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)
420	(none)	(none)	B15324, B15324	Basalt hinge-socket of GIMIL ILISHU.
421	(none)	(none)	(none)	Basalt hinge-socket of GIMIL ILISHU.
7136	(none)	(none)	B16433	Bowl. Bronze. Mouth chipped. Oval shaped. Cf. U.7135. E. [drawing 1:2]
7796	(none)	(none)	(none)	Brick Siniddinam inscription, and marked [drawing of two crescents] = U3115, the only other example?
3191	(none)	(none)	B16546	Brick of Libit-Ishtar Fragment. Same inscription as on Cone (Cf. SAKI. P.204) probably shorter. Libit-Ishtar, the humble shephard of Nippur, the just husbandman of Ur, who takes an unceasing care for Eridu, the high priest of uruk? H.C.
6323	(none)	(none)	(none)	Brick of Silli-Adad. Fragment. BC 2083
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.
13108	31-16-358	(none)	(none)	Brick. Contains all the inscription (19? Lines), which is however badly defaced. Apparently completes the fragments RIU 120 and U.11662. (Sin-idinnam) (which are half-bricks).
7723	(none)	(none)	(none)	Brick. En-an-na-tum = U.6743 ? but different measure.
7715	(none)	1928,1009.4	(none)	Brick. Siniddinam, inscription on edge = U.3115 (some variants?), incomplete and without showing the 2 crescents of U.3115. HC.15.
11662	(none)	(none)	(none)	Brick. Sinidinnam RIU=120 111-6, completing 1.5 ibid. cf. whole inscription U.13108. HC 111
15954	(none)	(none)	(none)	Card Missing
16580B	(none)	1953,0411.68	(none)	Card Missing
7798	(none)	1928,1009.5	(none)	Clay cone Large fragment =Siniddinam V 2900 (variants) HC.28
10136	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Cone Sinidinnam - U. 2900 with slight variants probably - U. 7798 found lst season.
10100	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Cone Sinikisam (new) HC.1.
7776A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone Sumuilum Fragment Inscription nearly complete = variants of U.7772 (U.2634, etc.) (in last 3 lines) Another fragment of this type. With text on head complete. And a fragment of stem which may belong with preceding. HC 22
7776B	(none)	(none)	B17226	Clay cone Sumuilum Fragment Inscription nearly complete = variants of U.7772 (U.2634, etc.) (in last 3 lines) Another fragment of this type. With text on head complete. And a fragment of stem which may belong with preceding. HC 22
17228	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone (fragment) Sumu-ilu; building of the E-udda. (Ur inscription 115).
17233	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone (fragment). Sumu-ilu; building of the Eginabtum. (Ur inscription 114).
16582	31-43-248	(none)	(none)	Clay cone. Fragment.
15071	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone. Fragment. A Larsa king, unidentified or new. HC.18
13601	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone. Fragmentary inscription. New. Authorship unknown. Probably Larsa period. HC.1929/30-2
16536	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone. Fragmentary. Sin-idinnam; building of Ebabbar. (Ur inscr 118)

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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)