TLB 01, 217 (P390399)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in De Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Photo

Museum Collection(s)

de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Museum Number

LB 2006

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. _1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 [a-sza3]_
2. i-na za-x-[...]
3. _us2-sa-du_ {d}x-[...]
4. u3 _us2-sa-du_ ip?-qu2-[...]
5. _ki_ suhusz-di-ki#-in
6. nu-t,u2-ub!-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
7. _dumu-munus_ lu2-{d}iszkur
8. _in-szi-en-sa10_
9. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
10. _ku3-babbar in-na-la2_
11. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
12. _inim-bi al-til_
13. _u4 kur2 lu2-ulu3#-ra#_
reverse
1. _nu-mu-gi4-gi4-dam_
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu
3. u3 su-mu-la-el3 _in-pa3_
4. _dumu-mesz_ isz-du-ki-in
5. ir-gu-mu-ma ru-gu-mu-szu na-as-hu
6. _igi_ a-wi-lum
7. _igi_ su2-tu-um _dumu_ puzur4-nu-nu
8. _igi_ a-bu-um-t,a3-bu-um
9. dumu puzur4?-{d}na-bi#-um
10. _igi_ isz-du-ki-in x#
11. _igi_ i-din-{d}utu#?
12. _dumu_ ur-{d}suen#?
(a few lines missing)
left
1. _igi_ a-hu-szu#?

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	Sumu-la-El.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P390399
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P390399

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)	de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands
Museum Number	LB 2006
Accession Number

References

primary: TLB 1, 217

[Leemans1954-1964TLB1] Leemans, Wilhelmus F. 1954-1964. Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Documents. Tabulae Cuneiformes a F. M. Th. de Liagre Böhl Collectae, Leidae Conservatae 1. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
history: SLB 1/4 = PIHANS 132, no. 217

[Leemans2023SLB1/4] Leemans, Wilhelmus F., and Marten Stol. 2023. Old Babylonian Texts from Dilbat, Sippar, and Other Places. Studia Ad Tabulas Cuneiformes Collectas a F. M. Th. de Liagre Böhl Pertinentia, 1/4 = PIHANS 132. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-01-10 at 12:56:05	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-07-05 at 12:21:30	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2022-05-31 at 15:12:53	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-07-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tsouparopoulou, Christina	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TLB 01, 217 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P390399.

TLB 01, 217 artifact entry (No. P390399). (2025, January 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390399 (Original work published 2009)

TLB 01, 217 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390399 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 10},
	title = {TLB 01, 217 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390399},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TLB 01, 217 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P390399.

TLB 01, 217 artifact entry (No. P390399). (2025, January 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390399 (Original work published 2009)

TLB 01, 217 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390399 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 10},
	title = {TLB 01, 217 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390399},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390399},
}

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DA  - 2025/1/10/
PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P390399
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TLB 01, 217 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P390399
ER  -