UF 10, 156 34 (P405440)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), 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 014175

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (bit asiri flour)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(barig) zi3-da_
2. a-na _geszbun_
3. _lu2_ du-un-nu-um{ki}-_mesz_
4. u3 a-hi-a-tim
5. _zi-ga_
reverse
1. _sza3 e2_ a-si-ri
2. _nig2-szu_ {d}suen-sze-mi
  blank space
3. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam_
4. _mu_ ri-im-{d}a-nu-um _lugal-e unu{ki} u3 a2-dam-bi_
seal 1
1. [na]-bi-[i3-li2-szu]
2. sza13-dub-[ba]
3. dumu la-ki-ta-[re-me-ni]
4. ARAD ri-im-[{d}a-nu-um]
seal 2
1. [...]-{d}mar-[tu]
2. [dumu] {d}suen-i-din-[nam]
3. [ARAD] {d}na-bi-[um]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (bit asiri flour)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005280 (composite) (P499387) S005280 Uruk (mod. Warka) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Rim-Anum.00.00.00
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P405440

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Unknown; Acquired by the British Museum in 1896.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 014175
Accession Number 1896-04-02, 0276

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0402-276

References

  • primary: UF 10 (pp. 121-160), 156 34

    [Loretz1978UF10] Loretz, Oswald. 1978. “Die ASIRUM-Texte (I).” Ugarit Forschungen 10: 121–60.

  • collation: RA 74, p.74-75, p. 76

    [Charpin1980Rîm-Anum] Charpin, Dominique. 1980. “A Propos Du Bît Asîrî Sous Rîm-Anum.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 74: 74–75.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-07-01 at 15:22:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-07-19 at 09:23:38 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2022-07-19 at 09:21:40 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-04-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Seri, Andrea CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UF 10, 156 34 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P405440.
UF 10, 156 34 artifact entry (No. P405440). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405440 (Original work published 2010)
UF 10, 156 34 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405440 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	month = {jul 20},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405440},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“UF 10, 156 34 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P405440.
UF 10, 156 34 artifact entry (No. P405440). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405440 (Original work published 2010)
UF 10, 156 34 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405440 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {UF 10, 156 34 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405440},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405440},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P405440
LB  - CDLI:P405440
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - UF 10, 156 34 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405440
ER  -
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