JCSSS 2, 74b (P512254)

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 026324

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar# na4 {d}[utu]_
2. _ki_ ga-al-da-nu _dumu_ [ab-da-nu]
3. {disz}ib-ni-{d}suen _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
4. u3 ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-[tum]
5. _szu ba-an-ti-e-mesz_
6. _u4 buru14-sze3_
7. _gu2-un a-sza3_-szu-nu
8. i-ha-ra-su2-ma
reverse
1. _ib2-tag4_ sze-im
2. _i3-ag2-e-mesz_
3. _igi_ ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-ga-mil
4. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-sza
5. _iti [x x] u4 2(u)#-kam_
6. _mu_ [am-mi-s,a-du-qa2] _lugal#-e_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P512254

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 026324
Accession Number 1898-05-14, 0142

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0514-142

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-05 at 09:43:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-02-21 at 02:48:11 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 2, 74b Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P512254.
JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry (No. P512254). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512254 (Original work published 2018)
JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512254 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2025JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512254},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512254},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/5/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P512254
LB  - CDLI:P512254
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512254
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 2, 74b Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P512254.
JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry (No. P512254). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512254 (Original work published 2018)
JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512254 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2025JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512254},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512254},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/5/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P512254
LB  - CDLI:P512254
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512254
ER  - 
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