CUSAS 15, 119 (P270738)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

RMC 119

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Hire of a boat.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) {gesz}ma2_ x [...]
2. _{gesz}ma2 ub_ x [...]
3. szu x x x x
4. x x x x [...]
5. 1(disz) x x x
6. a-na _iti_ [...]
7. _a2-bi iti# 4(disz)#-[kam_ ...]
8. _2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3#_ x [x] x-e
9. _{gesz}ma2_ sza-li-im#-ta-[am]
10. a-na _kar_ be-li-sza
reverse
1. {disz}{d}nin-urta-dingir u2-ta-a-ar
2. wa-ar-ka _u4 4(disz)-kam_ u2-ha-ra-s,u2
3. _1(ban2) sze-ta-am3 i3-ag2-e_
4. _igi_ ar-szi-hu-la?
5. _igi_ da-da-a
blank space
6. _iti bara2-za3-gar_ [...]
7. _mu#_ a-bi-e#-[...] _mu-un#?-x_

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	Abi-ešuḫ.--.01.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P270738
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P270738

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Rare Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	RMC 119
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 15, 119

[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. 1162-1164

[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	Approved
2005-04-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 15, 119 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 26, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P270738.

CUSAS 15, 119 artifact entry (No. P270738). (2005, April 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270738

CUSAS 15, 119 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270738 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).

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	year = {2005},
	month = {apr 26},
	title = {CUSAS 15, 119 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270738},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270738},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/15/
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Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 15, 119 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 26, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P270738.

CUSAS 15, 119 artifact entry (No. P270738). (2005, April 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270738

CUSAS 15, 119 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270738 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).

@misc{2005CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {apr 26},
	title = {CUSAS 15, 119 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270738},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270738},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/4/26/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P270738
LB  - CDLI:P270738
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - CUSAS 15, 119 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P270738
ER  -