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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Text

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
  blank space
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.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (receipt of repayment)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P248522

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 22.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation (Surface: good)

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
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 9-03038
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HMA.9-3038

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2019-12-24 at 13:06:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai CDLI Approved View

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 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	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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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 17, 2026).
@misc{2023AuOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	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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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P248522
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M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - AuOr 37, 045-046 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248522
ER  -
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