JCS 20, 040 5 (P500500)

Administrative tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Sissa, Mantua, Italy

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Sissa, Mantua, Italy

Museum Number

Sissa 05

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

99.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) dug 3(ban2) ge6 dab-dab?
2. 3(disz) dug 3(ban2) 2(disz) dug sza3 e2
3. 3(disz) dug siskur2-ra 1(disz) dug 4(ban2)
4. 1(disz) dug ma-an-hara4
5. 1(disz) sila3 bur-zi
6. ma2-a gar-ra sza3 unu{ki}-ga
7. giri3 masz-tur sagi
8. 4(disz) dug sza3 e2 3(disz) dug 4(ban2)
9. 3(disz) dug siskur2-ra 1(disz) sila3 bur-zi
10. 1(disz) dug SIG7-bala 1(disz) dug ma-<an>-hara4
11. 1(disz) dug sza3 e2 2(disz) dug 3(disz) us2 gun3?-sze3
12. ma2 dingir-szu-{d}isz-bi-er3-ra
13. giri3 en-ga#-an-dim2#?
14. 3(u) sila3 bur-zi i-te-il3-{d}isz-bi-er3-ra
15. [n] dug 3(ban2) 8(disz) dug# [...]
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 [bur-zi ...]
2. 2(disz) dug [...]
blank space
3. siskur2 ki {d}utu-hu#-x-x
4. e2 {d}nin-isin2{+si}-na
5. 3(disz) dug 3(ban2) 3(disz) dug a-tu5-a tur-tur
6. nig2-gu3-de2-sze3 sza3 e2 nagar
7. 1(disz) dug 3(ban2) bu-ku-szum
blank space
8. zi-ga-am3
9. iti du6-ku3 gar?
10. mu us2-sa nin-dingir lugal-er2#-ra

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)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ishbi-Erra.33.07.00 (us2-year)
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P500500
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P500500

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	99.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Isin (mod. Bahriyat) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Sissa, Mantua, Italy
Museum Number	Sissa 05
Accession Number

References

primary: JCS 20 (pp.34-47), p. 40 5

[Leemans1966Sissa] Leemans, Wilhelmus F. 1966. “Cuneiform Texts in the Collection of Dr. Ugo Sissa.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 20 (1): 34–47. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359648.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-11-26 at 11:52:55	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-10-01 at 10:12:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-09-30 at 11:18:43	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-06-29 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 20, 040 5 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500500.

JCS 20, 040 5 artifact entry (No. P500500). (2017, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500500

JCS 20, 040 5 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500500 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2017JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {JCS 20, 040 5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500500},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500500},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/6/29/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P500500
LB  - CDLI:P500500
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - JCS 20, 040 5 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500500
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 20, 040 5 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500500.

JCS 20, 040 5 artifact entry (No. P500500). (2017, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500500

JCS 20, 040 5 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500500 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2017JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {JCS 20, 040 5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500500},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500500},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/6/29/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P500500
LB  - CDLI:P500500
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - JCS 20, 040 5 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500500
ER  -