SANTAG 09, 255 (P503227)

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 085792

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. 1(asz) 3(barig) gur sze masz2 1(asz) gur [...]
2. ki hi-li-ia
3. {disz}usz-ta-asz-nu-u2
4. szu ba-an-ti
5. u4-buru14-sze3 szum2-mu-dam
reverse
1. igi i3-li2-da-na-ni
2. igi e-te-lum
3. igi la-na-szu?-u2
4. mu ti4-lim-da ku3-babbar mu-na-du3
5. igi ia-ip-te-hi-a-nu-um#?
seal 1
1. usz#-ta-asz-ni-[i3]-li2
2. dumu bu-ku-x-nu

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/P503227

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 085792
Accession Number 1899-04-15, 0599

External resources

References

  • primary: SANTAG 9, 255

    [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
2018-11-30 at 01:09:55 Firth, Richard Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 255 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P503227.
SANTAG 09, 255 artifact entry (No. P503227). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503227 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 255 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503227 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503227},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503227},
}

TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2026
ID  - P503227
LB  - CDLI:P503227
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - SANTAG 09, 255 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“SANTAG 09, 255 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P503227.
SANTAG 09, 255 artifact entry (No. P503227). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503227 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 255 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503227 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2026SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503227},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503227},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P503227
LB  - CDLI:P503227
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - SANTAG 09, 255 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P503227
ER  - 
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