BBVOT 01, 005 (P491838)

Administrative tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 01734

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

51.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[n]+2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki-ba x_
2. _[n]+2(u) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na igi-sag-ga2!_
3. ($ blank space $) _1(asz) gu2 6(disz) 1/3(disz) ma#-na siki_
4. ($ blank space $) _na4 gi#-na_
5. _sza3 siki_ x [x] x (x) babila2{ki}
6. il-la-qi2-a-nim
7. a-na _esz2#-gar3# munus usz-bar-mesz_
8. sza il-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
9. _dumu-munus lugal_
10. e#-pe2-szi-im
reverse
1. nam#-ha#-ar#-ti#
2. {disz}{d}iszkur-na#-s,i#-ir# _usz-bar_
3. a-na _sag nig2-[gur11_-szu] is,#-s,a-ab-ba-at
  blank space
4. _iti# apin-du8#-a ud 3(disz)-kam_
5. _[mu]_ am#-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-[e sipa] sun5#-na# an {d}en-lil2#-[bi-da] ug3# in-da-gal2-la_
seal 1
1. {d}iszkur-na-s,i#-ir#
2. dumu {d}amar-utu-mu-sza#-[lim]
3. ARAD {d}[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P491838

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 51.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm
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) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 01734
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010123674

References

  • primary: BBVOT 1, 5

    [Arnaud1989BBVOT1] Arnaud, Daniel. 1989. Altbabylonische Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden Aus Dem Musée Du Louvre. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient. Texte 1. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • history: SMEA 40 (1998) , p. 174 (seal)

    [Colbow1998SMEA40] Colbow, Gudrun. 1998.

  • history: CCL 2, A.568 (seal)

    [Delaporte1923CCL2] Delaporte, Louis. 1923. Catalogue Des Cylindres Orientaux, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées Du Musée Du Louvre.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-14 at 08:15:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-07-13 at 13:24:47 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BBVOT 01, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P491838.
BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry (No. P491838). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491838 (Original work published 2015)
BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491838 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024BBVOT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491838},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491838},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P491838
LB  - CDLI:P491838
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P491838
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BBVOT 01, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P491838.
BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry (No. P491838). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491838 (Original work published 2015)
BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491838 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024BBVOT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491838},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491838},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P491838
LB  - CDLI:P491838
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - BBVOT 01, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P491838
ER  -
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