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JCS 09, 076 019 (P511240)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Tutub (mod. Khafaje), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A22059A & A22059B

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Tutub (mod. Khafaje)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) gur sze ur5-ra_
2. _1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta_
3. _masz2-bi_ u2-s,a-ab
4. _ki_ {d}suen
5. {disz}ma-ta-a-ki-el
6. _dumu_ da-wi-da-nu-um
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. a-na masz-kan2-ni
9. sze-am u3 _masz2-[bi?]_
reverse
1. i-ma-da-ad#
2. _igi_ {d}suen-ga-mi-il
3. {disz}sza-la-mu-t,a3-ab
4. {disz}mu-ha-du-um# _szu-i_
5. _mu i7_ dur!-ul3 u3-ta-ki-ru
envelope
obverse
1. _dub [1(u) gur sze ur5]-ra#_
2. _1(asz) gur [1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta] masz2#-[bi]_
3. u2-s,a-ab
4. _ki_ {d}suen
5. {disz}ma-ta-a#-ki#-el
6. _dumu_ da-wi-da-nu-um
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. a-na masz-kan2-ni
reverse
1. sze-am u3 _masz2_
2. i-ma-da-ad
3. _igi_ {d}suen-ga-mi-il
4. _dumu_ puzur4-szi-na
5. {disz}sza-la-mu-t,a3-ab _{lu2}azlag2_
6. {disz}mu-ha-du-um _szu-i_
7. _mu i7_ dur!-ul3 u2-[ta-ki]-ru#
seal 1
1. ma-ta-a-ki-el dumu da-wi-da-nu-um
Harris shows the preceding as one single line. Seal was not copied

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)

Collections

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: JCS 9 (pp. 59-88), 76 019

[Harris1955JCS9part2] Harris, Rivkah. 1955. “The Archive of the Sin Temple in Khafajah (Tutub) (Continued).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 9 (3): 59–88. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359059.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A22059A & A22059B
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Tutub (mod. Khafaje)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: Kh 1935 T032
Findspot Square: L75:4
Findspot Comments:
Mound D (Sin)

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced:
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Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-11-12 at 10:22:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2023-11-11 at 20:41:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2023-11-11 at 20:14:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2020-05-23 at 12:57:49	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2018-06-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	approved

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Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 09, 076 019 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P511240.

JCS 09, 076 019 artifact entry (No. P511240). (2023, November 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511240 (Original work published 2018)

JCS 09, 076 019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511240 (Accessed: December 12, 2025).

@misc{2023JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 12},
	title = {JCS 09, 076 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511240},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511240},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/11/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P511240
LB  - CDLI:P511240
M1  - 2025/12/12/
TI  - JCS 09, 076 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P511240
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 09, 076 019 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P511240.

JCS 09, 076 019 artifact entry (No. P511240). (2023, November 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511240 (Original work published 2018)

JCS 09, 076 019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511240 (Accessed: December 12, 2025).

@misc{2023JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 12},
	title = {JCS 09, 076 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511240},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511240},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/11/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P511240
LB  - CDLI:P511240
M1  - 2025/12/12/
TI  - JCS 09, 076 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P511240
ER  -