Sale Documents 076 (P226107)

Legal tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A—

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ki-gal2
2. ku3-babbar nig2-sax(|NINDA2xSZE.ASZ.ASZ|)-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na 1/2(disz) gin2
3. ki a-hu-du10 dumu kur-sza-num2
4. ba-ha-ru-um dumu ip-qu2-sza
5. in-sax(|NINDA2xSZE.ASZ.ASZ|)
6. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
7. igi i-ba-li2-is ha-[za-num2]
8. igi szu-ga-tum#
9. [igi] puzur4-{d}en-[x]
10. [igi x]-x-UR-[...]
11. [igi ...]-NI#?-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. lu2#-inim-[ma-bi-me]
2'. e2-a-gab2-bi simug# ku3 [la2-bi]
3'. szu-ku-bu-um dub-sar#
  blank space
4'. iti ma-mi#-tum
5'. mu sagdu su-bir4 tibir-ra ba-ab-ra
seal 1
1. a-hu-du10
2. dumu kur-sza-nu-um

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013770 (composite) (P513786) S013770 Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P226107

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number TA 1930 T0249
Findspot N31:6 (lower)
Palace of the Rulers
Stratigraphic Level Bilalama
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A—
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170862

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-01 at 19:40:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-20 at 08:14:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-06-23 at 03:51:04 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:57:53 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-05-31 at 07:46:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Sale Documents 076 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226107.
Sale Documents 076 artifact entry (No. P226107). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226107 (Original work published 2003)
Sale Documents 076 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226107 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Sale,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Sale {Documents} 076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226107},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226107},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P226107
LB  - CDLI:P226107
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - Sale Documents 076 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226107
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Sale Documents 076 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226107.
Sale Documents 076 artifact entry (No. P226107). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226107 (Original work published 2003)
Sale Documents 076 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226107 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Sale,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Sale {Documents} 076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226107},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226107},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P226107
LB  - CDLI:P226107
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - Sale Documents 076 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226107
ER  -
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