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CUSAS 43, 41 (P251568)

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 2348

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

18.0 mm × 10.0 mm × 3.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
  section 1
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [ku3 mu]-tum2#-da
3'. [...] da# su sze3
4'. [... ba-an]-tum2-mu
  section 2
5'. [... ku3]-babbar ku3 nam-tab-ba
6'. [...] 1(ban2) sze-ba-sze3
7'. [... sze-gesz]-i3# sa10#-sa10-de3
8'. [ki ip]-qu2?-{d}li9-si4-na
9'. [{disz}]puzur4-i3-li2-szu
10'. {disz}szu-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak
11'. u3# a-bu-ni szu ba-an-ti-mesz
12'. [kaskal] silim-ma-bi-ta#
13'. [x]-ra#-ak til-la
14'. [tesz2-a] se3#-a#-bi i3-ba-e-ne
15'. [...] nig2 a-na gal2-bi
16'. [...] x szesz-am3 tesz2-a se3-a-bi
17'. [i3]-ba-e-ne
18'. [um]-mi-a dag-<gi4>-am3
19'. [nu]mu-un-ta-zu-zu
  double ruling
column 2
  beginning broken
  section 3
  (CUSAS 43: "probably 1 line missing")
1'. ki be-li2#-[...]
2'. {disz}i3-li2-x-[...]
3'. in-szi-in#-[sa10]
4'. 1/3(disz) ma-na [ku3-babbar]
5'. sa10 til-la#-[ni-sze3]
6'. in-na-[la2]
7'. gesz#?-gan#?-na# ib2#-[ta-bala]
8'. sag-[munus? ...]
9'. inim gar-ra-a-ni [ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4]
10'. mu lugal-bi in#-[pa3]
  double ruling
  section 4
11'. 1(disz) sag-nita2 a-hu-[ni mu-ni-im]
12'. ki {d}nanna-ma!(MIR)-[an?-szum2?]
13'. {disz}{d}utu-ba-[ni]
14'. in-szi-[in-sa10]
15'. 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 [ku3-babbar]
16'. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
17'. in-na-la2
18'. egir u4-da-ka#
19'. {d}nanna-ma-an#!-[szum2?]
20'. nam {d}utu-ba-ni
21'. ARAD-da-a-ni#
22'. nu in-na-an-du11#
23'. mu lugal-bi in#-[pa3]
  double ruling

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 18.0 high × 10.0 wide × 3.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 43, 41

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 2348
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2020-09-12 at 11:59:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2020-09-12 at 11:57:33 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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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 43, 41 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P251568.
CUSAS 43, 41 artifact entry (No. P251568). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P251568 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 43, 41 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P251568 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
@misc{2023CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CUSAS 43, 41 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P251568},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P251568},
}


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