StLouis 247 (P274578)
Legal tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USAMuseum Number
Souvay 84Provenience
uncertain (mod. uncertain)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (A legal text, with witnesses names.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
34.0 mm × 32.0 mmHas seal impression(s)
obverse
1. x [x x] x tim
2. u2-ul i-za-az#
3. a?-wa-ti
4. [di]-nam u2-ul
5. [x x]-ma?-ar
6. x _ka2_
reverse
1. x x-mu-ba-lit,
2. ki#? bi x
3. i-ip-pa-al
4. {disz}ARAD#-i3-li2-szu
5. {disz}x-x-{d}utu
6. {disz}i-din-isz8-tar2
7. _iti# [gan-gan]-e3 u4 1(disz)-kam_
seal 1
1. [...]-{d}x-x
2. x bi? [...]
3. _dumu_ [...]
4. [...]-i3-li2
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 34.0 high × 32.0 wide
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description: Badly damaged. Nearly illegable. Joined from several fragments.
- Join Information:
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- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
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primary: StLouis, 247
[Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: Souvay 84
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.09.01
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-05-27 at 18:55:52 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2021-04-11 at 11:45:04 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Transliteration | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2021-04-11 at 11:43:22 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Transliteration | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2005-09-07 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
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There is no external resource for this artifact yet.
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifacts
@misc{2024StLouis,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
year = {2024},
month = {may 27},
title = {StLouis 247 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P274578},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274578},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2024/5/27/ PY - 2024 ID - P274578 LB - CDLI:P274578 M1 - 2026/3/10/ TI - StLouis 247 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P274578 ER -