Semitica 56, 050, 06 (P504422)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 088698

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(ban2) zi3-da
2. szuku e2 _a-si-ri_
3. zi-ga
  blank space
  seal impression
reverse
1. nig2-szu a-hu-wa-qar
2. u3 na-bi-{d}suen
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam#
4. mu unu{ki}-ga u3 a2-dam-bi
seal 1
1. [{d}]suen-sze-[mi]
2. [dumu] isz-me-{d}[suen]
3. [ARAD] ri-[im-{d}a-nu-um]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P504422

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 33.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 088698
Accession Number 1901-02-09, 0415

External resources

References

  • primary: Semitica 56, p.35-64, no. 6

    [Rositani2014RimAnum] Rositani, Annunziata. 2014. “More Rīm-Anum Texts from the Bīt Asīrī.” Semitica 56: 35–64.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2017-11-27 at 01:12:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-11-25 at 02:32:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-11-25 at 02:28:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-11-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Semitica 56, 050, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504422.
Semitica 56, 050, 06 artifact entry (No. P504422). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504422 (Original work published 2017)
Semitica 56, 050, 06 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504422 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504422},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Semitica 56, 050, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504422.
Semitica 56, 050, 06 artifact entry (No. P504422). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504422 (Original work published 2017)
Semitica 56, 050, 06 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504422 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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}

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