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

Cite

Lineart

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

Measurements

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#_
some text moved to previous line
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

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)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.26.04.21
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P458907
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P458907

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	County Museum and Art Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, UK
Museum Number	CMAG 1923.33.00
Accession Number

References

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.

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

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: April 23, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P458907},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P458907},
}

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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: April 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	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
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LB  - CDLI:P458907
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - AfO 24, pl. 20 Truro 06 artifact entry
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