SA 168 (P273664)

Legal tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Souvay 90

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

65.0 mm × 44.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-ra-me
2. _us2-sa-DU_ {d}i-szum-ba-ni
3. u3 _us2-sa-DU a-sza3_ qa2-ta-tum
4. _ki_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu _sza3-tam e2 dingir-didli_
5. {disz}i-din-{d}utu
6. _nam apin szub-me-sze3_
7. _ib2-ta-e3-a_
8. szi-it-ti-in er-re-szu
9. sza-lu-usz-ta be-el _a-sza3_
reverse
1. i-le-eq-qe2
2. _giri3_ {d}en-lil2-a-bi _lu2 e2-dub-ba_
  single ruling
3. _igi_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-a-bu-szu
4. {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu
5. {disz}da-aq-lum
  single ruling
6. _iti gan-gan-e2 u4 1(disz)-kam_
7. _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen-ne2 _lu2 kur2 lu2 hul-gal2
seal 1
1. i3-li2-u3-[{d}utu]
2. _dumu e2-dub-ba_
3. _ARAD {d}utu_

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 65.0 high × 44.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Jean, SA, 168

    [Jean1923SA] Jean, Charles-François. 1923. Šumer et Akkad. Contribution à l’histoire de La Civilisation Dans La Basse-Mésopotamie. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: StLouis, 209

    [Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.

  • history: YOS 15, 76

    [Goetze2009YOS15] Goetze, Albrecht. 2009. Cuneiform Texts from Various Collections. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 15. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: JEOL 15, p.214-218, p. 215

    [Leemans1957-1958Bad-Tibira] Leemans, Wilhelmus F. 1957-1958. “Tablets from Bad-Tibira and Samsuiluna’s Reconquest of the South.” Jaarbericht van Het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap “Ex Oriente Lux” 15: 214–18.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Souvay 90
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-04-11 at 12:03:43 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact
“SA 168 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273664.
SA 168 artifact entry (No. P273664). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273664 (Original work published 2005)
SA 168 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273664 (Accessed: December 9, 2024).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273664},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273664},
}


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