SCD 262 (P500477)

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 262

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. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ka dub-a-ni# nu#-me-a-bi_
2. _sza3 sa10# siki_ sza _e2-gal_
3. a-[na] _erin2 sze-sag11-ku5_
4. _ki_ hu-ul-li-sze _ugula mar-tu_
5. [{disz}]dingir#-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ ARAD-isz8-tar2
6. [_szu] ba#-an-ti_
7. [_u4 buru14 erin2 sze-sag11-ku5_] i-la-ak
8. [u2-ul] i#-il-la-ak#-ma#
9. ki#-ma s,i-im-da-at szar-ri
10. _igi_ ta#-ri-ba-tum _dumu_ ra!-bi-a-ni
11. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
12. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
blank space
13. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 9(disz)-kam_
14. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e bad3# udinim{ki}-a_ dam-qi2-i3-li2-szu-ke4 _in-du3-a bi2-in-gul-la_
seal 1
1. ta-ri-[ba-tum]
2. [dumu ...]
3. [ARAD ...]

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	Ammi-ditana.37.12.09
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P500477
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P500477

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 262
Accession Number

References

primary: SCD, 262

[Grant1918SCD] Grant, Elihu. 1918. Cuneiform Documents in the Smith College Library. Vol. 1. Biblical and Kindred Studies.
history: JA 270, p.25-65, p. 47

[Charpin1982marchands] Charpin, Dominique. 1982. “Marchands Du Palais et Marchands Du Temple à La Fin de La Ire Dynastie de Babylone.” Journal Asiatique 270: 25–65.

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
2022-08-19 at 12:16:30	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 262 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500477.

SCD 262 artifact entry (No. P500477). (2024, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500477 (Original work published 2017)

SCD 262 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500477 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {SCD 262 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500477},
}

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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SCD 262 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500477.

SCD 262 artifact entry (No. P500477). (2024, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500477 (Original work published 2017)

SCD 262 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500477 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2024SCD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {SCD 262 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500477},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P500477
LB  - CDLI:P500477
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - SCD 262 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500477
ER  -