AOAT 440, 197-198 BM 97939 (P370930)

Administrative bulla 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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097939

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

object bulla
surface a
1. 1(u) 8(disz) i-ni-a-tum
2. ta-al-pi2-it!-ti
3. 2(barig) _sze_ mu-ki-il
4. ha-ar-bi
5. 2(ban2) 4(disz) _sila3 zi3-da_
6. ku-ru-ma-su2-nu
7. 3(ban2) 3(disz) _sila3 sze_
8. _sza3-gal gu4_
9. wa-ar-ki-i
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) _sila3 sze_
11. a-na _masz2 hi-a_

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P370930

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 097939
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0993

External resources

References

  • primary: AOAT 440, p.189-241, p. 197-198 BM 97939

    [deGraef2018fieldwork] De Graef, Katrien. 2018. “Kīma Napišti Māti Eqlumma Ul Tīdê. Field Work in Old Babylonian Sippar.” In What’s in a Name? Terminology Related to the Work Force and Job Categories in the Ancient Near East, edited by Agnès Garcia-Ventura, 189–241. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament, Band 440. Münster: Ugarit-Verlag.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-12-16 at 03:25:12 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-08-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AOAT 440, 197-198 BM 97939 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370930.
AOAT 440, 197-198 BM 97939 artifact entry (No. P370930). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370930 (Original work published 2007)
AOAT 440, 197-198 BM 97939 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370930 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“AOAT 440, 197-198 BM 97939 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370930.
AOAT 440, 197-198 BM 97939 artifact entry (No. P370930). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370930 (Original work published 2007)
AOAT 440, 197-198 BM 97939 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370930 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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