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JCSSS 2, 74b (P512254)

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 026324

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

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar# na4 {d}[utu]_
2. _ki_ ga-al-da-nu _dumu_ [ab-da-nu]
3. {disz}ib-ni-{d}suen _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
4. u3 ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-[tum]
5. _szu ba-an-ti-e-mesz_
6. _u4 buru14-sze3_
7. _gu2-un a-sza3_-szu-nu
8. i-ha-ra-su2-ma
reverse
1. _ib2-tag4_ sze-im
2. _i3-ag2-e-mesz_
3. _igi_ ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-ga-mil
4. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-sza
5. _iti [x x] u4 2(u)#-kam_
6. _mu_ [am-mi-s,a-du-qa2] _lugal#-e_

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: JCSSS 2, 74b

[Richardson2010JCSSS2] Richardson, Seth F. C. 2010. Texts from the Late Old Babylonian Period. Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Supplemental Series 2. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5615/j.ctt2jcb2p.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 026324
Accession No.: 1898-05-14, 0142

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.01.--.20 ?
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-03-05 at 09:43:21	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2019-02-21 at 02:48:11	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0514-142) (W_1898-0514-142)

Seals

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

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 2, 74b Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P512254.

JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry (No. P512254). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512254 (Original work published 2018)

JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512254 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2025JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512254},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512254},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/5/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P512254
LB  - CDLI:P512254
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512254
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 2, 74b Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P512254.

JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry (No. P512254). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512254 (Original work published 2018)

JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512254 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2025JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512254},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512254},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/5/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P512254
LB  - CDLI:P512254
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - JCSSS 2, 74b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512254
ER  -