JCSSS 2, 83b (P512260)

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 026296

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [... _GAN2 a-sza3 ab]-sin2_
2. [... _a-gar3_ t,a3]-bu
3. [_a-sza3_ ...] u3 ku-ub-bu-rum
4. [be-el _a-sza3_]-im
5. [_ki_ ...] u3 ku-ub-bu-rum
6. [...-na]-s,i?-ir?
7. [u3 u2-tul2-isz8-tar2 a-bi] _erin2_
8. [_a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim] a-na _gu2-un_
9. [a-na _mu 1(disz)]-kam_
10. [u2-sze]-s,i
11. [_u4 buru14]-sze3_
12. [_a-sza3_ ma-la pi2-i szu-ul]-pi2#-szu
13. [i-sza-ad-da]-du-ma
14. [_1(asz) GAN2-e]_ 6(asz) sze-e
15. _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
16. _[gu2]-un a-sza3_
reverse
1. _[i3-ag2]-e_
2. _sza3-ba gu2-un a#-sza3#_-szu-nu
3. _2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-ah-ru
4. _igi_ al-ku-u2 _dumu_ ab-da-nu
5. _igi_ ma-nu-u2 _dumu_ ka-na-i-sza#?
6. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ba-ni [_dumu_] {d}iszkur-szar-rum
7. _iti_ sig4-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal#-gub i3-mah-a [...] didli-a [...]-da-ke4_

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Museum No.: BM 026296
  • Accession No.: 1898-05-14, 0114

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-05 at 09:43:21 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2022-06-20 at 09:52:19 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-02-21 at 02:49:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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

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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“JCSSS 2, 83b Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P512260.
JCSSS 2, 83b artifact entry (No. P512260). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512260 (Original work published 2018)
JCSSS 2, 83b artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512260 (Accessed: June 13, 2025).
@misc{2025JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 83b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512260},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512260},
}


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