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

LOD URI 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
Archive
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, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-10 at 03:01:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“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: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024ABAW,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	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  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - ABAW 143, 591 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504348
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“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: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024ABAW,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	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  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - ABAW 143, 591 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504348
ER  - 
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