Fs Finet I, 181 (P508052)

Legal 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 096991

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (marriage)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{munus}a-ha-ta-ni {munus}szu-gi-tum
2. _dumu-munus_ a-hi-ia-am-szi
3. u3 {munus}la-ma-as-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
4. {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ma-tim
5. it-ti a-hi-ia-am-szi a-bi-sza
6. u3 {munus}la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu um-mi-sza id-bu-ub-ma
7. {disz}a-ha-ta-ni {munus}szu-gi-tum
8. a-na _e2_ {d}ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ma-tim
9. a-na be-la-num ma-ri-szu
10. a-na asz-szu-tim a-ha-zi-im
11. u2-sze-ri-bu-szi
12. _1(disz) gesz-nu2 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za 1(disz) {dug}szagan
13. u3 i-lu-ni a-ha-sza a-na ma-ru-ti-sza
14. id-di-nu-szi-im
15. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ te-er-ha-at {munus}a-ha-ta-ni
16. i-na qa2-ti ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ma-tim
17. {disz}a-hi-ia-am-szi _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni
18. u3 la-ma-as-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
19. ma-ah-ru
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3_ be-la-nu-um _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu
2. a-na {munus}a-ha-ta-ni asz-sza-ti-szu
3. u2-ul asz-sza-ti at-ti i-qa2-ab-bi-ma
4. _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
5. u3 {munus}a-ha-ta-ni a-na be-la-nu mu-ti-sza
6. u2-ul mu-ti at-ta i-qa2-ab-bi-ma
7. i-ha-asz-szu-szi-ma a-na me-e i-na-ad-du-szi
  single ruling
8. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir e-ri-ib _e2 dumu_ szu-mu-li#-ib#-szi
9. _igi_ szu-mu-li-ib-szi _dumu_ a-hi#-sza-gi-isz
10. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
11. _igi_ {d}U.MASZ-li-i3-li2 _dumu_ i3-li2-ma-dingir
12. _igi_ {d}za-ba4-ba4-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ ku-ub-bu-rum
13. _igi_ szu-mu-li-ib-szi _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
14. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dub-sar
  single ruling
left
1. _iti udru{duru5} u4 2(disz)-kam_
2. [_mu_ am]-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan-a-ni igi-du erin2 zu2-kesz2-da-ke4

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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  • primary: Fs Finet (1989), p.181-189, p. 181

    [Veenhof1989marriage] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1989. “Three Old Babylonian Marriage Contracts Involving Nadītum and Šugītum.” In Reflets Des Deux Fleuves. Volume de Mélanges Offerts à André Finet, edited by Marc Lebeau and Philippe Talon, 181–89. Akkadica. Supplementum 6. Leuven: Peeters.

  • citation: Fs Wilcke p. 313-332, p. 321

    [Veenhof2003fatherhood] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2003. “Fatherhood Is a Matter of Opinion. An Old Babylonian Trial on Filiation and Service Duties.” In Literatur, Politik Und Recht in Mesopotamien. Festschrift Für Claus Wilcke, edited by Walther Sallaberger, Konrad Volk, and Annette Zgoll, 313–32. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

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  • Museum No.: BM 096991
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0045

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-07-30 at 02:21:11 Jagersma, Bram Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2018-02-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Fs Finet I, 181 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P508052.
Fs Finet I, 181 artifact entry (No. P508052). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508052 (Original work published 2018)
Fs Finet I, 181 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508052 (Accessed: June 24, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P508052},
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