SANTAG 09, 144 (P503108)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 024792 & BM 024792A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

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tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. ki ku3-bi ta
3. 1(u) 1(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6
4. 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}geszimmar ib2-ta-gub
5. ki {d}nin-urta-qar-ra-ad
6. puzur4-{d}mar-tu
7. szu ba-an-ti
8. _[a]-na# ba-aq-ri_
9. {gesz}kiri6 ku3-{d}nanna
reverse
1. _i-ta-na-pa-al_
2. igi na-bi-{d}suen
3. igi {d}suen-i-mi-ti
4. igi {d}suen-isz-me-ni
5. igi ma-nu-um
6. iti ab-e3
7. mu sa-bu{ki} {gesz}tukul sig3-sig3 {gesz}kiri6 ku3-{d}nanna
envelope
obverse
1. 7(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar
2. ki ku3-bi ta
3. 1(u) 1(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}geszimmar ib2-ta-gub
5. ki {d}nin-urta-qar-ra-ad
6. puzur4-{d}mar-tu
7. dumu en-na-nu-um
8. ku3-babbar szu ba-an-ti
reverse
1. _[a-na ba-aq-ri]_
2. {gesz}kiri6 ku3-{d}nanna
3. _i-za-az_
4. igi na-bi-{d}suen dumu be-lum
5. igi {d}suen-i-mi-ti
6. dumu {d}suen-ka3-szi-id
7. igi {d}suen-isz-me-ni
8. dumu a-bi-ia
9. igi ma-nu-um dumu i-din-{d}mar-tu
10. iti ab-e3
11. mu sa-bu{ki} {gesz}tukul ba-sig3
seal 1
1. puzur4#-[{d}mar-tu]
2. dumu en-na-[nu-um]

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: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: SANTAG 9, 144

    [Goddeeris2009SANTAG9] Goddeeris, Anne. 2009. Tablets from Kisurra in the Collections of the British Museum. SANTAG. Arbeiten Und Untersuchungen Zur Keilschriftkunde 9. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 024792 & BM 024792A
  • Accession No.: 1898-02-15, 1174

  • Provenience: Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-04 at 15:04:55 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-12-02 at 06:58:49 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-12-01 at 08:48:15 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-11-24 at 10:51:46 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-09-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact
“SANTAG 09, 144 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P503108.
SANTAG 09, 144 artifact entry (No. P503108). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503108 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 144 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503108 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503108},
}

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