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JCSSS 2, 79 (P480638)

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 026602

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _2(gesz'u) gi sa-hi-a_
2. _ki_ gal-da-nu _dumu#_ ab-da-nu
3. {disz}i-din-{d}e2#-a _di-ku5#_
4. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. u4-um i-ir-ri-szu-szu
reverse
1. _gi sa-hi-a_ i-na-ad-di-[in]
  single ruling
  blank space
2. _iti kin-{d}inanna 2(disz)-kam-ma_ [...]
3. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _[lugal]-e sipa zi sze#-[ga_ ...]

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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 026602
  • Accession No.: 1898-05-14, 0420

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-05 at 09:43:21 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2019-02-21 at 02:48:11 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-04-22 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) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“JCSSS 2, 79 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P480638.
JCSSS 2, 79 artifact entry (No. P480638). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480638 (Original work published 2015)
JCSSS 2, 79 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480638 (Accessed: April 20, 2025).
@misc{2025JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 79 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480638},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480638},
}


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