Hiring Workers 073 (P510346)
Administrative 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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 078572Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ha-bil-ki-nu-um
2. 1(disz) {d}iszkur-tukul-ti
3. 1(disz) {d}nin-szubur-i3-sag
4. 1(disz) e2-babbar2-lu-mur
5. 1(disz) i3-li2-tap-pe2-e
6. 1(disz) {d}utu-szar-ki-it-tim
7. 1(disz) be-li2-a-bi
8. 1(disz) a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
9. 1(disz) {d}utu-ha-zir
10. 1(disz) {d}iszkur-tukul-ti
11. 1(disz) ta-ri-ba-tum
reverse
1. 1(disz) i-din-sin
2. 1(disz) be-la-nu-um
3. 1(disz) {d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi
4. 1(disz) er3-ga-mil
5. 1(disz) {d}utu-i-din-nam
6. 1(disz) {d}mar-tu-a-bi
7. 1(disz) ARAD2-i3-i2-szu
8. 1(disz) {d}utu-us,-ra-an-ni _ARAD2 e2_
9. _1(u) 9(disz) lu2 hun-ga2_
10. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
11. _mu bad3_ ma2-ri2{ki}
left
1. 2(disz) ka-ni-ku i-na _u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
2. szu-hu-u2 sza i-li-a-am
3. sa3-ar
obverse
1. 1(disz) ha-bil-ki-nu-um
2. 1(disz) {d}iszkur-tukul-ti
3. 1(disz) {d}nin-szubur-i3-sag
4. 1(disz) e2-babbar2-lu-mur
5. 1(disz) i3-li2-tap-pe2-e
6. 1(disz) {d}utu-szar-ki-it-tim
7. 1(disz) be-li2-a-bi
8. 1(disz) a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
9. 1(disz) {d}utu-ha-zir
10. 1(disz) {d}iszkur-tukul-ti
11. 1(disz) ta-ri-ba-tum
reverse
1. 1(disz) i-din-sin
2. 1(disz) be-la-nu-um
3. 1(disz) {d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi
4. 1(disz) er3-ga-mil
5. 1(disz) {d}utu-i-din-nam
6. 1(disz) {d}mar-tu-a-bi
7. 1(disz) ARAD2-i3-i2-szu
8. 1(disz) {d}utu-us,-ra-an-ni _ARAD2 e2_
9. _1(u) 9(disz) lu2 hun-ga2_
10. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
11. _mu bad3_ ma2-ri2{ki}
left
1. 2(disz) ka-ni-ku i-na _u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
2. szu-hu-u2 sza i-li-a-am
3. sa3-ar
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: Hiring Workers, no. 73
[Weitemeyer1962HiringWorkers] Weitemeyer, Mogens. 1962. Some Aspects of the Hiring of Workers in the Sippar Region at the Time of Hammurabi. Copenhagen: Munksgaard.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 078572
- Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0482
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Provenience:
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:
Weitemeyer: "Sippar region"
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.35.06.16
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2018-10-16 at 11:10:16 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-05-31 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-482) (W_1888-0512-Bu-482)
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Cite this Artifact
“Hiring Workers 073 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510346.
Hiring Workers 073 artifact entry (No. P510346). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510346 (Original work published 2018)
Hiring Workers 073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510346 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).
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