Rochester 245 (P274657)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

MAG 70.116

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _6(asz) sze gur_ a-na _zi3-da_
2. _ki_ ta-ba-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}szakkan2-a-bi
3. {disz}mu-na-wi-ir-tum
4. _dumu-munus_ da-am-qi2
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
reverse
1. _u4 buru14#-sze3_
2. _zi3-da i3-ag2-e_
single ruling
3. _igi_ {d}inanna
4. _igi_ x-[...] x x
blank space
5. _iti du6-ku3 u4 4(disz)-kam_
6. _mu {gesz}szu-nir-ra_

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P274657 P423429 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P274657

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
Museum Number	MAG 70.116
Accession Number	UR 561; 1970.116

References

primary: Rochester, 245

[Sigrist1991Rochester] Sigrist, Marcel. 1991. Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester, New York. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-05-22 at 10:24:01	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2005-09-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Rochester 245 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 13, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P274657.

Rochester 245 artifact entry (No. P274657). (2005, September 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274657

Rochester 245 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274657 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2005Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {sep 13},
	title = {Rochester 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274657},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/9/13/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P274657
LB  - CDLI:P274657
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - Rochester 245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274657
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Rochester 245 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 13, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P274657.

Rochester 245 artifact entry (No. P274657). (2005, September 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274657

Rochester 245 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274657 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2005Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {sep 13},
	title = {Rochester 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274657},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/9/13/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P274657
LB  - CDLI:P274657
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - Rochester 245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274657
ER  -