UCP 10-01, 045 (P248083)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Nerebtum (mod. Iščali), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-02356

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan loan of barley)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(asz) gur sze_ hu-bu-ta-tum
2. _ki_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
3. {disz#}ha-ia-sza-rum
4. _[szu] ba-an-ti_
5. [a]-na# masz-kan2-nim
6. [_sze_]-am# _i3-ag2-e_
7. [u2-sze-te]-eq-ma
8. [_masz2_ u2]-s,a#-ab#
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-szam
3. _igi#_ a-bu-um-dingir
4. _dumu_ sin-eri-ba-am
blank space
5. _mu# {gesz}mar-gid2#-da# ku3-sig17# [ku3-babbar]_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (loan loan of barley)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ibal-pi-el2.11.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P248083
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P248083

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	48.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	(Surface: good)

Provenance

Provenience	Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
Museum Number	HMA 9-02356
Accession Number

References

primary: UCP 10/1, 45

[Lutz1931Ashjâly] Lutz, Henry F. 1931. Legal and Economic Documents from from Ashjâly. University of California Publications in Semitic Philology 10/1. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.
history: Repiccioli, Turan 6, 099, 074

[Repiccioli2013Turan6] Repiccioli, Marco. 2013. Il Prestito a Ishchali : Esame Dei Testi. Turan 6.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-06-25 at 06:00:10	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-19 at 15:39:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-12 at 21:01:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-02-26 at 03:36:56	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“UCP 10-01, 045 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P248083.

UCP 10-01, 045 artifact entry (No. P248083). (2004, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248083

UCP 10-01, 045 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248083 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	year = {2004},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {UCP 10-01, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248083},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248083},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/9/8/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P248083
LB  - CDLI:P248083
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - UCP 10-01, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248083
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UCP 10-01, 045 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P248083.

UCP 10-01, 045 artifact entry (No. P248083). (2004, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248083

UCP 10-01, 045 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248083 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2004UCP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {UCP 10-01, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248083},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248083},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/9/8/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P248083
LB  - CDLI:P248083
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - UCP 10-01, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248083
ER  -