BiMes 19, 192, 251 9-03019 (P248503)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Nerebtum (mod. Iščali), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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 9-03019a+b

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale of property)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

90.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) sar_ x# [...]
2. _us2-bi pa5 iri_ [...]
3. _sag-bi a-sza3_ dingir-szu#-na#-s,ir
4. u3 _da_ e-te-el-lum
5. _ki_ ma-su2-u2-um
6. _lugal-a-ni-ir_
7. {disz}dingir-szu-na-s,ir
8. _in-szi-in-sa10_
9. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
10. _ku3-babbar in-na-la2_
11. _sza3-ga-ni i3-du10_
12. _inim-bi al-til_
13. _gesz-gan-na ib-ta-bala_
14. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
reverse
1. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
2. ba-qir i-ba-qa-ru
3. _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
4. _igi_ {d#}nanna#-ma-an-szum2
5. _igi_ dingir#-szu#-i-bi-szu
6. _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
7. {disz}gu-ru-du-um
8. _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-me-<an>-ni
9. {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu
10. _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
envelope
obverse
1. _dub# 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) sar#_ [...]
2. _us2-bi pa5 iri_ [...]
3. _sag-bi a-sza3_ dingir#-[szu-na-s,ir]
4. u3 _da_ e-te-[el-lum]
5. _ki_ ma-su2-um u3 x#-[...]
6. _lugal-a-ni-ir_
7. {disz}dingir-szu-na-s,ir#
8. _in-szi-in-sa10#_
9. _sa10 til-la-bi#-[sze3]_
10. _ku3-babbar in-na-la2#_
11. _sza3-ga-ni i3-du10_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_igi {d}nanna]-ma-an#-[szum2]
2'. [_dumu_ x-(x)]-x#-nu-um
3'. [_igi_ dingir-szu]-i-bi-szu#?
4'. [_dumu_ be]-el-szu-nu
5'. [{disz}gu]-ru#-du-um
6'. [_dumu_ i3-li2]-isz#-me-an-ni
7'. [...] x# x#
8'. [{disz}ri-isz]-{d#}utu
9'. [...] x# [...]
  rest broken
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ri-isz-{d}utu

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (sale of property)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P248503

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 90.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation (Surface: good)

Provenance

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

Collections

References

  • primary: BiMes 19, p. 192, p. 251 9-03019

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-11-09 at 13:35:24 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BiMes 19, 192, 251 9-03019 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P248503.
BiMes 19, 192, 251 9-03019 artifact entry (No. P248503). (2004, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248503
BiMes 19, 192, 251 9-03019 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248503 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2004},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {BiMes 19, 192, 251 9-03019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248503},
}

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PY  - 2004
ID  - P248503
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M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BiMes 19, 192, 251 9-03019 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BiMes 19, 192, 251 9-03019 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P248503.
BiMes 19, 192, 251 9-03019 artifact entry (No. P248503). (2004, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248503
BiMes 19, 192, 251 9-03019 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248503 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {BiMes 19, 192, 251 9-03019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248503},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/9/8/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P248503
LB  - CDLI:P248503
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BiMes 19, 192, 251 9-03019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248503
ER  - 
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