Fs Van Lerberghe 627-644 (P511806)

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 097067

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3 ka2_ {d}na-bi-um
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ ha-zi-rum
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}urasz-qar-ra-ad
4. a-di _kaskal_ im-gur-{d}utu
5. _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na im-gur-{d}utu
6. i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ qar-ba-nim
7. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ li-wi-ra-szum
8. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na an-za-gar3-{d}en-lil2
9. _da e2_ a-hu-la-ap-{d}marduk
10. _1(disz) ab2_ {d}na-bi#-um-sza-am-szi
11. {disz}<{d}>utu-sza-ta-ka-li#-im
12. a-na ni-szi-ni-szu _nin-dingir_ {d}na-bi-um _dumu-munus-a-ni_
13. id-di-in!-ma i-ga-ru-um
14. i-na mu-uh#-hi tup-pi2 nu-du-un-ne-sza
15. [wa]-at#-ru-ma {disz}li-wi-ra-szum
16. [_a]-sza3 e2!_ u3 _ab2_ {disz}ni-szi-i-ni-szu
17. ib#-qu2-ur-szi-i-ma
18. {disz}ha-ia-ab-ni-dingir u3 _di-ku5-mesz#_
reverse
1. ik-szu-<<ud>>-du-ma a-wa-ti-szu-nu
2. i!(U2)-mu!(BU)-ru {disz}{d}na-bi-um-ma-lik ra-bi-a-nu-[um]
3. u3 szi-bu-ut _iri_ ha-bi-bi it-ru-nim-ma
4. szi-bu-su2-nu ki!-ma i-ga-ru
5. i-na mu-uh-hi _dub_ nu-du-un-ne-sza wa-at-ru#
6. iq-bu-u2 u3 ki!-ma {disz}li-wi-ra-szum i-na pa-ni-tim
7. ib-qu2-ru-szi-ma _di-ku5 babila2{ki}-mesz_
8. di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-ma
9. _a-sza3 e2_ u3 _ab2_ a-na ni-szi-i-ni-szu-ma id-di-nu-ma
10. qa2-ti li-wi-ra-szum# na-as-ha-at iq-bu-u2
11. u3 li-wi-ra-szum ki#-ma# _di-ku5-mesz_ babila2{ki}
12. di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-u2-szu iq-bi-ma
13. a-na qa2-be2-e ra-bi-a-nim szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_
14. u3 li-wi-ra-szum _a-sza3 e2_ u3 _ab2_
15. sza {d}utu-sza-ta-ka-lim a-bu-sza
16. a-na ni-szi-i-ni-szu _dumu-munus-a-ni_ id-di-nu
17. u2-bi-ru-ma a-na ni-szi-ni-szu id-di-nu
18. {disz}li-wi-ra-szum ar-nam i-mi-du
19. tup-pi2 la ra-ga-mi u2-sze-zi-bu-u2-szu#
20. u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma {disz}li-wi-ra-szum
left
column 1
1. asz-szum _a-sza3 e2_ u3 _ab2_
2. a-na ni-szi-i-ni-szu
3. u2-ul i-ra-ga-am
column 2
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
2. u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na
3. it-mu-u2
column 3
1. [di]-in# nu-ra-tum
2. u3 _di-ku5-mesz_
3. zimbir{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P511806

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 097067
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0121

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-121

References

  • primary: Fs Van Lerberghe p.627-644

    [Veenhof2012lawsuit] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2012. “An Old Babylonian Lawsuit on the Property of a Priestess.” In The Ancient Near East, a Life! Festschrift Karel Van Lerberghe, edited by Tom Boiy, 627–44. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 220. Leuven: Peeters.

  • history: WdO 34, p.23-39, p. 36-37

    [Dombradi2004Prozeßurkunden] Dombradi, Eva. 2004. “Notizen Zur Deutung von Dīnam Šūḫuzu in Den Altbabylonischen Prozeßurkunden.” Welt Des Orients 34: 23–39.

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 04:33:19 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Van Lerberghe 627-644 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P511806.
Fs Van Lerberghe 627-644 artifact entry (No. P511806). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511806 (Original work published 2018)
Fs Van Lerberghe 627-644 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511806 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Van Lerberghe 627-644 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P511806.
Fs Van Lerberghe 627-644 artifact entry (No. P511806). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511806 (Original work published 2018)
Fs Van Lerberghe 627-644 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511806 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511806},
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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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TI  - Fs Van Lerberghe 627-644 artifact entry
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