CUSAS 43, 53 (P252280)

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 3339

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

86.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 28.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sag-nita2 ARAD-{d}nanna mu-ni-im
2. ARAD <ARAD>-i3-li2-szu
3. ki# <ARAD>-i3-li2-szu
4. lugal-a-ni-ir
5. {disz}dingir-lu2-sa6
6. in-szi-sa10
7. 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
8. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
9. in-na-an-la2
10. tukum-bi
11. inim gal2-la ba-an-tuku
12. {disz}ARAD-i3-li2-szu
13. inim gal2-la-ni-sze3
14. ba-ni-ib#-gi4#-gi4
15. mu lugal#-[la]-bi in-pa3
reverse
  blank space

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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): 86.0 high × 52.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • primary: CUSAS 43, 53

    [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 3339
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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 12:41:33 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, 53 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P252280.
CUSAS 43, 53 artifact entry (No. P252280). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252280 (Original work published 2004)
CUSAS 43, 53 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252280 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CUSAS 43, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252280},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252280},
}

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