SA 170 (P273639)

Administrative tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Souvay 78

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

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Measurements

77.0 mm × 50.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. _3(asz) 4(ban2)_ a-na be-li2-tum
2. _1(asz) 1(barig) gur_ in-bi-i3-li2-szu
3. _1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)_ tap-pi-sza-rum
4. _2(barig) 1(ban2)_ a-na bi-it er-s,i-ia!
5. _1(barig) 4(ban2)_ a-na la-lu-tum
6. _1(barig) 1(ban2)_ na-ru#-tum
  Freedman: restored from StLouis 217 line 11
7. _1(barig) sze a2_ e2#? x x? bi x x
8. _1(barig)_ a-szi-ir-tum
9. _2(barig)_ a-na bi-it ha-ia-a-hu-ni
10. _3(barig) 2(ban2)_ isz-me-i3-lam!(GESZ)
11. _1(barig) 2(ban2) a2-bi lu2-hun_
12. _4(ban2)_ ri!-szi-li-pi2-tum#
13. _4(ban2)_ a-wi-il-ti-i3-li2
14. _1(barig)? 1(ban2)? {munus}usz-bar_
15. _1(barig) 4(ban2)_ a-na sa-ni-qum?
16. _4(barig)_ a-na bi-it a-pil-i3-li2-szu
reverse
1. _1(barig) siskur2_ {d}na-na-a
  blank space
2. _szunigin 1(u) gur sze_-um _ba-zi_
  Freedman reads: 1(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2)
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 77.0 high × 50.0 wide
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  • primary: Jean, SA, 170

    [Jean1923SA] Jean, Charles-François. 1923. Šumer et Akkad. Contribution à l’histoire de La Civilisation Dans La Basse-Mésopotamie. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: StLouis, 229

    [Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.

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  • Museum No.: Souvay 78
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-04-11 at 12:16:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“SA 170 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273639.
SA 170 artifact entry (No. P273639). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273639 (Original work published 2005)
SA 170 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273639 (Accessed: July 2, 2025).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 170 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273639},
}


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