RA 069, 110 no. 02 (P464386)

Legal tablet 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 013255

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

65.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar3_ t,a3-bu{ki}
3. i-ta _dumu-mesz_ {d}amar-utu-ba-ni
4. _a-sza3_ ma-an-nu-um-ba-lu-i3-li2-szu
5. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}ul-ma-szi-tum
6. _ki_ ma-an-nu-um-ba-lu-i3-li2-szu
7. be-el _a-sza3_
8. a-na qa2-be2-e al-ku-u2 _dumu_ ab-da-nu
9. {disz}u2-tul2-isz8-tar2 a-bi _erin2_
10. a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na _gu2-un_
11. a-na# _mu 1(disz)-kam ib2-ta-e3-a_
12. _u4 buru14-sze3 a-sza3_ pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu#
13. i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
14. _1(bur3) GAN2 1(disz)-e 6(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
15. _gu2-un a-sza3# [i3]-ag2-e_
16. sza _[gu2-un a]-sza3#_-szu
17. _1/2(disz)#? [gin2_ ma]-hi#-ir
18. _igi_ x-[... _dumu_ be]-el-szu-nu
19. _igi_ x-[... _dumu_ ...]-{d}amar-utu
20. _igi_ x-[...]-a?
21. _iti [... u4 n]-kam_
22. _mu_ am-mi-[s,a-du-qa2 _lugal]-e [alan]-a-ni masz2 gaba# tab#-ba [u3 alan]-a-ni szud3 silim-ma ab-be2-e-a_
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ma-an-nu-ba-lu-i3-li2-szu
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-re-me-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P464386

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 65.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 20.0 mm
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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013255
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0346

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0328-346

References

  • primary: RA 069, p.109-136, p. 110 no. 2

    [Anbar1975textes] Anbar, Moshé. 1975. “Textes de l’époque Babylonienne Ancienne.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 69: 109–36.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 15:14:51 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2022-06-26 at 12:17:57 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 069, 110 No. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P464386.
RA 069, 110 no. 02 artifact entry (No. P464386). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464386 (Original work published 2014)
RA 069, 110 no. 02 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464386 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {RA 069, 110 no. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464386},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464386},
}


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DA  - 2025/3/2/
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M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RA 069, 110 no. 02 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“RA 069, 110 No. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P464386.
RA 069, 110 no. 02 artifact entry (No. P464386). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464386 (Original work published 2014)
RA 069, 110 no. 02 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464386 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2025RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {RA 069, 110 no. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464386},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464386},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P464386
LB  - CDLI:P464386
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RA 069, 110 no. 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P464386
ER  -
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