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JCSSS 2, 33 (P480589)

Administrative 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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 081473

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _1(barig) 3(ban2) sze {gesz#}[ba-ri2-ga {d}marduk]
2. sza nam-ha-ar#-[ti szi-i-iq me-sze-qi2 bi-ru-ia-im]
3. _sza3 sze_ na-at-ba-ak# zimbir#{ki}-ia-ah-[ru-rum]
4. _nig2 szu_ i-bi-{d}en-lil2 _dub-sar_
5. {disz}inim-{d}utu _lu2-gal-ukken-na
6. _ugula dam-gar3 di-ku5-mesz u3 kar zimbir{ki#}_
7. a-na qa2-be2-e a-wi-il-{d}suen _di-ku5_
8. {disz}sa-ar-rum
9. _szu ba-an-ti#_
10. _u4 buru14-sze3#_
reverse
1. a-na na-[at-ba]-ak# il-[qu2-u2]
2. sze-am# u3#-ta#-ar#
  single ruling
  blank space
3. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 4(disz)-kam_
4. _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _lugal-[e] an! {d}en-lil2-bi-da inim zi#-[da] in-na-<<an-na>>-an-ne#!?-[esz_ ...]
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ sa#-ar-rum

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: JCSSS 2, 33

    [Richardson2010JCSSS2] Richardson, Seth F. C. 2010. Texts from the Late Old Babylonian Period. Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Supplemental Series 2. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5615/j.ctt2jcb2p.

  • history: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 457

    [Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)


  • history: OLP 24, p.29-40, p. 32-33 3

    [vanLerberghe1993storage] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1993. “On Storage in Old-Babylonian Sippar.” Orientalia Lovaniensia Periodica 24: 29–40.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 081473
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1605

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-08-19 at 12:28:26 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-02-21 at 02:46:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-04-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“JCSSS 2, 33 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P480589.
JCSSS 2, 33 artifact entry (No. P480589). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480589 (Original work published 2015)
JCSSS 2, 33 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480589 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 33 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480589},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480589},
}

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