Akkadica 137, 029-030 06 (P512263)

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 081312

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. _[n] gin2 ku3#-babbar#_
2. _sza3# sa10 2(esze3)# GAN2# a-sza3#_
3. [i-na] _a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-[e]_
4. [...] x ni-szu x [...]
5. x x x x x x x x x x
6. [a-na qa2]-be2-e [...]
7. _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
8. a-na be-el-szu#-nu _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni#
9. id#-di#?-in#?
10. i#?-nu-ma t,up-pi2 szi-ma-at#
11. _a#-sza3#_-im#
12. isz#-sza-at,-t,a-ru-ma#
reverse
1. ik-ka-an-na-ku
2. _ib2#-tak4#_ ri-ik-si-szu-nu
3. uq-ta#-at-tu-szu-nu-szi-im
  single ruling
4. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni KA SAR? MU SZI
5. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dumu_ ma? x nu? ba? [...]
6. _igi_ ku#-ru-u2 _dumu_ ARAD-{d}ku-bi
7. _igi_ ta-ri-bu _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
  single ruling
8. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_
9. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub#-[ba] ib2#-diri-ga me-te x x (x) us2#-sa_
seal 1
1. [...]-pi2-iq-[...]
2. _dumu#_ [...]
  (with caption:)
seal 2
1. dingir-szu#-[ba-ni]
2. _dumu_ dingir-[...]
3. ARAD [...]
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
seal 4
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ku-ru-u2

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/P512263

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 081312
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1448

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1448

References

  • primary: Akkadica 137, p.1-52, p. 29-30 no. 6

    [DeGraef2016advance-payments] De Graef, Katrien. 2016. “Many a Mickle Makes a Muckle. Advance Payments in the Ur-Utu Archive.” Akkadica 137: 1–52.

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
2021-07-26 at 15:08:10 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 137, 029-030 06 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512263.
Akkadica 137, 029-030 06 artifact entry (No. P512263). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512263 (Original work published 2018)
Akkadica 137, 029-030 06 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512263 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 137, 029-030 06 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512263.
Akkadica 137, 029-030 06 artifact entry (No. P512263). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512263 (Original work published 2018)
Akkadica 137, 029-030 06 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512263 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	month = {sep 11},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512263},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512263},
}

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