JCSSS 2, 78a (P512255)

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 026778

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 na4 {d}utu_
2. _ki_ ga-al-da-nu su-tu-u2
3. _dumu_ ab-a-nu
4. {disz}a-bu-wa-qar _{lu2}nimgir#_
5. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-[nam]
6. _szu ba#-[an-ti]
7. a-na [_iti n-kam_]
8. a-na na-asz ka-ni-[ki-szu]
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-[e]_
2. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}suen _dam#-gar3#_
3. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ i-lu-ni
4. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 8(disz)-kam_
5. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal#-[e] sipa zi sze-ga {d}utu {d}marduk-bi-[da-ke4] ur5-ra kalam-ma-na in-ne-en-du8#-a#_
6. _kiszib_ ip-qu2-{d}marduk
left
1. _kiszib_ ib-ni-sin

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/P512255

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 026778
Accession Number 1898-05-14, 0596

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0514-596

References

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
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, 78a Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512255.
JCSSS 2, 78a artifact entry (No. P512255). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512255 (Original work published 2018)
JCSSS 2, 78a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512255 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 78a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512255},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512255},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P512255
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M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - JCSSS 2, 78a artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 2, 78a Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512255.
JCSSS 2, 78a artifact entry (No. P512255). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512255 (Original work published 2018)
JCSSS 2, 78a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512255 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 78a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512255},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512255},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P512255
LB  - CDLI:P512255
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - JCSSS 2, 78a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512255
ER  - 
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