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CUSAS 43, 46 (P253576)

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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Text / annotations

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4423

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

63.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) sze gur
2. szu-la2-sze3
3. ki i3-li2-am-ra-an-ni-ta
4. {disz}nu-ur2-i3-li2
5. u3 {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2-ke4
6. szu ba-an-ti-esz
7. iti sig4-a-ka
8. sag u4-sakar-ra-ka
9. {gesz}ba-ri2-ga gi-na-ta
10. gesz-szu-ur3-ra-ta
= mešēqu 'measuring-vessel leveling stick'
11. e2 i3-li2-am-ra-an-ni-ra
12. bi2-ib-il2-il2-ma
13. i3-ag2-e-ne
reverse
1. inim-inim-ne-ne
2. ba-an-szum2#-mu-usz
3. mu lugal-la-bi
4. in-pa3-de3-esz

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)

Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 63.0 high × 44.0 wide × 24.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (model contract)
This text is a school text.
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 43, 46

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 4423
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Period Comments:
Babylonia, 2000 BC
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2020-09-12 at 12:28:29	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Old Babylonian Model Contracts (P253576) (P253576)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P253576) (P253576)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 43, 46 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P253576.

CUSAS 43, 46 artifact entry (No. P253576). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253576 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 43, 46 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253576 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2023CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CUSAS 43, 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253576},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P253576
LB  - CDLI:P253576
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - CUSAS 43, 46 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253576
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 43, 46 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P253576.

CUSAS 43, 46 artifact entry (No. P253576). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253576 (Original work published 2004)

CUSAS 43, 46 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253576 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2023CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CUSAS 43, 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253576},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P253576
LB  - CDLI:P253576
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - CUSAS 43, 46 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253576
ER  -