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)
17653A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Two clay tablets [A-B]. Circular, 'school' type.
17249I	52-30-114	(none)	(none)	U number not assigned in field
17244	(none)	(none)	(none)	Weight [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
17235	(none)	(none)	(none)	White calcite bowl. (fragment) Remains of the inscription of a king: (?-^dEN)ZU. HC.
16062A	(none)	1953,0411.70	(none)	[A-B] 2 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Babylonian letter; (B) Babylonian letter to Lu-ud-lu-ul-... from: A-hu-ki-nu-un; HC.30/XIII, 1. (B) UET/V:4
16062B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 clay tablets. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card] (A) Babylonian letter; (B) Babylonian letter to Lu-ud-lu-ul-... from: A-hu-ki-nu-un; HC.30/XIII, 1. (B) UET/V:4
16823A	52-30-69	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 Clay Tablets. Babylonian letters. Addressed to Ea-nasir. (a) From Ilu-su-ellat-su (b) from ..... [Card Missing]
16504B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] 2 clay tablets. Letters. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
17204C	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 clay tablets. (A) Commercial: receipt. Date: Ibi-Sin (Ur Inscription 200). [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16089A	52-30-188	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 clay tablets. (a) Semitic Babylonian letter to E-a-na-si-ir from Mu-ha-du-um; UET/V:29 (b) Commercial (?); (c) Commercial; HC.30/VIII, 2.; UET/V:804 UET/V:520 [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16089B	52-30-259	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 clay tablets. (a) Semitic Babylonian letter to E-a-na-si-ir from Mu-ha-du-um; UET/V:29 (b) Commercial (?); (c) Commercial; HC.30/VIII, 2.; UET/V:804 UET/V:520 [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16089C	52-30-259	(none)	(none)	[A-C] 3 clay tablets. (a) Semitic Babylonian letter to E-a-na-si-ir from Mu-ha-du-um; UET/V:29 (b) Commercial (?); (c) Commercial; HC.30/VIII, 2.; UET/V:804 UET/V:520 [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16057B	(none)	1953,0411.100	(none)	[A-C] 3 Clay Tablets. In envelopes. (A) mu-us-sa-za(.) -bi i-si-in-na ba-an-ku. ; UET/V:227 [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.
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...
6743A	(none)	(none)	B16543A	[A-E] Bricks of Enannatum. The usual stamp (U.2569) has a variant 1.2: En-sal-me-nunuz-zid dNannar. the pure zirru priest of Nannar (cf. SAKI. P.206 note [illegible]) One 1/2 to B. 4 wholes to B.
6743B	(none)	(none)	B16543B, B16543A	[A-E] Bricks of Enannatum. The usual stamp (U.2569) has a variant 1.2: En-sal-me-nunuz-zid dNannar. the pure zirru priest of Nannar (cf. SAKI. P.206 note [illegible]) One 1/2 to B. 4 wholes to B.
6743C	(none)	(none)	B16543C	[A-E] Bricks of Enannatum. The usual stamp (U.2569) has a variant 1.2: En-sal-me-nunuz-zid dNannar. the pure zirru priest of Nannar (cf. SAKI. P.206 note [illegible]) One 1/2 to B. 4 wholes to B.
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.
16814E	52-30-70, 52-30-70	(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.
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...;

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Locations: Old Babylonian Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Context Title	Context Description	Description (Modern)
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 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)
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 IV	Excavation designation in area AH mostly covering No. 1 Old Street but likely containing parts of No. 7 Church Lane as well.	(none)