Sumer 34, 135 IM 52273 (P508070)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 052273

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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _kiszib3 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _masz2_ {d}utu u2-s,a-ab
3. _ki_ {d}utu u3 dam-qa-nu-um
4. {disz}be-el-szu-nu
5. _dumu_ ap-ka-nu-um
6. _szu ba-an-ti
7. a-na masz-kan2-nim
8. _ku3-babbar u3 masz2-bi_
9. _i3-la2-e_
reverse
1. _igi_ szu-{d}mar-tu
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-ki-it-ti
3. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
4. _dumu_ bur-{d}suen
5. _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen
6. {disz}i-bi-{d}suen
7. u3 ia-ap-la-ah-dingir
8. dumu{me} a-hi-um-mi-szu
9. _igi_ na-ra-am-sin
10. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
11. _igi#_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
12. _dumu#_ be-el-szu-nu
left
1. mu 2(disz) alan ku3-sig17 i-na an-edin? in-ne-ep-szu
seal 1
1. dingir-[szu-i-bi]-szu#
2. _dumu_ be#-[el]-szu#-nu#
3. [_ARAD2_ {d}mar-tu]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Sumer 34 (pp. 130-138), 135 IM 52273

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

  • history: Hussein diss., . p. 255

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

  • history: Turan 2, p. 541

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 052273
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-18 at 13:14:30 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-13 at 18:36:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-12 at 18:16:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-03-03 at 02:23:36 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-02-04 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
CDLI Seals 012721 (composite) (P508945) Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 34, 135 IM 52273 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P508070.
Sumer 34, 135 IM 52273 artifact entry (No. P508070). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508070 (Original work published 2018)
Sumer 34, 135 IM 52273 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508070 (Accessed: August 24, 2025).
@misc{2024Sumer,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Sumer 34, 135 {IM} 52273 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P508070},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P508070},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P508070
LB  - CDLI:P508070
M1  - 2025/8/24/
TI  - Sumer 34, 135 IM 52273 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P508070
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Cite this Artifact

“Sumer 34, 135 IM 52273 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P508070.
Sumer 34, 135 IM 52273 artifact entry (No. P508070). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508070 (Original work published 2018)
Sumer 34, 135 IM 52273 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508070 (Accessed: August 24, 2025).
@misc{2024Sumer,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Sumer 34, 135 {IM} 52273 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P508070},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P508070},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P508070
LB  - CDLI:P508070
M1  - 2025/8/24/
TI  - Sumer 34, 135 IM 52273 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P508070
ER  -
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