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

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
8816A (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Lists of words. NB(1) the largest is a list of fishes cf. U.7792. (c) the lists may duplicate U.7838A?
8816B (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Lists of words. NB(1) the largest is a list of fishes cf. U.7792. (c) the lists may duplicate U.7838A?
8816C (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Lists of words. NB(1) the largest is a list of fishes cf. U.7792. (c) the lists may duplicate U.7838A?
8816D (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Lists of words. NB(1) the largest is a list of fishes cf. U.7792. (c) the lists may duplicate U.7838A?
8816E (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Lists of words. NB(1) the largest is a list of fishes cf. U.7792. (c) the lists may duplicate U.7838A?
8816F (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Lists of words. NB(1) the largest is a list of fishes cf. U.7792. (c) the lists may duplicate U.7838A?
8816G (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Lists of words. NB(1) the largest is a list of fishes cf. U.7792. (c) the lists may duplicate U.7838A?
8816I (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Lists of words. NB(1) the largest is a list of fishes cf. U.7792. (c) the lists may duplicate U.7838A?
8816J (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Lists of words. NB(1) the largest is a list of fishes cf. U.7792. (c) the lists may duplicate U.7838A?
8817A (none) (none) (none) Tablet fragments of god-list
8817B (none) (none) (none) Tablet fragments of god-list
8819A (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Four fragmentary mathematical tables: "450 times" "36 times" "1000 times" "6 times" (?)
8819B (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Four fragmentary mathematical tables: "450 times" "36 times" "1000 times" "6 times" (?)
8819C (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Four fragmentary mathematical tables: "450 times" "36 times" "1000 times" "6 times" (?)
8819D (none) (none) (none) Tablets. Four fragmentary mathematical tables: "450 times" "36 times" "1000 times" "6 times" (?)
882 (none) (none) (none) Alabaster vase fragment of, from rim of cylindrical jar with flat everted rim. Alabaster. First line only, "thing dedicated..." RC.9
8820 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. 2 fragments of large tablet in fine writing.
8830B (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Round. In box not marked.
8840C (none) (none) (none) Tablet. In a box, not marked, and not fully examined, the following leftover unbaked, at end of season. (A)[A and H] 2 considerable fragments. (B)[B and I-L] 5 small tablets. (C) seal impression (interesting). (D) Contract with many fragments of its envelope, with seal impressions. also baked. (E) Fragment containing some proper names. (F) Half a business note also. (G) corner of archaic tablet.
933 (none) (none) (none) Complete tablet. Obverse 7 lines, badly preserved. Reverse dated. (Year after) the temple of Nannar NI(?IR).ZA.KI, year after that) 16th year Sumu-ilum, king of Larsa. See U 924
934 (none) (none) (none) Complete Tablet. Obverse, left side broken, 6 lines. Reverse 4 line date. "Year after Nunnar of IR? Za KI dwelt in his temple" 15th year Sumu-ilum, king of Larsa. See U 924
984A (none) (none) (none) Complete tablet, top edge broken. 3 + 3 lines. Dated. Reign of Bur-Sin(?)

Locations: Old Babylonian Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Location 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)
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Isin Larsa