Fs Vargyas 161 (P512239)

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 085289

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

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tablet
obverse
1. _8(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2 3(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2# kankal#_
2. qa2-du-um _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ mu-ha-ad-du-um
3. e-zu-ub 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 sza ma-s,i2-a-tim
4. ka-bi-it mu-ha-ad-du-um sza _lugal_ a-na a-ad-da-tim id-di-nu
5. _1(iku) 1(gesz2) 3(u) <sar> GAN2 {gesz}kiri6_ i-na _i7_ ap-pa-ia
6. _5(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2_ ki-di-im
7. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 ga2#-gi4#-a{ki}_
8. _1(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz)# gin2#_ [du-un]-nim# _8(disz) sar_ asz-lu-ka-tum i-na _iri_ na-ha-nu-um
9. _1(disz) sar 1(u) [5(disz) gin2_ du]-un#-nim _8(disz) sar_ asz-lu-ka-tum i-na _igi?_ ip-la#-hu-i
10. _2(disz) sar_ [du]-un-nim _8(disz)# sar_ asz-lu-ka-tum i-na _i7_ ap-pa-ia
11. [($ blank space $) _ha]-la# dumu-me_ ab-di-{d}za-ba4!-ba4#
12. [...] x x [x] nu x [x?] x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _4(bur3)# 1(esze3) [n? GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2] 3(bur3) [n?] GAN2# [a-sza3 kankal_]
2'. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2# ga2#-[gi-a 5(disz) sar] 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2_ ki-di-im
3'. _1(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2_ du#-un#-nim# _8(disz) sar aszlug(|E2.USZ.GID2.DA|) _
4'. _1(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2_ du-un-nim _8(disz) sar aszlugx(|E2.USZ|)
5'. _1(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2_ du-un-nim
6'. ($ blank space $) _8(disz) sar_ asz-lu-ka-tum i-na i-na ha-ra-ma-tum
7'. ($ blank space $) _ha-la_ mu-ha-du-um
  single ruling
8'. _2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
9'. _1(disz) sar e2 ga2-gi4-a_
10'. _2(disz) sar e2 zimbir{ki}-gal_
11'. _ha-la_ {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim
12'. _ha-la dumu-me_ ab-di-a-ra-ah
13'. sza i-na _e2 {d}utu_ i-zu-zu-szu-nu-szi-[im]
left
1. _mu ma-[da gu2 i7_ szu-mu-dar?]

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 085289
  • Accession No.: 1899-04-15, 0096

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2020-07-23 at 12:13:31 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Fs Vargyas 161 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512239.
Fs Vargyas 161 artifact entry (No. P512239). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512239 (Original work published 2018)
Fs Vargyas 161 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512239 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Fs {Vargyas} 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512239},
}

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