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BiMes 19, 178 237 9-02826 (P248329)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope 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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

HMA 9-02826a+b

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan loan of barley)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze_
2. hu-bu-ta-tum
3. _ki_ dingir-szu-<na>-s,ir#
4. u3 {d}nanna-arhusz
5. {disz}e-ri-isz-ti-{d}utu
6. _dumu-munus_ i-pi2-iq-szi-na
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
reverse
1. a-na masz-kan2-nim
2. sze-a-am _i3-ag2-e_
3. _igi_ a-bu-um#-dingir
4. {disz}ba-{d#}en#-lil2#
5. u3 {d}utu-na-s,ir
6. u3 mu-na-nu-um _dub-sar_
7. _mu e2 esz18-dar ba-dim2_
envelope
obverse
  (to the left, seal impressions)
1. _2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze_
2. hu-bu-ta-tum
3. _ki_ dingir-szu-<na>-s,ir#
4. u3 {d}nanna-arhusz
5. {disz}e-ri-isz-ti-{d}utu
6. _dumu-munus_ i-pi2-iq-szi-na
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
bottom
1. x x x
reverse
1. a-na masz-kan2-nim
2. sze-a-am _i3-ag2-e_
3. _igi_ a-bu-um#-dingir
4. [{disz}]ba-{d}en#-lil2#
5. u3# {d}utu-na-s,ir
6. x x x
7. u3 mu-na-nu-um _dub-sar_
bottom
1. _mu e2 esz18-dar ba-dim2_
seal 1
1. a-bu-um-dingir
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
3. _ARAD2_ sza {d}iszkur
seal 2
1. [mu]-na-wi-[ru-um]
2. [_dumu_] gu#-ul-lu-bi-ia
3. _ARAD2_ sza {d}nin-urta

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 44.0 wide × 29.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BiMes 19, p. 178, p. 237 9-02826

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

  • history: Repiccioli, Turan 6, 099, 062

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: HMA 9-02826a+b
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-06-25 at 06:02:57 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-02-27 at 06:05:16 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-02-27 at 05:53:31 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-02-27 at 05:51:48 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai CDLI approved View

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012733 (composite) (P508957) Nerebtum (mod. Iščali) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
CDLI Seals 012734 (composite) (P508958) Nerebtum (mod. Iščali) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BiMes 19, 178 237 9-02826 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P248329.
BiMes 19, 178 237 9-02826 artifact entry (No. P248329). (2004, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248329
BiMes 19, 178 237 9-02826 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248329 (Accessed: April 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-21]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {BiMes 19, 178 237 9-02826 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248329},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248329},
}


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