SCD 257 (P500473)

Legal tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

Smith College 257

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
SCD does not indicate where the reverse begins.
obverse
1. {disz}{d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a#-[ar] _mu-ni#_
2. _ki_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu
3. _ad-a-ni_
4. {disz}{d}utu-ma-gir
5. _nam mu 1(disz)-kam ib2-ta-e3-a_
6. _zu2-kesz2 mu 1(disz)-kam_
7. _[n]+2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. _i3-la2-e_
9. _sza3-ba zu2-kesz2 mu 1(disz)-kam_
10. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
11. le-qu2-u2
12. u2-sza-asz-x u2-la-ba-asz-szu-u2
13. u4-ma-ti-szu u2-ul u2-ma-la-ma
14. i-na i-di-szu i-ti-li
15. _igi_ ip-qu2-isz8-tar2#
16. _igi_ {d}utu-li-x#-[...]
17. _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 2(disz)-[kam]_
18. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na# _[lugal-e] {uruda}ki-lugal-gub_

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
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.08.03.12
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P500473
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P500473

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	Smith College 257
Accession Number

References

primary: SCD, 257

[Grant1918SCD] Grant, Elihu. 1918. Cuneiform Documents in the Smith College Library. Vol. 1. Biblical and Kindred Studies.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-28 at 18:45:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-08-18 at 12:50:55	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2022-08-18 at 12:49:27	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-06-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SCD 257 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500473.

SCD 257 artifact entry (No. P500473). (2024, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500473 (Original work published 2017)

SCD 257 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500473 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {SCD 257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500473},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P500473
LB  - CDLI:P500473
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - SCD 257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500473
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SCD 257 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500473.

SCD 257 artifact entry (No. P500473). (2024, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500473 (Original work published 2017)

SCD 257 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500473 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2024SCD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {SCD 257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500473},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P500473
LB  - CDLI:P500473
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - SCD 257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500473
ER  -