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JCS 20, 096 (P523735)

Prayer 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 080328

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}a-ra-am-ma-da-ra
2. {disz}tu-ub-ti-ia-mu-ta
3. {disz}ia-am-qu2-uz-zu-ha-lam-ma
4. {disz}he-a-na
5. {disz}nam-zu-u2
6. {disz}di-ta-nu
7. {disz}zu-um-ma-bu
8. {disz}nam-hu-u2
9. {disz}am-na-nu
10. {disz}ia-ah-ru-rum
11. {disz}ip-ti-ia-mu-ta
12. {disz}bu-ha-zu-um
13. {disz}su-ma-li-ka
14. {disz}asz-ma-du
15. {disz}a-bi-ia-mu-ta
16. {disz}a-bi-di-ta-an
17. {disz}ma-am#?-x#-[(x)-(x)]
18. {disz}szu#-x-ni#?-[x-(x)]
19. {disz}da#-ad#?-x-[x-(x)]
20. {disz}su-mu#-[a-bu-um]
reverse
1. {disz}su-mu-la-[dingir]
2. {disz}sa3-bi-um
3. {disz}a-pil2-{d}suen#
4. {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-[it,]
5. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#
6. {disz}sa-am-su-i-lu-na#
7. {disz}a-bi-e-szu-[uh]
8. {disz}am-mi-di-ta-[na]
single ruling
9. _bala erin2_ mar-[tu]
10. _bala erin2_ he-a-[na]
11. _bala_ gu-ti-um
12. _bala_ sza i-na tup-pi2 an-ni-i la sza-at,-ru
13. u3 _aga-us2_ sza i-na da-an-na-at be-li-szu# im-qu2-tu#
14. _dumu-mesz lugal_
15. _dumu-munus-mesz lugal_
16. a-wi-lu-tum ka-li-szi-in
17. isz#-tu _{d}utu-e3-a_ a-du _{d}utu-szu2-a_
18. sza# pa-qi2-dam u3 sa-hi-ra-am la i-szu-u2
19. al-ka-nim-ma an-ni-a-am a-ak#-la# an-ni-a-am szi#-ti#-a
20. a-na am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _dumu_ am-mi-di-ta-na# _lugal_ babila2{ki} ku#-ur-ba

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Ritual and liturgical > Prayer
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: JCS 20, 096

[Finkelstein1966JCS20] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1966. “The Genealogy of the Hammurapi Dynasty.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 20 (3/4): 95–118. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359643.
history: FM 6, p. 51-68, p. 59-60

[Jacquet2002kispum] Jacquet, Antoine. 2002. “Lugal-Meš et Malikum: Nouvel Examen Du Kispum à Mari.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, VI:51–68. Florilegium Marianum. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.
history: JCS 22 (pp. 1-2)

[Lambert1968JCS22] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1968. “Another Look at Hammurabi’s Ancestors.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 22 (1): 1–2. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359044.
history: Röllig, W., AOAT 1 (1969) p. 269-273

[sec137411] N.d.
history: Wilcke, C., ZA 73 (1983) p. 50

[sec137825] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 080328
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0465

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.00.00.00
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2021-06-22 at 11:59:37	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2021-06-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

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The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-465)

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“JCS 20, 096 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P523735.

JCS 20, 096 artifact entry (No. P523735). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523735 (Original work published 2021)

JCS 20, 096 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523735 (Accessed: June 17, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {JCS 20, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523735},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523735},
}

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