SANTAG 09, 021 (P502987)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 085479

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) ku3-babbar gin2 masz ga2
2. ki {d}suen-ba-ni
3. dingir-ba-ni
4. dumu a-mur-i-lu-sa2
5. szu ba-an-ti
6. igi {d}mar-tu
7. igi {d}utu
reverse
1. igi na-na-kum
2. dumu a-bi-tu-ri?
3. igi i-din-{d}nin-szubur
4. dumu ur-ri?-isz-pa-da
5. igi ma-an-ti-nu-um
6. dumu ku-nu-tum
7. iti na-ab-ri
8. mu sza su-mu-a-bu-um a-na a-li-szu i-tu-ru
seal 1
1. [...]
2. dumu a-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P502987

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1899.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 085479
Accession Number 1899-04-15, 0286

External resources

References

  • primary: SANTAG 9, 21

    [Goddeeris2009SANTAG9] Goddeeris, Anne. 2009. Tablets from Kisurra in the Collections of the British Museum. SANTAG. Arbeiten Und Untersuchungen Zur Keilschriftkunde 9. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:00:18 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-11-30 at 06:20:16 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-26 at 11:52:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-07 at 11:47:09 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-01-04 at 06:40:44 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-09-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P502987.
SANTAG 09, 021 artifact entry (No. P502987). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P502987 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 021 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P502987 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 021 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P502987},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P502987.
SANTAG 09, 021 artifact entry (No. P502987). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P502987 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 021 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P502987 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P502987},
}

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