SANTAG 09, 093 (P503057)

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 088769

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. _1(asz) gur duh sze-gesz-i3_
2. _masz2 nu-tuku_
3. _ki_ be-e-tum
4. ir3-ra-i-mi-ti _szitim!_
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. _tukum-bi_
7. _iti gu4-si-sa2_ sze-am
8. la im-du-ud
9. _masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 3(ban2)? sze_
reverse
1. u2-s,a-ab
2. _igi_ be-li2-ia _muhaldim_
3. _igi_ ra-x-um
4. [...] x x
  blank space
5. _[iti] ab#-e3_
6. _mu ti-lim-da {d}sud3 mu-na-du3_
seal 1
1. ir3-ra-i-mi-ti
2. [...] x da zu

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P503057

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1901.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 088769
Accession Number 1901-02-09, 0486

External resources

References

  • primary: SANTAG 9, 93

    [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
2026-07-22 at 13:28:31 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 11:43:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-26 at 11:52:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-01-09 at 09:55:53 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, 093 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P503057.
SANTAG 09, 093 artifact entry (No. P503057). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503057 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 093 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503057 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	title = {SANTAG 09, 093 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503057},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 093 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P503057.
SANTAG 09, 093 artifact entry (No. P503057). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503057 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 093 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503057 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503057},
}

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