AuOr 37, 047-049 05 (P248559)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California, USA

Museum Number

OPM 28-239

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (receipt for grain)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _6(disz) gin2 4(disz@v)_-tu2 _ku3-sig17_ sza2 a-na _ugu_
 en: 6 1/4 shekels of gold, in addition
2. _1/3(disz) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ bit-qa _ku3-sig17_
 en: to the 1/3 (mina) 3 1/2, 1/8 shekels of gold
3. _4(disz@v) igi_ tal-lu _ku3-sig17_ sza2 {d}na-na-a
 en: (from) 4 frontal parts of the golden(-plated) support beam of Nanāya
4. u2-rad-du-u2 {disz}{d}utu-mu
 en: removed, (from) Šamaš-iddin,
5. _{lu2}ku3-dim2_ ma-hi-ir
 en: the goldsmith, were received;
reverse
  blank space
1. {iti}kin 2(disz)-kam2_ u4 4(disz@v)-kam2_
 en: (month) Ulūlu, intercalary, 4th day,
2. _mu 1(u)-kam2_ {d}na3-ni2-tuku _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
 en: 10th year of Nabonidus, king of Babylon.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (receipt for grain)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P248559

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation (Surface: good)

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California, USA
Museum Number OPM 28-239
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) OPM.28-239

References

  • primary: AuOr 37, p.41-51, p. 47-49 5

    [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, CDLI Approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AuOr 37, 047-049 05 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P248559.
AuOr 37, 047-049 05 artifact entry (No. P248559). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248559 (Original work published 2004)
AuOr 37, 047-049 05 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248559 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248559},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AuOr 37, 047-049 05 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P248559.
AuOr 37, 047-049 05 artifact entry (No. P248559). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248559 (Original work published 2004)
AuOr 37, 047-049 05 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248559 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {AuOr 37, 047-049 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248559},
}


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