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Wool Economy ANE, p. 229-230 (P512231)

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 080990

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. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _sa10# 8(disz) ma-na siki_
3. sza qa2-ti u2-tul2-isz8-tar2 a-bi _erin2_
4. nam-har-ti
5. _ki_ {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni _di-ku5 dumu_ dingir-szu-ib#-ni#
6. _ugula dam-gar3_
7. {disz}{d}amar-utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu#_ dingir#-szu#-ba#-ni#
8. _szu ba-an-ti_
9. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
reverse
1. a#-na# na#-asz# ka#-ni-ki-szu
2. _ku3#-babbar# i3-la2-e_
3. _igi_ {d}suen-eri-ba-am _dumu#_ {d#}utu#-szar#-i3#-li2#
4. _igi_ ARAD-ku-bi _dumu_ be-el-[szu-nu]
5. _igi_ ri#-isz#-{d}utu _dumu_ i3-li2-[...]
6. _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u)-kam_
7. _mu#_ am#-mi#-s,a#-du#-qa2# _lugal#-e# {d#}utu# en an-ta gal2-la alan nam-nir-gal2#-la-ni#_
seal 1
1. {d}amar-utu-[mu-ba-li2-it,]
2. dumu dingir-szu-[ba-ni]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
4. u3 {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
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Wool Economy ANE, p.202-231, p. 229-230

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 080990
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1128

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.09.04.10
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2022-06-27 at 11:40:35	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_1891-0509-1128) (W_1891-0509-1128)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Wool Economy ANE, p. 229-230 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512231.

Wool Economy ANE, p. 229-230 artifact entry (No. P512231). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512231 (Original work published 2018)

Wool Economy ANE, p. 229-230 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512231 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2023Wool,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Wool {Economy} {ANE}, p. 229-230 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512231},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P512231
LB  - CDLI:P512231
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - Wool Economy ANE, p. 229-230 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512231
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Wool Economy ANE, p. 229-230 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512231.

Wool Economy ANE, p. 229-230 artifact entry (No. P512231). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512231 (Original work published 2018)

Wool Economy ANE, p. 229-230 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512231 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2023Wool,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Wool {Economy} {ANE}, p. 229-230 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512231},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P512231
LB  - CDLI:P512231
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - Wool Economy ANE, p. 229-230 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512231
ER  -