ABAW 143, 591 (P504348)

Legal tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

80.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 a-[sza3 x x]_
2. _a#-sza3#_ nu#-ur2-[{d}suen]
3. _za3 a-sza3_ da-du-x-[x]
4. _8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. _sa10-am3-til-la-ni-sze3_
6. _in-na-la2_
7. _ki_ nu-ur2-{d}suen-ta
8. a-ab-ba-wa-qar
9. _in-szi#-[sa10]-am3?_
10. _u4#?-[kur2-sze3]_
11. [nu-ur2-{d}suen]
12. [u3 _ibila-ni a-na me-a-bi_]
reverse
1. _a-sza3-mu [na-ab-be2-a]_
2. _mu-lugal-bi# [in-pa3]_
3. _igi_ da-du-[x-x-sze3]
4. _igi_ a-ha-u2-[ta-sze3]
5. _igi_ szu-kab-ta#-[sze3]
6. _igi_ za-na-ti-[x?-sze3]
7. _igi_ {d}suen-en#-[nam-sze3]
8. _iti ab-e3-a_ u4#-[n-kam]
9. _mu {d}ur-{d}nin-urta lugal#-e# dumu! nibru{ki} {d}en-lil2-ra# u4-da-ri2-KI?-sze3? szu in-na-an-[bar] a-ne gu2-un-bi ba-an-il2#-la-a_
seal 1
1. nu-ur2# [{d}]suen
2. _dumu_ [x]-x-in-x

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (sale)
Language(s) Akkadian

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P504348

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 80.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Written In
Excavation Number IB 1389
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM —
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-02 at 14:34:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-11-23 at 15:29:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-11-10 at 03:01:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-10-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ABAW 143, 591 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P504348.
ABAW 143, 591 artifact entry (No. P504348). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504348 (Original work published 2017)
ABAW 143, 591 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504348 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2024ABAW,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {ABAW 143, 591 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504348},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504348},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P504348
LB  - CDLI:P504348
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - ABAW 143, 591 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504348
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“ABAW 143, 591 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P504348.
ABAW 143, 591 artifact entry (No. P504348). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504348 (Original work published 2017)
ABAW 143, 591 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504348 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2024ABAW,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {ABAW 143, 591 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504348},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504348},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P504348
LB  - CDLI:P504348
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - ABAW 143, 591 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504348
ER  - 
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