É-dub-ba-a 07, 006 (P491261)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 085843

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Loan of silver with surcharge)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3#-[babbar]_
2. _masz2_ {d}utu u2-s,a-ab
3. _ki_ be-le-[tum?]
4. _dumu-munus_ szu-[...]
5. [{disz}]a-hu-wa-qar
6. u3 dingir-da?-mi?-iq#?
reverse
1. _szu ti-a u4 buru14-[sze3]_
2. _ku3-babbar u3 masz2-bi [i3-la2-e]_
single ruling
3. _igi_ szu-{d}a-a _dumu#_ [...]
4. _igi_ [...]
rest broken

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 (Loan of silver with surcharge)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P491261
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P491261

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	Sippar1-0057
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 085843
Accession Number

References

primary: É-dub-ba-a 7, 6

[al-Rawi2000Edubba7] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, and Stephanie Dalley. 2000. Old Babylonian Texts from Private Houses at Abu Habbah, Ancient Sippir. Baghdad University Excavations. É-Dub-Ba-a 7. London: NABU Publications.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-07-19 at 07:46:12	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-11-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“É-Dub-Ba-a 07, 006 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 5, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P491261.

É-dub-ba-a 07, 006 artifact entry (No. P491261). (2015, November 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491261

É-dub-ba-a 07, 006 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491261 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491261},
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Cite this Artifact

“É-Dub-Ba-a 07, 006 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 5, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P491261.

É-dub-ba-a 07, 006 artifact entry (No. P491261). (2015, November 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491261

É-dub-ba-a 07, 006 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491261 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {nov 5},
	title = {{\' {E}}-dub-ba-a 07, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491261},
}

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M1  - 2026/11/5/
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