CT 08, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 219 (P365180)

Lease Contracts tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078337

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Lease Contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

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obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu
 ts: ištēn ebel eqlum ugārum ṭābu(m)
 en: A field of 1 eblu in the "Good" meadow
2. i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-munus lugal_
 ts: itā eqel mārat šarrim
 en: adjacent to the field of the king’s daughter,
3. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam i7_ pa-ri-ik-tum
 ts: pūssu maḫrītum pariktum
 en: its first front is the transversal canal,
4. _ki_ me-lu-la-tum _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: itti mēlūlatum nadīt šamaš
 en: from Mēlūlatum nadītu of Šamaš
5. _dumu-munus_ ip-qu2-sza
 ts: mārat ipquša
 en: daughter of Ipquša,
6. be-el-ti _a-sza3_
 ts: bēlti eqlim
 en: the owner of the field,
7. {disz}il-ta-ni _dumu-munus lugal_
 ts: iltani mārat šarrim
 en: Iltani, the king’s daughter,
8. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
 ts: eqlam ana errēšūtim
 en: the field in tenancy
9. a-na _gu2-un_
 ts: ana biltim
 en: for rent
10. u2-sze-s,i#
 ts: ušēṣi
 en: has rented.
11. _u4 buru14-[sze3]_
 ts: ina ūm ebūrim
 en: At harvest time,
reverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2-e 6(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
 ts: ana ištēn būrim šeššet kur âm šūt šamaš
 en: 6 kor of barley of the vessel of Šamaš for 1 BUR
2. i-na _kar zimbir{ki}_
 ts: ina kār sippir
 en: at the harbour of Sippar
3. _i3-ag2-e_
 ts: imaddad
 en: she will pay (lit. measure out).
  single ruling
4. _igi_ e-t,e-[rum _dumu_ an]-pi2?-sza?
 ts: maḫar ēṭerum mār anum-pîša
 en: Before Ēṭerum son of Anum-pîša;
5. _igi_ a-ta-na#-[ah-dingir? _dumu_ ...]-x#-a-qar
 ts: maḫar ātanaḫ-ilī (?) mār ...-aqar
 en: before Ātanaḫ-ilī son of ...;
6. _igi_ szu-mu-li#-ib#-szi _dumu_ puzur4-{d}suen
 ts: maḫar šumu(m)-libši mār puzur-sîn
 en: before Šumum-libši son of Puzur-sîn;
7. _igi_ {d}iszkur-zi-mu _dub-sar_
 ts: maḫar adad-zimu ṭupšarrim
 en: before Adad-zimu, the scribe.
  blank space
8. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ nišānim ūmam šinā
 en: The month of Nišānum, the day 2,
9. _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e bara2-bara2-a# ku3#-sig17#-ga ku3-babbar2!-ra-bi-da#-ke4_
 ts: šanat abi-ešuḫ šarrum parakkī ša ḫurāṣim u kaspim
 en: the year "Abi-ešuḫ the king (made) daises of gold and silver."
seal 1
1. el-me-szum
 ts: elmešum
 en: Elmešum
2. x x {d}utu
 ts: ... šamaš
 en: ... Šamaš
3. ARAD a-bi-e-szu-[uh]
 ts: warad abi-ešuḫ
 en: servant of Abi-ešuḫ
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ szu-mu-li-ib-szi
 ts: kunuk šumu(m)-libši
 en: Seal of Šumum-libši
seal 3
  illegible
seal 4
  (caption without sealing:)
1. a-ta-na-[ah]
 ts: ātanaḫ
 en: Ātanaḫ
seal 5
  (caption without sealing:)
1. {d}iszkur-zi-mu
 ts: adad-zimu
 en: Adad-zimu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 8, 17b

    [Pinches1899CT8] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1899. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 8. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 30

    [Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

  • history: HG 3, 594

    [Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, 121

    [Schorr1913UAZP] Schorr, Moses. 1913. Urkunden Des Altbabylonischen Zivil- Und Prozessrechts. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

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  • Museum No.: BM 078337
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0219

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-07 at 13:40:28 Guidi, Carlo Artifact Guidi, Carlo Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
2025-09-07 at 13:32:03 Guidi, Carlo Atf Guidi, Carlo Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-03-19 at 10:11:21 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 219 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365180.
CT 08, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 219 artifact entry (No. P365180). (2025, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365180 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 219 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365180 (Accessed: October 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 17, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365180},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365180},
}


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DA  - 2025/9/10/
PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2025/10/20/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 219 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 219 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365180.
CT 08, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 219 artifact entry (No. P365180). (2025, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365180 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 219 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365180 (Accessed: October 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 17, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365180},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365180},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P365180
LB  - CDLI:P365180
M1  - 2025/10/20/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 219 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365180
ER  -
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