FAOS 02, 004 (P509556)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12504 & VAT 12464b

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. masz2-bi-sze3
3. e2 du3-a ha-la be-la-nu-um#
4. ku3-ta-gub-ba ib2-ta-gub#
5. ki za-za-kum
6. {disz}ia-ah-wi-dingir dumu be-la-nu-um
7. ku3-bi szu ba-an-ti
8. ku3-bi u3 e2
9. igi-a-ne-ne
FAOS 02: '(entsprechen) einander'
reverse
1. igi un-nu-bu-um dumu ku-bi-na-da
2. igi iq-ba-a-hu-um dumu ta-ri-bu-um
3. igi zi-ia-ni dumu i3-li2-i-um
4. igi a-na-{d}suen-tak2-la-ku dumu# x-x-GA
5. igi i-ti-dingir-mi-il-ki a#-zu#
6. [igi] a#-wi-il#-[dingir] dumu i3-li2-en#-[nam]
7. iti# ab#-e3#
8. mu i7 ku3# {d}en#-lil2#-[la2] ba-ba-al
envelope
obverse
1. [1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar]
2. [masz2-bi-sze3]
3. [e2 du3-a ha-la be-la-nu]-um#
4. [ku3-ta-gub-ba ib2-ta-gub]-bu
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [igi i-ti-dingir-mi-il]-ki a-zu!
3'. [...]-x-AN
4'. [...]
5'. [...] x
6'. [...]
7'. [igi a-wi-il]-dingir#
8'. [dumu i3-li2]-en-nam
9'. [...] x
rest broken
seal 1
1. ia-ah-wi-dingir
2. dumu be-la-nu-um

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
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced	Manabalte-el.G.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P509556
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P509556

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 12504 & VAT 12464b
Accession Number

References

primary: FAOS 2, 4

[Kienast1978FAOS2] Kienast, Burkhart. 1978. Die Altbabylonischen Briefe Und Urkunden Aus Kisurra. Teil 1-2. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 2. Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2020-03-08 at 14:19:45	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-03-06 at 13:22:42	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-29 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“FAOS 02, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 29, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509556.

FAOS 02, 004 artifact entry (No. P509556). (2018, May 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509556

FAOS 02, 004 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509556 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2018FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 29},
	title = {FAOS 02, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509556},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509556},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/29/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P509556
LB  - CDLI:P509556
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - FAOS 02, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509556
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“FAOS 02, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 29, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509556.

FAOS 02, 004 artifact entry (No. P509556). (2018, May 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509556

FAOS 02, 004 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509556 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2018FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 29},
	title = {FAOS 02, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509556},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509556},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/29/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P509556
LB  - CDLI:P509556
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - FAOS 02, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509556
ER  -