Archibab 1, 4 (P504443)

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 097010

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 (marriage)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}e-ri-isz-sag#-[il2]
2. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-a-bu-um
3. _ki_ {d}utu-a-bu-um _ad#-a-ni_
4. u3 mu-ha-di-tum _ama#-a-ni_
5. {disz}ARAD2-{d}utu
6. _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir
7. a-na asz-szu-ti u3 mu#-tu#-ti
8. i-hu-uz te-er-ha-sa#
9. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _in-na-an-la2_
reverse
1. te-<er>-ha-sa _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. tu-ur-ra-at#
3. {disz}ARAD2-{d}utu a-na e-ri-isz#-sag#-[il2]
4. u2-ul asz-sza-ti
5. i-qa-bi-i-ma _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
6. {disz}e-ri-isz-sag-il2
7. a-na ARAD2-{d}utu mu-ti-sza
8. u2-ul mu-ti i-qa2-bi-ma
9. isz-tu _an-za-gar3_
10. i-na-ap-pa-s,u-ni-szi!
11. _igi_ sa-mi-ia# _dumu#_ ip#-qa-tum#
12. _igi_ ma-asz-qu2#-um _dumu_ be-[li2-a-pi2-li]
13. _igi_ ka-lu-mu
left
1. _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur-ra
2. _igi_ szum-ma-nu
envelope
obverse
1. [{disz}e]-ri#-isz#-sag-il2# _dumu-munus_ {d#}[utu-a-bu]-um#
2. _ki#_ [{d}utu]-a-bu-um _ad-a-ni_
3. u3 mu-ha-di-tum _ama-a-ni_
4. {disz}ARAD-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir
5. a-na asz-szu-ti u3# mu#-tu#-ti#
6. i-hu-uz te-er#-[ha]-sa#
7. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in#-[na-an]-la2#_
8. te-er-ha-sa _5(disz) [gin2 ku3-babbar_]
9. te-er-ha-sa tu-[ur-ra-at]
10. {disz}ARAD-{d}utu
11. a-na e-ri-isz-sag-il2
12. asz-sza-ti-szu
13. u2-ul# [asz-sza-ti]
14. [i]-qa2-bi-i-ma
reverse
1. _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2#-e#_
2. {disz#}e#-ri-isz-sag-il2
3. a#-na ARAD#-{d#}utu mu-ti#-sza#
4. u2#-ul mu-ti i-qa2-bi-ma#
5. isz#-tu _an-za-gar3_
6. i-na-ap-pa-s,u-ni-szi
7. _igi_ sa-mi-ia
8. _dumu_ ip-qa-tum
9. _igi_ ma-asz2-qu2-um
10. _dumu_ be-li2-a-pi2-li
11. _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur# _dumu_ bur-ri-ia
12. _igi_ ka-lu-mu-um
13. [...]-{d}suen
14. _igi_ szu-um-ma!-nu-um
15. _igi_ ia-ni-dingir-x x
16. _igi_ i-x x x
17. _iti ezem {d}iszkur x-kam
18. _mu e2-mah {d}iszkur-ra_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ {d}utu-a-bu-um
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sa-mi-ia
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ ma-asz-qu2-um#
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ lu2-{d}iszkur
seal 5
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ ka-lu-mu-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 097010
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0064

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-07-21 at 11:05:09 Woestenburg, Els Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-11-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Archibab 1, 4 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P504443.
Archibab 1, 4 artifact entry (No. P504443). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P504443 (Original work published 2017)
Archibab 1, 4 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P504443 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023Archibab,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Archibab 1, 4 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P504443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P504443},
}

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