CUSAS 43, 49 (P252260)

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 3319

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

77.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2] ku3#-[babbar]
2. [nig2] be-li2-szu-nu#
3. [ugu] i-di-{d}isz8-tar2
4. [an]-tuku-am3
5. sza3 be-li2-szu-nu
6. <<ugu>> i-din-{d}isz8-tar2
7. ba-an-du10
8. lu2#-na#-me-en nig2-na-me-en
9. ugu-ni nu-tuku
10. mu i-din-{d}isz8-tar2
11. kiszib nu-ub#-[tuku]
reverse
1. {disz}{d}nanna-lu2-ti
2. kiszib-a-ni <<ne ne>>
3. ib2-ra
4. mu lugal-la-bi
5. in-pa3
  blank space
6. im#-gid#-da la-a-lum
7. [iti du6]-ku3 u4 9(disz)-kam# til3-la

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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): 77.0 high × 53.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 43, 49

    [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 3319
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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 12:33:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2020-09-12 at 12:32:36 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, 49 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P252260.
CUSAS 43, 49 artifact entry (No. P252260). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252260 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 43, 49 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252260 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CUSAS 43, 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252260},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252260},
}


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