Akkadica 117 016 O.120 (P200933)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.0120

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (model contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz) a]-ha-am-mar!(E)-szi
1. [1(disz)] sag nita2
2. [1(disz)] an-ta-lu2
3. mu-ni-im
4. ARAD2 szesz-ba-an-tuku
5. ki szesz-ba-an-tuku
6. lugal-a-ni-ir
7. ni2-te-a-ni in-du8
8. sag-ki-a-ni in-dadag
9. {gesz}giri3-a-ni in-gazx(KUM)
10. ama-ar-gi4-bi-a-ni in-gar
11. nam-{d}utu-sze3 in-na-an-ba#
12. en-nam szesz-[ba]-an-tuku
13. al-til-la-bi-sze3 in-[...] AN ME ga6-ga6
reverse
1. egir szesz-ba-an-tuku ba-usz2
2. dumu-me? szesz-ba-an-tuku
3. nam-an-ta-lu2
4. ARAD2-mu mu-un-du11-a
5. 2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
6. i3-la2-e
7. lu2-ki-inim-ma
8. iti-bi u? mu-bi
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (model contract) School text
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P200933

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number MRAH O.0120
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Old Babylonian Model Contracts (OBMC) P200933
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P200933

References

  • primary: Akkadica 117, p.1-20, p. 16 O.120

    [Limet2000Bruxelles] Limet, Henri. 2000. “Documents Sumériens Des Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire Bruxelles.” Akkadica 117: 1–20.

    Texto escolar

  • history: RIAA (1925), 045

    [Speleers1925RIAA] Speleers, Louis. 1925. Recueil Des Inscriptions de l’Asie Antérieure Des Musées Royaux Du Cinquantenaire à Bruxelles; Textes Sumériens, Babyloniens et Assyriens.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-12-12 at 15:36:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:32:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Akkadica 117 016 O.120 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200933.
Akkadica 117 016 O.120 artifact entry (No. P200933). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200933 (Original work published 2002)
Akkadica 117 016 O.120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200933 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	title = {Akkadica 117 016 {O}.120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200933},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Akkadica 117 016 O.120 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200933.
Akkadica 117 016 O.120 artifact entry (No. P200933). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200933 (Original work published 2002)
Akkadica 117 016 O.120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200933 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {Akkadica 117 016 {O}.120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200933},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/14/
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M1  - 2026/4/12/
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