JA 270, 042 n. 40 (P511821)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080997

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ mi-su2
2. _sza3 ku3-babbar sa10 siki amar mu 3(asz)_
3. u3 _sze-gesz-i3_
4. sza qa2-ti-szu
5. _mu-kux(DU)_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu
6. [_ugula dam]-gar3# zimbir{ki}
7. sza [x x] x {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-[it,]
8. [u3] i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
9. ub-lu-nim
10. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 8(disz)-kam_
11. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e {uruda}alan-alan-a-ni szud3-da ab-du#-du#-e#-ne#-a u3# {d#}lamma#-{d#}lamma#-a e2-babbar-ra#-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4#-[(ra)]
seal 1
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): Administrative
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: JA 270, p.25-65, p. 42 n. 40

[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: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 147

[Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

(seals)
collation: Year-names, 2, 302-303

[Horsnell1999Yearnames] Horsnell, Malcolm J. A. 1999. The Year-Names of the First Dynasty of Babylon. Hamilton, Ont. : McMaster University Press.

(collation year name)

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 080997
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1135

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-ditana.23.09.08
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-14 at 09:35:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 07:28:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2018-07-31 at 07:43:44	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2018-07-31 at 07:36:32	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_1891-0509-1135) (W_1891-0509-1135)

Seals

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

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

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Cite this Artifacts

“JA 270, 042 n. 40 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P511821.

JA 270, 042 n. 40 artifact entry (No. P511821). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511821 (Original work published 2018)

JA 270, 042 n. 40 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511821 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

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	month = {jul 14},
	title = {JA 270, 042 n. 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511821},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511821},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“JA 270, 042 n. 40 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P511821.

JA 270, 042 n. 40 artifact entry (No. P511821). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511821 (Original work published 2018)

JA 270, 042 n. 40 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511821 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {JA 270, 042 n. 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511821},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511821},
}

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M1  - 2026/2/10/
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