Fs Walker 163 (P502951)
Legal tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 078557Provenience
-Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-as,-s,i2-nu
2. 3(disz) {uruda}szu-KIN-nig2-gal
3. sza pu-gu-de-e la-bi-ri#
4. 1(disz) {uruda}szu-KIN-nig2-gal
5. pu-ug-de-e dingir-szu-ib-ni
6. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-as,-s,i2-nu
7. 4(disz) {uruda}szu-kin-nig2#-gal#
8. _sza3_ u2-nu-ut _e2-gal_
9. pu-gu-de-e
reverse
1. {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri_
2. _szu-ti-a_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
3. _dumu_ i-na-pa-le-e-szu
4. _ki_ {munus}dam-qa2-tum
5. _dam_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri_
single ruling
6. _igi_ t,a3-ab-s,il2-li2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu#-szu#
7. _igi_ i-la-lum _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
single ruling
8. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_
9. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e bad3_ am-mi-di-ta-na{ki} {d}utu-e3-[(x)]-x-a_
obverse
1. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-as,-s,i2-nu
2. 3(disz) {uruda}szu-KIN-nig2-gal
3. sza pu-gu-de-e la-bi-ri#
4. 1(disz) {uruda}szu-KIN-nig2-gal
5. pu-ug-de-e dingir-szu-ib-ni
6. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-as,-s,i2-nu
7. 4(disz) {uruda}szu-kin-nig2#-gal#
8. _sza3_ u2-nu-ut _e2-gal_
9. pu-gu-de-e
reverse
1. {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri_
2. _szu-ti-a_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
3. _dumu_ i-na-pa-le-e-szu
4. _ki_ {munus}dam-qa2-tum
5. _dam_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri_
single ruling
6. _igi_ t,a3-ab-s,il2-li2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu#-szu#
7. _igi_ i-la-lum _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
single ruling
8. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_
9. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e bad3_ am-mi-di-ta-na{ki} {d}utu-e3-[(x)]-x-a_
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: Fs Walker p.147-176, p. 163
[vonKoppen2002redeeming] Koppen, Frans van. 2002. “Redeeming a Father’s Seal.” In Mining the Archives. Festschrift for Christopher Walker, edited by Cornelia Wunsch, 147–76. Babylonische Archive 1. Dresden: ISLET.
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- Museum No.: BM 078557
- Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0467
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2019-05-01 at 07:37:09 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-09-22 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.78557) (BM.78557)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-467) (W_1888-0512-Bu-467)
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Cite this Artifact
“Fs Walker 163 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P502951.
Fs Walker 163 artifact entry (No. P502951). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P502951 (Original work published 2017)
Fs Walker 163 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P502951 (Accessed: August 22, 2025).
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