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BDHP 18 (P510399)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080597

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}amar-utu
2. na-asz-pa-ku-tum
3. _ki_ {d}a-a-tal-lik! _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3_
5. {disz}geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
6. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
9. _1(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}amar-utu
10. a#-na _e2-i3-dub_ il-qu2-u2
reverse
1. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. _igi_ la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ a-wi-il-{d}suen
5. _igi_ be-le-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
6. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ga-mil
single ruling
blank space
7. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 5(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e x x x x x x x x x bad3-da {d}amar-utu? x x x x bi2!-in-du3-[a]_
seal 1
(uninscribed, with two captions:)
1. geme2-{d}utu
3. la-ma-sa3-ni
seal 2
(caption without seal impression:)
1. be-le!-tum

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BDHP, 18

[Waterman1916BDHP] Waterman, Leroy. 1916. Business Documents of the Hammurapi Period from the British Museum. London: Luzac & Co.
history: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 119

[Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

(seals)
history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1535

[Koschaker1923HG6] Koschaker, Paul, and Arthur Ungnad. 1923. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band VI: Übersetzte Urkunden Mit Rechtserläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 080597
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0735

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-ditana.11.01.05
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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
2022-06-22 at 10:46:14	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2018-06-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-735)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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“BDHP 18 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510399.

BDHP 18 artifact entry (No. P510399). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510399 (Original work published 2018)

BDHP 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510399 (Accessed: December 14, 2024).

@misc{2023BDHP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BDHP 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510399},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510399},
}

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M1  - 2024/12/14/
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ER  -

“BDHP 18 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510399.

BDHP 18 artifact entry (No. P510399). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510399 (Original work published 2018)

BDHP 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510399 (Accessed: December 14, 2024).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BDHP 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510399},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510399},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510399
LB  - CDLI:P510399
M1  - 2024/12/14/
TI  - BDHP 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510399
ER  -

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