RSO 82 Supp. 1, 017 & 018 (P504460)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope 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 017077 & BM 017077A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

52.0 mm × 65.0 mm × 34.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u)# 2(disz) lu2-sze-sag11-ku5_
2. u3 _lu2#-sze#-sag11-ku5_
3. _bad3_ ID#
  single ruling
4. _ki_ szu-{d}kab#-ta#
5. {disz}i3-li2-u3-{d#}utu#
6. _dumu_ i-din-{d}bu#-ne2-ne2
7. a-na _sze-sag11-ku5_
8. i-gur-szu-nu-ti
reverse
1. _2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3_ i-na _u4 4(disz)-kam_
2. it-ti a-gi-ri-szu
3. i-ka-lu i-sza-tu
  single ruling
4. _u4_-ma-at i#-la#-ku#
5. _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu i-na _kar_ zimbir{ki}
6. _i3-ag2-e_
7. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum
8. _dumu#_ lu2-{d}en-ki
9. _iti sze-sag11-ku5_
10. _mu e2-mes-lam_
left
1. _igi_ sin-i-tu-ra-am#
2. _dumu#_ hu-za-lum x x
envelope
1. _1(u) 2(disz) lu2-sze-sag11-ku5#_
2. _lu2-sze-sag11-ku5#_
3. _lu2 bad3_ ID#
4. _ki_ szu-{d}kab-ta
5. {disz}i3-li2-u3-{d}utu
6. _dumu_ i-din-{d}bu#-ne2-ne2
7. a#-na _sze-sag11-ku5#_ i-gur-szu-nu-ti
8. _2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 u4 2(disz)-kam_ i-ka#-lu#
9. it-ti a-gi-ri-szu#
10. i-ka-lu
11. _u4_-ma-at i#-la#-ku#
reverse
1. i-na _kar_ zimbir#
2. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d#}utu#
3. _i3-ag2-e_
  single ruling
4. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum
5. _dumu#_ lu2-{d}en-ki-ka
6. _igi_ sin-i-tu-ra#-am#
7. _dumu_ hu#-za#-lum#
8. _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
9. _dumu_ ri#-isz-{d}utu
10. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_
11. _mu e2-mes-lam AN x_
seal 1
1. [i3]-li2-[u3]-{d}[utu]
2. dumu# i-din-{d}bu-ne2-ne2
3. [ARAD] x x x

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)
Language(s)

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/P504460

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 52.0 mm × 65.0 mm × 34.0 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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 017077 & BM 017077A
Accession Number 1892-07-09, 0193 & 1892-07-09, 0193A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0709-193

References

  • primary: RSO 82 Suppl. 1, 17 & 18

    [Rositani2011HarvestTexts] Rositani, Annunziata. 2011. Harvest Texts in the British Museum. Rivista Degli Studi Orientali. Supplemento 1. Pisa, Roma: Fabrizio Serra.

  • history: MVS 10, no. XLVII

    [Blocher1993MVS10] Blocher, Felix. 1993. Siegelabrollungen Auf Frühaltbabylonischen Tontafeln Im British Museum. Ein Katalog. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 10. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-18 at 09:10:44 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RSO 82 Supp. 1, 017 & 018 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P504460.
RSO 82 Supp. 1, 017 & 018 artifact entry (No. P504460). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504460 (Original work published 2017)
RSO 82 Supp. 1, 017 & 018 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504460 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2026RSO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RSO 82 {Supp}. 1, 017 & 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504460},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P504460
LB  - CDLI:P504460
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - RSO 82 Supp. 1, 017 & 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504460
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RSO 82 Supp. 1, 017 & 018 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P504460.
RSO 82 Supp. 1, 017 & 018 artifact entry (No. P504460). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504460 (Original work published 2017)
RSO 82 Supp. 1, 017 & 018 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504460 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2026RSO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RSO 82 {Supp}. 1, 017 & 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504460},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P504460
LB  - CDLI:P504460
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - RSO 82 Supp. 1, 017 & 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504460
ER  -
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