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)
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
6324A	(none)	(none)	B16548	(none)
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.
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.
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.
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.
7136	(none)	(none)	B16433	Bowl. Bronze. Mouth chipped. Oval shaped. Cf. U.7135. E. [drawing 1:2]
7000	(none)	(none)	B16309	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Rampant lion attacked by two heroes - (like Gilgamesh) 2 posts (supports for emblems)
6352	(none)	(none)	B16229	Steatite(?) [diorite is struck through] statue of Ningal. Presented by Enannatum son of Ishme-Dagan For his life. Upper part broken. Inscript. on 3 sides of the throne. Ur Texts, Vol. I, No. 103 E. CLW. Enter in catalog, Vol. VII HC.
6362	(none)	(none)	B16207, B16207	Fragment of alabaster vase. To Ningal, his lady, for the life of Sumuili, the mighty man, king of Ur?(P/16207) H.C. E
1355	(none)	(none)	B15614, B15614	Fragment from top of stem of large clay cone apparently of (Nur)-Adad, King of Ur and Larsa. Ends of 8 lines. P.
420	(none)	(none)	B15324, B15324	Basalt hinge-socket of GIMIL ILISHU.
655A	(none)	(none)	B14974	Fragment of a bowl with fine white limestone, virtually marble; rather more than 1/2 preserved. Flat base. (below) RC.19L. [drawing]
187	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay cone. Large, fragment of upper part. Inscr.
319	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Nearly complete. Found in T.T.B.20, see U315. Dated.
337	(none)	1953,0411.266	(none)	Small fragments of tablets. From TTB/Z See U. 336
394	(none)	(none)	(none)	Frag of tablet. Dated. 1st year of Sin-idi(nnam), king of Larsa.
421	(none)	(none)	(none)	Basalt hinge-socket of GIMIL ILISHU.
430	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Fragment of. TTB17 See U.376.
441	52-30-199	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Accounts on obverse, dated at bottom of 4th col rev (date illegible) Same find as U.339 in TTB9.
442	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Fragment of. Contains a list of various objects mostly made of wood. Found TTB 9 see U339. Inventory of furniture, or poss. part of an explanatory list.
524	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet., complete. See U376. Dated.
593B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Eleven fragments. Mixed in period. See also U.727 - 30. Placed in Packing Case D.
709	(none)	(none)	(none)	Complete tablet. Dated.See U.708.
737	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Bottom and sides broken off. Dated 14th year of Sume-ilum, King of Larsa. See U.381.

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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)