Wool Economy ANE, p. 229 (P512230)
Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 081196Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. _4(u) ma-na siki_
2. _sa10 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. _sza3 sa10 siki e2-gal_
4. _ki_ u2-tul2-isz8-tar2 a-bi# _[erin2]_
5. {disz}{d}na-bi-um-[...]
6. _dumu_ [ib-ni-...]
7. _szu ba#-[an-ti]_
8. a-na _iti# [n-kam]_
reverse
1. a-na na-szi [ka-ni-ki-szu]
2. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-[e]_
3. _iti sig4-a u4 8(disz)-kam_
4. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan nam-nir-gal2-la-an-<ni>_
seal 1
1. {d}na-bi-um#-[...]
2. dumu ib-ni-[...]
3. ARAD {d}suen#
obverse
1. _4(u) ma-na siki_
2. _sa10 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. _sza3 sa10 siki e2-gal_
4. _ki_ u2-tul2-isz8-tar2 a-bi# _[erin2]_
5. {disz}{d}na-bi-um-[...]
6. _dumu_ [ib-ni-...]
7. _szu ba#-[an-ti]_
8. a-na _iti# [n-kam]_
reverse
1. a-na na-szi [ka-ni-ki-szu]
2. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-[e]_
3. _iti sig4-a u4 8(disz)-kam_
4. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan nam-nir-gal2-la-an-<ni>_
seal 1
1. {d}na-bi-um#-[...]
2. dumu ib-ni-[...]
3. ARAD {d}suen#
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: Wool Economy ANE, p.202-231, p. 229
[deGraef2014wool] De Graef, Katrien. 2014. “All Wool and a Yard Wide. Wool Production and Trade in Old Babylonian Sippar.” In Wool Economy in the Ancient Near East and the Aegean. From the Beginnings of Sheep Husbandry to Institutional Textile Industry, edited by Catherine Breniquet and Cécile Michel, 202–31. Ancient Textiles Series, Vol. 17. Oxford & Philadelphia: Oxbow Books.
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- Museum No.: BM 081196
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1332
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.09.03.08
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2022-06-27 at 11:40:35 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-08-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-1332) (W_1891-0509-1332)
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Cite this Artifact
“Wool Economy ANE, p. 229 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512230.
Wool Economy ANE, p. 229 artifact entry (No. P512230). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512230 (Original work published 2018)
Wool Economy ANE, p. 229 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512230 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-10]},
year = {2023},
month = {sep 11},
title = {Wool {Economy} {ANE}, p. 229 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P512230},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512230},
}
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