BBVOT 01, 005 (P491838)

Administrative tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 01734

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

51.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[n]+2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki-ba x_
2. _[n]+2(u) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na igi-sag-ga2!_
3. ($ blank space $) _1(asz) gu2 6(disz) 1/3(disz) ma#-na siki_
4. ($ blank space $) _na4 gi#-na_
5. _sza3 siki_ x [x] x (x) babila2{ki}
6. il-la-qi2-a-nim
7. a-na _esz2#-gar3# munus usz-bar-mesz_
8. sza il-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
9. _dumu-munus lugal_
10. e#-pe2-szi-im
reverse
1. nam#-ha#-ar#-ti#
2. {disz}{d}iszkur-na#-s,i#-ir# _usz-bar_
3. a-na _sag nig2-[gur11_-szu] is,#-s,a-ab-ba-at
  blank space
4. _iti# apin-du8#-a ud 3(disz)-kam_
5. _[mu]_ am#-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-[e sipa] sun5#-na# an {d}en-lil2#-[bi-da] ug3# in-da-gal2-la_
seal 1
1. {d}iszkur-na-s,i#-ir#
2. dumu {d}amar-utu-mu-sza#-[lim]
3. ARAD {d}[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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/P491838

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 51.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 01734
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010123674

References

  • primary: BBVOT 1, 5

    [Arnaud1989BBVOT1] Arnaud, Daniel. 1989. Altbabylonische Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden Aus Dem Musée Du Louvre. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient. Texte 1. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • history: SMEA 40 (1998) , p. 174 (seal)

    [Colbow1998SMEA40] Colbow, Gudrun. 1998.

  • history: CCL 2, A.568 (seal)

    [Delaporte1923CCL2] Delaporte, Louis. 1923. Catalogue Des Cylindres Orientaux, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées Du Musée Du Louvre.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-14 at 08:15:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-07-13 at 13:24:47 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BBVOT 01, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P491838.
BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry (No. P491838). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491838 (Original work published 2015)
BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491838 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2024BBVOT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491838},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491838},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P491838
LB  - CDLI:P491838
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P491838
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BBVOT 01, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P491838.
BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry (No. P491838). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491838 (Original work published 2015)
BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491838 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2024BBVOT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491838},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491838},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P491838
LB  - CDLI:P491838
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P491838
ER  -
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