É-dub-ba-a 01, 15 (P491246)

Business / Contracts tablet 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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 121519

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan Loan of silver)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

63.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ar-pu
2. _ki_ i-pi2-iq-{d}nin-an-[x]
3. _dumu_ im-gur-{d}suen
4. {disz}il-ka-u2-t,u2-ul
5. u3 _ir3-{d}suen dumu-mesz_ ba-la-t,um#
6. _szu ba-an-ti-me-esz_
7. a-na _u4 3(u)-kam_
8. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e-me-[esz]_
9. u3-sze-te-eq-qu2-u2-ma
10. _1(u) gin2 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e-<mesz>_
single ruling
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _iti#_ ki#-in#!-kum#
2'. _u4 1(disz)-kam ba-zal_
3'. _mu e2!_ {d}en-lil2 _bi-ta_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan Loan of silver)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced	Silli-Sin.02.12.01 iti ki-in-kum
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P491246
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P491246

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	63.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	Haddad 0490
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 121519
Accession Number

References

primary: Edubba 1, 15

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

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-13 at 18:51:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-13 at 10:46:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-05-12 at 10:36:38	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-02-04 at 02:49:00	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-01-29 at 03:40:40	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-11-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“É-Dub-Ba-a 01, 15 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P491246.

É-dub-ba-a 01, 15 artifact entry (No. P491246). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491246 (Original work published 2015)

É-dub-ba-a 01, 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491246 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“É-Dub-Ba-a 01, 15 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P491246.

É-dub-ba-a 01, 15 artifact entry (No. P491246). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491246 (Original work published 2015)

É-dub-ba-a 01, 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491246 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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