Semitica 56, 058, 10 (P412951)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), 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 100379

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 1(ban2) sila3 zi3-da
  1(barig) 2(ban2) in edition
2. szuku e2 _a-si-ri_
3. zi-ga
  blank space
  seal impression
reverse
1. nig2#-szu a-hu-wa-qar#
  blank space
2. iti ab-e3 u4 2(u)-kam
3. mu ri-im-AN lugal
seal 1
1. [{d}]suen-[sze-mi]
2. dumu isz-me-{d}suen#
3. ARAD ri-im-{d}a-nu#-[um]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P412951

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 100379
Accession Number 1905-05-15, 0339

References

  • primary: Semitica 56, p.35-64, no. 10

    [Rositani2014RimAnum] Rositani, Annunziata. 2014. “More Rīm-Anum Texts from the Bīt Asīrī.” Semitica 56: 35–64.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-11-27 at 01:12:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-11-24 at 11:59:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2010-08-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Maidman, Maynard P. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Semitica 56, 058, 10 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412951.
Semitica 56, 058, 10 artifact entry (No. P412951). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412951 (Original work published 2010)
Semitica 56, 058, 10 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412951 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412951},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Semitica 56, 058, 10 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412951.
Semitica 56, 058, 10 artifact entry (No. P412951). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412951 (Original work published 2010)
Semitica 56, 058, 10 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412951 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412951},
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