SANTAG 09, 098 (P503062)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 085339B

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

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. ki be#-e-tum#
2'. hu-la-lum
3'. szu ba-an-ti
4'. ku3-babbar u3 a-li2-illat-ti
5'. igi-a-ne-ne
6'. u4 hu-la-lum
reverse
1. [ku3] i3-la2-e
2. [a-li2]-illat-ti ba-an-de2
3. [...] nu#-me-en
4. [...] x la2 x hi
5. [...] szum2-mu-dam
6. ni2-ne-ta ni2-ne-im
7. ninda al-gu7-e
8. [...]
rest broken

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P503062
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P503062

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 085339B
Accession Number	1899-04-15, 0146B

References

primary: SANTAG 9, 98

[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	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-18 at 14:00:18	Cross, Aidan	Artifact metadata	Cross, Aidan	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2018-02-07 at 09:19:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-01-09 at 09:55:53	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-09-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 098 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P503062.

SANTAG 09, 098 artifact entry (No. P503062). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503062 (Original work published 2017)

SANTAG 09, 098 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503062 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503062},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503062},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 098 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P503062.

SANTAG 09, 098 artifact entry (No. P503062). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503062 (Original work published 2017)

SANTAG 09, 098 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503062 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2026SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503062},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503062},
}

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DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P503062
LB  - CDLI:P503062
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - SANTAG 09, 098 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P503062
ER  -