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)
16522F	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] 6 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) muididigna ba-ba-al Rim-Sin (SAKI 237); (B) muidXX-na ba-ba-al..... (C) (mu id) idigna ba-ba-al... (D) mu bad-gal...d u-a..., H.C. 30/IX, 1;, UET/V:816; (E) Babylonian letter; (F) Babylonian letter to: E-a-na-sir; From Ar-bi-tu..., UET/V:7; see also UET/V:23; UET/V: 614.
16524A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-F] 6 Clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) mu-us-sa-a-bi 4-kam-ma, i-si-in-na in-dib Rim-Sin; (B) no date...; (C) no date...; (D) no date...; (E) no date...; (F) no date...;
16524B	(none)	1953,0411.253	(none)	[A-F] 6 Clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) mu-us-sa-a-bi 4-kam-ma, i-si-in-na in-dib Rim-Sin; (B) no date...; (C) no date...; (D) no date...; (E) no date...; (F) no date...;
16524C	(none)	1953,0411.263	(none)	[A-F] 6 Clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) mu-us-sa-a-bi 4-kam-ma, i-si-in-na in-dib Rim-Sin; (B) no date...; (C) no date...; (D) no date...; (E) no date...; (F) no date...;
16526E	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-E] 5 Clay Tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) muidburanum ba-ba-al; UET/V: 417; (B) mu...; (C) mu...; (D) mu...; (E) mu...
16527B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-I] 9 Clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Babylonian letter to: Su-mu-um-li-ib-si and UD.KA.BAR-... From: E-a-na-sir & Ilu-su-ellat-su. H.C. 30/X,1. (B)... UET/V:689; (C)....; (D)..., UET/V:65; (E)...; (F)...; (G)...; (H)...; (I)... (O)...,UET/V:72
16527D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-I] 9 Clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Babylonian letter to: Su-mu-um-li-ib-si and UD.KA.BAR-... From: E-a-na-sir & Ilu-su-ellat-su. H.C. 30/X,1. (B)... UET/V:689; (C)....; (D)..., UET/V:65; (E)...; (F)...; (G)...; (H)...; (I)... (O)...,UET/V:72
16536	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone. Fragmentary. Sin-idinnam; building of Ebabbar. (Ur inscr 118)
16566	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Date: mu-us-sa 5-kam, en d.nannar BA-hun-ga fifth year after the high-priest of Nannar was raised to his office Sumu-ilum. (Ur Inscription 250). [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16575	(none)	1953,0411.93	(none)	Clay Tablet. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16580	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Babylonian letter to: ^dSin-...; from ^dSin-...; H.C. 30/Xi, [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16580B	(none)	1953,0411.68	(none)	Card Missing
16585	(none)	1953,0411.79	(none)	Clay tablet. Division of an estate between Ri-ba-am-i-li and Nanar-ni-zu; Seal: ri(-ba_-am-i-li; dumu Bur- dSin. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16589	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Tablet. Babylonian letter. To: ^dSin-be-el-i-li; From: ^dSamas-na-sir; H.C. 30/VIII, 3. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16591	(none)	1953,0411.150	(none)	Clay tablet. Date: year Isin was conquered for the fourth time. Rim-Sin [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16595A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-D] 4 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A)...; (B) Seventh year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin; Seal : E-ri-ba-amden, dumu ^dSin-i-warad den; (C) Fourth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin. (D) Fourth year after Isin was conquered Rim-Sin.
16770	(none)	1931,1010.294	(none)	Copper pan. Type _. [drawing]
16810	(none)	1953,0411.64	(none)	Clay tablet. Babylonian letter. To; A-hi-i..., From: A-hi-mar-si. [CARD MISSING: information from later typed transcript]
16814A	(none)	1953,0411.71	(none)	[A-E] Clay tablets. Babylonian letters to E-a-na-si-ir (var. -sir). [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) From: IM(?)- ^dAdad, HC.30/; (B) From: A-ap-pa-a, HC.30/xiv, 1; (C) From: I-(li)-i-din-, H.C. 30/XIII, 2; (D) From: Ar-bi-tu-um, H.C. 30/XIII, 1; (E) From Su-mi-a-tar-um (also addressed to Ilu-su-ellat-su). HC.30/XIV, 2.
16814B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-E] Clay tablets. Babylonian letters to E-a-na-si-ir (var. -sir). [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) From: IM(?)- ^dAdad, HC.30/; (B) From: A-ap-pa-a, HC.30/xiv, 1; (C) From: I-(li)-i-din-, H.C. 30/XIII, 2; (D) From: Ar-bi-tu-um, H.C. 30/XIII, 1; (E) From Su-mi-a-tar-um (also addressed to Ilu-su-ellat-su). HC.30/XIV, 2.
16814C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-E] Clay tablets. Babylonian letters to E-a-na-si-ir (var. -sir). [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) From: IM(?)- ^dAdad, HC.30/; (B) From: A-ap-pa-a, HC.30/xiv, 1; (C) From: I-(li)-i-din-, H.C. 30/XIII, 2; (D) From: Ar-bi-tu-um, H.C. 30/XIII, 1; (E) From Su-mi-a-tar-um (also addressed to Ilu-su-ellat-su). HC.30/XIV, 2.
16814D	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-E] Clay tablets. Babylonian letters to E-a-na-si-ir (var. -sir). [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) From: IM(?)- ^dAdad, HC.30/; (B) From: A-ap-pa-a, HC.30/xiv, 1; (C) From: I-(li)-i-din-, H.C. 30/XIII, 2; (D) From: Ar-bi-tu-um, H.C. 30/XIII, 1; (E) From Su-mi-a-tar-um (also addressed to Ilu-su-ellat-su). HC.30/XIV, 2.
16815	(none)	1953,0411.56	(none)	Clay tablet. Babylonian letter to:(...) From:(...). H.C. 30/XV,1. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16816	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Tablet. Babylonian Letter. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16826B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]

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Locations: Old Babylonian Export: JSON - XML - CSV

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)