JCSSS 2, 53 (P480606)

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 097297

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 4(ban2) _sze-numun {gesz}ban2_ {d}marduk
  previous version reads: {gesz}ban2 {d}utu, contra JCSSS copy
2. 1(u) _erin2_ ka-si-mu
3. 8(disz) _erin2_ he-ru-u2
4. 1(u) 2(disz) _erin2_ sza-qu2-u2
5. 3(disz) _erin2_ za-ru-u2
6. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 3(disz) _erin2_
7. 1(barig) _sze_ ma-as,-s,a-ar _muszen hi-a_
8. 2(ban2) _lu2 lag ri-ri-ga_
9. sza _a-sza3_ a-ap-pa-a
10. _a-gar3_ t,a3-bu
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1. 1(asz) 4(barig) _gur sze-numun_
2. _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
3. 1(u) 2(disz) _erin2_ he-ru-u2
4. 1(u) _erin2_ me-eh-ru ma-ha-rum
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) _erin2_ ka-si-mu
6. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) _erin2_
7. u3 2(asz) _sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
8. sza a-na ri-t,i-ib-bi ha-ar-bi
9. isz-sza-ak-nu
10. sza _a-sza3_ na-szi-a-re-esz#

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, 53

    [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: RA 109 (pp. 143-196), 166-167

    [Charpin2015] Charpin, Dominique. 2015. “Chroniques Bibliographiques 17. Six Nouveaux Recueils de Documents Paléo-Babyloniens.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 109: 143–96.

  • history: AOAT 440, p.189-241, p. 217-219

    [deGraef2018fieldwork] De Graef, Katrien. 2018. “Kīma Napišti Māti Eqlumma Ul Tīdê. Field Work in Old Babylonian Sippar.” In What’s in a Name? Terminology Related to the Work Force and Job Categories in the Ancient Near East, edited by Agnès Garcia-Ventura, 189–241. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament, Band 440. Münster: Ugarit-Verlag.

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  • Museum No.: BM 097297
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0351

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-22 at 09:26:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2019-01-24 at 13:21:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-12-16 at 05:59:29 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2015-04-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“JCSSS 2, 53 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P480606.
JCSSS 2, 53 artifact entry (No. P480606). (2024, August 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480606 (Original work published 2015)
JCSSS 2, 53 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480606 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 22},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480606},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480606},
}

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