Suurmeijer diss. BM 016473 (P512295)

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 016473

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. _1(disz) sag-nita2_ zimbir{ki}-x
2. _mu-ni-im_
3. sza ib-ni-x-x-x _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-sza
4. u3 sig-an-[nu]-ni-tum _dumu-a-ni_-szu
5. _ki_ ib-ni-{d}[...] _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-sza#
6. u3 sig-an-[nu-ni]-tum _dumu-a-ni_-szu
7. i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar
9. _in-szi-in-sa10_
10. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
11. _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
12. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
13. _inim-bi al-<til> SZE3?
14. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra-a_
15. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
2. u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-ma it-[mu]
  single ruling
3. [_igi_ ...] _dumu#_ {d}marduk-na-s,ir
4. [_igi_ ...] ni#? x
5. [_igi_ ...] x x
6. [_igi_ ...] x x x x x
7. _igi#_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ ni#-id#-na-tum
8. [_igi_ ...] ur2# KA NI SZI x
  blank space
9. [_iti] x x a? u4 7(disz)-kam_
10. [_mu_] sa-am-su-i-lu-na x x x [x] x x x x

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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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: Suurmeijer diss., App. BM 16473

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 016473
  • Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0009

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 15:27:10 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity 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
2021-07-14 at 20:35:33 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

“Suurmeijer Diss. BM 016473 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P512295.
Suurmeijer diss. BM 016473 artifact entry (No. P512295). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512295 (Original work published 2018)
Suurmeijer diss. BM 016473 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512295 (Accessed: September 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-01]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {Suurmeijer diss. {BM} 016473 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512295},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Suurmeijer Diss. BM 016473 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P512295.
Suurmeijer diss. BM 016473 artifact entry (No. P512295). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512295 (Original work published 2018)
Suurmeijer diss. BM 016473 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512295 (Accessed: September 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-01]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {Suurmeijer diss. {BM} 016473 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512295},
}

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DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P512295
LB  - CDLI:P512295
M1  - 2025/9/1/
TI  - Suurmeijer diss. BM 016473 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512295
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