Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 016959 & BM 017064aProvenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Naditu records)Language(s)
-Measurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Legal (Naditu records) |
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| Language(s) |
| Period | Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced | Hammurapi.00.00.00 |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | S999999 | - | - |
| CDLI number | P430925 |
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| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P430925 |
| Artifact type | Tablet & envelope |
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| Dimensions | |
| Weight | |
| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
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| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 016959 & BM 017064a |
| Accession Number | 1892-07-09, 0075 & 1892-07-09, 0180a |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) | BM.16959 + BM.17064.A |
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1892-0709-75 |
primary: CT 47, 42
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-03-02 at 15:22:53 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-03-02 at 10:35:20 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2012-07-03 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2025CT,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
year = {2025},
month = {mar 2},
title = {CT 47, 42 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P430925},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430925},
}
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