OrSu 57, 005-013 1 (P447989)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Haldar, Alfred O., Uppsala, Sweden

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Haldar, Alfred O., Uppsala, Sweden

Museum Number

Haldar 001

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. mu 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam kisal-luh e2 {d}suen kisal-mah
3. bala gub-ba iti NE-NE-gar iti dub-sag
4. ki# qi2-isz-ti-e2-a dumu li-pi-it-e2-a
5. u3# a-li-tim ama-ni
6. {disz}a-pil-{d}asznan dumu lu2-dingir-ra
7. in-szi-sa10
8. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
9. in-na-an-la2
10. inim gal2-la in-na-an-gub-bu
11. u4 kur2-sze3 inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2
12. mu {d}ri-im-{d}suen# lugal in-pa3
reverse
1. igi a-ah-kal-la esz3-a-ab-du
2. DISZ lu2-{d}nanna gudu4
3. DISZ a-pil-sza kisal-luh
4. DISZ lu2-amar-{d}suen-ka kisal-luh
5. DISZ u2-se2-li dumu ku3-{d}nin-gal
6. DISZ sig#-er-s,e-tim dumu s,il2-li2-e2-mah
7. DISZ el-lu-mu-szu kisal-luh
blank space
8. iti udru{duru5} u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
9. mu# {d}ri-im-{d}suen# lugal larsa{ki} ki eden-sze3 bi2-in-gar-[ra]
seal 1
1. a-ah-kal-la
2. esz3-a-ab-du
3. [dumu {d}]suen-na-di-[in]
4. [ARAD] {d}nin-szubur#
seal 2
1. lu2-amar-{d}suen#-[ka]
2. [dumu] ni-di-it#-[tum]
3. [ARAD] {d}nin-si-[an-na]
seal 3
1. a#-pil#-[...]
2. dumu lu2-x-[...]

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 > Business / Contracts (sale contract)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Rim-Sin2.02.11.23
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P447989 P500690 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P447989

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Haldar, Alfred O., Uppsala, Sweden
Museum Number	Haldar 001
Accession Number

References

primary: OrSu 57 (pp. 5-22), 005-013 1

[Andersson2008OrSu57] Andersson, Jakob. 2008. “Some Cuneiform Texts from the Haldar Collection. Two Old Babylonian Contracts.” Orientalia Suecana 57: 5–22.
history: Charpin Clergé d'Ur, p. 190-191

[Charpin1986Clerge] Charpin, Dominique. 1986. Le Clergé d’Ur Au Siècle d’Hammurabi (XIXe-XVIIIe Siècles Av. J.-C.). Hautes Études Orientales 22. Genève - Paris: Librairie Droz.
history: PSBA 39 (pp. 55-72), 055-060 + pl. IV, Collection Relph no. 17

[Pinches1917PSBA39] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1917. “Some Texts of the Relph Collection, with Notes on Babylonian Chronology and Genesis XIV.” Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 39: 55–72.
history: Early Mesopotamia 125 (Text 6:7)

[Postgate1992EarlyMesopotamia] Postgate, J. Nicholas. 1992. Early Mesopotamia: Society and Economy at the Dawn of History.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-12 at 16:45:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-02 at 12:39:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-10-13 at 08:30:31	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-12-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OrSu 57, 005-013 1 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P447989.

OrSu 57, 005-013 1 artifact entry (No. P447989). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P447989 (Original work published 2012)

OrSu 57, 005-013 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P447989 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“OrSu 57, 005-013 1 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P447989.

OrSu 57, 005-013 1 artifact entry (No. P447989). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P447989 (Original work published 2012)

OrSu 57, 005-013 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P447989 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P447989},
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