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JA 270, 037 n. 32 (P511820)

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 081334

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(barig) sze-gesz-i3_
2. _sza3 sa10 e2-gal_
3. _nig2-szu_ u2-tul2-esz18-dar _dub-sar_
4. sza szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dumu_ pir-hu-i-li2-szu
5. im-hu-ru
6. _ki_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dumu_ pir-hu-i3-li2-szu
7. {disz}ba-si2-su2
8. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}marduk
9. _szu ba-an-ti_
10. a-na _5(disz) u4_-mi
11. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu
12. _sze-gesz-i3 i3-ag2-e_
13. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}mar-tu _szabra_
14. _igi_ {d}suen-szes-i-din-nam _ugula gidri_
15. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam_
16. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e_ {d}nin-urta _ur-sag a2-dah-ni-sze3_
seal 1
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ ba-si2-su2
seal 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]

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
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: JA 270, p.25-65, p. 37 n. 32

[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.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 081334
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1470

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-ditana.31.01.17
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2018-07-31 at 06:29:09	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2018-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-1470) (W_1891-0509-1470)

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Cite this Artifacts

“JA 270, 037 n. 32 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P511820.

JA 270, 037 n. 32 artifact entry (No. P511820). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511820 (Original work published 2018)

JA 270, 037 n. 32 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511820 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).

@misc{2023JA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {JA 270, 037 n. 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511820},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511820},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“JA 270, 037 n. 32 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P511820.

JA 270, 037 n. 32 artifact entry (No. P511820). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511820 (Original work published 2018)

JA 270, 037 n. 32 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511820 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).

@misc{2023JA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {JA 270, 037 n. 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511820},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511820},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P511820
LB  - CDLI:P511820
M1  - 2026/1/31/
TI  - JA 270, 037 n. 32 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P511820
ER  -