BA 05, 508 43 (P491750)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Si 0061

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Boat rental)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) {gesz}ma2# [...] x x (x)
2. u3 {d}suen#-[ri-me-ni]
3. _ki_ {d}suen-ri#-[me-ni]
4. {disz}dumu-i7-buranun#
5. _dumu_ a-hi-ma-ra-as,
6. _{gesz!}ma2_ u3 {d}suen-ri-me-ni
7. a-na _iti 2(disz)-kam_ a-na _sze_ e-bu-ri-im
8. na-sa-ki-im
9. i-gu-ur
10. _a2-bi iti 1(disz)-kam_
11. _3(asz) sze gur i-<na> _{gesz}ban2!_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. [i]-na# li-ib-bi _2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur#_ x (x)
3. ma-hi-ir _3(barig) 1(ban2) sze_ uh-hu-ur
4. _iti ku3-ga u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
5. _{gesz}ma2_ it-ru
6. _u4 3(disz)-kam {gesz}ma2_ te-zu-ub-tam
7. i-la-ak
8. _{gesz}ma2_ sza-lim-tam a-na _kar iri_ TE
9. i-ta-ar
10. _igi_ GIR-da-a
11. _dumu_ ARAD-sin
12. _igi_ i-na-UD _dumu_ ARAD-x-[...]
13. _igi#_ x-x-(x)
14. _iti ku3-ga u4 1(u) 2(disz)+[4(disz)-kam]_
15. _mu_ {d}tasz-[me-tum]

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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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  • primary: BA 5/4, no. 43

    [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. 531

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

  • history: SFS, Ist Si 0061 pl. 5 (photo)

    [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).

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  • Museum No.: Ist Si 0061
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-21 at 18:57:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-21 at 18:30:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-21 at 18:28:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2021-11-13 at 17:07:23 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BA 05, 508 43 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P491750.
BA 05, 508 43 artifact entry (No. P491750). (2024, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491750 (Original work published 2015)
BA 05, 508 43 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491750 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
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	month = {may 21},
	title = {BA 05, 508 43 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491750},
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