SCD 265 (P500480)

Administrative tablet excavated in Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq), 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 265

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
SCD does not indicate where the reverse begins.
obverse
1. _1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6_
2. _3(u) gur zu2-lum gu2-un-bi_
3. _us2-sa-du_ {d}suen-a-hi-i-din-nam
4. {disz}{d}iszkur-be-el-i3-li2
5. _dumu_ sze-pi2-isz8-tar2
6. is,-ba-at
7. a-na pi2-ha-at
8. _zu2-lum-bi_-szu
9. iz-za-az
10. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_
11. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu#-[na] _lugal-e_
seal 1
(uninscribed)

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)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.01.01.01
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P500480
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P500480

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	Smith College 265
Accession Number

References

primary: SCD, 265

[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
2022-08-19 at 09:36:14	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-06-27 at 15:02:00	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 265 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500480.

SCD 265 artifact entry (No. P500480). (2024, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500480 (Original work published 2017)

SCD 265 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500480 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {SCD 265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500480},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P500480
LB  - CDLI:P500480
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - SCD 265 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500480
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SCD 265 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500480.

SCD 265 artifact entry (No. P500480). (2024, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500480 (Original work published 2017)

SCD 265 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500480 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2024SCD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {SCD 265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500480},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P500480
LB  - CDLI:P500480
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - SCD 265 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500480
ER  -