KTT 253 (P392888)

Administrative tag excavated in Tuttul (mod. Tell Bi'a), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Raqqa, Syria

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Raqqa, Syria

Museum Number

NMSR —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Tuttul (mod. Tell Bi'a)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

object bulla
1. 1(disz) _ab2 sumun_
2. _ri#-ri-ga_
3. [_na-gada_] al#-la#-bi#-[qa-di-im]
broken

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Mari period (Yasmah-Addu and Zimri-Lim)
Dates Referenced	--.--.--.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P392888
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P392888

Physical information

Artifact type	Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Tuttul (mod. Tell Bi'a)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	Bi.28/50:152,05
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Syria, Raqqa, Syria
Museum Number	NMSR —
Accession Number

References

primary: Tall Bi‘a / Tuttul II, KTT 253

[Krebernik2001Tuttul] Krebernik, Manfred. 2001. Tall Bi‘a / Tuttul - II. Die Altorientalischen Schriftfunde. Saarbrücken: Saarbrücker Druckerei und Verlag.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2009-12-21 at 10:44:57	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2009-12-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tsouparopoulou, Christina		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“KTT 253 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 3, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P392888.

KTT 253 artifact entry (No. P392888). (2009, December 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392888

KTT 253 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392888 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {dec 3},
	title = {KTT 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P392888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392888},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/12/3/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P392888
LB  - CDLI:P392888
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - KTT 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P392888
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTT 253 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 3, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P392888.

KTT 253 artifact entry (No. P392888). (2009, December 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392888

KTT 253 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392888 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2009KTT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {dec 3},
	title = {KTT 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P392888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392888},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/12/3/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P392888
LB  - CDLI:P392888
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - KTT 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P392888
ER  -