SANTAG 09, 144 (P503108)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 024792 & BM 024792A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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. 7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. ki ku3-bi ta
3. 1(u) 1(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6
4. 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}geszimmar ib2-ta-gub
5. ki {d}nin-urta-qar-ra-ad
6. puzur4-{d}mar-tu
7. szu ba-an-ti
8. _[a]-na# ba-aq-ri_
9. {gesz}kiri6 ku3-{d}nanna
reverse
1. _i-ta-na-pa-al_
2. igi na-bi-{d}suen
3. igi {d}suen-i-mi-ti
4. igi {d}suen-isz-me-ni
5. igi ma-nu-um
6. iti ab-e3
7. mu sa-bu{ki} {gesz}tukul sig3-sig3 {gesz}kiri6 ku3-{d}nanna
envelope
obverse
1. 7(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar
2. ki ku3-bi ta
3. 1(u) 1(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}geszimmar ib2-ta-gub
5. ki {d}nin-urta-qar-ra-ad
6. puzur4-{d}mar-tu
7. dumu en-na-nu-um
8. ku3-babbar szu ba-an-ti
reverse
1. _[a-na ba-aq-ri]_
2. {gesz}kiri6 ku3-{d}nanna
3. _i-za-az_
4. igi na-bi-{d}suen dumu be-lum
5. igi {d}suen-i-mi-ti
6. dumu {d}suen-ka3-szi-id
7. igi {d}suen-isz-me-ni
8. dumu a-bi-ia
9. igi ma-nu-um dumu i-din-{d}mar-tu
10. iti ab-e3
11. mu sa-bu{ki} {gesz}tukul ba-sig3
seal 1
1. puzur4#-[{d}mar-tu]
2. dumu en-na-[nu-um]

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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/P503108

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 024792 & BM 024792A
Accession Number 1898-02-15, 1174

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.24792
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0215-1174-a

References

  • primary: SANTAG 9, 144

    [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
2025-03-04 at 15:04:55 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 06:58:49 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-12-01 at 08:48:15 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, 144 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P503108.
SANTAG 09, 144 artifact entry (No. P503108). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503108 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 144 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503108 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503108},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P503108
LB  - CDLI:P503108
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - SANTAG 09, 144 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P503108
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 144 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P503108.
SANTAG 09, 144 artifact entry (No. P503108). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503108 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 144 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503108 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2025SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503108},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P503108
LB  - CDLI:P503108
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - SANTAG 09, 144 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P503108
ER  -
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