JNES 21, 075, VAT 1176 (P523740)

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 01176

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. _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar na4_ {d}utu x x x
2. a-na _sa10 1(disz) sag-ARAD_ su-bir4{ki}
3. a-na _kaskal i7_ buranun
4. sza i-bi-{d}suen _dub-sar_
5. a-na ku-ub-bu-rum _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}sze-rum
6. id-di-nu
7. i-na e-re-eb _kaskal_-szu
8. _1(disz) sag-ARAD_ su-bir4{ki}
9. nam-ra-am
10. i-na-ad-di-in-ma
11. ka-ni-ik-szu
12. i-he-ep-pe2-e
single ruling
13. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _gudu4 abzu_
14. _igi_ i-na-e2-ul-masz-numun _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
15. _igi_ e-tel-pu _ku3-dim2 dumu_ ta-ri-bu-um
16. _igi_ ARAD-{d}marduk _dumu e2!-dub-ba-a_
single ruling
17. _iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
18. _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan-a-ni tusz-bi asz-ti-ta in-ne-da-ra-gar-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.13.07.16
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P523740
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P523740

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 01176
Accession Number

References

primary: JNES 21 (pp. 73-92), 075, VAT 1176

[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 13:09:13	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 1176 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P523740.

JNES 21, 075, VAT 1176 artifact entry (No. P523740). (2024, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523740 (Original work published 2021)

JNES 21, 075, VAT 1176 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523740 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“JNES 21, 075, VAT 1176 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P523740.

JNES 21, 075, VAT 1176 artifact entry (No. P523740). (2024, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523740 (Original work published 2021)

JNES 21, 075, VAT 1176 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523740 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {JNES 21, 075, {VAT} 1176 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523740},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P523740
LB  - CDLI:P523740
M1  - 2026/10/9/
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