CUSAS 43, 39 (P342646)

Business / Contracts prism excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 3179

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (model contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

68.0 mm × 86.0 mm × 86.0 mm

object prism
surface a
column 1
  section 1
  beginning broken
1'. iti gu4-si-su-sze3
column 2
  section 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [{disz} ...-{d}]iszkur
5. [szu] ba-an-ti
6. [iti] {gesz}apin-du8-a
7. szum2-mu-dam
8. tukum-bi
9. [iti {gesz}apin-du8-a-ka
10. [la-ba]-an#-szum2
11. masz2# 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)#-ta#
12. i3-ag2-e
column 3
  section 3
  beginning broken
1'. 1(u) 1(asz) [n sze gur]
2'. esz-de2#[-a-sze3]
3'. ki DINGIR-[...-ta]
4'. {disz}a-x-[...]
5'. szu ba#-[an-ti]
6'. iti gu4-si-su#-sze3#
7'. szum2-mu-dam
  blank space
surface b
column 1
  section 4
  beginning broken
1'. [n] sze# gur#
2'. [sze] ur5#-ra#
3'. [nu-me]-a#? esz#?-de2#?-a#?
4'. [ib2]-ta#-de2
5'. [ki] ab-ba-gu-kal
6'. [{disz}lu2-{d}ba-ba6
7'. [szu] ba-an-ti
8'. [iti[ {gesz}apin-du8-a
9'. szum2-mu-dam
  section 5
10'. 1(u) 2(asz) sze gur
11'. giskim-ti-sze3
12'. ki ur-du6-ku3-ga ugula dam-gar3-ta
  rest broken
column 2
  section 6
  beginning broken
1'. u2#-gu ba-an-de2]
2'. kiszib gaba-ri#-[bi]
3'. in-na-an#-tak4#
4'. u4 kur2-sze3
5'. kiszib ul-pa3
6'. zi-re-dam
7'. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
  section 7
8'. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur
9'. sza3 kiszib 3(u) sze gur
10'. i-din-{d}nin#-szubur#
11'. dingir-inim-du11-ga-ra
12'. in-na-ra-su-su
  rest broken
column 3
  section 8
  beginning broken
1'. dah#-[he-dam]
2'. ki {d}utu-[...-ta]
3'. {disz}ur-asznan
4'. szu ba-an-ti
5'. iti gu4-si-su-sze3
6'. szum2-mu-dam
  section 9
7'. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
8'. masz2 1(disz) gin2 1(ban2) sze-ta
9'. dah-he-dam
  rest broken
surface c
column 1
  beginning broken
  section 10
1'. [...] x x
  section 11
2'. 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
3'. masz2 1(gin2) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta
4'. dah-he-dam
5'. ki na-bi-i3-li2-szu-ta
6'. {disz}a-hu-szu-nu
7'. szu ba-an-ti
8'. iti sze-sag11-ku5
9'. szum2-mu-dam
  section 12
10'. 3(u) ma-na ku3-babbar
11'. nam-tab-ba-sze3
  rest broken
column 2
  section 13
  beginning broken
1'. u3#? [...]
2'. szu ba#-[an-ti-esz]
3'. iti kin-[{d}inanna]
4'. szum2-mu-dam#
5'. ki lu2 al-silim-ma-ta
6'. u3 lu2 gi-na-ta
7'. szu ba-ab-te-ge26
  section 14
8'. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
9'. ki lu2-{d}nin-urta-ta
10'. {d}nanna-me-sza4
11'. szu ba-an-ti
  rest broken
column 3
  section 15
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. ki {d}utu-ba#?-[ni-ta]
3'. {disz}a-hu-ni#?
4'. ad-da-ni
5'. u3 munus#-kal-la ama-a-ni
6'. ku3 szu ba-an-ti-esz
7'. i7-da
  rest broken
surface d
column 1
  section 16
  beginning broken
1'. la#-[ba-an-gur]
2'. 1(ban2) sze#-am3
3'. bi2#-ib-dah-e
4'. inim#-inim-ni
  rest broken
column 2
  section 17
  beginning broken
1'. al-ag2#-e#
2'. tukum-bi
3'. a-za3 lugal#-ta
  rest broken
column 3
  section 18
  beginning broken
1'. iti#-bi# mu#-[bi]

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: Prism
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 68.0 high × 86.0 wide × 86.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CUSAS 43, 39

    [George2019CUSAS43] George, Andrew R., and Gabriella Spada. 2019. Old Babylonian Texts in the Schøyen Collection, Part Two: School Letters, Model Contracts, and Related Texts. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS) 43. University Park, Pennsylvania: Eisenbrauns.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 3179
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2020-09-12 at 11:54:12 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 43, 39 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P342646.
CUSAS 43, 39 artifact entry (No. P342646). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342646 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 43, 39 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342646 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
@misc{2023CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CUSAS 43, 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342646},
}


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M1  - 2025/5/5/
TI  - CUSAS 43, 39 artifact entry
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