JCS 24, 093, 02 (P462127)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Penn —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for ghee and dates)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
2. 1(ban2) zu2-lum
3. szu ti-a
4. {disz}{d}suen-u2-s,i2
reverse
1. szu ti#-[a]
  blank space
2. iti apin#?-du8#?-[a ...]
3. mu uruda#? [...]
  so Ormsby, Samsuiluna 8
seal
1. {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-[am]
2. sza13-dub-ba gudu4-abzu {d}[nanna]
3. dumu il3-szu-i-bi2-[szu]
4. ARAD ha-am-mu-ra-[pi2]
  = S013941 composite

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt for ghee and dates)
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
CDLI Seals 013941 (composite) (P283666) S013941 Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Hammurapi.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P462127

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 03572
Findspot
from the Dub-lal-mah
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number Penn —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 3070

References

  • primary: JCS 24 (pp. 89-99), 02

    [Ormsby1972JCS24] Ormsby, Dorothy L. 1972. “An Old Babylonian Business Archive of Historical Interest.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 24 (4): 89–99. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359625.

  • history: RIME 4, .03.06.x2005 ex. 04

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-21 at 13:46:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-08-13 at 12:23:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 24, 093, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P462127.
JCS 24, 093, 02 artifact entry (No. P462127). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P462127 (Original work published 2013)
JCS 24, 093, 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P462127 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {JCS 24, 093, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P462127},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P462127},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - JCS 24, 093, 02 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 24, 093, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P462127.
JCS 24, 093, 02 artifact entry (No. P462127). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P462127 (Original work published 2013)
JCS 24, 093, 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P462127 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {JCS 24, 093, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P462127},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P462127},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P462127
LB  - CDLI:P462127
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - JCS 24, 093, 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P462127
ER  - 
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