JCSSS 2, 05 (P480463)

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 017294

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
obverse
1. 8(disz)# me _u8-udu_ sza _an-za3-gar {d}en-lil2-la2{ki}_ u3 _i7_
2. qa2-du 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) _GAN2 a-gar3_ sza ha-ma-tum _ki-ta_
3. u3 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) _GAN2 a-gar3_ sza ha-ma-tum _an-ta_
4. sza {d}marduk-ni-szu is,-ba-tu
  single ruling
5. 5(disz) me _a-gar3_ hal-hal-la{ki} szi-du-un-nim-ma-tu lu2-us2_ i3-li2-ba-ni dumu LU-x-la?{ki#}
6. 4(disz) me na-kam-ti ib-la-he-e#{ki} tu-ha-mu{ki} sa-we-e eb-re2-e{ki}
7. _a-gar3_ si-hu-um{ki} _a-gar3 1(bur3) GAN2_ babilax(E){ki} a-di {i7}buranun-na
8. _1(disz) sar bala-ri_ {i7}ir-ni-na szi-it-ti _kar_ {i7}ir-ni-na
9. i-ta _dumu_ dingir-ra-bi _sag?_ i-s,a-ab-ba-at
10. 2(disz) me _iri?_ kisz{ki} sa-ad-du-um{ki} u3 a2-UR{ki}
11. isz-tu _e_ bu-tu-qa2-tim _i7# gal# {d}utu_ x-ba-AN
12. a-na _iri_ {d}marduk-qar3-ra-ad{ki#} [_a]-gar3_ t,a3-bu{ki}
13. a-di _iri{ki}_ kar-ni-szu-hi-a i7 x x x-ra-bi# sza LU-ba-ka-tim
  single ruling
14. ($ blank space $) 3(disz) li [x?] 1(disz) u3 x [...]
15. 1(disz) li# 6(disz) me 1(disz) szu-szi _a-gar3_ szar?-x-[...]
16. _sza3_ er-s,e-et _sza3-gu4{ki}_
17. qa2-du sza-sag-ga-tum sza _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir! ka-s,a-ar _ansze_
18. 5(disz) me _uru-nita# udu-nita_-ti su-gan-nu-um{ki} _sza3_ sza i3-li2-ba-ni _dumu_
19. it-ti _dumu_ a-bu-um-dingir _sipa {munus!}esz2!-gar3_ i-s,a-ab-ba-at
  single ruling
20. ($ blank space $) 5(disz) li 1(disz) me 1(disz) szu-szi _u8-udu_
21. _diri_ 1(disz) me 1(disz) szu-szi _u8#-[udu_ ...]
22. na-pa-as? {d}suen {d}utu x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [n?] 3(disz)? [...]
2'. x [...]
  single ruling
3'. 5(disz) li [...]
4'. x [...]
5'. _a-sza3_ x [...]
6'. u3! [...]
7'. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) [...]
8'. isz-tu [...]
9'. 1(bur3) 4(esze3)# [...]
10'. isz-tu 2(bur3) _gur_ [...]
11'. u3 x _a-gar3_ [...]
12'. _9(bur3) 1(esze3) a#-sza3 1(bur'u) 8(bur3)#? gur#? a-[sza3?_ ...]
13'. _7(bur3) GAN2# a-gar3 a#-sza3#_ ma-tu x [...]
14'. 3(bur3) x um nu? [...] na pa [...]
15'. in-[...]
16'. _3(bur3) gur_ [...] u3 _a-sza3 gil_
17'. _1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 6(iku) igi x [x] x ka-bar_ qa2-du _1(esze3) gur_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
18'. isz-tu _4(bur3) 2(esze3) gur_ sza 1(u) _ka-bar_ sza qa2-du _a-sza3_-szu-nu
19'. a-na _aga-us2_ i-lu-u2 na-as2-hu
  single ruling
20'. _2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 2(gesz'u)! sar gur a-sza3_ sza3!?-u3-ma
21'. _diri 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1(gesz2) 3(u) sar gur_

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: BM 017294
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0008

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2019-09-21 at 21:59:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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, 05 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P480463.
JCSSS 2, 05 artifact entry (No. P480463). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480463 (Original work published 2015)
JCSSS 2, 05 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480463 (Accessed: July 1, 2025).
@misc{2023JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480463},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480463},
}

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