CT 06, pl. 40, Bu 1891-05-09, 0938 (P365154)
Hire 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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 092633Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{d}utu-{d}en-lil2-i3-li2
ts: šamaš-enlil-ilī
en: Šamaš-enlil-ilī
2. _ki_ a-ha-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
ts: itti aḫātani nadīt šamaš
en: from Aḫātani nadītu of Šamaš
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir
ts: mārat šamaš-ḫāzir
en: daughter of Šamaš-ḫāzir,
4. {disz}a-si-ir-{d}iszkur
ts: asīr-adad
en: Asīr-adad
5. _dumu_ li-pi2-it-er3-ra
ts: mār lipit-erra
en: son of Lipit-erra
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
ts: ana ištēt šattīšu
en: for one (lit. his) year
7. i-gu-ur-szu
ts: īguršu
en: has hired him.
8. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
ts: kiṣrī šattīšu
en: (As) yearly rental,
9. _3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
ts: šalāšat mišil šiqil kaspam
en: 3 and a half shekels of silver
10. _i3-la2-e_
ts: išaqqal
en: he will pay.
reverse
1. it-ti ra-ma-ni-szu-ma
ts: itti ramanīšuma
en: Out of his own means
2. il-ta-ba-asz-szi
ts: iltabašši
en: he provides for his clothing.
3. _iti ezem {d}iszkur u4 4(disz)-kam_
ts: waraḫ isin adad ūmam erbet
en: (In) the month "Festival of Adad", the day 4
4. i-ru-ub
ts: i(r)rub
en: he will begin (lit. enter),
5. _iti_ ma-mi-tim i-ga-mar-ma
ts: waraḫ ma(m)mītim iga(m)marma
en: (in) the month of Mammītum he will finish and
6. us,-s,i2
ts: uṣṣi
en: leave.
7. _igi_ a-si-ru-um
ts: maḫar asīrum
en: Before Asīrum
8. _dumu_ e2-a-ra-bi
ts: mār ea-rabi
en: son of Ea-rabi;
9. _igi_ {d}nin-pirig-a-bi
ts: maḫar ninpirig-abi
en: before Ninpirig-abi
10. _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am
ts: mār erībam
en: son of Erībam;
11. _igi_ ARAD-{d}suen
ts: maḫar warad-sîn
en: before Warad-sîn
12. _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
ts: mār sîn-i(d)dinam
en: son of Sîn-iddinam.
left
1. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
ts: šanat samsu-iluna šarrum
en: The year "Samsu-iluna is king".
obverse
1. {disz}{d}utu-{d}en-lil2-i3-li2
ts: šamaš-enlil-ilī
en: Šamaš-enlil-ilī
2. _ki_ a-ha-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
ts: itti aḫātani nadīt šamaš
en: from Aḫātani nadītu of Šamaš
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir
ts: mārat šamaš-ḫāzir
en: daughter of Šamaš-ḫāzir,
4. {disz}a-si-ir-{d}iszkur
ts: asīr-adad
en: Asīr-adad
5. _dumu_ li-pi2-it-er3-ra
ts: mār lipit-erra
en: son of Lipit-erra
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
ts: ana ištēt šattīšu
en: for one (lit. his) year
7. i-gu-ur-szu
ts: īguršu
en: has hired him.
8. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
ts: kiṣrī šattīšu
en: (As) yearly rental,
9. _3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
ts: šalāšat mišil šiqil kaspam
en: 3 and a half shekels of silver
10. _i3-la2-e_
ts: išaqqal
en: he will pay.
reverse
1. it-ti ra-ma-ni-szu-ma
ts: itti ramanīšuma
en: Out of his own means
2. il-ta-ba-asz-szi
ts: iltabašši
en: he provides for his clothing.
3. _iti ezem {d}iszkur u4 4(disz)-kam_
ts: waraḫ isin adad ūmam erbet
en: (In) the month "Festival of Adad", the day 4
4. i-ru-ub
ts: i(r)rub
en: he will begin (lit. enter),
5. _iti_ ma-mi-tim i-ga-mar-ma
ts: waraḫ ma(m)mītim iga(m)marma
en: (in) the month of Mammītum he will finish and
6. us,-s,i2
ts: uṣṣi
en: leave.
7. _igi_ a-si-ru-um
ts: maḫar asīrum
en: Before Asīrum
8. _dumu_ e2-a-ra-bi
ts: mār ea-rabi
en: son of Ea-rabi;
9. _igi_ {d}nin-pirig-a-bi
ts: maḫar ninpirig-abi
en: before Ninpirig-abi
10. _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am
ts: mār erībam
en: son of Erībam;
11. _igi_ ARAD-{d}suen
ts: maḫar warad-sîn
en: before Warad-sîn
12. _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
ts: mār sîn-i(d)dinam
en: son of Sîn-iddinam.
left
1. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
ts: šanat samsu-iluna šarrum
en: The year "Samsu-iluna is king".
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Business / Contracts > Hire Contracts
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: CT 6, 40a
[Pinches1898CT6] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 6. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
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history: HG 3, n. 545
[Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.
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- Museum No.: BM 092633
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0938
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.01.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-09-28 at 20:03:36 | Guidi, Carlo | Artifact | Guidi, Carlo | Lafont, Bertrand | approved |
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| 2025-09-28 at 19:54:58 | Guidi, Carlo | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-08-21 at 07:42:49 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.92633) (BM.92633)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-938) (W_1891-0509-938)
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Cite this Artifact
“CT 06, Pl. 40, Bu 1891-05-09, 0938 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365154.
CT 06, pl. 40, Bu 1891-05-09, 0938 artifact entry (No. P365154). (2025, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365154 (Original work published 2007)
CT 06, pl. 40, Bu 1891-05-09, 0938 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365154 (Accessed: October 22, 2025).
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