É-dub-ba-a 01, 10 (P491241)

Business / Contracts envelope excavated in Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 121526

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Adoption contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

65.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{munus}um-mi-hu-li-a
2. _dumu-munus_ {d}szi-bu-um-re-me-ni
3. u3 {munus}la-t,a3!-pa-a-ia
4. _dam_ {d}na-bu-la-a-bu
5. ARAD2 sza am-mu-ra-pi2
6. _dumu-mesz_ li-ir-szi-i-ma
7. {disz}am-mu-ra-pi2 u3 _dumu-mesz_
8. a-na {munus}um-mi-hu-li-a
9. u3 ma-ri-sza
10. u2-ul i-ra-ga#-am
11. ni-isz {d}tiszpak# u3 i-ba-<al>-pi-il
reverse
1. ra-gi-im i-ra-ga-mu x
2. _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
3. _igi_ sig-{d}esz18-dar
4. _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2
5. _igi_ ha-bi-ra-nu-um#
6. _dumu_ qi2-szu-sza
7. _igi_ kur-ra-bi _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2
8. _igi_ u-bar-lu-lu _dumu_ aq-bu
9. _igi_ me-ab-su2 _dumu_ es3-sa!-tum
10. _igi_ ma-lik-e-lum _dumu_ a-ia-da-du
envelope
1. _kiszib3_ a-wa-at {d}na-bu-la-a-bu
2. u3 {munus}la-t,a3-pa#-ia
seal 1
1. ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,#
3. [_ARAD2_ i-ba]-al#-pi#-el#
seal 2
1. i-pi2-iq-[{d}esz18-dar]
2. _dumu#_ na-bi-i3-[li2]
3. _ARAD2#_ i-ba-al-[pi-el]
seal 3
1. [ha-bi-ra-nu-um]
2. _dumu_ qi2-[szu]-sza
3. _ARAD2_ da-du-sza
seal 4
1. sza-du-um-ra-bi
2. _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2
3. _ARAD2_ i-ba-al-pi-el
seal 5
1. u-bar-lu-lu
2. _dumu#_ aq#-bu-u2
seal 6
1. me-ab-su2-um
2. _dumu_ e-za-tum
3. _ARAD#_ i#-ba#-al#-[pi-el]
seal 7
1. {d}szi-bu-um-re-me-ni
2. _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}suen
3. _ARAD2_ da-du-sza

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (Adoption contract)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period Dāduša.00.00.00 to Ibal-pi-el2.00.00.00

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012689 (composite) (P508838) S012689 Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Dāduša.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012693 (composite) (P508843) S012693 Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Dāduša.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012707 (composite) (P508931) S012707 Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Ibal-pi-el2.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012708 (composite) (P508932) S012708 Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Ibal-pi-el2.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012709 (composite) (P508933) S012709 Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Ibal-pi-el2.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012716 (composite) (P508940) S012716 Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Ibal-pi-el2.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012732 (composite) (P508956) S012732 Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P491241

Physical information

envelope: 75x59x40

Artifact type Envelope
envelope: 75x59x40
Dimensions 65.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Haddad 0496
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 121526
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Edubba 1, 10

    [Muhamed1992Edubba1] Muhamed, Ahmad Kamil. 1992. Old Babylonian Cuneiform Texts from the Hamrin Basin. Tell Haddad. Edubba 1. London: NABU.

  • history: RIME 4, .05.19.2014, ex. 01

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

  • history: RIME 4, .05.19.2018, ex. 01

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

  • history: RIME 4, .05.20.2019-2022, ex. 01 (seals only)

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

  • history: Muhamed diss., diss.

    [Muhamed1985diss] Muhamed, Ahmad Kamil. 1985. Mathesis. Mathesis, University of Baghdad.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 18:51:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-13 at 10:46:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-03-08 at 08:11:57 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-29 at 07:41:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-15 at 02:55:41 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-06 at 03:22:47 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“É-Dub-Ba-a 01, 10 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P491241.
É-dub-ba-a 01, 10 artifact entry (No. P491241). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491241 (Original work published 2015)
É-dub-ba-a 01, 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491241 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“É-Dub-Ba-a 01, 10 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P491241.
É-dub-ba-a 01, 10 artifact entry (No. P491241). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491241 (Original work published 2015)
É-dub-ba-a 01, 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491241 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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