Sumer 34, 134 IM 51741 (P508656)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 051741

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. _2(asz) gur sze sza dumu-mesz_ bu-di-im
2. _ki_ szum-ma-el2 _dumu_ na-ra-am-i3-<li2>-szu
3. {disz}in-bi-esz18-dar
4. _dumu_ lu2-{d}nin-si4-an-na
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
reverse
1. a-na masz-kan2-nim
2. _sze_-am _i3-ag2-e_
3. _igi_ il3-szu-pu-la
4. {disz}in-ni-{d}tiszpak
5. u3 {d}nanna-tum
left
1. _mu {gesz}mar-gid2-da ku3-sig17_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ibal-pi-el2.11.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P508656
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P508656

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 051741
Accession Number

References

primary: Sumer 34 (pp. 130-138), 134 IM 51741

[Sulaiman1978Sumer34] Sulaiman, Amer. 1978. “Harvest Documents and Loan Contracts from the Old Babylonian Period.” Sumer 34: 130–38.
history: Sumer 05 (pp. 34-86), 70 (year-name only)

[Baqir1949Sumer5/1] Baqir, Taha. 1949. “Date-Formulae and Date-Lists.” Sumer 5 (1): 34–86.
history: Hussein diss., . p. 074 (year-name only)

[Hussein2009diss] Hussein, Laith. 2009. “Tell Harmal Die Texte Aus Dem Hauptverwaltungsgebäude „Serai“.” Phdthesis, Philipps-Universität Marburg.
history: Turan 2, p. 569f (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	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-16 at 15:13:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-20 at 14:37:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-20 at 14:34:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-18 at 13:14:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-13 at 18:36:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-12 at 18:16:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-05-19 at 15:39:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2018-05-12 at 21:01:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2018-02-26 at 02:02:16	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2018-02-10 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Sumer 34, 134 IM 51741 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P508656.

Sumer 34, 134 IM 51741 artifact entry (No. P508656). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508656 (Original work published 2018)

Sumer 34, 134 IM 51741 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508656 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Sumer 34, 134 IM 51741 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P508656.

Sumer 34, 134 IM 51741 artifact entry (No. P508656). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508656 (Original work published 2018)

Sumer 34, 134 IM 51741 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508656 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {Sumer 34, 134 {IM} 51741 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P508656},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P508656},
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