OBTR 175 (P223999)

Administrative tablet excavated in Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 073663,175

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P223999
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P223999

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	TR 4274
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 073663,175
Accession Number

References

primary: OBTR, 175

[Dalley1976Tell-al-Rimah] Dalley, Stephanie, Christopher B. F. Walker, and John D. Hawkins. 1976. The Old Babylonian Tablets from Tell Al Rimah. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
history: Rattenborg Diss, p. 414-420

[Rattenborg2016Scale] Rattenborg, Rune. 2016. “The Scale and Extent of Political Economies of the Middle Bronze Age Jazīrah and the Bilād Al-Šām (c. 1800-1600 BCE).” Phdthesis, University of Durham. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11932/1/Rattenborg_Scale%26Extent_2016DEC24.pdf.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-08 at 07:13:29	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2025-04-07 at 16:25:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Johansson, Carolin; Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Nett, Seraina; Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2024-08-02 at 12:35:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan	Oriental Institute Integrated Database	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OBTR 175 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P223999.

OBTR 175 artifact entry (No. P223999). (2025, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223999 (Original work published 2003)

OBTR 175 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223999 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“OBTR 175 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P223999.

OBTR 175 artifact entry (No. P223999). (2025, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223999 (Original work published 2003)

OBTR 175 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223999 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 8},
	title = {OBTR 175 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223999},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223999},
}

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