JCS 24, 093, 23 (P462151)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Penn —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for bread and wheat)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _2(ban2) ninda_
2. _5(disz) sila3 gig!_
  Ormsby: 'wheat', Charpin reads: utu2* ku6
3. _kurum6_ ku-us2-ra-bi
4. a-na {d}suen-u2-se-li
reverse
1. i-di-in
  blank space
2. iti {gesz}-apin-du8-a u4 3(disz)-kam_
3. _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki} e2-mud
seal 1
1. da-da-a#
2. dumu la-la-a#
3. ARAD {d}nin-szubur#

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: JCS 24 (pp. 89-99), 23

    [Ormsby1972JCS24] Ormsby, Dorothy L. 1972. “An Old Babylonian Business Archive of Historical Interest.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 24 (4): 89–99. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359625.

  • history: Charpin Clergé d'Ur, p. 320

    [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.

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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 04315
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-21 at 13:46:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2020-08-13 at 12:46:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2019-07-23 at 13:07:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2013-12-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 24, 093, 23 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P462151.
JCS 24, 093, 23 artifact entry (No. P462151). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P462151 (Original work published 2013)
JCS 24, 093, 23 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P462151 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {JCS 24, 093, 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P462151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P462151},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - JCS 24, 093, 23 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 24, 093, 23 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P462151.
JCS 24, 093, 23 artifact entry (No. P462151). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P462151 (Original work published 2013)
JCS 24, 093, 23 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P462151 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {JCS 24, 093, 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P462151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P462151},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P462151
LB  - CDLI:P462151
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - JCS 24, 093, 23 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P462151
ER  - 
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