LoC 018 (P272543)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA

Cite

Photo

Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA

Museum Number

LoC 018

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

50.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. szu-ti-a i-bi-{d}utu
3. ki szu-mi-a-hi-ia
reverse
blank space
1. iti udru{duru5} u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
2. mu an {d}inanna {d}na-na-a-e-ne-bi-ta-a
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. szu-ti-a i-bi-{d}utu
3. ki szu-mi-a-hi-ia
reverse
broken
seal 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]-ha-am
seal 2
1. i-bi-{d}utu
2. dumu dingir-[...]
3. ARAD-[...]

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
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Hammurapi.34.11.22 ?
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P272543
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P272543

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions	50.0 mm × 40.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA
Museum Number	LoC 018
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-05-17 at 09:15:05	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-01-29 at 10:49:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-01-24 at 12:17:06	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2005-06-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“LoC 018 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 2, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P272543.

LoC 018 artifact entry (No. P272543). (2005, June 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272543

LoC 018 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272543 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

@misc{2005LoC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {jun 2},
	title = {LoC 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272543},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/6/2/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P272543
LB  - CDLI:P272543
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - LoC 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P272543
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“LoC 018 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 2, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P272543.

LoC 018 artifact entry (No. P272543). (2005, June 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272543

LoC 018 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272543 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

@misc{2005LoC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {jun 2},
	title = {LoC 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272543},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/6/2/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P272543
LB  - CDLI:P272543
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - LoC 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P272543
ER  -