AUCT 4, 009 (P249652)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

AUAM 73.2504

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur_
2. _masz2 gi-na dah-e-dam_
3. _ki_ ku-um-ma-tum
4. {disz}pi2-iq-qu2-la-tum
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. _u4 buru14-sze3_
7. _sze u3 masz2-bi_
8. _i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}sumug(|URUDAxU|)
2. _igi_ {d}ku3-mul-mul
3. _igi_ mu-ha-du-um
  blank space
4. _iti szu-numun-a_
5. _mu bad3 gal kar-{d}utu{ki}_
envelope
obverse
1. _1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur#_
2. _masz2 gi-na dah-e#-[dam]_
3. _ki_ ku-um-ma-tum
4. {disz}pi2-iq-qu2-la-tum#
5. _dam_ a-pil-i3-i2-szu#
6. _szu# [ba-an]-ti#_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi_ {d}ku3-[mul-mul]
2'. _igi_ mu-ha-[du-um]
  blank space
3'. _iti szu-numun u4 [n-kam]_
4'. _mu bad3 gal kar-{d}utu{ki}
  traces of seal impression

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
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/P249652

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

References

  • primary: AUCT 4, 9

    [Sigrist1990AUCT4] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Old Babylonian Account Texts in the Horn Archaeology Museum. Andrews University Cuneiform Texts 4. Berrien Springs, Michigan: Andrews University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-10-29 at 14:14:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2004-11-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Veldhuis, Niek; Wright, Paul H. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AUCT 4, 009 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 5, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P249652.
AUCT 4, 009 artifact entry (No. P249652). (2004, November 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249652
AUCT 4, 009 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249652 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {nov 5},
	title = {AUCT 4, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249652},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249652},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/11/5/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P249652
LB  - CDLI:P249652
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - AUCT 4, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P249652
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“AUCT 4, 009 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 5, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P249652.
AUCT 4, 009 artifact entry (No. P249652). (2004, November 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249652
AUCT 4, 009 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249652 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2004AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {nov 5},
	title = {AUCT 4, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249652},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249652},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/11/5/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P249652
LB  - CDLI:P249652
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - AUCT 4, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P249652
ER  - 
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