BA 05, 503 33 (P491682)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Si 0068

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ a-ad-da-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
3. u3 _da_ ni-di-tum sza a-wi-il-ia _lu2-azlag2_
4. _dumu_ li-isz-lim-ki-nu-um _e2_ i-pu-szu
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma!_ sza a-na _sila dagal-la_
6. sza _lu2-mesz_ i3-si-in-na{ki} u2-s,u2-u2
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ ni-di-tum
8. sza a-na _ka2-gal!-mesz_ sza ri-ba-tum
9. {disz}i3-li2-e-ri-isz _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni
10. _ibila#_ la i-szu-u2-ma
11. [li?]-it-tam ik-szu-dam
12. [a-na a-wi-il]-ia _lu2-azlag2 dumu_ li-isz-lim-ke-nu#-[um?]
13. [e]-mi-szu mu-ti _dumu-munus-a-ni_-szu
14. a-na szu-ku-li-szu u3 a-di ba-al-t,u2
15. i-ta-asz-szi-szu
16. _2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ an!-ni-a id-di-nu
17. isz-tu i3-li2-e-ri-isz
18. a-na szi-im-tim il-li-ku
19. u3 a-wi-il-ia ar-ki-szu
20. a-na szi-im-ti-szu il-li-ku-ma
21. _mu 2(u)-kam_ il-li-ku
22. {disz}erisz-ti-{d}er3-ra
23. _dumu#-munus#_ i3-li2-e-ri-isz
reverse
  broken
left
1. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e {d}urasz ur-sag gal-la-a_
seal 1
1. x#-{d}EN-[x]
2. dumu a-a-[...]
3. ARAD {d}x-[...]
seal 2
  (traces of a legend)
seal 3
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P491682

Physical information

Quasi-Hüllentafel

Artifact type Tablet
Quasi-Hüllentafel
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Si 0068
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Si.68

References

  • primary: BA 5/4, no. 33

    [Friedrich1906BA5/4] Friedrich, Thomas. 1906. Altbabylonische Urkunden Aus Sippara. Texte Mit Umschrift, Übersetzung Und Kommentar. Beiträge Zur Assyriologie Und Vergleichenden Semitischen Sprachwissenschaft 5/4. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: HG 3, no. 477

    [Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: SFS, Ist Si 0068

    [Scheil1902SFS] Scheil, Vincent. 1902. Une Saison de Fouilles à Sippar (Abou Habba) (Janvier-Avril 1894). Impr. de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale (Le Caire).

  • history: Care of the Elderly p.59-117, p. 78

    [Stol1998elderly] Stol, Marten. 1998. “Care of the Elderly in Mesopotamia in the Old Babylonian Period.” In The Care of the Elderly in the Ancient Near East, edited by Marten Stol and Sven P. Vleeming, 59–117. Studies in the History and Culture of the Ancient Near East, Volume 14. Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill.

  • history: Familiengründung, p. 228 n. 15

    [Wilcke1985Familiengründung] Wilcke, Claus. 1985. “Familiengründung Im Alten Babylonien.” In Geschlechtsreife Und Legitimation Zur Zeugung, 213–317. Freiburg : Alber.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 16:01:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 18:57:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 18:30:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 18:28:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-11-13 at 15:25:36 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BA 05, 503 33 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P491682.
BA 05, 503 33 artifact entry (No. P491682). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491682 (Original work published 2015)
BA 05, 503 33 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491682 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491682},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BA 05, 503 33 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P491682.
BA 05, 503 33 artifact entry (No. P491682). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491682 (Original work published 2015)
BA 05, 503 33 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491682 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {BA 05, 503 33 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491682},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491682},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P491682
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M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - BA 05, 503 33 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P491682
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