JNES 21, 075, VAT 819 (P523739)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00819

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ ha-szi-ia _mu-ni_
2. _iri_ ta-da-an-ne{ki}
3. _sza3_ ma#-at# bi-ri-ti
4. _sag-geme2_ [i]-din#-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ iz-zi-zu
5. u3 i-na-e2-ul-masz-numun _dumu_ be#-[el]-szu-nu
6. _ki_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ i-[iz?]-zi-zu
7. u3 i-na-e2-ul-masz-numun _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
8. be-lu _sag-geme2_
9. {disz}{munus}ta-ri-ba-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}na-bi-um-na-s,i-ir
10. i-na _sa10 tug2 hi-a_-sza
11. _in-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
13. _[n] gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
14. 3(disz) u4-mi te-eb-i-tum
15. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ be-en-nu
16. a-na ba-aq-ri-sza ki-ma s,i-im-da-at _lugal_
17. iz-za-a-az-zu
single ruling
18. _igi_ {d}suen-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ ri-sza-tum
19. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _dumu_ ib-ni-szu-dingir-szu
20. _igi_ sza-al-lu-rum _dumu_ ip-qu2-{d}sza-la
21. _igi_ ARAD-{d}marduk _dumu e2!-dub-ba-a_
single ruling
22. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u)-kam_
23. _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _[lugal-e] alan-a-ni zubi ku3-sig17-ga#-[ke4] e2-babbar-ra-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4-[ra]_

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-ditana.11.02.20
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P523739
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P523739

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 00819
Accession Number

References

primary: JNES 21 (pp. 73-92), 075, VAT 819

[Finkelstein1962JNES21] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1962. “Mesopotamia.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 21 (2): 73–92. https://doi.org/10.1086/371676.
history: KB 4, p. 44

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-15 at 17:38:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2021-06-17 at 13:25:31	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-06-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“JNES 21, 075, VAT 819 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P523739.

JNES 21, 075, VAT 819 artifact entry (No. P523739). (2024, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523739 (Original work published 2021)

JNES 21, 075, VAT 819 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523739 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523739},
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Cite this Artifact

“JNES 21, 075, VAT 819 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P523739.

JNES 21, 075, VAT 819 artifact entry (No. P523739). (2024, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523739 (Original work published 2021)

JNES 21, 075, VAT 819 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523739 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {JNES 21, 075, {VAT} 819 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523739},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523739},
}

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PY  - 2024
ID  - P523739
LB  - CDLI:P523739
M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - JNES 21, 075, VAT 819 artifact entry
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