SANTAG 09, 142 (P503106)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 026328 & BM 026328A

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar#
2. szu-la2-sze3
3. ki {d}nin-urta-qar-ra-ad
4. u3 lu2#-{d}ma-mi
5. bu-la-lu-um
6. dumu ka#-[a]-u2-um
7. szu ba-an-ti
8. iti buru14-sze3 sze szum2-mu-dam
9. mu bad3 ka i7-da! ib-ni-kur-i mu-na!-dim2
reverse
1. sza3-gal 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) <gin2> 1(u) 2(disz) sze!
2. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) <sze> ku3-babbar
3. szu-la2-sze3
4. ki bu-la-lum
5. nu-ra-a-tum
6. szu ba-an-ti
7. iti buru14-sze3 sze szum2-mu-ka
8. igi ta-na-ia# [szusz3]
9. igi bu-za-lum
10. dumu ba-al-t,i3-ia#
11. igi i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur
left
1. igi bur-{d}suen
envelope
obverse
1. [1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz)] gin2# [1(u) 2(disz)] sze# [ku3-babbar]
2. szu-la2-sze3
3. ki {d}nin-urta-qar-ra#-[ad]
4. u3 lu2-{d}ma-mi
5. bu-la-lu-um dumu ka-a-u2-um
6. szu ba-an-ti
7. iti buru14-sze3 sze szum2-mu-dam
8. sza3-gal 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
9. 3(disz)# 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze ku3-babbar
10. szu-la2#-sze3
reverse
1. [ki bu]-la#-lum
2. [nu-ra-a]-tum
3. szu ba-an-ti
4. iti buru14-sze3 sze szum2-[mu]-dam
5. igi [ta]-na-ia szusz3
6. [igi bu-za]-lum dumu ba-al-t,i3-ia
7. [igi i-pi2]-iq-{d}iszkur
8. igi bur-{d}suen
9. mu# [bad3] ka i7-[da ib-ni-kur-i mu-na-dim2]
seal 1
  illegible

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/P503106

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 026328 & BM 026328A
Accession Number 1898-05-14, 0146

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.26328
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0514-146-a

References

  • primary: SANTAG 9, 142

    [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
2025-03-03 at 15:07:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2018-12-02 at 06:58:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-12-01 at 08:44:43 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, 142 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P503106.
SANTAG 09, 142 artifact entry (No. P503106). (2025, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503106 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 142 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503106 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503106},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503106},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/3/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P503106
LB  - CDLI:P503106
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - SANTAG 09, 142 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P503106
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 142 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P503106.
SANTAG 09, 142 artifact entry (No. P503106). (2025, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503106 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 142 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503106 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2025SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503106},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503106},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/3/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P503106
LB  - CDLI:P503106
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - SANTAG 09, 142 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P503106
ER  -
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