JCSSS 2, 01 (P480459)

Administrative tablet 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 022699

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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tablet
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1. _a-sza3 szuku_ u3 te-ri-iq-tum _sza3 sipa_ lu2-{d#}suen#? x x?
2. sza a-na bi-i-lam-bi sza _szesz_ tasz-me-tum-x-[...]
3. sza a-na ri-isz-{d}utu u3 be-la-nu-um _sipa_ x [...]
4. uk-ta-an-nu-[ku?]
  single ruling
5. te-ri-iq-ti x _a-sza3# ma2? a2 [x?] u2 [...]
6. isz-tu _pa5_ na-bi-tim? sza# [...]
7. a-na si?-ne-nim{ki?} a-na# [...]
8. [a]-na# _i7_ im-gur-{d}en-lil2 sza mar2!-da-[...]
9. sza a-na _i7_ {disz}ku-har-tum x te [...]
10. _kaskal_ mar2-da{ki} sza du6-ir-re-a! sza [...]
11. a-na ia-ba-ia-tum{ki} isz-tu zu#-ba-ia-tum{ki#} [...] x
12. {i7}ia-gu-ni-tum{ki#} hal?-[...]
13. _a-sza3#_ a-gu-nu{ki} isz-tu a-gu-nu x x [...]
14. a-di? _iri#?_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am isz?-tu _iri_ {d}suen-e#-[ri2]-ba#-am#{ki}
15. _a-sza3 an-za3-gar3_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu# [x] _iri?_ {d}nanna-ma-an#-[szum2]
16. _e_ ba-li-ih? _gu2 pa5_ na#-[ma]-a-tim#
17. _gu2 pa5_ na-ma-a-tim [...]{ki} _i7_ me-{d}en-lil2 [...]
18. _8(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a gu2_ ne-nu{ki} _gu2 i7#_ [me]-{d}en-lil2 _{d}utu-szu2-a_
19. i-ta e2-a-i-din-nam _dub-sar erin2_ u3 i3-li2-i-din-nam _ugula?_
20. _2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ ma-sze-gu
21. _1(esze3) GAN2 [a-sza3] a-gar3 i7_ me-{d}en-lil2 _{d}utu-szu2-a iri_ na-x?-{d#}en#?-lil#?
22. _3(iku) [a-sza3] a#-gar3 i7_ a-gu-ni-tum _{d}utu-szu2-a_
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  single ruling
23. [...] x _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6_-ta#? _1(esze3) GAN2#?_ [...] x [...]
24. [...] x LU x x gu-ni-x [x] x x
  single ruling
25. 4(bur3)? x [...] 1(disz)? 2/3(disz) x [...]
26. GAN2? [...]-ni sza x {d}suen-x[...]{ki?}
27. [...] masz-tab-ba sza# [...]-bu#
28. [...] x [...] _a-sza3_ [...]-x{ki}
29. [...] x-x _a-sza3#_ [...]
30. [...]
31. _1(bur3) GAN2! a-sza3#_ [...]
32. _sza3_ er-s,e-et
reverse
1. _2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3 pa5 {d}utu_ i-ta _erin2_ nu-ba-lum
2. _2(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 iri_ uz-ba{ki}
3. _2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 iri_ {d}suen-i-qi2#-sza#-am
4. _1(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 iri#_ he#-pi2
5. _1(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 iri! he-pi2
6. _sza3_ er-s,e-et _iri#? _isz?-[ku?-un?]-isz8-tar2
  single ruling
7. _1(bur'u) 8(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ [...]
8. _szuku {gesz}kiri6_ sza _2(bur3) GAN2#?_ [...]
9. a-na _a?-sza3? 9(disz) 1(disz)? {d}en?-lil2? [...]
10. a-na# ip#-qu2-sza na-di-in [...]
  single ruling
11. sza# _a-sza3#_ ri-isz-{d}utu _szesz_ x [...]
12. x [x?] x-s,i-nu-um _dumu_ masz?-nu-[...]
13. [...]-a? _sipa? lu2-banda3{da} kisal? bara2? x ansze?_ be x
14. [...] pi2-ti! sza a-sza3# {d}na-bi-um-ma#-lik _dumu_ ia-ah-[...]
15. [x] x ab-di-e-ra-ah! _dub-sar erin2_
16. [x] x x? u3 maszkim? ra-si?-bu in-na-ad#-[...]
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  blank space
17'. _iti#_ [...]
18'. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _[lugal]-e {gesz}gu#?-za#? [ki]-bad#?-ra2#-a [ku3-sig17-a] u3 alan#-[a]-ni hub2!(DU) [ab-sa2]-sa2 [...] e2-babbar-ra-[sze3 in]-na#-an-ku4-ra-am3_

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: BM 022699
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0501

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2019-03-05 at 20:06:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2019-03-05 at 19:39:22 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-04-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“JCSSS 2, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P480459.
JCSSS 2, 01 artifact entry (No. P480459). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480459 (Original work published 2015)
JCSSS 2, 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480459 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
@misc{2023JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480459},
}


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