Gautier Dilbat 59 (P509543)

Legal tablet excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Anonymous 509543

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar_
2. a-na _lu2-sze-sag11-ku5#_
3. _ki#_ {d}nanna-tum
4. {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu
5. _dumu_ in-bu-sza
6. _szu# ba-an-ti_
7. _u4 buru14-sze3_
8. _lu2-sze-sag11-ku5_
reverse
1. i-la-ak
2. u2-ul i-la-ak-ma
3. s,i2-im-da-at# szar-ri-im
single ruling
4. _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ na-hi-lum
5. _igi_ mu-na-wi-rum{um} _dumu_ ur?-{d}bu?-ne2-ne2
6. _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
7. _mu esz3-nun-na{ki} ba-[hul]_
seal 1
Tentative transliteration based on Gautier's transcription of the names as "Huzalum", "Nahilum", and "Lagamal"
1. hu-za-lum
2. dumu na-hi-lum
3. ARAD {d}la-ga-ma-al

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
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P509543
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P509543

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Dilbat (mod. Deilam)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number	Anonymous 509543
Accession Number

References

primary: Gautier Dilbat, 59

[Gautier1908Dilbat] Gautier, Joseph-Étienne. 1908. Archives d’une Famille de Dilbat Au Temps de La Première Dynastie de Babylone. Mémoires de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale Du Caire 26. Le Caire: L’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale.
history: HG 4, no. 1010

[Kohler1910HG4] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1910. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band IV: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen (Fortsetzung). Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.
history: Lautner, Julius Georg, Personenmiete (1936) 146

[sec137321] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-05-11 at 09:43:47	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Gautier Dilbat 59 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509543.

Gautier Dilbat 59 artifact entry (No. P509543). (2018, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509543

Gautier Dilbat 59 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509543 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {Gautier {Dilbat} 59 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509543},
}

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DA  - 2018/5/28/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P509543
LB  - CDLI:P509543
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Gautier Dilbat 59 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509543
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Gautier Dilbat 59 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509543.

Gautier Dilbat 59 artifact entry (No. P509543). (2018, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509543

Gautier Dilbat 59 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509543 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2018Gautier,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {Gautier {Dilbat} 59 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509543},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/28/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P509543
LB  - CDLI:P509543
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Gautier Dilbat 59 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509543
ER  -