VS 29, 047 (P510941)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00724

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. _5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)# sze [gur]_
2. _sza3 sa10_ sze-im u3 _i3#-gesz#_
3. sza# u2-tul2-isz8-tar2 _dub-sar_
4. a-na nu-un-na-tum _dumu_ a-wi-la-tum
5. id-di-nu
6. _ki_ nu-un-na-tum
7. a-na qa2-be2-e dingir-szu-ib-ni _ra2-gaba_
8. {disz}ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu_ i3-li2-x#-[...]
9. _sipa_ sza _u8# udu# hi#-a_
10. _szu ba-an-ti_
reverse
1. _u4 buru14-sze3_
2. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu
3. sze-am _i3-ag2-e_
  single ruling
4. _igi_ {d}pap-nun-na-ma-an-szum2 [...]
5. _igi_ {d}suen-ib-ni _dumu_ {d}x#-x-x-a-bi
6. _igi_ {d}amar-utu-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar_
  single ruling
7. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 6(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-[e] {d}lamma-{d}lamma bar su3-ga-ke4#_
seal 1
  illegible
seal 2
1. be-el-szu-[nu]
2. [dumu] dumu-{d}be-el#-[...]
3. ARAD {d}x-[...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: VS 29, 47

    [Klengel2002VS29] Klengel, Horst, and Evelyn Klengel-Brandt. 2002. Spät-Altbabylonische Tontafeln. Texte Und Siegelabrollungen. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 29. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern.

  • history: RA 99, p.133-176, p. 149

    [Charpin2005Chroniques] Charpin, Dominique. 2005. “Chroniques Bibliographiques. 5. Économie et Société à Sippar et En Babylonie Du Nord à l’époque Paléo-Babylonienne.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 99: 133–76.

  • history: AfO 50 (pp. 379-392), 388 (seals)

    [van Koppen2004AfO50] Koppen, Frans van. 2003/2004. “ Reviewed Work(s): Spätaltbabylonische Tontafeln. Texte Und Siegelabrollungen. (= Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin. Neue Folge, Heft XIII (Heft XXIX)) by Horst Klengel and Evelyn Klengel-Brandt.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 50: 379–92.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 00724
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-03 at 19:01:38 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Senior, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-06-25 at 07:43:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-06-18 at 17:44:29 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“VS 29, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510941.
VS 29, 047 artifact entry (No. P510941). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510941 (Original work published 2018)
VS 29, 047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510941 (Accessed: October 26, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {VS 29, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510941},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510941},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P510941
LB  - CDLI:P510941
M1  - 2025/10/26/
TI  - VS 29, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510941
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“VS 29, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510941.
VS 29, 047 artifact entry (No. P510941). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510941 (Original work published 2018)
VS 29, 047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510941 (Accessed: October 26, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {VS 29, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510941},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510941},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P510941
LB  - CDLI:P510941
M1  - 2025/10/26/
TI  - VS 29, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510941
ER  - 
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