Rochester 243 (P200455)
Administrative tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, New York, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, New York, USAMuseum Number
AR 58.294.67Provenience
Isin (mod. Bahriyat)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan tug2
2. 1(disz) dug saman4 i3 du10-ga
3. i-din-{d}mar-tu
4. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan tug2
5. 1(disz) dug szu4-gan i3 du10-ga
6. bi2-a-nu-um
7. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan tug2
8. 1(disz) dug szu4-gan i3 du10-ga
9. ib-li-nu-um
10. kusz dug e2-gal-ta e3-a
11. {d}en-lil2-re-zu-szu maszkim
12. kusz udu-bi 6(disz)
13. kusz udu u2-hab2-bi 1/2(disz) ka-tab
14. nig2 szu tak4-a ki mar-tu-sze3
15. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan na-ah-ba-tum {gesz}ilar?
16. kusz udu-bi 7(disz)
17. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan tug2
reverse
1. kusz udu-bi 5(disz)
2. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan tug2
3. kusz udu-bi 2(disz)
4. tug2 gada nig2-la2 ba-an-gar
5. 2(disz) {kusz}szu4-gan ti-bala duru5
6. har ku3-babbar? ba-an-gar
7. kaskal bar-zi-pa{ki}-sze3
8. giri3 a-mur-i-lu-zu lu2 kas4
9. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan ti-bala duru5
10. im-sar-ra i-lu-gan? mar-tu-ne ba-a-gar
11. giri3 ARAD2-lugal x-x
12. ki lu2-{d}en-ki-ta
13. ba-zi
14. giri3 bu-ku-szum u3 lu2-sa6-ga
15. iti gu4-si-su
16. mu us2-sa elam uri5{ki}-ma ba-dab5
left
1. u4 7(disz)-kam
obverse
1. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan tug2
2. 1(disz) dug saman4 i3 du10-ga
3. i-din-{d}mar-tu
4. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan tug2
5. 1(disz) dug szu4-gan i3 du10-ga
6. bi2-a-nu-um
7. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan tug2
8. 1(disz) dug szu4-gan i3 du10-ga
9. ib-li-nu-um
10. kusz dug e2-gal-ta e3-a
11. {d}en-lil2-re-zu-szu maszkim
12. kusz udu-bi 6(disz)
13. kusz udu u2-hab2-bi 1/2(disz) ka-tab
14. nig2 szu tak4-a ki mar-tu-sze3
15. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan na-ah-ba-tum {gesz}ilar?
16. kusz udu-bi 7(disz)
17. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan tug2
reverse
1. kusz udu-bi 5(disz)
2. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan tug2
3. kusz udu-bi 2(disz)
4. tug2 gada nig2-la2 ba-an-gar
5. 2(disz) {kusz}szu4-gan ti-bala duru5
6. har ku3-babbar? ba-an-gar
7. kaskal bar-zi-pa{ki}-sze3
8. giri3 a-mur-i-lu-zu lu2 kas4
9. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan ti-bala duru5
10. im-sar-ra i-lu-gan? mar-tu-ne ba-a-gar
11. giri3 ARAD2-lugal x-x
12. ki lu2-{d}en-ki-ta
13. ba-zi
14. giri3 bu-ku-szum u3 lu2-sa6-ga
15. iti gu4-si-su
16. mu us2-sa elam uri5{ki}-ma ba-dab5
left
1. u4 7(disz)-kam
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Rochester, 243
[Sigrist1991Rochester] Sigrist, Marcel. 1991. Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester, New York. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: AR 58.294.67
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- Provenience: Isin (mod. Bahriyat) [uncertain]
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- Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ishbi-Erra.27.02.07 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-10-21 at 11:29:27 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2014-10-16 at 12:49:31 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:31:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:20 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | Approved |
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Cite this Artifacts
“Rochester 243 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P200455.
Rochester 243 artifact entry (No. P200455). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200455
Rochester 243 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200455 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).
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year = {2002},
month = {jul 11},
title = {Rochester 243 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P200455},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200455},
}
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