AoF 45, 060-065 (P423879)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 15896

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-ba
2. 2(u) 4(disz) sar# ki-la2
3. da {gesz}kiri6 e2 {d}utu
4. u3 da {gesz}kiri6 dumu-mesz u2-uq-qu2-u2
5. ki {d}suen-re-me-ni
6. dumu u2-uq-qu2-u2
7. {disz}szu-{d}dumu-zi
8. in-szi-sa10
9. 1(u) 6(disz) ku3-babbar
10. sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
11. in-na-an-la2
12. u4 kur2-sze3 inim gal2-la# {gesz}kiri6-bi
13. in-na-an-gub-bu
reverse
1. inim-ma nu-um-ga2-ga2
2. mu {d}nanna u3 ri-im-{d}suen lugal in-pa3
3. igi {d}suen-na-di-in es3-a-ab-du
4. DISZ ip-qu2-{d}nin-gal es3-a-ab-du
5. DISZ {d}suen-sze-mi szesz-a-ni
6. DISZ {d}suen-i-din-nam szesz-a-ni
7. DISZ {d}suen-we-du dumu t,a3-bi-ia
8. DISZ na-bi-{d}suen gudu4 {d}GA2
9. DISZ ip-qu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
10. DISZ a-at-ta-a dumu be-li2-i-din-nam
11. DISZ ma-a-nu-um dumu sza-ta-ka-lum
12. DISZ un-nu-ub-tum dam {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am
13. DISZ ma-ri-il-tim dumu a-da-a-a
14. DISZ ga2-bur-zi-mu szandana
15. DISZ {d}suen-a-sza-ri-id dub-sar
16. lu2 inim-ma-bi-mesz
17. iti du6-ku3
18. mu 6(disz)-kam-ma i3-si-in{ki} iri{ki} nam-lugal in-dab5-ba
seal 1
1. {d}suen-re-me-ni
2. dumu u2-uq-qu2-u2

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P423879

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number MAH 15896
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-10-06 at 08:39:02 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2011-10-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Cavigneaux, Antoine; Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AoF 45, 060-065 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P423879.
AoF 45, 060-065 artifact entry (No. P423879). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423879
AoF 45, 060-065 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423879 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {AoF 45, 060-065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423879},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/10/2/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P423879
LB  - CDLI:P423879
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - AoF 45, 060-065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P423879
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“AoF 45, 060-065 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P423879.
AoF 45, 060-065 artifact entry (No. P423879). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423879
AoF 45, 060-065 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423879 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {AoF 45, 060-065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423879},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/10/2/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P423879
LB  - CDLI:P423879
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - AoF 45, 060-065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P423879
ER  - 
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