CDLB 2014/001 1 (P459208)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, Sweden

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Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Sweden

Museum Number

Anonymous 459208

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u@c) uruda ma-na
 en: 40 mana copper,
2. sa10 GAN2
 en: price of a field;
3. 3(iku@c) GAN2-bi
 en: 3 iku its field,
4. 1(gesz2@c) uruda ma-na
 en: 60 mana copper,
5. nig2-diri
 en: additional payment;
6. 2(u@c) uruda ma-na#
 en: 20 mana copper,
column 2
1. nig2-ba
 en: gift;
2. 1(asz@c) tug2 aktum2
 en: 1 aktum-garment,
3. 2(asz@c) siki ma-na
 en: 1 mana wool,
4. amar-AB-GAL?
 en: Amar-AB-GAL(?):
5. lu2 sa10 gu7
 en: the seller;
6. 1(u@c) sze lid2-ga
 en: 10 lidga (measures of) barley,
7. sa10 GAN2
 en: price of a field,
8. 2(iku) GAN2-bi
 en: 2 iku its field,
9. 1(u@c) sze# lid2-ga#
 en: 10 lidga (measures of) barley,
column 3
1. nig2-diri
 en: additional payment;
2. 1(u@c) sze lid2-ga
 en: 10 lidga (measures of) barley,
3. nig2-ba
 en: gift;
4. 2(asz@c) tug2 aktum2
 en: 2 aktum-garments,
5. 2(asz@c) siki ma-na
 en: 2 mana of wool,
6. 1(ban2@c) sze ninda
 en: 1 ban2 barley bread,
7. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
 en: 60 breads,
8. 1(u@c) PAP tu7
 en: 10 PAP (measures) soup,
9. 1(u@c) PAP edakuax(|GA2x(HA.A)|)
 en: 10 PAP (measures) dried fish,
10. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
 en: 1 sila3 oil:
11. lugal#-mu10-[zi?]-du11-[ga?]
 en: Lugal-muziduga(?):
column 4
1. lu2 sa10 gu7
 en: the seller;
2. 4(asz@c) sze lid2-ga
 en: 4 lidga measures of barley,
3. sa10 GAN2
 en: the price of a field,
4. 1(iku@c) GAN2-bi
 en: 1 iku its field,
5. 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze lid2-ga
 en: 3 lidga (measures) 2 barig barley,
6. nig2-diri
 en: additional payment;
7. 2(asz@c) sze lid2-ga
 en: 2 lidga (measures) barley,
8. nig2-ba
 en: gift;
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) nig2-la2 sag
 en: 1 fine nigla-garment,
2. 1(asz@c) bar-dul5
 en: 1 outer garment,
3. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
 en: 1 sila3 oil,
4. lugal-ezem
 en: Lugalezem:
5. sa10 gu7
 en: the seller;
6. 1(asz@c) amar-{d}NE-DAG
 en: Amar-NE-DAG:
7. GAB2
 en: the herder;
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) il-igi
 en: Il-igi,
2. 1(asz@c) abzu-zu-zu
 en: Abzu-zuzu,
3. 1(asz@c) inim-utu-zi
 en: Inim-utu-zi,
4. 1(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
 en: Utu-ursag,
5. 1(asz@c) ama-bara2!(DARA4)-si
 en: Ama-barasi, (the witnesses);
column 2
  blank space
column 3
1. RI-TI
 en: “RITI,”
2. sipa
 en: the shepherd:
3. lu2 GAN2 sa10
 en: buyer of the fields;
4. e2-{d}szubur
 en: (in the district of) E-Šubur;
5. bala
 en: bala (official):
6. inim-{d}sud3-da-zi
 en: Inim-suda-zi.

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Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CDLB 2014/1, no. 1

    [Andersson2014CDLB] Andersson, Jakob. 2014. “Third Millennium Cuneiform Texts in a Swedish Private Collection.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2014 (1).

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  • Museum No.: Anonymous 459208
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-09 at 09:14:42 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-10-02 at 10:48:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2014-04-20 at 09:31:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-04-19 at 17:58:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Andersson, Jakob CDLI approved View
2013-11-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Andersson, Jakob CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLB 2014/001 1 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P459208.
CDLB 2014/001 1 artifact entry (No. P459208). (2024, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P459208 (Original work published 2013)
CDLB 2014/001 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P459208 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {CDLB 2014/001 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P459208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P459208},
}


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