AfO 24, pl. 20 Truro 06 (P458907)

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 County Museum and Art Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

County Museum and Art Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, UK

Museum Number

CMAG 1923.33.00

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_
2. _da e2_ szar-rum-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi
3. u3 _da e2_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal_ {d}iszkur
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e2_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur-ma
6. _ki_ i3-li2-gin7-la-an-ni
7. {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
8. {disz}i3-li2-ba-ni
9. {disz}KA-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
10. u3 na-ru-ub-tum um-mi-szu-nu
11. {disz}ni-szi-i-ni-szu _lukur {d}utu_ _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ zi-ia-a
12. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_
13. _sa10# til-la-bi-sze3_
14. _1/2(disz) ma-na 9(disz) ku3-babbar in-na-an#-la2_
15. _inim-bi al-til_
reverse
1. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
2. _u4-kur2-sze3 [lu2]-lu2#-ra# inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ {d}utu# [...] {d#}amar-utu
4. u2 sa#-[am-su-i-lu-na] _lugal#_
5. _[in-pa3-de3]-mesz#_
single ruling
6. _igi_ [ARAD-{d}suen] _sanga {d}utu_
7. _igi#_ [...] _dumu_ a-ia-e-ni
8. [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ {d}suen-ma!-gir
9. _igi#_ [...] _dumu_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2
10. _igi_ [...] _dumu_ sze?-rum-ba-ni
single ruling
11. _iti# [szu-numun]-a u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_
12. _mu_ sa#-[am-su]-i-lu-na _lugal [hur-sag gal kur] mar-tu-a 1(disz)# 1/2(disz) ninda# 4(disz)# kusz3# da!-bi-sze3_
envelope
obverse
blank space
seal impression
1. _2(disz)# 1/2(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_
2. _da# e2_ szar-rum-{d#}iszkur# [_dumu_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi]
3. _[da] e2#_ be-el#-[...]
4. _[da] e2# {d}utu-x-[...]
5. [u3] _da e2_ i-bi#-[{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen]
6. _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam sila [dagal_ {d}iszkur]
7. _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e2#_ [i-bi-{d}nin-szubur-ma]
8. _ki#_ i3-li2-gin7-[la-an-ni]
9. {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-[sza-am]
10. {disz}i3-li2-[ba-ni]
11. {disz}KA-{d}a#-[a _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-i-din-nam]
12. u3 na-ru-[ub-tum um-mi-szu-nu]
13. {disz}ni-szi-[i-ni-szu _lukur {d}utu dumu]-munus#_ {d}suen#-[i-din-nam _dumu_ zi-ia-a]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _igi_ [...]
blank space
seal impression
2'. _iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam#
3'. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal# hur-sag gal kur mar!-tu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 da-bi-sze3 im-mi-in-dar#-ra#_
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top
blank space
seal impression
left
blank space
seal impression
1. <_kiszib_> i3-li2-gin7-la-an-ni
seal 1
1. {d}na-bi-um
2. _dingir a2 tuku_
3. _dumu-nita2_ sza3-du10-a_
4. _an-na-me_
seal 2
1. x-x-an-dul3
2. _ARAD_ {d}suen
seal 3
trace of a KA or DUL3

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

County Museum and Art Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: AfO 24 (pp. 122-127), pl. 20 Truro 06

[Walker1973AfO24] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1973. “Cuneiform Tablets in the County Museum and Art Gallery, Truro, Cornwall.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 24: 122–27.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CMAG 1923.33.00
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.26.04.21
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-07 at 09:49:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-06-24 at 07:19:06	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2019-05-24 at 21:50:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2018-09-17 at 11:11:15	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2018-09-16 at 14:45:38	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2013-10-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“AfO 24, Pl. 20 Truro 06 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458907.

AfO 24, pl. 20 Truro 06 artifact entry (No. P458907). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458907 (Original work published 2013)

AfO 24, pl. 20 Truro 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458907 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {AfO 24, pl. 20 {Truro} 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P458907},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P458907},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/7/
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M1  - 2026/3/8/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“AfO 24, Pl. 20 Truro 06 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458907.

AfO 24, pl. 20 Truro 06 artifact entry (No. P458907). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458907 (Original work published 2013)

AfO 24, pl. 20 Truro 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458907 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2024AfO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {AfO 24, pl. 20 {Truro} 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P458907},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P458907},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P458907
LB  - CDLI:P458907
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - AfO 24, pl. 20 Truro 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P458907
ER  -