Foxvog 001 (P508772)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Foxvog, Daniel A., Rio Nido, CA, USA

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Foxvog, Daniel A., Rio Nido, CA, USA

Museum Number

Foxvog 001

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 e2# [du3]-a#
en: 14 1/3 shekel-measures of built house,
2. e2 ARAD-{d}suen [dumu ku-nu]-um#-ki-tusz-bi-a
en: a house of Warad-Sîn son of Kunum-kitušbia,
3. da e2 i-din-er3-ra#
en: next to the house of Iddin-Erra,
4. sa10 til-la-bi-sze3#
en: for its full selling-price
5. [n] gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
en: n and 1/6 shekels of silver
6. in#-na-an-la2#
en: he weighed out to him, (and so)
7. ki ARAD-{d}suen dumu# ku-nu-um#-ki-tusz-bi-a-ta
en: from Warad-Sîn son of Kunum-kitušbia
8. {disz}i-din-er3-ra x
en: Iddin-Erra
9. in-szi-in#-sa10#
en: bought it from him.
10. [u4]-kur2-sze3# {disz#}ARAD-{d}suen
en: In future, Warad-Sîn
11. u3# dumu ibila#-a#?-ni a-na-me-a-bi
en: and his sons and heirs, whoever they may be,
cp. OSP 1, 47 (P216104) passim
12. e2#-sze3 inim# nu-um#-ga2-ga2-a
en: that they will not raise any claim for the house
13. mu# lugal#-bi# in#-[pa3]
en: so they swore by the name of the king.
(glued-on middle fragment of lines 11-13 is incorrectly placed)
reverse
1. gesz-zal#-szu#?-du7# dumu# {d}utu-he2-gal2#
en: Gešzal-šudu the son of Utu-hegal,
2. {disz}{d}bara2#?-{d}utu dumu# ARAD-{d}utu
en: Bara-Utu the son of Warad-Šamaš,
3. {disz}ri?-ti-dingir dumu nu-ur2-a-nim
en: Ritti-ilim the son of Nūr-Anim,
4. {disz}lum?-ma#?-sze-mi dumu szu?-[x x?]-x-a#
en: Lumma-šemi the son of Šu-[...]-a.
blank space
potential modern repair, loss of seal impression
5. [iti] NE#-NE#-gar
en: Month NE-NE-gar.
some text moved to next line
6. mu-us2-sa {d}da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu lugal e2-di-ku5-kalam-ma {d}utu-ra mu-na-du3
en: Year after Damiq-Ilišu the king built for Utu the temple (named) Judge of the Nation.
seal 1
1. ARAD-{d}suen
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Damiq-ilišu.09.05.00
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

CDLI number	P508772
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P508772

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Isin (mod. Bahriyat) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Foxvog, Daniel A., Rio Nido, CA, USA
Museum Number	Foxvog 001
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-05-19 at 15:39:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-04-12 at 01:00:25	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-04-12 at 00:55:53	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-04-04 at 05:50:51	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-04-04 at 05:47:54	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-02-21 at 08:37:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-02-19 at 15:34:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-02-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Foxvog 001 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 19, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P508772.

Foxvog 001 artifact entry (No. P508772). (2018, February 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508772

Foxvog 001 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508772 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2018Foxvog,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {feb 19},
	title = {Foxvog 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P508772},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P508772},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/2/19/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P508772
LB  - CDLI:P508772
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - Foxvog 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P508772
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Foxvog 001 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 19, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P508772.

Foxvog 001 artifact entry (No. P508772). (2018, February 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508772

Foxvog 001 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508772 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2018Foxvog,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {feb 19},
	title = {Foxvog 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P508772},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P508772},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/2/19/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P508772
LB  - CDLI:P508772
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - Foxvog 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P508772
ER  -