AS 16, 213 (P523741)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

Smith College 240

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. asz-szum _lu2-kurun2-na-mesz#_ u3 _muhaldim#-mesz_ wa#-[szi-ib ...]
2. sza _mu_ am-mi#-di-ta-na _lugal#-[e] mu gibil egir bad3_ am-mi-di-ta-na#[{ki}] _bi2-in-du3-a_
3. sza a-na u2-tul2-esz18-dar _dub-sar_
4. a-na szu-ud-du-nim na-ad-nu
5. gu-um-mu-ri szu-usz-t,u2-ri-im-ma
6. _ku3-babbar_ ne-me-et-ti-szu-nu a-na _e2-gal_ ba-ba-lim
7. _lu2-kurun2-na_ u3 _muhaldim_ la pu-uz-zu-ri-im
8. _ARAD2-mesz_ sza a-wi-le-e a-na pa-ni _lu2-kurun2-na_ u3 _muhaldim_ sza# _iri# [hi]-a_
9. la sza-ka-nim
10. u3 _lu2-kurun2-na_ u3 _muhaldim_ sza-qi2-il _ku3-babbar_ a-na _szu bar-ra_
11. la szu-usz-t,u2-ri-im
12. a-na {d}utu-ra#-bi# ra-bi-a-nu i-lu-ni-[ma]
13. {disz}dingir-szu#-li#-[ib]-lu-ut, _ugula szu-i_
14. {disz}<...>
15. {disz}<...>
16. {disz}<...>
17. u3 szi-bu-ut# [...]
18. ki-a-am [iq-bu-u2-ma um-ma szu-nu-ma]
19. _1(disz) lu2-kurun2-na_ x [...]
20. _1(disz) muhaldim_ x [...] sza [...]
21. _1(disz) lu2-kurun2-na_ x [...]
22. _1(disz) muhaldim_ [...]
reverse
1. sza i-na kar-{d}utu{ki} in-nam#-[ru]
2. nu-ub-lam#
3. e-zu#-ub# _1(disz) lu2-kurun2-na 1(disz) muhaldim_ an-nu-ut#-[tim]
4. sza nu-sza-asz-t,e4-ru
5. _lu2-kurun2-na_ u3 _muhaldim_ la nu-pa-az-zi-ru
6. _ARAD2#-mesz#_ sza a-wi-le-e a-na pa-ni _lu2-kurun2-na_ u3# _[muhaldim]_
7. la ni-isz-ku-nu-ma
8. u3 _lu2-kurun2-na_ u3 _muhaldim_ sza-qi2-il _ku3-babbar_ a-na _szu bar-ra#_
9. la# nu-sza-asz-t,e4-ru
10. an-ni-tam iq-bu-u2-ma
11. _mu_ {d}marduk u3 am-mi-di-ta-na szar-ri
12. iz-ku-ru
13. a#-na# _lu2#-kurun2#-na#_ u3 _muhaldim_ sza ar-ki-tam# sza up#-ta#-az-za-ru
14. a#-na# _ARAD2#-mesz#_ sza a-wi-le-e u3 _szu bar-ra_ a-na pa-nim sza-ka-nim
15. sza# _lu2#_ qa2-ab-ba-hu-u2 a-na _e2-gal_
16. u2#-ub#-ba-lam
17. u3# <a-na> _lu2#-kurun2-na_ u3 _muhaldim_ sza i-ha-al-li-qu2
18. pi2-ha-tam _e2-gal_ i-ip-pa-lu#
  blank space
19. _iti# apin#-du8-a u4 2(u)+[n-kam]_
20. _mu_ am#-[mi]-di#-ta#-na# _[lugal-e mu gibil egir bad3_ am-mi-di-ta-na{ki} _bi2-in-du3-a]_

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/P523741

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) Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number Smith College 240
Accession Number

References

  • primary: AS 16, p.211-216, p. 213

    [Goetze1965tavern] Goetze, Albrecht. 1965. “Tavern Keepers and the like in Ancient Babylonia.” In Studies in Honor of Benno Landsberger on His Seventy-Fifth Birthday, April 21, 1965, 211–16. Assyriological Studies 16. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-06-22 at 13:04:31 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-06-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AS 16, 213 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P523741.
AS 16, 213 artifact entry (No. P523741). (2021, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523741
AS 16, 213 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523741 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	month = {jun 16},
	title = {AS 16, 213 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523741},
}


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TI  - AS 16, 213 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“AS 16, 213 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P523741.
AS 16, 213 artifact entry (No. P523741). (2021, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523741
AS 16, 213 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523741 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2021AS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {AS 16, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523741},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523741},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/6/16/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P523741
LB  - CDLI:P523741
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - AS 16, 213 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P523741
ER  -
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