Hiring Workers 079 (P510349)

Administrative 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 078478

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) a-na-{d}utu-tak2-la-ku
2. 1(disz) {d}utu-szar-ki-tim
3. 1(disz) {d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi
4. 1(disz) be-li2-a-bi
5. 1(disz) be-la-nu-um
6. 1(disz) ta-ri-ba-tum
7. 1(disz) {d}utu-ha-zir
reverse
1. _7(disz) erin2-mesz_
  blank space
2. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam_
3. _mu bad3_ ma2-ri2{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510349

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 078478
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0383

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-383

References

  • primary: Hiring Workers, no. 79

    [Weitemeyer1962HiringWorkers] Weitemeyer, Mogens. 1962. Some Aspects of the Hiring of Workers in the Sippar Region at the Time of Hammurabi. Copenhagen: Munksgaard.

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
2018-10-16 at 11:10:15 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Hiring Workers 079 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510349.
Hiring Workers 079 artifact entry (No. P510349). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510349 (Original work published 2018)
Hiring Workers 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510349 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Hiring {Workers} 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510349},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510349},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Hiring Workers 079 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510349.
Hiring Workers 079 artifact entry (No. P510349). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510349 (Original work published 2018)
Hiring Workers 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510349 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2023Hiring,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Hiring {Workers} 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510349},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510349},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510349
LB  - CDLI:P510349
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - Hiring Workers 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510349
ER  - 
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