VS 29, 073 (P510967)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00951

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)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) sze gur_
2. a-na _sze-sag11-ku5_
3. _sza3 sa10_ sze-e u3 _i3-gesz_
4. sza u2-tul2-isz8-tar2 _dub-sar_
5. sza a-na nu-un-na-tum _dumu_ a-wi-la-tum
6. id-di-nu
7. _ki_ nu-un-na-tum _dumu_ a-wi-la-tum
8. {disz}gi-mil-lum
9. _dumu_ be-li2-ia-tum
reverse
1. _szu ba-an-ti_
2. _u4 buru14-sze3_
3. _sze-sag11-ku5_ il-la-ak
4. _erin2 sze-sag11-ku5_ u2-ul i-la-ak-ma
5. ki-ma s,i-im-da-at _lugal_
single ruling
6. _igi_ ar-bu-um _dumu_ {d}amar-utu-mu-sza-lim
7. _igi_ ba-az-zu-um
single ruling
8. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
9. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan-a-ni masz2-da-ri-a_
seal 1
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ gi-mil-lum
seal 2
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ba-az-zu
seal 3
(uninscribed)
seal 4
(uninscribed)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ammi-ditana.28.12.15
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P510967
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P510967

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)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 00951
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 29, 73

[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. 150

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2022-06-18 at 17:44:29	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-06-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 29, 073 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P510967.

VS 29, 073 artifact entry (No. P510967). (2018, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510967

VS 29, 073 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510967 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2018VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {VS 29, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510967},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510967},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/6/6/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P510967
LB  - CDLI:P510967
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - VS 29, 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510967
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 29, 073 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P510967.

VS 29, 073 artifact entry (No. P510967). (2018, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510967

VS 29, 073 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510967 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2018VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {VS 29, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510967},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510967},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/6/6/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P510967
LB  - CDLI:P510967
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - VS 29, 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510967
ER  -