Hiring Workers 109 (P510364)

Administrative bulla 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 082018

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object bulla
surface a
1. _9(disz)# {lu2}sze-sag11-ku5_
2. e-ri-ib-sin
3. _a-sza3_ PA LI x
4. _nig2-szu_ lu-sza-lim-be!-li2
5. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u)_
6. _mu e2? {d}x [...]_
seal 1
1. lu#-sza-lim-be#-[li2]
2. _dumu_ e-ri-ib-[...]
3. ARAD2 {d}[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P510364

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 082018
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2150

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2150

References

  • primary: Hiring Workers, no. 109

    [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
2018-10-18 at 03:07:37 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2018-05-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Hiring Workers 109 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510364.
Hiring Workers 109 artifact entry (No. P510364). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510364 (Original work published 2018)
Hiring Workers 109 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510364 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Hiring {Workers} 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510364},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Hiring Workers 109 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510364.
Hiring Workers 109 artifact entry (No. P510364). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510364 (Original work published 2018)
Hiring Workers 109 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510364 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023Hiring,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Hiring {Workers} 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510364},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510364
LB  - CDLI:P510364
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - Hiring Workers 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510364
ER  - 
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