Fs Finet I, 183 (P508053)

Legal 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 097057

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (marriage)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}s,i-ha#-a-li-sza#?-ra#-bi _szu#-gi_
2. _dumu-munus_ bu-la-t,a-tum
3. {disz}bu-la-t,a-tum um-ma-sza
4. {disz}{d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi
5. {disz}i-din-esz18-dar
6. u3 sig-an-nu-ni-tum ah-hu-sza _dumu-mesz_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
7. a-na i-nu-uh2-e2-sag-il2 _lukur#_ {d#}marduk#
8. a-ha-ti-szu-nu
9. a-na it-ti-sza e-mu-uq#-[i3-li2-szi-it-mar]
10. a-ha-zi-im id-di#-[nu-(szi)]
11. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ter-ha-[as-sa3]
12. i-na qa2-ti e-mu-uq#-[i3-li2-szi-it-mar]
13. u3 i-nu-uh2-e2-[sag-il2]
14. _lukur#_ {d}marduk a-ha-[ti-szu-nu]
15. {disz}bu-la-t,a-tum um-[ma-sza]
16. {disz}{d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi#
17. {disz}i-din-esz18-dar#
18. u3 sig-an-nu-ni-[tum]
19. ah-hu-szi-na
20. _dumu-mesz_ dingir-szu-ib#-[ni]
reverse
1. ma-ah-ru#
2. e-zi-ib i-nu-uh2#-[e2-sag-il2]
3. _lukur_ {d}marduk _dumu-munus_ dingir#-[szu-ib-ni]
4. s,i-ha#-a#-li#-[sza?-ra-bi]
5. i-iz-zi#-[ib]
6. a-hi-iz i-nu-uh2-e2-[sag-il2]
7. {disz}s,i-ha-a-li-sza#?-[ra-bi]
8. i-ih-ha-az
9. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 am-[mi-di-ta-na _lugal_]
10. _in-pa3-de3-mesz#_
  single ruling
11. _igi_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen _dumu_ [...]
12. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
13. _igi_ ARAD-{d}i-ba-ri _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
14. _igi_ {d}na-bi-um-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar_
  single ruling
15. _iti szu-numun-a u4 3(u)-kam_
16. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e bad3-da udinim{ki}-a da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu-ke4#_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. kiszib3 bu#-la#?-[t,a-tum]
seal 2
1. {d}suen-na-di-in#-[szu-mi]
2. dumu dingir-szu-ib-ni#
3. ARAD {d}x
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. kiszib3 i-din-esz18-dar
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
1. kiszib3 sig-an-nu-ni-tum
2. ARAD {d}mar-tu
  the second line written vertically and separate from the first
seal 5
  (uninscribed)
1. kiszib3# [i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen?]
seal 6
  (uninscribed)
1. kiszib3 ARAD-{d}i-ba-ri
seal 7
  (uninscribed)
1. kiszib3 be-el-szu-nu
seal 8
1. {d}mar-tu
2. dumu an-na
3. kur sikil-la tusz-a

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (marriage)
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/P508053

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 097057
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0111

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-111

References

  • primary: Fs Finet (1989), p.181-189, p. 183

    [Veenhof1989marriage] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1989. “Three Old Babylonian Marriage Contracts Involving Nadītum and Šugītum.” In Reflets Des Deux Fleuves. Volume de Mélanges Offerts à André Finet, edited by Marc Lebeau and Philippe Talon, 181–89. Akkadica. Supplementum 6. Leuven: Peeters.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-07-30 at 02:21:11 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Finet I, 183 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P508053.
Fs Finet I, 183 artifact entry (No. P508053). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508053 (Original work published 2018)
Fs Finet I, 183 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508053 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Fs {Finet} {I}, 183 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P508053},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P508053
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TI  - Fs Finet I, 183 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Finet I, 183 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P508053.
Fs Finet I, 183 artifact entry (No. P508053). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508053 (Original work published 2018)
Fs Finet I, 183 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508053 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Fs {Finet} {I}, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P508053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P508053},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P508053
LB  - CDLI:P508053
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Fs Finet I, 183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P508053
ER  -
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