AHDO 1,107 (P272900)

Legal tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 48.1464

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

55.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _kiszib_ ma-ra sza kam-ma-li-a
2. _kiszib_ szu-li-a sa2-zu-e-im
3. _kiszib_ kam-ma-li-a-ta-ra-wa
4. _kiszib_ du-wa-zi
5. _kiszib_ sza-ar-ba a-lu-lu-wa
6. u2 a-sza-su2 bu-na-mu-wa-di2
7. i-na da-na-tim
8. a-na wa-al-ku-a
9. i-di2-szu-nu
bottom
1. i-na da2-na-ti2
reverse
1. u2-ba-li-su2-nu
2. a-lu-lu-wa
3. ur-a-su2 a-sza-su2
4. am-a-su2 szu-ma
5. a ma-ti-ma
6. ma-ma-an
7. ib-ta-qar-szu-nu
top
left
1. 2 _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na
2. wa-al-ku-wa i-sza-qal
3. u2-sze2-s,a

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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 - -

Record

20091124 oatp: rev. 5: (stamp impression C)

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P272900

Physical information

Cappadocian Tablet with Seal Impression, clay

Artifact type Tablet
Cappadocian Tablet with Seal Impression, clay
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 40.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Unbaked clay tablet with cuneiform inscription. Features a cylinder seal impression with winged animal motif and three stamp seal impressions; possibly an envelope over a smaller tablet.

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
dealer claims the tablet was found at Caesarea
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Museum Number WAM 48.1464
Accession Number

References

  • history: Fertile Crescent, p. 10, no. 11

    [Hill1944WAG] Hill, Dorothy Kent. 1944. The Fertile Crescent : Art and History of Bible Lands as Illustrated in the Walters Art Gallery. Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery.

  • history: AHDO 1 (pp. 91-108), 107

    [Lewy1937AHDO1] Lewy, Julius. 1937. “Old Assyrian Documents from Asia Minor,” Archives d’histoire du droit oriental, 1: 91–108.

  • history: WAW 42, 111

    [Michel2020WAW42] Michel, Cécile. 2020. Women of Assur and Kanesh: Texts from the Archives of Assyrian Merchants. Writings from the Ancient World 42. SBL.

  • history: Bulletin of the Walters Art Gallery III:1

    [sec52651] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-07 at 18:31:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-01 at 15:20:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 16:35:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:45 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AHDO 1,107 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P272900.
AHDO 1,107 artifact entry (No. P272900). (2026, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272900 (Original work published 1970)
AHDO 1,107 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272900 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2026AHDO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 7},
	title = {AHDO 1,107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272900},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/7/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P272900
LB  - CDLI:P272900
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - AHDO 1,107 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P272900
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AHDO 1,107 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P272900.
AHDO 1,107 artifact entry (No. P272900). (2026, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272900 (Original work published 1970)
AHDO 1,107 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272900 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2026AHDO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 7},
	title = {AHDO 1,107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272900},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/7/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P272900
LB  - CDLI:P272900
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - AHDO 1,107 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P272900
ER  -
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