CDLJ 2012/1 §6.03 (P416488)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

E59468

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar# [...]
2. masz2# gi#-na# ba-ab-dah-e
3. ki {d}suen-u2-s,e2-li#
4. [...] {disz}ma-x-x-im?
5. szu ba-an-ti
6. iti sig4 sze u3# masz2#-bi#
7. i3-ag2-e
reverse
1. igi x x x
2. [igi {d}]suen#-i-din-nam
3. [igi] x x x
4. [igi] x-nu?-tab
5. [igi] ak#?-x-mu
6. [igi ...]-x-un
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]
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/P416488

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number E59468
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-09-25 at 14:39:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-03-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ouyang, Xiaoli CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §6.03 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416488.
CDLJ 2012/1 §6.03 artifact entry (No. P416488). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416488
CDLJ 2012/1 §6.03 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416488 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}6.03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416488},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416488
LB  - CDLI:P416488
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §6.03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416488
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §6.03 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416488.
CDLJ 2012/1 §6.03 artifact entry (No. P416488). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416488
CDLJ 2012/1 §6.03 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416488 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2011CDLJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}6.03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416488},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416488
LB  - CDLI:P416488
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §6.03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416488
ER  -
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