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JCS 30, 244-245 BM 92539 (P512875)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 092539

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(disz) e2 du3-[a_]
2. _{gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag#-[kul]
3. _da_ tab-ni-isz8-tar2
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-kur-ni
5. u3 it-bi-da-num
6. mu#-s,u2-szu a-na ba-ab
7. x x [x] gi#? im u2-a
8. [_ki_] x ma AD# x ba
9. _dumu#_ zi-mu-isz8-tar2
10. [u3] {d}suen-nu-ri _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
11. {[d]}lu2#-{d}nin#-szubur#
12. _dumu_ szu-{d}utu
13. _in-szi-sa10_
14. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
15. _ku3-babbar in-na-la2_
16. _{gesz}gan-na_
17. _ib2-ta-bal#_
18. _inim-bi# al#-til_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3# [lu2 lu2]-ra_
2. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
3. _mu_ {d}utu
4. {d}marduk
5. u3 su-mu-la-el3
6. it-mu-u2
7. wa-ar-ki
8. szar-ru-um
9. mi-szar-ra-am isz-ku-nu
10. _igi_ {d}da-mu-gal-zu#
11. _igi_ {d}utu-i7-ni#-szi#
12. _igi_ {d}mar-tu-ba-ni
13. _igi_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a
14. _ugula nig2_ na-di-tum
15. _igi_ ku-ma-zi
16. _igi_ bur-ri-ia#
17. _dumu-mesz!_ ia#-[x]-di-[x]
left
1. _igi_ i-din-{d}utu
2. _dumu_ en-ne-a?
3. _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen
4. x [x] _dumu_ a-bu-wa!-qar
5. _dumu_ {d}suen-e!-ri-isz#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (sale)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: JCS 30 (pp. 243-249), 244-245 BM 92539

[Walker1978TextsFragments] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1978. “Texts and Fragments.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 30: 243–49.
history: Kraus Edikt, 224 no. 28

[Kraus1958] Kraus, Fritz R. 1958. Ein Edikt Des Königs Ammi-Ṣaduqa von Babylon. Vol. 5. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia. Leiden : E.J. Brill.
history: KB 4, 10-13

[Peiser1896KB4] Peiser, Felix E. 1896. Keilinschriftliche Bibliothek.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 092539
Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0203

Provenience

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

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: Sumu-la-El.00.00.0
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-02 at 10:45:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-26 at 10:51:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2020-08-14 at 14:34:34	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2018-11-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

The British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-203) (W_1888-0512-Bu-203)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 30, 244-245 BM 92539 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512875.

JCS 30, 244-245 BM 92539 artifact entry (No. P512875). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512875 (Original work published 2018)

JCS 30, 244-245 BM 92539 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512875 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {JCS 30, 244-245 {BM} 92539 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512875},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512875},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 30, 244-245 BM 92539 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512875.

JCS 30, 244-245 BM 92539 artifact entry (No. P512875). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512875 (Original work published 2018)

JCS 30, 244-245 BM 92539 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512875 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {JCS 30, 244-245 {BM} 92539 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512875},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512875},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P512875
LB  - CDLI:P512875
M1  - 2026/1/18/
TI  - JCS 30, 244-245 BM 92539 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512875
ER  -