CUSAS 43, 43 (P252249)

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 3308

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

80.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  section 1
1. [n] sze gur
2. szu#-la2 masz2 nu-tuku
3. ki dingir-ra-bi
4. {disz}{d}utu-na#-s,ir#
5. szu ba-an-ti
6. iti sig4-a
7. sze i3-ag2#-e
8. tukum#-bi
9. iti sig4-a
10. sze nu-ni-ag2-e#
11. sze u3 masz2-bi i3-ag2#-e
12. mu lugal-la-bi in-pa3
reverse
  section 2
1. [...] gur# sze#!
2. szu-la2 masz2# nu#-tuku# x
  (rest erased)

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): 80.0 high × 50.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 43, 43

    [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.

  • history: Wagensonner, Klaus, NABU 2022/14

    [sec46356] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 3308
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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 12:03:23 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, 43 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P252249.
CUSAS 43, 43 artifact entry (No. P252249). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252249 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 43, 43 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252249 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CUSAS 43, 43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252249},
}


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