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RA 069, 115 no. 03 (P464387)

Legal tablet 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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013280

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _sza3 ku3-babbar sa10# a-sza3_-[im]
3. sza _a-gar3 an-za-<gar3?> x-[...]-x (x)
4. {disz}ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum _di-[ku5]_ x
5. a-na dingir-szu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ dingir#-szu-ba-ni
6. id-di-in
7. u4-um tup-pi2 szi-ma-at _a-sza3_-im
8. isz-sza-at,-t,a-ru-ma
9. ik-ka-an-na-ku
reverse
1. szi-ta-at ri-ik-si
2. uq-ta-at-ta-szum
single ruling
3. _igi_ be-li2-ia-tum _dumu_ ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum
4. _igi_ ip#-qu2#-{d}sza-la
5. _igi#_ [{d}]suen#-na-di-in-szu-mi#
6. _igi#_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am dumu x-[...]
single ruling
7. _iti gu4-si#-sa2 u4 2(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du#-qa2 _lugal-e alan-a-ni du10-bi i3-musz3-a {d}pap-nun-na nun asz-gub-a_
seal 1
1. dingir-szu-na#-[s,i-ir]
2. dumu dingir-szu-[ba-ni]
3. [ARAD ...]
seal 2
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _{na4#}kiszib3_ be-li2-ia-tum
seal 3
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ip-qu2-{d}sza-la
seal 4
illegible

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 42.0 wide × 18.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: RA 069, p.109-136, p. 115 no. 3

[Anbar1975textes] Anbar, Moshé. 1975. “Textes de l’époque Babylonienne Ancienne.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 69: 109–36.
history: Akkadica 137, p.1-52, p. 30-31 no. 7

[DeGraef2016advance-payments] De Graef, Katrien. 2016. “Many a Mickle Makes a Muckle. Advance Payments in the Ur-Utu Archive.” Akkadica 137: 1–52.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 013280
Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0371

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: Ammi-saduqa.18.02.02
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-03-02 at 15:14:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2022-06-26 at 08:03:25	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2014-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0328-371)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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“RA 069, 115 No. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P464387.

RA 069, 115 no. 03 artifact entry (No. P464387). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464387 (Original work published 2014)

RA 069, 115 no. 03 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464387 (Accessed: June 30, 2025).

@misc{2025RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {RA 069, 115 no. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464387},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P464387
M1  - 2025/6/30/
TI  - RA 069, 115 no. 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P464387
ER  -

“RA 069, 115 No. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P464387.

RA 069, 115 no. 03 artifact entry (No. P464387). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464387 (Original work published 2014)

RA 069, 115 no. 03 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464387 (Accessed: June 30, 2025).

@misc{2025RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {RA 069, 115 no. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464387},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P464387
LB  - CDLI:P464387
M1  - 2025/6/30/
TI  - RA 069, 115 no. 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P464387
ER  -

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