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)
18799	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. With one line only of inscription.
18800	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Most of top broken away.
18813	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Corner chipped. Inscribed on one side only.
18843	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet.
18844	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Chipped at one corner, only 1 sign missing.
18877	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Unbaked.
18878	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay foundation cone, fragment of. Lower part of the stem and fragment of the surface of the base. Inscribed on base and stem.
18885	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. One side only inscribed. Intact.
18894	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay foundation cone, tip of stem of.
19241	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone bowl. Grey steatite; straight-sided; inscribed; piece missing from rim.
203A	52-30-271	(none)	(none)	(none)
2634	(none)	1927,1003.23	(none)	Cone of Su-mu-ilum (of Larsa). Text: To Innana, his lady, Sumuilum the mighty hero, king of Ur, king of sumer and Akkad, has built, E-gi-na-ab-tum, azag--, her beloved house, in Ur. The 25th year of Gungunu king of Larsa is dated from the construction of E-gi-na-ab-tum azag of nannar (= Entreput sacre: sutummu, according to Th. D.) For the life of Gungunu, king of Ur, En-anna-tum high priest of Nannar at ur, son of Ishme Dagan, king of Sumer and Akkad, has built E-gi-na-ab-tum azagga H.C. R1 No. 114.
2637	(none)	1927,1003.39	(none)	Clay cone. Fragment of stem. Half of column II(?) Date ?? King of Larsa. Text: (x--) babbar Ab (ancient?) of E-Babbar / Fix destiny / decisions / --- / army of Larsa / may? / its food prosper / its good? / its harvester.. / be prosperous? H.C.
2669	(none)	1927,1003.267	(none)	Brick of Silli-Adad. Fragment. Text: To nannar, his king. Si-li dAdad caretaker of Nippur, patesi of Ur, Larsa, Lagash, and the land ( )-al-lakia (the E)temen-ni-il?. Silli-Adad of Larsa predecessor of Arad Sin about BC 2168 (Th.D) H.C.
2725	(none)	(none)	(none)	Brick of Sin-i-din-na-am king of Larsa. Broken. Text: To Nannar, eldest son of Enlil dSin-i-din-na-am, shepherd of justice_ _ _ who takes care of Ur, king (of Larsa). H.C.
2919	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay label with Aramaic name. H.C. [drawing]
30489	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30496	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30497	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30503	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30520	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30582	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30584	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30585	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
30586	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]

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Locations: Old Babylonian Export: JSON - XML - CSV

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