SANTAG 09, 221 (P503196)

Legal 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 023699

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (inheritance)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz)! sar e2 ki a-<ta>-na-ah-i3-li2-ta
2. 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 _ib-ba-ta-nu-um_
3. us2-sa-du ARAD-{d}en-lil2
4. 3(u)? {gesz}geszimmar <{gesz}>kiri6
5. us2-sa-du ha-la-tum
6. 1(disz) geme2 um-mi-en-nam mu#-ni
7. ha-la la-ma-sa3-tum#
8. ki sa3-a-li-ia
9. lu2 ki-ag2-a-ni
10. ibila-la-an-ni
11. igi a-wi-lu-ma
12. igi isz-me-eh-ba-la
reverse
1. igi usz-ta-asz-ni-dingir
2. igi {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
3. igi ma-ak-ni-nu-um
4. igi a-bi-t,a3-bu-um
5. igi sa3-a-sum2
6. igi i-din-{d}mar-tu
7. igi e-te-lum
8. igi na-bi-{d}suen
9. igi hu-mu-ru-um
10. igi {d}suen-i-di2-nam
11. iti ab-e3
12. mu e2-duru5 <{d}nanna>-i3-sa6{ki} al-tab
seal 1
1. a-li-ia
2. dumu a-da-lal3-sza-ta?
3. ($ blank space $)

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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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened case


  • primary: SANTAG 9, 221

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 023699
  • Accession No.: 1898-02-15, 0081

  • Provenience: Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-04 at 14:32:45 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 03:09:02 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-11-28 at 11:29:59 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-10-02 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) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“SANTAG 09, 221 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P503196.
SANTAG 09, 221 artifact entry (No. P503196). (2025, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P503196 (Original work published 2017)
SANTAG 09, 221 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P503196 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P503196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503196},
}

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