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AuOr 20, 087-088 12 (P512208)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 097849

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. a-na e-s,e-di-im
3. _ki_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri#_ [sza szar-rum]-la#-[ba{ki}]
4. {disz}i3-li2-i-[qi2-sza-am]
5. _dumu_ ib-na-tum
6. _szu ba-an-ti_
7. _u4 buru14-sze3_
8. _lu2 sze-sag11-ku5_ i-il#-la#-ak
9. u2-ul i-il-la-ak#-ma
reverse
1. ki#-ma s,i2-im-da-at _lugal_
single ruling
blank space
2. _igi_ a-hu-ni _dumu_ x-[...] x x
3. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu# [e2]-dub-ba#-a_
single ruling
blank space
4. _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam_
5. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal#-[e] {uruda#}ki-lugal-gub i3-mah#-[a] hur-sag i7-i7 x x x ib2 x [...] e2-nam#-he2#-a-x? in-[...]_
seal 1
(seal impression with caption:)
1. _kiszib3#_ [i3]-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
seal 2
1. a-hu-ni
2. na?-gada#?
3. dumu [...]
4. ARAD {d}[...]

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
Measurements (mm):
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: AuOr 20, p.61-97, p. 87-88 12

[deGraef2002Ilšu-ibni] De Graef, Katrien. 2002. “Two Ilšu-Ibni’s, Two Ugula Gidru’s. Šarrum-Laba^kⁱ, a Military Settlement at the Irnina.” Aula Orientalis 20: 61–97.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 097849
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0903

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.13.11.19
Alternative Years:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2021-07-12 at 16:10:21	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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The British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-903) (W_1902-1011-903)

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Cite this Artifact

“AuOr 20, 087-088 12 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512208.

AuOr 20, 087-088 12 artifact entry (No. P512208). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512208 (Original work published 2018)

AuOr 20, 087-088 12 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512208 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2023AuOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AuOr 20, 087-088 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512208},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P512208
LB  - CDLI:P512208
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - AuOr 20, 087-088 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512208
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AuOr 20, 087-088 12 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512208.

AuOr 20, 087-088 12 artifact entry (No. P512208). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512208 (Original work published 2018)

AuOr 20, 087-088 12 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512208 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2023AuOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AuOr 20, 087-088 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512208},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P512208
LB  - CDLI:P512208
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - AuOr 20, 087-088 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512208
ER  -