Fs Fronzaroli 359 (P285679)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 024168

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
2. masz2 1(disz) gin2 1(barig) sze ku3-babbar
3. ki geme2-{d}szara2-ta!
4. {disz}inim-{d}en-lil2-la2
5. dumu lu2-{d}suen
6. szu ba-an-ti
7. iti u4-buru14-sze3
8. szum2-mu-dam
reverse
1. igi {d}suen-ki-ma-i3-li2-a
2. dumu puzur4-{d}da-mu
3. igi na-bi-{d}suen
4. dumu# be-e-lum
5. igi# ma-nu-um
6. [dumu] nu-ur2-{d}a-a
7. igi ur-{d}dub-szen-na
  blank space
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8. iti gan-gan-e3
  some text moved to next line
9. mu su-mu-dingir i7 buranun-na ba-an-du3
seal 1
  illegible

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
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  • primary: Fs Fronzaroli, 359

    [Mander2003FsFronzaroli] Mander, Pietro. 2003. “Three Old Babylonian Contracts from the Kingdom of Larsa.” Semitic and Assyriological Studies : Presented to Pelio Fronzaroli by Pupils and Colleagues.

  • history: SANTAG 9, 226

    [Goddeeris2009SANTAG9] Goddeeris, Anne. 2009. Tablets from Kisurra in the Collections of the British Museum. SANTAG. Arbeiten Und Untersuchungen Zur Keilschriftkunde 9. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

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  • Museum No.: BM 024168
  • Accession No.: 1898-02-15, 0550

  • Provenience: Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-23 at 07:29:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-12-10 at 12:34:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-12-10 at 06:48:11 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-12-10 at 04:37:53 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-11-29 at 00:56:26 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-11-16 at 05:43:26 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-11-16 at 05:41:57 Firth, Richard Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-01-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Fronzaroli 359 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285679.
Fs Fronzaroli 359 artifact entry (No. P285679). (2024, June 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285679 (Original work published 2006)
Fs Fronzaroli 359 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285679 (Accessed: October 21, 2025).
@misc{2024Fs,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 23},
	title = {Fs {Fronzaroli} 359 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285679},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285679
LB  - CDLI:P285679
M1  - 2025/10/21/
TI  - Fs Fronzaroli 359 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285679
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Fronzaroli 359 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285679.
Fs Fronzaroli 359 artifact entry (No. P285679). (2024, June 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285679 (Original work published 2006)
Fs Fronzaroli 359 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285679 (Accessed: October 21, 2025).
@misc{2024Fs,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 23},
	title = {Fs {Fronzaroli} 359 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285679},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285679
LB  - CDLI:P285679
M1  - 2025/10/21/
TI  - Fs Fronzaroli 359 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285679
ER  -
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