Wool Economy ANE, p. 228 (P512229)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 081236Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _sa10 1(asz) gu2 siki_-szu
3. _ki#_ u2-tul2-isz8-tar2 a-bi _erin2_
4. a#-na# qa2-be2-e dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni# _ugula dam-gar3_
5. {disz}be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ ib-na-tum
6. {disz}be-li2-a-tum _dumu_ a-at-ta#-a#
7. u3# gaz-dingir _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
8. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_
9. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
reverse
1. [a]-na# na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu-nu
2. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e-mesz_
3. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ szu-mu-um#-li-ib-szi
4. _igi_ {d#}amar#-utu#-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ ta-ri-ba-tum
5. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar#_
6. _[iti ...] u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam_
7. [_mu_ am-mi]-s,a#-du-qa2 _lugal-e [{d}utu en] an#-ta gal2-la [alan] nam#-nir#-gal2-la-ni zubi#_
seal 1
1. {d}suen-[...]
2. x x x [...]
3. dingir ezem x x [...]
seal 2
1. [...]-x-x-ni
2. [dumu ...]-{d}amar-utu
3. [ARAD ...]
seal 3
1. ha-a-ia-[...]
2. dumu i-x-x-[...]
3. [ARAD ...]
seal 4
1. [...]-x-[...]
2. [dumu] ib-ni-{d#}[...]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
4. u3 {d}nin-[...]
seal 5
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ be-li2-tum
obverse
1. _1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _sa10 1(asz) gu2 siki_-szu
3. _ki#_ u2-tul2-isz8-tar2 a-bi _erin2_
4. a#-na# qa2-be2-e dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni# _ugula dam-gar3_
5. {disz}be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ ib-na-tum
6. {disz}be-li2-a-tum _dumu_ a-at-ta#-a#
7. u3# gaz-dingir _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
8. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_
9. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
reverse
1. [a]-na# na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu-nu
2. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e-mesz_
3. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ szu-mu-um#-li-ib-szi
4. _igi_ {d#}amar#-utu#-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ ta-ri-ba-tum
5. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar#_
6. _[iti ...] u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam_
7. [_mu_ am-mi]-s,a#-du-qa2 _lugal-e [{d}utu en] an#-ta gal2-la [alan] nam#-nir#-gal2-la-ni zubi#_
seal 1
1. {d}suen-[...]
2. x x x [...]
3. dingir ezem x x [...]
seal 2
1. [...]-x-x-ni
2. [dumu ...]-{d}amar-utu
3. [ARAD ...]
seal 3
1. ha-a-ia-[...]
2. dumu i-x-x-[...]
3. [ARAD ...]
seal 4
1. [...]-x-[...]
2. [dumu] ib-ni-{d#}[...]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
4. u3 {d}nin-[...]
seal 5
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ be-li2-tum
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: Wool Economy ANE, p.202-231, p. 228
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 081236
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1372
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.09.--.19
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2022-06-27 at 10:49:24 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-08-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-1372) (W_1891-0509-1372)
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Cite this Artifact
“Wool Economy ANE, p. 228 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512229.
Wool Economy ANE, p. 228 artifact entry (No. P512229). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512229 (Original work published 2018)
Wool Economy ANE, p. 228 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512229 (Accessed: August 22, 2025).
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-22]},
year = {2023},
month = {sep 11},
title = {Wool {Economy} {ANE}, p. 228 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P512229},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512229},
}
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