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AuOr 37, 047 04 (P248417)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 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 9-02924

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (account)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) zu2-lum-ma_
en: 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 of dates
2. ina _szuku-hi-a_ sza2 {iti}bara2
en: from the rations of the (month) Nisānu,
3. sza2 _{lu2}simug an-bar_
en: those of the blacksmith,
4. {disz}e-risz it-ta-szi
en: did Ērišu withdraw;
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1. {iti}bara2 _u4 6(disz)-kam2
en: (month) Nisānu, 6th day,
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2. _mu 4(disz@v)-kam2_ {d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
en: 4th year of Nabonidus, king of Babylon.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 30.0 high × 41.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (account)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: AuOr 37, p.41-51, p. 47 4

[Gordin2019Uruk] Gordin, Shai, Zsombor J. Földi, and János Everling. 2019. “Neo-Babylonian Administrative Texts from Uruk in Californian Collections.” Aula Orientalis 37: 41–51.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: HMA 9-02924
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.04.01.06
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2019-12-24 at 13:06:45	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai		CDLI	Approved

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Electronic Babylonian Library (HMA.9-2924) (HMA.9-2924)

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Cite this Artifacts

“AuOr 37, 047 04 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P248417.

AuOr 37, 047 04 artifact entry (No. P248417). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248417 (Original work published 2004)

AuOr 37, 047 04 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248417 (Accessed: February 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {AuOr 37, 047 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248417},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248417},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AuOr 37, 047 04 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P248417.

AuOr 37, 047 04 artifact entry (No. P248417). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248417 (Original work published 2004)

AuOr 37, 047 04 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248417 (Accessed: February 13, 2026).

@misc{2023AuOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {AuOr 37, 047 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248417},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248417},
}

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M1  - 2026/2/13/
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