SANTAG 09, 086 (P503050)

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 085450

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(asz) gur [sze] ur5-ra_
2. _masz2 1(asz) gur [1(barig)] 4(ban2)_
3. [_ki_] be-e-tum
4. a-wi-li-ia
5. _dumu_ t,a3-ab-[s,i]-la#-szu
6. _szu ba-an-[ti]_
7. [...]
reverse
1. _[igi {d}]utu-tab-ba-e dam-gar3_
2. [...]-ba-li-it,
3. [...]-x-im-di
  blank space
4. _iti bara2-za3-gar-ra_
5. _mu_ ku-nu-um _{gesz}tukul {d}da-mu szu ba-an-ti_
seal 1
1. a-wi-li-[ia]
2. _dumu_ t,a3-ab-[s,i-la-szu]

Text content

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

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P503050

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 085450
Accession Number 1899-04-15, 0257

External resources

References

  • primary: SANTAG 9, 86

    [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
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 11:38:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-11-26 at 11:52:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2018-01-07 at 12:17:45 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-09-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SANTAG 09, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P503050.
SANTAG 09, 086 artifact entry (No. P503050). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503050 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503050 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503050},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“SANTAG 09, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P503050.
SANTAG 09, 086 artifact entry (No. P503050). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503050 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503050 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503050},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P503050
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M1  - 2026/4/23/
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