SCT 042 (P511337)

Legal tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

Smith College 252

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. asz-szum {d}suen-ib-ni-szu
2. _dumu_ i-din-{d}na-na-a
3. u3 a-ha-tum
4. sza ma-an-nu-um-ki-ma-{d}utu
5. _ad-da_ a-ha-tum
6. a-na mu-sze-ni-iq-tim
7. id-di-nu-szu
8. u3 u2-ra-ab-bu-u2-szu
9. a-na tar-bi-ti-i-szu
10. u3 mu-sze-ni-iq-tim
11. {disz}a-ha-tum u3 i-din-{d}na-na-a
12. a-na ma-an-nu-um-ki-ma-{d}utu
13. _1(u) 2(asz) gur_ sze-a-am id-di-nu-szum
14. le-e-qu2 li-ib-ba-szu t,a-a-ab
15. _u4 kur2-sze3 u4 na-me-a-ak_
16. {disz}ma-an-nu-um-ki-ma-{d}utu
17. u3 _dumu-mesz_-szu
reverse
1. a-na [{d}suen-ib]-ni#-szu
2. _inim nu-[um-ga2]-ga2#-a_
3. _mu_ {d}nanna# [{d}utu] {d}marduk
4. u3 sa-am-su-i#-lu-na _lugal-e_
5. _in-pa3-de3-esz_
6. _igi_ sze-ep-{d}suen _ugula {munus}usz-bar_
7. {disz}ba-a-ku#-um _dumu_ im-ta-gar3-{d}utu
8. {disz}du-mu-uq#-{d}utu _ugula dag-gi4-a_
9. {disz}li-tur2-a-li _dumu_ za-ar-ri-qum
10. {disz}nu-ra-am-lu#-mur _dumu_ {d}utu-pa-t,e4-er
11. {disz}wa-ra-a#-a# _dumu_ lu2-{d}mar-tu
12. {disz}na-bi-{d#}utu _dub-sar_
13. _kiszib3# lu2#-ki#-inim#-ma-ab-bi-mesz_
14. _ib2-ra_
15. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam_
16. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e gu-za nisag-ga2 [...] {d}nanna sza3 mu x [...] mu-un#-dim2#-ma#_

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	Samsu-iluna.05.06.26
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P511337
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P511337

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	Smith College 252
Accession Number

References

primary: SCT, 42

[Gordon1952SCT] Gordon, Cyrus H. 1952. Smith College Tablets, 110 Cuneiform Texts Selected from the College Collection. Smith College Studies in History 38. Northampton, Massachusetts: Department of History of Smith College.
history: SCT, 42

[Gordon1952SCT] Gordon, Cyrus H. 1952. Smith College Tablets, 110 Cuneiform Texts Selected from the College Collection. Smith College Studies in History 38. Northampton, Massachusetts: Department of History of Smith College.
history: Grant, Elihu, AJSL 34 (1918) 135-137

[sec137156] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-07-28 at 13:52:24	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-06-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SCT 042 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P511337.

SCT 042 artifact entry (No. P511337). (2018, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511337

SCT 042 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511337 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2018SCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {SCT 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511337},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/6/16/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P511337
LB  - CDLI:P511337
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - SCT 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P511337
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SCT 042 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P511337.

SCT 042 artifact entry (No. P511337). (2018, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511337

SCT 042 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511337 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2018SCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {SCT 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511337},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/6/16/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P511337
LB  - CDLI:P511337
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - SCT 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P511337
ER  -