OrSu 57, 005-013 1 (P447989)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Haldar, Alfred O., Uppsala, Sweden

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Museum Collection(s)

Haldar, Alfred O., Uppsala, Sweden

Museum Number

Haldar 001

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. mu 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam kisal-luh e2 {d}suen kisal-mah
3. bala gub-ba iti NE-NE-gar iti dub-sag
4. ki# qi2-isz-ti-e2-a dumu li-pi-it-e2-a
5. u3# a-li-tim ama-ni
6. {disz}a-pil-{d}asznan dumu lu2-dingir-ra
7. in-szi-sa10
8. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3
9. in-na-an-la2
10. inim gal2-la in-na-an-gub-bu
11. u4 kur2-sze3 inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2
12. mu {d}ri-im-{d}suen# lugal in-pa3
reverse
1. igi a-ah-kal-la esz3-a-ab-du
2. DISZ lu2-{d}nanna gudu4
3. DISZ a-pil-sza kisal-luh
4. DISZ lu2-amar-{d}suen-ka kisal-luh
5. DISZ u2-se2-li dumu ku3-{d}nin-gal
6. DISZ sig#-er-s,e-tim dumu s,il2-li2-e2-mah
7. DISZ el-lu-mu-szu kisal-luh
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8. iti udru{duru5} u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
9. mu# {d}ri-im-{d}suen# lugal larsa{ki} ki eden-sze3 bi2-in-gar-[ra]
seal 1
1. a-ah-kal-la
2. esz3-a-ab-du
3. [dumu {d}]suen-na-di-[in]
4. [ARAD] {d}nin-szubur#
seal 2
1. lu2-amar-{d}suen#-[ka]
2. [dumu] ni-di-it#-[tum]
3. [ARAD] {d}nin-si-[an-na]
seal 3
1. a#-pil#-[...]
2. dumu lu2-x-[...]

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OrSu 57 (pp. 5-22), 005-013 1

    [Andersson2008OrSu57] Andersson, Jakob. 2008. “Some Cuneiform Texts from the Haldar Collection. Two Old Babylonian Contracts.” Orientalia Suecana 57: 5–22.

  • history: Charpin Clergé d'Ur, p. 190-191

    [Charpin1986Clergé] Charpin, Dominique. 1986. Le Clergé d’Ur Au Siècle d’Hammurabi (XIXe-XVIIIe Siècles Av. J.-C.). Hautes Études Orientales 22. Genève - Paris: Librairie Droz.

  • history: PSBA 39 (pp. 55-72), 055-060 + pl. IV, Collection Relph no. 17

    [Pinches1917PSBA39] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1917. “Some Texts of the Relph Collection, with Notes on Babylonian Chronology and Genesis XIV.” Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 39: 55–72.

  • history: Early Mesopotamia 125 (Text 6:7)

    [Postgate1992EarlyMesopotamia] Postgate, J. Nicholas. 1992. Early Mesopotamia: Society and Economy at the Dawn of History.

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  • Museum No.: Haldar 001
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-12 at 16:45:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-02 at 12:39:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-10-13 at 08:30:31 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2012-12-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OrSu 57, 005-013 1 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P447989.
OrSu 57, 005-013 1 artifact entry (No. P447989). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P447989 (Original work published 2012)
OrSu 57, 005-013 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P447989 (Accessed: May 25, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P447989},
}

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