Suurmeijer diss. BM 022516 (P512304)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 022516 + BM 022524

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) sar kislah_
2. u3 sza-lu-usz-ti _an-za-gar3_
3. i-ta _kislah_ sin-ta-ia-ar
4. sza _ki_ sin-e-ri-ba-am i-sza-mu
5. u3 i-ta hu-za-lum
6. _ki_ zi-kir#-i3-li2-szu
7. _dumu_ [...] x x x x
8. {disz}sin-[...]-ar
9. _dumu_ [...]-ia
10. _in-szi-in-[sa10] sa10 til-la-bi-sze3
11. [n] _gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
12. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-[bala_]
13. _inim-bi al-til_
reverse
1. [_u4]-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
4. u3 zimbir{ki}
5. it-mu-u2
6. _igi_ ar-wu-um _dumu_ {d}utu-ma-lik#
7. _igi_ a-bu-wa-qar _sanga_ sin
8. _igi_ {d}utu-we-de-e _dumu_ x x x x
9. _igi_ a x du? x ma a szu
10. _igi_ sin?-[...] _dub-sar_
  blank space
11. _mu alan {d}inanna ki-bala masz!-da3!{[ki]}_
  Suurmeijer read: mu alan dingir hu? di ig ig

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/P512304

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 022516 + BM 022524
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0318

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-318

References

  • primary: Suurmeijer diss., App. BM 22516

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 12:05:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2021-07-14 at 20:35:34 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

“Suurmeijer Diss. BM 022516 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P512304.
Suurmeijer diss. BM 022516 artifact entry (No. P512304). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512304 (Original work published 2018)
Suurmeijer diss. BM 022516 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512304 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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}


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Cite this Artifact

“Suurmeijer Diss. BM 022516 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P512304.
Suurmeijer diss. BM 022516 artifact entry (No. P512304). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512304 (Original work published 2018)
Suurmeijer diss. BM 022516 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512304 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512304},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512304},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/19/
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