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JCS 30, 246 BM 136798 (P523801)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 136798

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. e-zu-ub pi2-i ka-ni-ka-ti-sza
3. pa-ni-a-ti
4. sza 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. _ki_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
6. a-na qa2-be2-e ku-ru-u2
7. {disz}geme2-ku-bi
8. _dumu-munus_ in-ni-ia
9. _szu ba-an-ti_
reverse
1. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
2. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-sza
3. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
single ruling
4. _igi_ i3-li2-pi2-ia-u2-s,ur
5. _igi_ {d}utu-we-dam-u2-s,ur
single ruling
6. _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
7. _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _lugal alan-a-ni u3-luh nig2-si-sa2 szu-a bi-in-du8-a_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: JCS 30 (pp. 243-249), 246 BM 136798

[Walker1978TextsFragments] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1978. “Texts and Fragments.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 30: 243–49.
history: ADOG 25, A2, 67

[Pedersén2005ADOG25] Pedersén, Olof. 2005. Archive Und Bibliotheken in Babylon : Die Tontafeln Der Grabung Robert Koldeweys 1899-1917. Vol. 25. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 136798
Accession No.: 1977-01-25, 0001

Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: Bab 34762
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:
A2, 67

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-ditana.27.03.16
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-06 at 09:58:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-07-02 at 18:31:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-08-02 at 10:45:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2021-07-14 at 10:34:17	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2021-07-10 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

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The British Museum Collection (W_1977-0125-1) (W_1977-0125-1)

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“JCS 30, 246 BM 136798 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P523801.

JCS 30, 246 BM 136798 artifact entry (No. P523801). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523801 (Original work published 2021)

JCS 30, 246 BM 136798 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523801 (Accessed: July 22, 2025).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523801},
}

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“JCS 30, 246 BM 136798 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P523801.

JCS 30, 246 BM 136798 artifact entry (No. P523801). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523801 (Original work published 2021)

JCS 30, 246 BM 136798 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523801 (Accessed: July 22, 2025).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
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