SANTAG 09, 122 (P503086)

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 085591

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. 2(u) gur sze ur5-ra
2. masz2-bi szu ma-da
3. ki {d}suen-ri-ba-am
4. {disz}sa3-li-ia
5. u3 pu-sa-a-a
6. szu ba-an-ti-esz
7. igi {d}suen-ib-ni
reverse
1. igi i-din-{d}mar-tu
2. igi be-li2-ku-usz-da-ni
3. igi i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni
4. igi ku-ku-nu-um
  blank space
5. iti du6-ku3
6. mu ti-lim-da ku3-babbar {d}sud-ud i-tur2-{d}utu mu-du3
seal 1
1. ka-sa-a-a
2. dumu-munus ib-[...]
seal 2
1. [...]
2. dumu bi-gan?-mu-ni

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P503086

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 085591
Accession Number 1899-04-15, 0398

External resources

References

  • primary: SANTAG 9, 122

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2018-12-01 at 08:24:22 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-18 at 11:45:26 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-09-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 122 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P503086.
SANTAG 09, 122 artifact entry (No. P503086). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503086 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 122 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503086 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503086},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503086},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 122 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P503086.
SANTAG 09, 122 artifact entry (No. P503086). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503086 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 122 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503086 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503086},
}

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