JA 270, 033 n. 23 (P511819)

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 081591

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ [...]
2. _sa10 6(disz) ma-na siki [e2-gal_]
3. _nig2-szu_ u2-tul2-esz18-dar _dub-sar_
4. sza {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _di-ku5_
5. im-hu-ru
6. _ki_ {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _di-ku5_
7. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
8. {disz}ia-wi-ra-ah
9. _dumu_ e2-kur-ra-bi
10. _szu ba-an-ti_
11. _u4_-um i-ir-ri-szu-ma
12. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu
13. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
14. _igi_ {d}mar-tu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ kur-tum
15. _igi_ an-pi4-esz18-dar _gala_
16. _iti du6#-[ku3 u4 n-kam_]
17. _mu_ am-mi#-[di-ta-na _lugal-e] bad3-da_ [...] dam-qi2-i3#-[li2-szu ...] _bi2-in-du3#-a#_ [...]
seal 1
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: JA 270, p.25-65, p. 33 n. 23

    [Charpin1982marchands] Charpin, Dominique. 1982. “Marchands Du Palais et Marchands Du Temple à La Fin de La Ire Dynastie de Babylone.” Journal Asiatique 270: 25–65.

  • history: Wool Economy ANE, p.202-231, p. 225-226

    [deGraef2014wool] De Graef, Katrien. 2014. “All Wool and a Yard Wide. Wool Production and Trade in Old Babylonian Sippar.” In Wool Economy in the Ancient Near East and the Aegean. From the Beginnings of Sheep Husbandry to Institutional Textile Industry, edited by Catherine Breniquet and Cécile Michel, 202–31. Ancient Textiles Series, Vol. 17. Oxford & Philadelphia: Oxbow Books.

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  • Museum No.: BM 081591
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1723

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
2018-07-31 at 05:25:50 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“JA 270, 033 n. 23 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P511819.
JA 270, 033 n. 23 artifact entry (No. P511819). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511819 (Original work published 2018)
JA 270, 033 n. 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511819 (Accessed: June 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {JA 270, 033 n. 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511819},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511819},
}


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