Akkadica 123, 001-010 no. 01 (P508488)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Šišin), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 132427

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Šišin)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar#_
2. hu-bu-ta-tum
3. _ki_ sin-ta
4. {disz}ha-du-ut-me-na-bi
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. _iti NE-NE-gar_
7. _[ku3]-babbar i3-la2-e_
8. _igi_ i-din-ze-rum
reverse
1. _igi_ hu-na-ba#?
2. _igi_ as3-qu2-du-um
3. _igi_ ia#-su-um
4. _igi_ sin-i#-di2#-nam
single ruling
5. _mu_ 2(disz) sza# i-ka-am sza ia-ab-li-ia{ki} {disz}i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur isz!-pu-ku-u2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ipiq-Adad2.O.05.00 _mu_ 2(disz) sza# i-ka-am sza ia-ab-li-ia{ki} {disz}i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur isz!-pu-ku-u2
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P508488
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P508488

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Šišin) 50km north of Hît on left bank of Euphrates
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	087 Shishin 1
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 132427
Accession Number

References

primary: Akkadica 123, p.1-10, text 1

[Muhamed2002texts] Muhamed, Ahmad Kamil. 2002. “Texts from Šišīn.” Akkadica 123: 1–10.
history: MuhamedAK diss., p. 244

[Muhamed1996diss] Muhamed, Ahmad Kamil. 1996.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-13 at 18:57:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-05-20 at 09:04:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-03-07 at 02:09:49	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-02-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 123, 001-010 No. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P508488.

Akkadica 123, 001-010 no. 01 artifact entry (No. P508488). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508488 (Original work published 2018)

Akkadica 123, 001-010 no. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508488 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 123, 001-010 No. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P508488.

Akkadica 123, 001-010 no. 01 artifact entry (No. P508488). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508488 (Original work published 2018)

Akkadica 123, 001-010 no. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508488 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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