JEOL 41, 156-157 (P469562)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082498 & BM 082499

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. _masz2 {d}utu_ u2-s,a-ab#
3. _ki_ {d}suen-ri-im-u2-ri-im
4. _dumu_ e2-babbar-lu-mur
5. {disz}akszak{ki}-sze-[mi]
6. _dumu_ ir3-ra-ha-[bi-it]
7. {disz}<<u3>> be-le-su2-nu
8. _dumu-munus_ bu-si-[ia dam]-a#-ni#
9. u3 el-lu-ra-tum ma-ra-su2#-[nu]
10. _szu-ba-an-ti-mesz_
11. a-na it-ti-szu-nu
12. _ku3-babbar u3 masz2-bi_
13. _i3-la2-e-mesz#_
reverse
1. _igi_ su-pa-pu-um _dumu_ li-x-[x]-ia#
2. _igi_ t,a3-ab-s,i2-la-szu _dumu_ {d}utu-tab#-ba#-[we-di]
3. _igi_ ia-ha-tu _dumu_ si2-ni-ia#
4. _igi_ e-la-li _dumu_ sin-sze-mi
5. _igi_ i-in-a-bi-szu _dumu_ sin-ga-mil
6. _igi_ ir3-ku-bi _dumu_ szu-pi2-sza-a
7. _igi_ ri-isz-ir3-ra _dumu_ bu-bu-um
8. _igi_ dingir-szu-illat-su2 _dumu_ sin-i-di2-nam
9. _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _in-sar_
10. _mu_ ra-pi2-qum{ki} {disz}i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur _ba-dab_
left
1. _iti_ e-lu-nim
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. _masz2 {d}utu_ u2-s,a-ab
3. _ki_ {d}suen-ri-im-u2-ri-im
4. _dumu_ e2-babbar-lu-mu-ur
5. {disz}akszak{ki}-[sze-mi _dumu_] ir3#-ra-ha-bi-it
6. {disz}be-le-su2-nu# [_dumu-munus_ bu-si]-ia _dam!-a-ni_
7. u3 el-lu-[ra-tum] ma#-ra-su2-nu
8. _szu-ba-an-ti-mesz_
9. a-na it-ti-szu-nu i-na _kar_ ia#-[...]
10. _ku3-babbar u3 masz2-bi i3-la2-e-mesz#_
reverse
1. [_igi_] su#-pa#-pu#-um _dumu_ li#-[x]-x-ia
2. _igi#_ t,a3-ab-s,i2-la-szu#
3. [_dumu_ {d}]utu-tab-ba-we-di#
4. [_igi_ ia]-ha#-tu# _dumu_ si2-ni#-ia
5. [_igi_ ir3-ku]-bi _dumu_ szu-pi2-sza
6. [_igi_ e]-la#-li _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-mi
7. [_igi_ i]-in#-a-bi-szu
8. [_dumu_] {d}suen-ga-mil
9. [_igi_] dingir-szu-illat-su2 _dumu_ {d}suen-i-di2-nam
10. _igi#_ ri-isz-ir3-ra _dumu_ bu-bu-um
11. _mu_ ra-pi2-qum{ki} {disz}i-pi2-iq-{d#}iszkur _ba-dab_
12. _{disz}{d}utu-tab-ba-szu in-sar_
seal 1
  (no linguistic content)
seal 2
  (no linguistic content)
seal 3
  (no linguistic content)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: JEOL 41, p.151-177, p. 156-157

    [vanKoppen2008-2009Sippar] Koppen, Frans van, and Denis Lacambre. 2008-2009. “Sippar and the Frontier between Ešnunna and Babylon. New Sources for the History of Ešnunna in the Old Babylonian Period.” Jaarbericht van Het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap “Ex Oriente Lux” 41: 151–77.

  • history: BDHP, 38

    [Waterman1916BDHP] Waterman, Leroy. 1916. Business Documents of the Hammurapi Period from the British Museum. London: Luzac & Co.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 082498 & BM 082499
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2515 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2515A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-04-03 at 11:21:41 Firth, Richard Atf Basello, Gian Pietro CDLI approved View
2018-02-07 at 09:19:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-01-28 at 07:59:03 Firth, Richard Atf Zólyomi, Gábor CDLI approved View
2014-09-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“JEOL 41, 156-157 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P469562.
JEOL 41, 156-157 artifact entry (No. P469562). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469562 (Original work published 2014)
JEOL 41, 156-157 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469562 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
@misc{2023JEOL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {JEOL 41, 156-157 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469562},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469562},
}


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