SANTAG 09, 216 (P503191)

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 085348

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 (marriage contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) ab2 sza-at-{d}iszkur mu-ni
2. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
3. 1(disz) {na4}kin2-zi3-sze
4. szi-ma-ia ta
5. bu-ta-tu-um
6. in-na-an-ba
7. bu-ta-tu-um
8. szi-ma-ia
9. nam-dam-sze3 ba-an-dib
10. u4-kur2-sze3 bu-ta-tu-um
11. nu-dam SZE3
12. nu-na-be2-a
13. [...] x x
14. [...]
reverse
1. [...]-{d}iszkur?
2. [igi {d}]suen#-na-da
3. igi x-[...]-{d}suen
4. dumu mu-tum#-[...]-be-el
5. igi {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
6. igi {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
7. u4-kur2-sze3 ugu szi-ma-ia
8. nig2 na-me-en nu-tuku-a-me
  blank space
9. iti <kin>-{d}inanna
10. mu us2-sa ki-sur-ra{ki} {d}er3-ra-i-mi-ti ba-an-dib
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (marriage contract)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

illegible

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/P503191

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 085348
Accession Number 1899-04-15, 0155

External resources

References

  • primary: SANTAG 9, 216

    [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
2019-11-29 at 10:35:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-12-02 at 02:57:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-23 at 15:29:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-10 at 03:32:32 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 216 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P503191.
SANTAG 09, 216 artifact entry (No. P503191). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503191 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 216 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503191 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2026SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503191},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503191},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P503191
LB  - CDLI:P503191
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - SANTAG 09, 216 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P503191
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 216 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P503191.
SANTAG 09, 216 artifact entry (No. P503191). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503191 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 216 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503191 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2026SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503191},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503191},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P503191
LB  - CDLI:P503191
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - SANTAG 09, 216 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P503191
ER  - 
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.