Fs Romer 444-445 (P524123)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 022703 & BM 022703A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [_1(disz) sar e2_] sig#-ki a-hu-um-ke-nu-um
2. [a-wi]-li-ia u3 _aga-us2_ na-si-hu
3. [sza i-ku]-un#-pi4-sin _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar
4. [a-na _e2_]-szu u2-te-er-ru
5. i-na# [qa2]-be2-e ra-bi-a-nu-um
6. u3 szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_
7. _1(disz) sar e2_ a-na sig-ki a-hu-um-ke-nu-um
8. a-wi-li-ia _dumu-mesz_ ta-ri-bu-um
9. {disz}[i-ku]-un#-pi4-sin _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar
10. id-di-in
11. u4-um# _[aga]-us2_ na-si-hu-um
12. it-<ta>-al#-kam-ma a-na _e2_-szu
13. a-na i-ku-un-pi4-sin _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar
14. i-ra#-gu-mu
reverse
1. ra-bi-a-nu-um u3 szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_
2. i-pa-lu
  single ruling
3. _igi_ dumu-ki ra-bi-a-nu-um
4. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ri-im
5. _igi_ ru-bu-ha-du-u2
6. _igi_ a-na-{d}utu-li-s,i ra-bi-an _iri_ ti-gi-la#?
7. _igi_ e-t,e-rum
8. _igi_ ik-szu-ud-ap-pa-szu
9. _igi_ u2-ru-un-ne-da
  Variant spelling of ur2-ra-ni-du10 (cf. Stol, Fs Römer p. 445 "syllabische Schreibung von Úr.ra-ì.dùg")
10. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ eri-ba-am
  single ruling
11. _[iti udru?]{duru5} u4 3(disz)-kam_
12. [_mu_ sa]-am-su-i-lu-na
envelope
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2_ sig#-er-s,e-tim a-hu-um-ke-[nu-um]
2. a-wi-li#-ia# u3 _aga-us2_ na#-[si-hu]
3. sza i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-ta#-[ia-ar]
4. a-na _e2_-szu u2-te-er-ru
5. i-na qa2-be2 ra-bi-a-nu-um
6. u3 szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_
7. _1(disz) sar e2_ a-na sig-er-s,e-tim
8. a-hu-um-ke-nu-um u3 a-wi-li#-[ia]
9. {disz}[i-ku]-un#-pi4-{d}suen
10. _dumu_ [{d}]suen#-ta#-ia-ar
  rest broken
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption on the upper edge:)
1. _kiszib3-bi_ a-hu-ke-nu-um

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: BM 022703 & BM 022703A
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0505 & 1894-01-15, 0505A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 16:34:03 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-03-02 at 12:05:50 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-08-22 at 12:25:13 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2021-08-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact
“Fs Romer 444-445 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P524123.
Fs Romer 444-445 artifact entry (No. P524123). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P524123 (Original work published 2021)
Fs Romer 444-445 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P524123 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
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	title = {Fs {Romer} 444-445 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P524123},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P524123},
}

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