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JCSSS 2, 90a (P512261)

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 097493

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 ka dub-[a-ni nu-me-a]_
2. a-na _sa10 1(disz) udu-nita2_ ma-i-[szi-i]
3. _sza3 e2_ na#-kam-tum
4. sza ri-isz-{d}marduk _ugula masz2#-szu#-[gid2-gid2]_
5. a-na ni-id-ni-isz8-tar2 _dumu#_ ib-ni-[...]
6. id-di-nu
7. [a]-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
8. 1(disz) _udu-nita2_ ma-i-szi-i
9. _[sza3 e2]_ na-kam-tum
reverse
1. [i]-na#-ad-di-in#
2. [...]
3. [...]
single ruling
broken
1'. mu# x-[...] AN AN {d}en#-lil2#-la2# [x]
seal 1
illegible

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, 90a

[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 097493
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0547

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-ditana.03.--.--
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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
2021-08-09 at 15:51:04	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2019-02-21 at 02:49:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		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_1902-1011-547) (W_1902-1011-547)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 2, 90a Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512261.

JCSSS 2, 90a artifact entry (No. P512261). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512261 (Original work published 2018)

JCSSS 2, 90a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512261 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

@misc{2023JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 90a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512261},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - JCSSS 2, 90a artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCSSS 2, 90a Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512261.

JCSSS 2, 90a artifact entry (No. P512261). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512261 (Original work published 2018)

JCSSS 2, 90a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512261 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

@misc{2023JCSSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {JCSSS 2, 90a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512261},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P512261
LB  - CDLI:P512261
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - JCSSS 2, 90a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512261
ER  -