LAOS 1, 45 (P481088)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Leipziger Altorientalischen Institut, Leipzig, Germany

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Leipziger Altorientalischen Institut, Leipzig, Germany

Museum Number

ÄMUL 1597

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ LA#? LA? KA sza#?* a#*-na#?* KA#!?*-BAR* na*-ad*-nu
2. _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ be-el-ta-ni
3. _dumu-munus_ ra-ba-ba-nu-um
4. _2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 esz2-gar3_ s,i*-bi*-it*
5. sin-ta-ia-ar
6. a-na pu*-uh* _2(esze3) 2(iku)!* GAN2 a-sza3_
7. sza sig*-{d}nanna sza a-na u2-ba-ia-tum [(...)]
8. in-na-ad-nu {disz}{d}suen-ta-ia-ar _sipa*_
9. u3 u2-ba-ia-tum up*-te*-hu
10. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
11. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
12. _mu_ {d}marduk u3 ha#*-am*-mu*-ra*-pi2#*
reverse
1. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
single ruling
2. _igi_ is!*-me#!*-a#*-ra#-ah
3. _dumu_ {d}en-lil2*-sze-me
4. _igi_ i-din-{d}suen _ugula_
5. _igi_ a-bi*-sa*-masz*
6. _dumu_ sza-ma-ia [(x)]*
7. _igi_ sze-le-bu-um [(x)]
8. _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni
9. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ qu2*-ru*-sa3*
10. _igi_ ARAD-sin
11. _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-um
12. _igi*_ sin-dingir
13. _dumu#_ pu-um#*-ra#-bi
left
column 1
1. _igi!_ sin-i-din-nam
2. _dumu#_ i-ku-ni-ia
column 2
1. _iti sig4*-a* u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam_
2. _mu gu-za {d}inanna_

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P481088
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P481088

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Leipziger Altorientalischen Institut, Leipzig, Germany
Museum Number	ÄMUL 1597
Accession Number

References

primary: LAOS 1, p.37-70, 45

[Tardi2011LAOS1] Tardi, Carsten. 2011. “Altbabylonische Rechts- Und Wirtschaftsurkunden.” In Die Keilschrifttexte Des Altorientalischen Instituts Der Universität Leipzig, edited by Michael P. Streck, 37-70 + Tafel 23-28. Leipziger Altorientalistische Studien 1. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
history: Földi, AoF 45 (2018), 97-98 (citations)

[Földi2018AoF45] Földi, Zsombor J. 2018. Altorientalische Forschungen 45.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-15 at 13:42:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-02-27 at 06:20:24	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2015-07-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“LAOS 1, 45 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481088.

LAOS 1, 45 artifact entry (No. P481088). (2024, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481088 (Original work published 2015)

LAOS 1, 45 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481088 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {LAOS 1, 45 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481088},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481088},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“LAOS 1, 45 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481088.

LAOS 1, 45 artifact entry (No. P481088). (2024, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481088 (Original work published 2015)

LAOS 1, 45 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481088 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

@misc{2024LAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {LAOS 1, 45 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481088},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481088},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P481088
LB  - CDLI:P481088
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - LAOS 1, 45 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481088
ER  -