RSO 82 Supp. 1, 055 (P504496)

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 081202

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. a-na _sze-sag11-ku5_
3. _ki_ a#-wi-il-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ap#-lim
4. {disz}ARAD#-ku#-bi# _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
5. _szu ba-an-ti#_
6. _u4 buru14-sze3_
7. _lu2 sze-sag11-ku5_ i-il#-la-ak
8. u2#-ul i-il-la-ak#-ma#
reverse
1. ki#-ma s,i-im-da-[at]
2. szar-ri-im#
  single ruling
3. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
  single ruling
4. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam_
5. _mu am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 lugal-e i7-da_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2#-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
seal 1
1. [...] {d}mar-[tu ...]
2. [...] 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/P504496

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
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 081202
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1338

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1338

References

  • primary: RSO 82 Suppl. 1, 55

    [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
2017-12-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RSO 82 Supp. 1, 055 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504496.
RSO 82 Supp. 1, 055 artifact entry (No. P504496). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504496 (Original work published 2017)
RSO 82 Supp. 1, 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504496 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2023RSO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RSO 82 {Supp}. 1, 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504496},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504496},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P504496
LB  - CDLI:P504496
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - RSO 82 Supp. 1, 055 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RSO 82 Supp. 1, 055 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504496.
RSO 82 Supp. 1, 055 artifact entry (No. P504496). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504496 (Original work published 2017)
RSO 82 Supp. 1, 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504496 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2023RSO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RSO 82 {Supp}. 1, 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504496},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504496},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P504496
LB  - CDLI:P504496
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - RSO 82 Supp. 1, 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504496
ER  -
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