RSO 82 Supp. 1, 042 (P504483)

Business / Contracts 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 078560

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

43.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. a-na _sze-sag11-ku5_
3. _ki_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
4. {disz}i-lu-ni _dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}suen
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. _u4# buru14#-sze3#_
7. erin2 lu2 sze-sag11-ku5-mesz_
8. i#-il#-la#-ak#
reverse
1. u2-ul i-il-li#-ik#-ma
2. ki-ma s,i-im-da-at _lugal_
  single ruling
3. _igi_ a-hu-um-wa-qar# [_dumu_] e#-t,e4#-rum
4. _igi_ {d}suen#-e#-ri#-ba#-am#
5. _dumu-e2#-dub-ba-a_
  single ruling
  blank space
6. _iti# sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u)# 4(disz)#-kam#_
7. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2# _lugal-e# alan nam!-nir-gal2-a-ni_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. sig-an-nu-ni-tum
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ i-lu-ni
seal 3
1. a-hu-um-wa-qar#
2. _dumu_ e#-t,e-[rum]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
4. <u3> {d}mar-[tu]

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/P504483

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 25.0 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 078560
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0470

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-470

References

  • primary: RSO 82 Suppl. 1, 42

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-11-12 at 10:34:48 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els 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, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504483.
RSO 82 Supp. 1, 042 artifact entry (No. P504483). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504483 (Original work published 2017)
RSO 82 Supp. 1, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504483 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023RSO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RSO 82 {Supp}. 1, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504483},
}


TY  - ELEC
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ID  - P504483
LB  - CDLI:P504483
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - RSO 82 Supp. 1, 042 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RSO 82 Supp. 1, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504483.
RSO 82 Supp. 1, 042 artifact entry (No. P504483). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504483 (Original work published 2017)
RSO 82 Supp. 1, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504483 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023RSO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RSO 82 {Supp}. 1, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504483},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P504483
LB  - CDLI:P504483
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - RSO 82 Supp. 1, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504483
ER  -
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