FAOS 02, 090 (P509637)

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 12785 & VAT 12820c

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 8(disz) ku3-babbar har szu_
2. i-nu-u2-ma la-lum a-da-ri-szu
3. e-zi#-ib# zi-it#-ti-szu
4. i-na# bi#-it# la-li-im
5. e#-li#-a#-ti-szu
6. {d}suen#-sze-mi
7. _szu# ba#-ab#-te#-ge26_
8. _igi_ za-za-kum
9. _dumu_ s,a-al-li
10. _igi_ {d}suen#-ki#-ma-i3-li2-ia
reverse
1. _dumu_ puzur4#-{d}da#-mu
2. _igi_ zi!-ia-ni
3. _dumu_ i3-li2-ia-um
4. _igi_ ba-zi-ia
5. _dumu_ ARAD-er3-ra
6. _igi_ szu-{d}nin-x-x-x-x-x
7. _dumu_ a-ta-na-ah-i3-li2
8. _igi_ ip-qi2-{d}iszkur
9. _dumu_ ta-ad-di-nam
10. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
11. _dumu_ i-din-{d}mar-tu
12. _igi_ a-hi-i-ma
13. _dumu_ a#-hi-mi-dingir
14. _iti# apin#-du8-[a]_
15. _[mu us2-sa ka i7]-da i3-gar!-ra ba-an-kesz2#_
envelope
obverse
1. [1/3(disz)] _ma#-[na 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar har szu]_
2. _har ama#-a-ni#_
3. _u4_ la-lum _dumu_ x [x x?]
4. _ha-la in-na-an-[ba]_
5. e-zi-ib _ha-[la-ni]_
6. e-li-a-ti-szu 1/3(disz) _ma#-[na 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar]_
7. {d}suen-sze-mi
8. _e2_ la-lum-ta
9. _szu ba-ab-te-ge26_
10. _u4-kur2-sze3_ la-lum _nu-[mu-gi4-gi4]_
11. _mu_ {d}nin-urta
12. u3 ma-na-ba-al-te-el _in#-[pa3]_
13. _igi_ {d}suen-ki-ma#-[i3-li2-ia]
14. _dumu_ [puzur4-{d}da-mu]
reverse
broken
seal 1
1. la#-[lu-um]
2. _dumu_ s,a-al-lum

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.F.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P509637
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P509637

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 12785 & VAT 12820c
Accession Number

References

primary: FAOS 2, 90

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2020-03-06 at 13:23:47	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, 090 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 29, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509637.

FAOS 02, 090 artifact entry (No. P509637). (2018, May 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509637

FAOS 02, 090 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509637 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2018FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 29},
	title = {FAOS 02, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509637},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509637},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/29/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P509637
LB  - CDLI:P509637
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - FAOS 02, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509637
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“FAOS 02, 090 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 29, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509637.

FAOS 02, 090 artifact entry (No. P509637). (2018, May 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509637

FAOS 02, 090 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509637 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2018FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 29},
	title = {FAOS 02, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509637},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509637},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/29/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P509637
LB  - CDLI:P509637
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - FAOS 02, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509637
ER  -