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

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_

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

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 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
2018-05-19 at 15:39:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-02-26 at 02:02:16 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-02-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

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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