SANTAG 09, 178 (P513049)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 028896

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. _qi2-ip-tum_ buru14
  Goddeeris reads mah instead of buru14
3. ki e2-a-ba-ni-ta
4. ta2-ki-il-i3-li2-su <<dumu>>
5. dumu szu-nu-nu
6. szu ba-an-ti
reverse
1. igi {d}nanna-dalla
2. dumu {d}suen-illat
3. igi a-hu-wa-qar dam-gar3
4. igi gu-lu-ba?-nu-um mar-tu
  blank space
5. [mu ...] {d}utu [...]{ki} mu-du3
seal 1
1. ta-ki-li-su
2. dumu szu-nu-nu

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P513049

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 028896
Accession Number 1898-11-12, 0072

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-1112-72

References

  • primary: SANTAG 9, 178

    [Goddeeris2009SANTAG9] Goddeeris, Anne. 2009. Tablets from Kisurra in the Collections of the British Museum. SANTAG. Arbeiten Und Untersuchungen Zur Keilschriftkunde 9. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2021-07-24 at 14:28:15 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2021-07-24 at 14:26:57 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2018-12-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SANTAG 09, 178 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P513049.
SANTAG 09, 178 artifact entry (No. P513049). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P513049 (Original work published 2018)
SANTAG 09, 178 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P513049 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P513049},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P513049},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P513049
LB  - CDLI:P513049
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - SANTAG 09, 178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P513049
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“SANTAG 09, 178 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P513049.
SANTAG 09, 178 artifact entry (No. P513049). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P513049 (Original work published 2018)
SANTAG 09, 178 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P513049 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023SANTAG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {SANTAG 09, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P513049},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P513049},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P513049
LB  - CDLI:P513049
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - SANTAG 09, 178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P513049
ER  - 
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