JA 270, 033 n. 23 (P511819)

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 081591

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(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ [...]
2. _sa10 6(disz) ma-na siki [e2-gal_]
3. _nig2-szu_ u2-tul2-esz18-dar _dub-sar_
4. sza {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _di-ku5_
5. im-hu-ru
6. _ki_ {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _di-ku5_
7. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
8. {disz}ia-wi-ra-ah
9. _dumu_ e2-kur-ra-bi
10. _szu ba-an-ti_
11. _u4_-um i-ir-ri-szu-ma
12. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu
13. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
14. _igi_ {d}mar-tu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ kur-tum
15. _igi_ an-pi4-esz18-dar _gala_
16. _iti du6#-[ku3 u4 n-kam_]
17. _mu_ am-mi#-[di-ta-na _lugal-e] bad3-da_ [...] dam-qi2-i3#-[li2-szu ...] _bi2-in-du3#-a#_ [...]
seal 1
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Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P511819

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 081591
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1723

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1723

References

  • primary: JA 270, p.25-65, p. 33 n. 23

    [Charpin1982marchands] Charpin, Dominique. 1982. “Marchands Du Palais et Marchands Du Temple à La Fin de La Ire Dynastie de Babylone.” Journal Asiatique 270: 25–65.

  • history: Wool Economy ANE, p.202-231, p. 225-226

    [deGraef2014wool] De Graef, Katrien. 2014. “All Wool and a Yard Wide. Wool Production and Trade in Old Babylonian Sippar.” In Wool Economy in the Ancient Near East and the Aegean. From the Beginnings of Sheep Husbandry to Institutional Textile Industry, edited by Catherine Breniquet and Cécile Michel, 202–31. Ancient Textiles Series, Vol. 17. Oxford & Philadelphia: Oxbow Books.

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
2018-07-31 at 05:25:50 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2018-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“JA 270, 033 n. 23 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P511819.
JA 270, 033 n. 23 artifact entry (No. P511819). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511819 (Original work published 2018)
JA 270, 033 n. 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511819 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511819},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“JA 270, 033 n. 23 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P511819.
JA 270, 033 n. 23 artifact entry (No. P511819). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511819 (Original work published 2018)
JA 270, 033 n. 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511819 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {JA 270, 033 n. 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511819},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511819},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
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