SA 196 (P273665)

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

Museum Number

Souvay 68

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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Measurements

67.0 mm × 47.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gu4 ki-s,i-ir-{d}nin-mar{ki}
2. 3(disz) gu4 i3-li2-a-a-ba-asz
3. 1(disz) gu4 dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu dumu ab-ab-du7
4. ($ blank space $) 7(disz) gu4-hi-a iri asz-dub-ba{ki}
5. 1(disz) gu4 a-pil-i3-li2-szu dumu tap-pa-ra?-bi larsa{ki}
6. 2(disz) gu4 ku-um-bu-lum
7. 2(disz) gu4 lu-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu
8. ($ blank space $) 4(disz) gu4 iri ku-ta-al-la{ki}
reverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 i-bi-{d}nin-szubur u3 er3-ra-da-pi-in
2. 1(disz) gu4-hi-a bad3-tibir{ki}
3. szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) gu4-hi-a
4. iti kin-{d}inanna ki-min
5. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 67.0 high × 47.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: Jean, SA, 196

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

  • history: StLouis, 241

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

  • history: YOS 15, 95

    [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.

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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 12:31:40 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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Cite this Artifact
“SA 196 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273665.
SA 196 artifact entry (No. P273665). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273665 (Original work published 2005)
SA 196 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273665 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 196 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273665},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273665},
}

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