at 08:36:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 09:35:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:28:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-01-21 at 06:27:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-15 at 02:38:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JNES 14, 137-160 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P392115.
JNES 14, 137-160 artifact entry (No. P392115). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392115 (Original work published 2009)
JNES 14, 137-160 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392115 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392115},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“JNES 14, 137-160 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P392115.
JNES 14, 137-160 artifact entry (No. P392115). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392115 (Original work published 2009)
JNES 14, 137-160 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392115 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P392115},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392115},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P392115
LB  - CDLI:P392115
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - JNES 14, 137-160 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P392115
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