Wool Economy ANE, p. 225 (P512226)

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 081582

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(u) ma-na siki_
2. _ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. _sza3 siki e2-gal_-li
4. _nig2-szu_ u2-tul2-isz8-tar2
5. sza dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3_
6. im-hu-ru
7. i-na qa2-ti dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu
8. _ugula dam-gar3_
9. {disz}ni-di-in-<e2>-ul-masz
reverse
1. ku-ub-bu-rum
2. u3 ki-na-tum _dumu-mesz_ [...]
3. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_
4. u4-um _e2-gal ku3-babbar_ i-ir-ri-szu
5. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu-nu
6. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e-mesz_
7. _igi_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
8. _igi_ ARAD-dingir-szu _dub-sar_
9. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
10. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan-a-ni igi-du_
seal 1
1. [...]
2. dumu x-[...]-nu-x
3. ARAD [...] x
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3 dumu-mesz_ {d#}suen#-na#-s,ir
seal 3
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-im#-gur#-a#-ni#
seal 4
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu

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/P512226

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 081582
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1714

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1714

References

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

    [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
2022-06-27 at 10:49:24 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Wool Economy ANE, p. 225 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512226.
Wool Economy ANE, p. 225 artifact entry (No. P512226). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512226 (Original work published 2018)
Wool Economy ANE, p. 225 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512226 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023Wool,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Wool {Economy} {ANE}, p. 225 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512226},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P512226
LB  - CDLI:P512226
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Wool Economy ANE, p. 225 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512226
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Wool Economy ANE, p. 225 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512226.
Wool Economy ANE, p. 225 artifact entry (No. P512226). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512226 (Original work published 2018)
Wool Economy ANE, p. 225 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512226 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023Wool,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Wool {Economy} {ANE}, p. 225 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512226},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P512226
LB  - CDLI:P512226
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Wool Economy ANE, p. 225 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512226
ER  - 
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