Haverford Symposium 004 (P392470)

Legal tablet excavated in Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq), 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 A32138

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gu2-un_ i-din#-{d#}utu
2. _gu2 i7_ u2-bi-in-nu-<uh>-sza-am
3. _a-sza3_ ta-ri-bu-um
4. {disz}s,il2-li2-{d}tiszpak
5. u3 na-aw-ra-am-sza-ru-ur
6. _lugal a-sza3-ga-ke4-mesz_
7. {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam
8. _nam mu 1(disz)-kam_
9. _nam sze_-im
10. _ib2-ta-e3-a_
reverse
1. _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _3(ban2) sze_-am i-na-di-in
3. _igi_ a-ha-am-nu-ta
4. _igi_ ARAD-{d}tiszpak
5. _igi_ zi-kir-i3-li2-szu
6. _dumu e2-dub-ba_
7. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(disz)-kam_
8. _mu {uruda}ki-lugal-gub hur-sag i7 didli-bi_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

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/P392470

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

External resources

References

  • primary: Haverford Symposium (pp. 225-245), 004

    [Grant1938-162946] Grant, Elihu. 1938. “Ten Old Babylonian Contracts.” Edited by William Foxwell Albright and Elihu Grant. The Haverford Symposium on Archaeology and the Bible, Biblical and kindred studies, 6: 225–45.

  • citation: RA 070 (pp.55-56), 055 n. 1

    [Stol1976RA70] Stol, Marten. 1976. “An Old Babylonian Contract.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 70 (1): 55–56.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 13:26:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:23:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-12-13 at 06:49:15 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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

“Haverford Symposium 004 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P392470.
Haverford Symposium 004 artifact entry (No. P392470). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392470 (Original work published 2009)
Haverford Symposium 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392470 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392470},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Haverford Symposium 004 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P392470.
Haverford Symposium 004 artifact entry (No. P392470). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392470 (Original work published 2009)
Haverford Symposium 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392470 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Haverford {Symposium} 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P392470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392470},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P392470
LB  - CDLI:P392470
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - Haverford Symposium 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P392470
ER  - 
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