StLouis 221 (P416548)

Administrative tablet & envelope dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Cite

Photo

Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Museum Number

SLAM 268:1952

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(u) 7(asz) sze gur_
2. _{gesz}ban2_ {d}er3-ra-gal me-sze-qum
3. sza i-na 1/2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ha-ar-s,u2
4. _sza3-ba sze_ {d}er3-ra-gal_
5. u3 _{d}iszkur
6. sza {iri}szu-ha-tum{ki}
reverse
1. _szu ti-a_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am
2. u3 sza-al-lu-ru-um _dumu-ni_
3. _sza3-ba sze_ sza _nig2-szu_
4. {disz}{d}er3-ra-na-s,ir
5. _ba-zi_
6. _giri3_ ta-ri#-ib#-tum#
left
1. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 6(disz)-kam_
2. _mu ugnim!(|KI.SU.LU.UB4|)_ tu-ru-ki
envelope
obverse
1. _2(u) 7(asz) sze gur_
2. _{gesz}ban2_ {d}er3-ra-gal me-sze-qum
3. sza i-na _1/2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3_ szi-qum har-s,u2
4. _sza3-ba sze_ {d}er3-ra-gal
5. u3 {d}iszkur sza {iri}szu-ha-tum{ki}
single ruling
6. _szu ti-a_
7. {disz}i3-li2-tu-ra-am _unudx(|AB2.DUL4|)_
8. u3 sza-al-lu-ru-um _dumu-ni_
reverse
1. _sza3-ba sze_ sza _nig2-szu_
2. {disz}{d}er3-ra-na-s,ir
3. _zi-ga_
4. _giri3_ ta-ri-ib-tum
5. _igi_ i3-li2-ga-mi-li
6. _igi_ i3-li2-ha-zi-ri _dumu_ ip-qu-pu-szum#
single ruling
7. _igi_ dingir-ka-{d}suen in sa
8. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 6(disz)-kam_
9. _mu ugnim!(|KI.SU.LU.UB4.GAR|)_ tu-ru-ki
seal 1
1. [...]
2. [{d}]suen-gi-LU
3. _dingir-re-e-ne_
4. [x] SIG7-ga x [...]
seal 2
1. i3-li2-ha-zi-ri
2. _dumu_ ip-qu2-pu-szu
3. _ARAD_ {d}er3-ra-a-gal

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)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Hammurapi.37.09.06
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P416548
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P416548

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Museum Number	SLAM 268:1952
Accession Number

References

primary: StLouis, 221

[Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.
citation: Fs Birot (pp. 285-306), 287 n. 4 & 304 n. 53

[Veenhof1985FsBirot] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1985. “Sag-Íl-La =saggilû, “Difference Assessed on Measuring and Accounting in Some Old Babylonian Texts.” In Miscellanea Babylonica : Mélanges Offerts à Maurice Birot, edited by Jean-Marie Durand and Jean-Robert Kupper, 285–306. Paris : Éditions Recherche sur les civilisations.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-09 at 16:34:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2021-04-11 at 11:35:11	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-03-31 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Heinle, Michael	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“StLouis 221 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P416548.

StLouis 221 artifact entry (No. P416548). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416548 (Original work published 2011)

StLouis 221 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416548 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“StLouis 221 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P416548.

StLouis 221 artifact entry (No. P416548). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416548 (Original work published 2011)

StLouis 221 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416548 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {StLouis 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416548},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416548},
}

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