CUSAS 43, 57 (P250669)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 1950/6

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (model contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

66.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sag-geme2#
2. a-zu-ga-a-a mu-ni
3. ki {d}suen-nu-ri dam-a-ni
4. u4 sza3-gar-ra til!-la-ne
5. sza3 gur la2la2-ke4
6. ganba# gal tur-ra
7. tesz# tesz2 lu2 lu2
8. tesz2 ba-pa3-de3
9. ku3 ba-ab-szum2!-ma?
10. li {d}suen-nu-ri dam-a-ni
11. {disz}u-bar-ru-um
12. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
13. ku3# szu bi2-ib-szum2
14. iri ru-ha:bu-um
15. gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala
reverse
1. u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 mu-gi4
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
3. igi be!-lum dumu dingir-dingir-sze-me-[a]
4. igi ku3-{d}nanna
5. igi ia-a dumu nu-ur2-{d}isztaran
6. igi i-bi-er3?-ra? gudu4?
7. igi a-ha-mar-szi
8. dumu a-ia-ak-ku-um
9. igi ha-an-ba-tum
10. igi nu-ru-um!
11. igi puzur4-{d}da-[gan]
12. igi a-pil2-{d}[...]
13. kiszib! lu2#-inim#-[ma]-bi
14. iti# {gesz}apin-du8#
15-17. mu us2-sa 6(disz)#-bi# en# {d}nanna# ba#-hun#-[ga2]
  year Sumu-el 28

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 66.0 high × 40.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 43, 57

    [George2019CUSAS43] George, Andrew R., and Gabriella Spada. 2019. Old Babylonian Texts in the Schøyen Collection, Part Two: School Letters, Model Contracts, and Related Texts. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS) 43. University Park, Pennsylvania: Eisenbrauns.

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  • Museum No.: MS 1950/6
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-09-12 at 12:47:39 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20190714 spada: P250663 likely used as a model text to this text, which is a school exercise

Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 43, 57 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250669.
CUSAS 43, 57 artifact entry (No. P250669). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250669
CUSAS 43, 57 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250669 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
@misc{2004CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {CUSAS 43, 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P250669},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P250669},
}


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