SANTAG 09, 139 (P503103)

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 029170

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(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. masz2 1(disz) gin2 1(barig) sze
3. ki dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
4. na-bi-{d}suen
5. dumu sza-am-da-nu-um
6. szu ba-an-ti
7. igi la#-la#-a-ki
reverse
1. igi la-lu-um
2. igi za-za-nu-um
  blank space
3. iti sig4-a
4. mu i7 {d}gibil ba-ba-al
seal 1
1. [na]-bi-{d}suen#
2. dumu sza-am-da-nu-[um]

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/P503103

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 029170
Accession Number 1898-11-12, 0346

External resources

References

  • primary: SANTAG 9, 139

    [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
2018-12-01 at 08:37:18 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-24 at 10:51:46 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, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P503103.
SANTAG 09, 139 artifact entry (No. P503103). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503103 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503103 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503103},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P503103
LB  - CDLI:P503103
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - SANTAG 09, 139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P503103
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P503103.
SANTAG 09, 139 artifact entry (No. P503103). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503103 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503103 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503103},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P503103
LB  - CDLI:P503103
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - SANTAG 09, 139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P503103
ER  - 
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