SANTAG 09, 156 (P503119)

Receipt 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 085521

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2/3(disz) ma-na
2. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) <sze> ku3-babbar
3. ki su2-lu-lu?-um
4. _szi-ta-at_
5. _ni-ka3-sum2_
6. [_sza_] ni#-nu-u2-a
reverse
1. igi isz-me-{d}iszkur
2. igi na-bi-{d}suen
3. igi ARAD-ra-na-da
  blank space
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P503119

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 085521
Accession Number 1899-04-15, 0328

External resources

References

  • primary: SANTAG 9, 156

    [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
2023-10-28 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 10:29:42 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-11-25 at 07:14:10 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, 156 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P503119.
SANTAG 09, 156 artifact entry (No. P503119). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503119 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 156 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503119 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503119},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 156 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P503119.
SANTAG 09, 156 artifact entry (No. P503119). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503119 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 156 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503119 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503119},
}

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