CDLB 2024/2, 3 (P547619)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in McCormick Library, Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

McCormick Library, Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

GSCT 3

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Final mortgage payment of house)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 21.0 mm , 71.00 g

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ qa-lu-u2 ina na-szi pu-ut
2. sza2 {disz}{d}en-ik-s,ur _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}en-mu _a_ {disz}masz-tuk
3. {disz}suh3-sur _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}numun-ia _a_ {lu2}sanga-{d}utu
4. ina _szu{min}_ {disz}ib-na-a _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}na-din pu-ut {disz}{d}en-ik-s,ur
5. na-szu-u2 _ku3-babbar_ a4 5(u) 3(disz) _gin2_ qa-lu-u2
6. {disz}ib-na-a _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}na-din a-na _ugu_-hi {disz}{d}en-ik-s,ur
7. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}en-mu _a_ {disz}masz-tuk ina _szu{min}_ {disz}suh3-sur _a_-szu2 sza2
8. {disz}numun-ia _a_ {disz}{lu2}sanga-{d}utu ma-hi-ir _ku3-babbar_
9. 5(u) 3(disz) _gin2_ qa-lu-u2 re-eh-tu2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
10. _szam2 e2_ e-t,ir-u'
reverse
1. {lu2}mu-kin-nu {disz}{d}en-ik-s,ur _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}en-mu
2. _a_ {disz}ir3-{d}gir4-ku3 {disz}{d}ag-pap _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}mu-sze-zib-{d}en
3. {disz}qi2-bi-{d}en _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}en-mu _a_ {disz}masz-tuk
4. {disz}sum-na-{d}ag _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}ag-numun-gal2-szi
5. {disz}{d}utu-tin _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}a-e2-lugal-uru3
6. {disz}ip-ri-ia _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}ip-ri-ia {disz}{d}en-a-su-u2-a
7. {disz}szad-din-nu _{lu2}umbisag_ {disz}da-tin-{d}amar-utu _a_-szu2 sza2
8. {disz}ki-rib-tu4 _a_ {lu2}i3-sur-gi-na sip-par{ki}
9. _{iti}kin u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam2 mu 1(u) 2(disz)-kam2_
10. {disz}da-ri-musz _lugal e{ki} lugal kur-kur_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Consult word list of Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Final mortgage payment of house)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.12.06.23
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P547619
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P547619

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	43.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight	71.00 g
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	McCormick Library, Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	GSCT 3
Accession Number

References

primary: Pottorf CDLB 2024/002

[Pottorf2024-2CDLN] Pottorf, Andrew, and Andrew Deloucas. 2024. “The Groton School Cuneiform-Text Collection.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2024 (2). https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/articles/cdlb/2024-2.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-06-16 at 16:11:46	Deloucas, Andrew	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Deloucas, Andrew	Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2024-10-09 at 20:09:22	Pottorf, Andrew	Transliteration	Pottorf, Andrew	Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2024-06-24 at 18:24:56	Deloucas, Andrew	Artifact metadata	Deloucas, Andrew; Pottorf, Andrew	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-05-14 at 02:55:21	Deloucas, Andrew	Transliteration, Artifact metadata	Deloucas, Andrew	Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2024-04-09 at 17:09:59	Deloucas, Andrew	Transliteration	Deloucas, Andrew	Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2024-03-20 at 15:52:25	Deloucas, Andrew	Artifact metadata	Deloucas, Andrew	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2024-03-17 at 14:32:01	Deloucas, Andrew	Artifact metadata	Deloucas, Andrew	Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2024/2, 3 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P547619.

CDLB 2024/2, 3 artifact entry (No. P547619). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P547619 (Original work published 2024)

CDLB 2024/2, 3 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P547619 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P547619},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLB 2024/2, 3 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P547619.

CDLB 2024/2, 3 artifact entry (No. P547619). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P547619 (Original work published 2024)

CDLB 2024/2, 3 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P547619 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CDLB 2024/2, 3 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P547619},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/24/
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