CDLJ 2010/1 §6.12 (P393107)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Art Museum / Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Art Museum / Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

HAM 1992.256.7

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan of silver)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
en: 11 shekels of silver,
2. s,a-ru-pa2-am
en: refined,
3. i-s,e2-er
en: over
4. im-li-ik-a
en: Imlikaya
5. e-la i-szu
en: Ela has;
that is, Imlikaya owes to Ela
6. isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim
en: from the term
7. sza li-u2-szi2-im
en: of Liušum,
reverse
1. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ ti-i-na-tum
en: of one month: “Tinatum,”
2. li-mu-um
en: eponym year
3. a-al-du10
en: of Āl-ţāb;
4. ki-ma a-wa-at ka3-ri-im
en: according to the decree of the kārum
5. s,i2-ib-tam2
en: interest
6. u2-s,a-ab2
en: he will add;
7. _igi_ sza-lim-a-szur3
en: before Šalim-Aššur,
8. _igi_ puzur4-a-szur3
en: before Puzur-Aššur.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (loan of silver)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced	083: Sargon1.Al-tab.10.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P393107
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P393107

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	37.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Art Museum / Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	HAM 1992.256.7
Accession Number

References

primary: Ragavan CDLJ 2010/1, §6.12

[RagavanCDLJHarvard] Ragavan, Deena. 2010. “Cuneiform Texts and Fragments in the Harvard Art Museum / Arthur M. Sackler Museum.” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2010 (1). https://cdli.ucla.edu/pubs/cdlj/2010/cdlj2010_001.html.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-08 at 08:53:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2016-08-20 at 15:13:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Liu Changyu	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-11-26 at 15:02:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-03-09 at 12:40:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-03-23 at 00:03:14	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-03-22 at 23:57:48	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-01-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ragavan, Deena; Schwemer, Daniel	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2010/1 §6.12 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P393107.

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.12 artifact entry (No. P393107). (2024, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393107 (Original work published 2010)

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393107 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2010/1 §6.12 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P393107.

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.12 artifact entry (No. P393107). (2024, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393107 (Original work published 2010)

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393107 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 8},
	title = {CDLJ 2010/1 \textsection{}6.12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393107},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393107},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/29/
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