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RSO 82 Supp. 1, 045 (P504486)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078541

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Measurements

41.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) lu2 sze-sag11-ku5_
2. a-na _erin2 sze-sag11-ku5_
3. _ki_ gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-na-di#-in#-szu#-mi
4. a-na qa2-be2-e ARAD-{d}bu-ne-ne
5. _dumu_ ta-ri-bu
6. {disz}dingir-szu#-ib-ni _dumu_ i-din-{d}[...]
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
9. e-s,i-du2 i-il-la-ak
reverse
1. u2-ul i-il-la-ak-ma#
2. ki-ma s,i-im-da-at _lugal_
single ruling
3. _igi#_ i-na-pa-le-e-szu _masz2-szu-gid2#-[gid2]
4. _igi_ ku3-{d}nanna _dam-gar3_
single ruling
5. _[iti] gan-gan-e3 u4 2(u)# 6(disz)-kam_
6. _mu am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 lugal bad3 am-mi-s,a-du-qa2[{ki}]_
seal 1
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ dingir#-szu#-ib-ni
seal 2
1. i-na-pa-le#-[e-szu]
2. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}[marduk]
3. _ARAD_ [...]
seal 3
(uninscribed)

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 41.0 high × 46.0 wide × 23.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: RSO 82 Suppl. 1, 45

[Rositani2011HarvestTexts] Rositani, Annunziata. 2011. Harvest Texts in the British Museum. Rivista Degli Studi Orientali. Supplemento 1. Pisa, Roma: Fabrizio Serra.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 078541
Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0449

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.11.09.26
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2018-11-12 at 10:34:50	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2017-11-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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The British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-449) (W_1888-0512-Bu-449)

Seals

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

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

Notes

General Notes: -

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Cite this Artifact

“RSO 82 Supp. 1, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504486.

RSO 82 Supp. 1, 045 artifact entry (No. P504486). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504486 (Original work published 2017)

RSO 82 Supp. 1, 045 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504486 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RSO 82 {Supp}. 1, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504486},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RSO 82 Supp. 1, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P504486.

RSO 82 Supp. 1, 045 artifact entry (No. P504486). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504486 (Original work published 2017)

RSO 82 Supp. 1, 045 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504486 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2023RSO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {RSO 82 {Supp}. 1, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P504486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P504486},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P504486
LB  - CDLI:P504486
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - RSO 82 Supp. 1, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P504486
ER  -