RIME 4.03.06.x2001, ex. 01 (P431861)

Official or display Wall slab 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, UK

Museum Number

BM 022454

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Wall slab

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object slab
surface a
1. [{d}asz]-ra-tum
2. e2#-gi4#-a an-na
3. nam-nin-a tum2-ma
4. nin hi-li ma-az-bi
5. hur-sag-ga2
6. mi2 zi#-de3-esz du11-ga
7. nin sza3-la2 su3
8. gidlam2-a-ni-ir
9. inim ni2-tuku-bi sa6-ga
10. nin-a-ni-ir
surface b
1. nam-ti#
2. ha-am-mu-ra#-[pi2]
3. lugal mar-[tu]
4. i-tur2-asz-du#-[um]
5. ra-bi-a-an i7 si2#-la2-ku
6. dumu szu-ba-an-an#-[ke4]
7. {d}lamma me-te nam-dingir#-[ra-na]
8. ki-tusz ki-ag2-ga2-[na]
9. ARAD2 ni2-tuku#-[ne2]
10. u6-di-de3 bi2#-[in-gub]

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 4.03.06.x2001 composite (P448489) Q002196 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P431861

Physical information

slab

Artifact type Wall slab
slab
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Excavated by Hormuzd Rassam; Acquired by the British Museum in 1882.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 022454
Accession Number 1882-07-14, 0993

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 03.06.x2001, ex. 01

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: LIH, 1, 126-127 no. 66

    [King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi. Luzac & co.

  • history: Tell ed-Dēr 3, p.93-114, p. 101-102 no. 53

    [Walker1980Rassam] Walker, Christopher B. F., and Dominique Collon. 1980. “Hormuzd Rassam’s Excavations for the British Museum at Sippar in 1881-1882.” In Tell Ed-Dēr. Sounding at Abū Ḥabbah (Sippar), edited by Léon De Meyer, 93-114 + pl. 25-29. Leuven: Peeters.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-08-27 at 08:37:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-25 at 15:44:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2019-01-12 at 10:39:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-10 at 10:46:58 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 16:27:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-05-01 at 14:30:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.06.X2001, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P431861.
RIME 4.03.06.x2001, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P431861). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431861 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.03.06.x2001, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431861 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.03.06.x2001, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431861},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431861},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.06.X2001, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P431861.
RIME 4.03.06.x2001, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P431861). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431861 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.03.06.x2001, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431861 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.03.06.x2001, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431861},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431861},
}

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