AuOr 37, 045-046 03 (P248522)

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

Museum Number

HMA 9-03038

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (receipt of repayment)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

22.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) gin2 4(disz@v)_-tu2 _la2 ku3-sig17-me#_
 en: 1 less 1/4 shekels of gold,
2. {disz}{d}1(u)-5(disz)-mu-du3 u {disz}{d}en#-[du3]
 en: (from) Ištar-šumu-ibni and Bēl-ibni,
3. _{lu2}ku3-dim3-mesz_ a-na bat-qu
 en: the goldsmiths, for the repair
4. sza2 ku-lu-lu sza2 {d}gaszan sza2 unu{ki}
 en: of the crown of the lady of Uruk,
5. _igi_-hir2
 en: was received;
reverse
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1. {iti}sze _u4# 1(disz)-kam2_
 en: (month) Addaru, 1st day,
2. _mu# 3(u) 7(disz)-kam2_ {d}na3-nig2-du-uri3 _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
 en: 37th year of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 22.0 high × 36.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • primary: AuOr 37, p.41-51, p. 45-46 3

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

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  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-12-24 at 13:06:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AuOr 37, 045-046 03 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P248522.
AuOr 37, 045-046 03 artifact entry (No. P248522). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248522 (Original work published 2004)
AuOr 37, 045-046 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248522 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {AuOr 37, 045-046 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248522},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248522},
}

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