CDLI Literary 002338, ex. 001 (P464215)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 12074

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (ETCSL 5.07.a Public Announcement of Lost of Seal (witness); model contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. kiszib3 mu-sar ur-dun dam-gar3-ra u2-gu ba-de3
2.a. inim pu-uh2-<ru-um>-ma-ta
2.b. nimgir#-e sila sila-a si gu3 ba-ni-ra
3. lu2-na-me nig2-na-me ugu-na li-bi-tuku
4. {disz}lu2-gi-na szagina
5. {disz}lugal-me-lam2 ensi2
6. {disz}zu-zu um-mi-a
7. {disz}si-du3 dub-sar
8. {disz}ad-lub agrig
9. {disz}ba-an-sa6-ge gala sanga
10. {disz}ud-ul-a ha-za-nu-um
11. nimgir#-e lu2 inim-ma-bi#-mesz#
reverse
  blank space
  uncertain

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (ETCSL 5.07.a Public Announcement of Lost of Seal (witness); model contract)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 002338 (Public Announcement Loss of Seal) composite (P478975) Q002338 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P464215

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 12074
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-025870
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 5.7.a
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 5.7.a
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.12074
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P464215

References

  • history: Model Contracts, pl. 23-24

    [Bodine2014ModelContracts] Bodine, Walter R. 2014. How Mesopotamian Scribes Learned to Write Legal Documents : A Study of the Sumerian Model Contracts in the Babylonian Collection at Yale University. Lewiston, New York : The Edwin Mellen Press.

  • history: JAOS 88 (pp. 71-89), 088 n.113

    [Hallo1968JAOS88] Hallo, William W. 1968. “Individual Prayer in Sumerian: The Continuity of a Tradition.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 88 (1): 71–89.

  • history: BiMes 06, 56

    [Hallo1977BiMes6] Hallo, William W. 1977. “Seals Lost and Found.” In Seals and Sealing in the Ancient Near Eas, 6:55–60. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica. Malibu: Undena Publications.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-23 at 18:48:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-10 at 13:18:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-16 at 09:05:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 14:40:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-12-10 at 09:35:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-02 at 07:50:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-12 at 12:00:42 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-03-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002338, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P464215.
CDLI Literary 002338, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P464215). (2024, October 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464215 (Original work published 2014)
CDLI Literary 002338, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464215 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002338, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P464215.
CDLI Literary 002338, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P464215). (2024, October 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464215 (Original work published 2014)
CDLI Literary 002338, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464215 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464215},
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}


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