JCSSS 2, 56 (P480602)

Administrative 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 081376

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _sza3 ku3-babbar siki udu!-siki e2 {d}utu_
3. sza i-na _mu_ a-bi-e-szu#-uh# _lugal#-e {uruda}alan-a-[ni] masz2 kadra2_
  some text moved to preceding line
4. {disz}{[d]}na-bi-um-na-s,i-ir#
5. mu-za-az _ka2#_
6. i#?-na#? _kar#_ zimbir{ki} ia-ah-ru-rum
7. [u2]-sza-am-hi-ru#
reverse
1. BE# DU#?
2. {disz}{d}nanna-ibila#-ma-an#-szum2
3. nam-ha-ar-ti
4. {disz}be-la-nu _dub?-sar!?_
  single ruling
5. _iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_
6. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e ad!-gi-a gu-la_

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: JCSSS 2, 56

    [Richardson2010JCSSS2] Richardson, Seth F. C. 2010. Texts from the Late Old Babylonian Period. Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Supplemental Series 2. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5615/j.ctt2jcb2p.

  • history: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 51

    [Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)


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  • Museum No.: BM 081376
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1511

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
2019-02-21 at 02:48:11 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-04-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 2, 56 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P480602.
JCSSS 2, 56 artifact entry (No. P480602). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480602 (Original work published 2015)
JCSSS 2, 56 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480602 (Accessed: August 10, 2025).
@misc{2023JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 56 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480602},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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ID  - P480602
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M1  - 2025/8/10/
TI  - JCSSS 2, 56 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 2, 56 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P480602.
JCSSS 2, 56 artifact entry (No. P480602). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480602 (Original work published 2015)
JCSSS 2, 56 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480602 (Accessed: August 10, 2025).
@misc{2023JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 56 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480602},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P480602
LB  - CDLI:P480602
M1  - 2025/8/10/
TI  - JCSSS 2, 56 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P480602
ER  - 
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