JCS 30, 243 BM 81503 (P523800)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 081503

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}sza-ma-ia _szesz_ sig-i3-li2-szu
2. {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam _szesz_ im-gur#-rum
3. {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _lu2_ x{ki#}
4. {disz}{d}utu-na-s,i-ir _lu2_ x-x
5. {disz}{d}suen-be-el-ap-li# _lu2_ masz-masz-ne!{ki#}
6. [{disz}{d}]suen#-be-el-i3-li2 _lu2#_ babila2{ki}
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _dumu_ {d}utu-an-dul3-li2#
2'. ip-qi2-da-an-ni
3'. mi-im-ma ta-ad-di-na-am
4'. um-ma i-t,i3-ib-li-ba-szu-ma#
5'. u2-ul ad-di-na-ak-kum
6'. a-na i-din-{d}na-bi-um
7'. ap-qi2-id-ka
8'. isz#-tu _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
9'. ap-qi2-du-ka
10'. u3 _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
left
1. a-na ia-szi-im i-pu-x-[(x)]
2. {disz}{d}<amar>-utu!-mu-ba-li2-it,
3. ip-qi2-da-asz-szu-ma#

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/P523800

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 081503
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1635

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1635

References

  • primary: JCS 30 (pp. 243-249), 243 BM 81503

    [Walker1978TextsFragments] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1978. “Texts and Fragments.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 30: 243–49.

  • citation: OLA 109, p. 138

    [Goddeeris2002economy] Goddeeris, Anne. 2002. Economy and Society in Northern Babylonia in the Early Old Babylonian Period (ca. 2000 - 1800 BC). Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 109. Leuven: Peeters.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-02 at 10:45:17 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
2021-07-11 at 14:07:08 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-07-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 30, 243 BM 81503 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P523800.
JCS 30, 243 BM 81503 artifact entry (No. P523800). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523800 (Original work published 2021)
JCS 30, 243 BM 81503 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523800 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {JCS 30, 243 {BM} 81503 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523800},
}


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ID  - P523800
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M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - JCS 30, 243 BM 81503 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 30, 243 BM 81503 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P523800.
JCS 30, 243 BM 81503 artifact entry (No. P523800). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523800 (Original work published 2021)
JCS 30, 243 BM 81503 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523800 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {JCS 30, 243 {BM} 81503 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523800},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P523800
LB  - CDLI:P523800
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - JCS 30, 243 BM 81503 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P523800
ER  -
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