DCS 096 (P414682)

Legal tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Museum Number

BNUS 357

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sar e2 du3-a
2. {gesz}kesz2-da {gesz}ig {gesz}KA-gir4-bi gub-ba
3. ub2?-ta e3-a sila-dagal?-la
4. da e2 i3-li2-i-ma
5. e2 mu-tum-dingir
6. 1(disz) sar e2 du3-a
7. {gesz}kesz2-da {gesz}ig {gesz}KA-gir4-bi gub-ba
8. da e2 i3-li2-i-ma
9. u3 {d}suen#-sze-mi aszgab
10. e2 la-lu-u2-um
11. u3 {d}utu-dingir
12. dumu-mesz dingir-szu-i-ki?-szu
13. 1(disz) mu-LUL?-an
14. mu e2-ne-ne
15. e2 e2-e-gin7 in-na-an-nigin?
16. u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak
17. {disz}la-lu-u2-um
18. u3 {d}utu-dingir
19. dumu-mesz dingir-szu-i-ki?-szu
20. a-na mu-tum?-dingir
reverse
1. mu e2-ne-ne
2. szesz szesz-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2
3. mu {d}marduk {d}utu u3 ri-im-{d}suen lugal
4. in-pa3-de3-esz
5. igi ma-lik-ta x dam-gar3
6. igi {d}suen-da-mi-iq
7. igi i3-li2-ma-a-sze szu-ku6
8. igi tab-ba-u2-um dumu ib-ni-ia
9. igi ha-zi-rum x ugula simug-mesz
10. igi zu-un-du-ru ab x
11. igi {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni dumu a-ta-ni
12. igi {d}suen-szar-u-at-ti dumu {d}utu-ga-ti
13. igi i3-li2-szar-ra-am sza szar-ri!
14. igi i3-li2-szar-ra-am dumu i-bir?-x{ki!}
15. igi ARAD-{d}marduk {lu2}azlag2
16. igi nu-ur2-{d}utu {lu2}nar?
17. igi a-bu-wa-qar dumu si2-ia-tum
18. igi a-ap-pa-a aszgab
19. igi sze-ri-ia dumu u-bar-{d}utu
20. igi uri2!?{ki}-ga-mil
21. igi na#?-ap-sze-ap-IS-e2-a
22. igi# {d}suen-LA?
23. [igi] sze-ep-{d}suen dub-sar
24. [iti] sze#-sag11?-ku5 mu i7 en-x? i7! he2-[gal2?-la] mu-un#?-ba#?-[al-la2]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Rim-Sin.16.12.00 ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P414682
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P414682

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)	Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Museum Number	BNUS 357
Accession Number

References

primary: DCS, 96

[Charpin1981Strasbourg] Charpin, Dominique, and Jean-Marie Durand. 1981. Documents Cunéiformes de Strasbourg Conservés à La Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire. Etudes Assyriologiques Recherche Sur Les Grandes Civilisations 4. Paris: A.D.P.F.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-19 at 16:14:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 08:54:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-14 at 08:13:44	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2021-12-08 at 23:12:11	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Durand, Jean-Marie; Maiocchi, Massimo	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-12-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“DCS 096 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414682.

DCS 096 artifact entry (No. P414682). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414682 (Original work published 2010)

DCS 096 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414682 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2024DCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {DCS 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414682},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414682},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414682
LB  - CDLI:P414682
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - DCS 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414682
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DCS 096 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414682.

DCS 096 artifact entry (No. P414682). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414682 (Original work published 2010)

DCS 096 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414682 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2024DCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {DCS 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414682},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414682},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414682
LB  - CDLI:P414682
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - DCS 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414682
ER  -