Old Babylonian

Description:

The Old Babylonian Period describes southern Mesopotamia where a number of important sates dominated the region, including Isin, Larsa, Eshnuna, and Babylon. The sixth ruler of Babylon, Hamurabi, unified the southern states and expanded his control into north Mesopotamia. After his death, the empire gradually shrank, but remained an important power until it was sacked by the Hittite king Mursili I. During the Old Babylonian period, literary activity flourished with scribes composing and recording religious, poetic, and ‘scientific’ works in Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform. The state retained the Akkadian language for official use, and the Sumerian language for religious use, but Amorite was the spoken language. The earlier Akkadian and Sumerian traditions played a major role in Babylonian culture.

Ultra-Low Chronology: 1798-1499 BCE

Short/Low Chronology: 1830-1531 BCE

Middle Chronology: 1894-1595 BCE

Long/High Chronology: 1950-1651 BCE

Objects: Old Babylonian Export: JSON - XML - CSV

U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
6387	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Receipt. Dated. Sumuilu year 3rd. H.C.
6367C	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
6367B	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
6367A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
6362	(none)	(none)	B16207, B16207	Fragment of alabaster vase. To Ningal, his lady, for the life of Sumuili, the mighty man, king of Ur?(P/16207) H.C. E
6360C	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
6360B	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
6360A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
6352	(none)	(none)	B16229	Steatite(?) [diorite is struck through] statue of Ningal. Presented by Enannatum son of Ishme-Dagan For his life. Upper part broken. Inscript. on 3 sides of the throne. Ur Texts, Vol. I, No. 103 E. CLW. Enter in catalog, Vol. VII HC.
6324B	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
6324A	(none)	(none)	B16548	(none)
6323	(none)	(none)	(none)	Brick of Silli-Adad. Fragment. BC 2083
6315	(none)	1953,0411.118	(none)	Clay contract tablet. 11th year of Sanisuiluna. Concerning the hired labor of Sinadinaplim (and) Sin-lipir. Given that in Karraiski their work has not been (done), Ibi-Ninshubur, the assessor has seized Sinlipir, and has ordered Sinliper to leave saying: what the hired men will leave bricks, wood, flour, grain and silver, what the hired men in their daily allowance have not found good, against Sinlipir, for the damage of the hired men will remain when he leaves. Two witnesses. Month of Tammuz - the 9th. Year when the king Samsuiluna destroyed the great walls of Ur and Larsa H.C.
6314A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
6310	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone. Fragment. Inscription of a king of ISIN or LARSA. H.C.
593B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Eleven fragments. Mixed in period. See also U.727 - 30. Placed in Packing Case D.
569	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
566A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
524	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet., complete. See U376. Dated.
454	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
442	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Fragment of. Contains a list of various objects mostly made of wood. Found TTB 9 see U339. Inventory of furniture, or poss. part of an explanatory list.
441	52-30-199	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Accounts on obverse, dated at bottom of 4th col rev (date illegible) Same find as U.339 in TTB9.
430	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Fragment of. TTB17 See U.376.
421	(none)	(none)	(none)	Basalt hinge-socket of GIMIL ILISHU.
420	(none)	(none)	B15324, B15324	Basalt hinge-socket of GIMIL ILISHU.

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Context Title	Context Description	Description (Modern)
House IV	Excavation designation in area AH mostly covering No. 1 Old Street but likely containing parts of No. 7 Church Lane as well.	(none)
House III	Excavation designation for a portion of area AH that was eventually published as No. 1 Church Lane and No. 1 Straight Street. It was also called the Pa-Sag or Hendur-Sag chapel. This space was identified as a neighborhood or wayside chapel at the NW edge of Carfax.	(none)
House II	Excavation house designation on the northwest side of Straight Street (originally called Division Street because it divided the initial excavation units of House I, II, and III). This unit may have initially contained some rooms in No. 3 Straight Street.	(none)
House I	Excavation house designation on the southeast side of Straight Street (originally called Division Street as it divided the first excavation house designations I, II, and III). This unit covered published houses No.2 and No. 4 Straight Street.	(none)