RIME 4.03.09.01, ex. 01 (P447988)

Official or display tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 038303

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
  (neo-Babylonian copy of an Old Babylonian text)
obverse
1. am-mi-di#-[ta-na]
2. lugal kal-[ga]
3. lugal babila2{ki#}-[a]
4. lugal kisz{ki#}-[a]
5. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri#[{ki}-ke4]
6. lugal da-ga-an# kur mar-tu{ki}-a-me-en#
7. _he-pi esz-szu2_ sza3-bala-bala#
8. su-mu-la-dingir-a#
9. dumu ur-sag gal#
10. a-bi-e-szu-uh-a-me-en
11. sze-ga# {d}en-lil2-la2
12. ki-ag2# {d}[x?]-x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x x]-bi [...]
2'. [...] ki-tusz asil-la2-[ka]
3'. [he2]-bi2#-i3-dur2-ru
  blank space
4'. bad3#-bi
5'. {d}asal-lu2-hi
6'. lu2 im-a bi2-in-bur2-ru-da-a
7'. im ki-a ha-ra-ab-ga2-ga2
8'. mu-bi-im#
9'. _sza2_ {disz}{d}EN-u2-sza-al-li-im
 en: (Property) of Bēl-ušallim,
10'. a# {disz}da#-bi#-bi lu2 _a-szi-pu_
 en: offspring of Dābibi the exorcist.

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Neo-Babylonian copy of anOB inscription
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 4.03.09.01 composite (P448512) Q002234 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P447988

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 038303
Accession Number 1880-11-12, 0185

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.38303 + BM.38308
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P447988
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1880-1112-185

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 03.09.01, ex. 01

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Finkel & Taylor, Cuneiform, Fig. 7

    [FinkelTaylor2015] Finkel, Irving L., and Jonathan Taylor. 2015. Cuneiform. British Museum.

  • history: AOAT 2, no. 474

    [Hunger1968AOAT2] Hunger, Hermann. 1968. Babylonische Und Assyrische Kolophone. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 2. Kevelaer : Butzon & Bercker ; Neukirchen-Vloyn : Neukirchener Verlag des Erziehungsvereins.

  • history: LIH, 100

    [King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi. Luzac & co.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-10-03 at 16:17:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-01 at 15:52:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-25 at 15:44:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-02-22 at 12:52:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-22 at 12:45:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-22 at 12:42:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-10 at 10:46:58 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 08:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-05-16 at 11:30:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-12-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.09.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P447988.
RIME 4.03.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P447988). (2025, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P447988 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.03.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P447988 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {RIME 4.03.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P447988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P447988},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.09.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P447988.
RIME 4.03.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P447988). (2025, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P447988 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.03.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P447988 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {RIME 4.03.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P447988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P447988},
}


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DA  - 2025/10/3/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P447988
LB  - CDLI:P447988
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - RIME 4.03.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P447988
ER  -
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