UCP 10-01, 059 (P248095)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

HMA 9-02368

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

36.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 4(ban2) _sze_ na-ra-am-tum _dumu-munus_ ha-ma-nim
2. 1(barig) 2(ban2) be-el-ta-ni _dam_ mu-na-wi-rum
3. 3(barig) 2(ban2) {d}suen-i-din-nam# _ha#-li#_
4. 2(barig) 2(ban2) _dumu_ isz-ku-un-[sin]
5. hu-bu-ta-tum
6. _ki_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. a-na masz-kan2-nim
9. sze-a-am _i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. u2-sze-te-eq-ma _masz2_ u2-s,a-ab
2. _igi_ ARAD2-{d}utu
3. {disz}ig-mil-sin
4. {disz}ra-szum-e2
5. u3 mu-na-nu-um _dub-sar_
6. _mu# a-lamx(LUM) ku3#-sig17_
  following Greengus

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P248095

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation (Surface: fair)

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 9-02368
Accession Number

References

  • primary: UCP 10/1, 59

    [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: OBTIV, p. 23

    [Greengus1979OBTIV] Greengus, Samuel. 1979. Old Babylonian Tablets from Ishchali and Vicinity. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te Istanbul 44. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

    Year-name

  • history: BiMes 19, p. 133

    [Greengus1986Ishchali] Greengus, Samuel. 1986. Studies in Ishchali Documents. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica 19. Malibu: Undena.

  • history: Repiccioli, Turan 6, 099, 042

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-09 at 03:11:46 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-23 at 01:14:52 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-23 at 01:13:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UCP 10-01, 059 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P248095.
UCP 10-01, 059 artifact entry (No. P248095). (2004, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248095
UCP 10-01, 059 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248095 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2004},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {UCP 10-01, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248095},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248095},
}


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DA  - 2004/9/8/
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ID  - P248095
LB  - CDLI:P248095
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - UCP 10-01, 059 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“UCP 10-01, 059 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P248095.
UCP 10-01, 059 artifact entry (No. P248095). (2004, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248095
UCP 10-01, 059 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248095 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {UCP 10-01, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248095},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248095},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/9/8/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P248095
LB  - CDLI:P248095
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - UCP 10-01, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248095
ER  -
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