Suurmeijer diss. BM 016985 (P512296)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 016985Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}szi-ma-at-er3-ra
2. _dumu-munus_ {disz}um-bi-s,il2-la-szu
3. u3 {disz}tab-ni-isz8-tar2
4. a-na {disz}szi-ma-at-er3-ra _dumu-munus-ni_
5. {disz}an-nu-ni-tum-um-mi
6. a-na ma-ru-ti-sza
7. id-di-szi-im
8. {disz}an-nu-ni-tum-um-mi
9. a-na {disz}szi-ma-at-er3-ra um-mi
10. u2-ul um-mi at-ti
11. i-qa2-ab-bi-i-ma
12. [a]-na# _ku3-babbar_-im
reverse
1. i-na-di-isz-szi
blank space
2. _igi_ ma-nu-um ha-za-nu-um
3. _igi_ ma-nu-um _dumu_ {d}utu-zi-mu
4. _igi_ ka-am-si-dingir _dumu_ i-ku-un-pi4-sin
5. _igi_ ak-sza-ia _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni
6. _igi_ szu-{d}mar-tu
7. _dumu_ a-pil-ku-bi
8. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
9. _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}suen?
Suurmeijer: or perhaps -{d}en-lil2
10. _igi_ _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
11. _igi_ {d}utu-mu-da-mi-iq
12. _dumu_ i3-li2-nu-ni
obverse
1. {disz}szi-ma-at-er3-ra
2. _dumu-munus_ {disz}um-bi-s,il2-la-szu
3. u3 {disz}tab-ni-isz8-tar2
4. a-na {disz}szi-ma-at-er3-ra _dumu-munus-ni_
5. {disz}an-nu-ni-tum-um-mi
6. a-na ma-ru-ti-sza
7. id-di-szi-im
8. {disz}an-nu-ni-tum-um-mi
9. a-na {disz}szi-ma-at-er3-ra um-mi
10. u2-ul um-mi at-ti
11. i-qa2-ab-bi-i-ma
12. [a]-na# _ku3-babbar_-im
reverse
1. i-na-di-isz-szi
blank space
2. _igi_ ma-nu-um ha-za-nu-um
3. _igi_ ma-nu-um _dumu_ {d}utu-zi-mu
4. _igi_ ka-am-si-dingir _dumu_ i-ku-un-pi4-sin
5. _igi_ ak-sza-ia _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni
6. _igi_ szu-{d}mar-tu
7. _dumu_ a-pil-ku-bi
8. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
9. _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}suen?
Suurmeijer: or perhaps -{d}en-lil2
10. _igi_ _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
11. _igi_ {d}utu-mu-da-mi-iq
12. _dumu_ i3-li2-nu-ni
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
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primary: Suurmeijer diss., App. BM 16985
[Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 016985
- Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0101
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2021-07-14 at 20:35:34 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-08-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1892-0709-101) (W_1892-0709-101)
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Cite this Artifact
“Suurmeijer Diss. BM 016985 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512296.
Suurmeijer diss. BM 016985 artifact entry (No. P512296). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512296 (Original work published 2018)
Suurmeijer diss. BM 016985 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512296 (Accessed: October 28, 2025).
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month = {jun 14},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512296},
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