CUSAS 15, 083 (P270712)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

RMC 083

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Hire of a boat.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [_1(disz)] ma2 1(u) gur_
2. [x?] ub-li-a-tum
3. [_ki_] ub-li-a-tum
4. [_lugal] ma2-e-ke4_
5. [{disz}]e-t,i-rum
6. [u3] ba-szi-il3
7. [a]-na# _kaskal u4 2(u)-kam_
8. _in-hun-mesz_
9. {disz}{d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam ra-ka-ab-sza
10. _1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ta-a_
11. _8(disz) sila3 sze a2 ma2 {gesz}ban2_ {d}marduk
reverse
1. e-li _u4 2(u)-kam_ u2-ha-ra-su2
2. _1(ban2)# 5(disz)#?_ sza i-di _ma2_
3. [...]-ni _i3-ag2-e-mesz_
single ruling
4. [_igi_ ...]-lu-hi _ma2-lah5_
5. [_igi_ ...]-i-din-nam _dub-sar_
blank space
traces seal impression
6. [_iti ...] u4 7(disz)-kam_
7. [_mu_ sa-am-su-i]-lu-na _lugal-e [nig2]-babbar siskur2-re_

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Hire of a boat.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.27.00.07
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P270712
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P270712

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	RMC 083
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 15, 83

[Gadotti2011CUSAS15] Gadotti, Alhena, and Marcel Sigrist. 2011. Cuneiform Texts in the Carl A. Kroch Library, Cornell University. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 15. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.
history: Fs Charpin, p.1145-1180, p. 1161-1162

[Weszeli2019boat] Weszeli, Michaela. 2019. “Two Dossiers of Boat Owners and Hirers of Small Watercraft from the Area of Yahrurum Šaplûm.” In De l’argile Au Numérique. Mélanges Assyriologiques En l’honneur de Dominique Charpin, edited by Grégory Chambon, Michaël Guichard, and Anne-Isabelle Langlois, 1145–80. Publications de l’Institut Du Proche-Orient Ancien Du Collège de France 3. Leuven: Peeters.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2020-04-23 at 13:38:59	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2005-04-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 15, 083 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 18, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P270712.

CUSAS 15, 083 artifact entry (No. P270712). (2005, April 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270712

CUSAS 15, 083 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270712 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {apr 18},
	title = {CUSAS 15, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270712},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270712},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/4/18/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P270712
LB  - CDLI:P270712
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CUSAS 15, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270712
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 15, 083 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 18, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P270712.

CUSAS 15, 083 artifact entry (No. P270712). (2005, April 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270712

CUSAS 15, 083 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270712 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2005CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {apr 18},
	title = {CUSAS 15, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270712},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270712},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/4/18/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P270712
LB  - CDLI:P270712
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CUSAS 15, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270712
ER  -