JEOL 46, 035-036 10 (P511827)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097003

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. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ ar-na-ba-tum
2. {disz}{d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
3. u2-li-il-szi
4. a-di {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am be-el-sza
5. ba-al-t,u2 it-ta-na-asz-szi-szu-u2-ma
6. isz-tu {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
7. i-lu-szu iq-te-ru-u2-szu
8. el-le-et i-na _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
9. ma-la i-ba-asz-szu u3 ib-ba-asz-szu-u2
10. i-na zi-ka3-ri-im u3 si2-ni-isz-tim
11. ma-am-ma-an mi-im-ma
12. e#-li-sza u2-ul i-szu
13. [u3] szi-i a-na _dumu-mesz_
14. {disz}[{d}]suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
15. u3 bi-ti-szu
reverse
1. u2-ul i-ra-ga-am
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a _mu_ {d}marduk
3. u3 sin-mu-ba-li2-it,
4. it-mu-u2
5. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu a-bu-sza
6. _igi_ e-ri-sum2-ma-tim
7. _dumu_ a-di-ri-ha-at
8. _igi_ im-gur-ia _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
9. _igi_ ur-{gesz}gigir _dumu_ i-di-isz8-tar2
10. _igi_ ARAD-sin _dumu_ il3-a-ba4-ma-lik
11. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ ku-bu-tum
12. _igi_ sin-i-mi-ti _dumu_ i-ba-asz-szi-dingir
13. _igi_ sa3-bi-um-a-bi
14. _dumu_ a-bu-um-dingir
15. _igi_ u-bar-{d}da-gan
left
1. _dumu_ i-din-{d}nu-musz-da _igi_ sin-ma#-gir# _dumu#_ a#-hu-um-wa-qar#
2. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
envelope
Only variants published.
obverse
1. (... ar-na-ba-tum) _mu-ni_
2. ({disz}{d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am) be-el-sza
9. ma-la ib-ba-asz-szu-u2 u3 i-ba-asz-szu
10. (i-na) zi-ka-ri-im (u3 si2-ni-isz-tim)
13. u3# (szi-i a-na _dumu-mesz_)
18. (u3) {d}suen-(mu-ba-li2-it,)
19. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
22. (_dumu_) AD-ri-(ha-at)
23. (_igi_) im-gu-ia (_dumu_ sin-i-din-nam)
25. (_igi_) ARAD-{d}suen (_dumu_ il3-a-ba4-ma-lik)
25a. _igi_ {d}we-er-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ {d}we-er-a-bu-szu#?
27. (_igi_) {d}suen-i-mi-ti (_dumu_ i-ba-asz-szi-dingir)
33. _igi_ i-ba-lu-ut, _dumu_ {d}iszkur-i-din-nam
34. _igi_ t,a3-ab-s,il2-lum _dumu_ e2-babbar-da-ti-la
seal 1
(uninscribed with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-pu-ut,-ra-am
seal 2
(uninscribed with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ na-bi-dingir#-[szu]
seal 3
(uninscribed with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ a-wi-il-{d#}[...]
seal 4
(uninscribed with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ a-wi-il-dingir
seal 5
(uninscribed with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ dingir#-[...]
seal 6
(uninscribed with caption:)
1. _kiszib3#_ e#-ri-sum2-ma-tum
seal 7
(uninscribed with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ im-gu-ia
seal 8
(uninscribed with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-i-mi-ti
seal 9
(uninscribed with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ u-bar-{d}da-gan

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: JEOL 46, p.3-43, p. 35-36 10

[Veenhof2016-2017adoption] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2016-2017. “Some Old Assyrian and Old Babylonian Adoption Contracts.” Jaarbericht van Het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap “Ex Oriente Lux” 46: 3–43.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 097003
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0057

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Sin-muballit.00.00.00
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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
2021-08-16 at 15:29:20	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2018-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-57) (W_1902-1011-57)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“JEOL 46, 035-036 10 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P511827.

JEOL 46, 035-036 10 artifact entry (No. P511827). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511827 (Original work published 2018)

JEOL 46, 035-036 10 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511827 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511827},
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Cite this Artifacts

“JEOL 46, 035-036 10 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P511827.

JEOL 46, 035-036 10 artifact entry (No. P511827). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P511827 (Original work published 2018)

JEOL 46, 035-036 10 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P511827 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {JEOL 46, 035-036 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P511827},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P511827},
}

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