Sumer 34, 132 IM 052911 (P508065)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 052911

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _7(asz) gur sze ur5-ra_
2. _masz2 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze-ta-am3_
3. u2-s,a-ab
4. _ki_ {d}utu
5. u3 a-at-ta
6. u3 bu-ri-ia
7. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_
8. a-na masz-kan2-nim
9. sze-am u3 _masz2-bi_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e-mesz_
2. _igi_ ir-ra-ia
3. _dumu_ e-ri-su-ma-tum
4. u3 {d}utu-a-bu-szu
5. _dumu_ {d}utu-illat-su
6. _mu {gesz}apin ku3-sig17_ a-na _e2_ {d}tiszpak i-ru-bu

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P508065

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 052911
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Sumer 34 (pp. 130-138), 132 IM 052911

    [Sulaiman1978Sumer34] Sulaiman, Amer. 1978. “Harvest Documents and Loan Contracts from the Old Babylonian Period.” Sumer 34: 130–38.

  • history: Sumer 05 (pp. 34-86), 073 (year-name only)

    [Baqir1949Sumer5/1] Baqir, Taha. 1949. “Date-Formulae and Date-Lists.” Sumer 5 (1): 34–86.

  • history: Hussein diss., . p. 075 (year-name only)

    [Hussein2009diss] Hussein, Laith. 2009. “Tell Harmal Die Texte Aus Dem Hauptverwaltungsgebäude „Serai“.” Phdthesis, Philipps-Universität Marburg.

  • history: Turan 2, p. 574 (year-name only)

    [Saporetti2013] Saporetti, Claudio, and Marco Repiccioli. 2013. Formule Dalla Diyāla Nel Periodo Paleobabilonese. Turan 2.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-16 at 15:13:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-20 at 14:37:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-20 at 14:34:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-18 at 13:14:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-13 at 18:36:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-12 at 18:16:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-11-26 at 11:52:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-27 at 07:58:56 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 34, 132 IM 052911 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P508065.
Sumer 34, 132 IM 052911 artifact entry (No. P508065). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508065 (Original work published 2018)
Sumer 34, 132 IM 052911 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508065 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	title = {Sumer 34, 132 {IM} 052911 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P508065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P508065},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 34, 132 IM 052911 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P508065.
Sumer 34, 132 IM 052911 artifact entry (No. P508065). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508065 (Original work published 2018)
Sumer 34, 132 IM 052911 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508065 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {Sumer 34, 132 {IM} 052911 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P508065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P508065},
}


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