CUNES 48-10-159 (P323131)

Legal tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 48-10-159

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of a slave, apparently the son of the seller, some of whose other sons appear as witnesses.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

115.0 mm × 58.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 115.0 high × 58.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 75%
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; inscription: 1. szu-!esz4-tar2 / 2. dumu a-na-a

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Sale of a slave, apparently the son of the seller, some of whose other sons appear as witnesses.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: UrIII Adab,

    [Page-PerronXX] Pagé-Perron, Émilie. 202X. TBD.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 48-10-159
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya) Provenience Comments:

    Adab?

  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.--.--
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-10-01 at 09:50:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine 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) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“CUNES 48-10-159 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P323131.
CUNES 48-10-159 artifact entry (No. P323131). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P323131 (Original work published 2006)
CUNES 48-10-159 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P323131 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P323131},
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