JCS 20, 096 (P523735)

Prayer 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 080328

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}a-ra-am-ma-da-ra
2. {disz}tu-ub-ti-ia-mu-ta
3. {disz}ia-am-qu2-uz-zu-ha-lam-ma
4. {disz}he-a-na
5. {disz}nam-zu-u2
6. {disz}di-ta-nu
7. {disz}zu-um-ma-bu
8. {disz}nam-hu-u2
9. {disz}am-na-nu
10. {disz}ia-ah-ru-rum
11. {disz}ip-ti-ia-mu-ta
12. {disz}bu-ha-zu-um
13. {disz}su-ma-li-ka
14. {disz}asz-ma-du
15. {disz}a-bi-ia-mu-ta
16. {disz}a-bi-di-ta-an
17. {disz}ma-am#?-x#-[(x)-(x)]
18. {disz}szu#-x-ni#?-[x-(x)]
19. {disz}da#-ad#?-x-[x-(x)]
20. {disz}su-mu#-[a-bu-um]
reverse
1. {disz}su-mu-la-[dingir]
2. {disz}sa3-bi-um
3. {disz}a-pil2-{d}suen#
4. {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-[it,]
5. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#
6. {disz}sa-am-su-i-lu-na#
7. {disz}a-bi-e-szu-[uh]
8. {disz}am-mi-di-ta-[na]
  single ruling
9. _bala erin2_ mar-[tu]
10. _bala erin2_ he-a-[na]
11. _bala_ gu-ti-um
12. _bala_ sza i-na tup-pi2 an-ni-i la sza-at,-ru
13. u3 _aga-us2_ sza i-na da-an-na-at be-li-szu# im-qu2-tu#
14. _dumu-mesz lugal_
15. _dumu-munus-mesz lugal_
16. a-wi-lu-tum ka-li-szi-in
17. isz#-tu _{d}utu-e3-a_ a-du _{d}utu-szu2-a_
18. sza# pa-qi2-dam u3 sa-hi-ra-am la i-szu-u2
19. al-ka-nim-ma an-ni-a-am a-ak#-la# an-ni-a-am szi#-ti#-a
20. a-na am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _dumu_ am-mi-di-ta-na# _lugal_ babila2{ki} ku#-ur-ba

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Prayer
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P523735

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 080328
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0465

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-465

References

  • primary: JCS 20, 096

    [Finkelstein1966JCS20] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1966. “The Genealogy of the Hammurapi Dynasty.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 20 (3/4): 95–118. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359643.

  • history: FM 6, p. 51-68, p. 59-60

    [Jacquet2002kispum] Jacquet, Antoine. 2002. “Lugal-Meš et Malikum: Nouvel Examen Du Kispum à Mari.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, VI:51–68. Florilegium Marianum. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

  • history: JCS 22 (pp. 1-2)

    [Lambert1968JCS22] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1968. “Another Look at Hammurabi’s Ancestors.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 22 (1): 1–2. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359044.

  • history: Röllig, W., AOAT 1 (1969) p. 269-273

    [sec137411] N.d.

  • history: ZA 73 (pp. 48-66), 050

    [Wilcke1983ZA73] Wilcke, Claus. 1983. “Nachlese Zu A. Poebels Babylonian Legal and Business Documents From the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon Chiefly From Nippur (BE 6/2) Teil 1.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 73: 48–66.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-06-07 at 19:33:59 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
2021-06-22 at 11:59:37 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-06-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 20, 096 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P523735.
JCS 20, 096 artifact entry (No. P523735). (2026, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523735 (Original work published 2021)
JCS 20, 096 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523735 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 20, 096 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P523735.
JCS 20, 096 artifact entry (No. P523735). (2026, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523735 (Original work published 2021)
JCS 20, 096 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523735 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 7},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523735},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523735},
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