CT 45, 012 (P285698)

Administrative 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 092612

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] x x [...] x
2. i-na _a-sza3_ sza ta-du#-x x x-ru-sza
3. _1(iku) a-sza3_
4. i-ta mu-ha-di-tum
5. mi-im-ma-an-ni-im
6. {disz}geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ isz-me-sin
7. a-na a-ma-sa3-tum ma-ar-ti-sza
8. i-di-in _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a
9. _mu_ {d}marduk u3 a-pil2-sin
10. _in-pa3-de3-esz_
11. _igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
12. _igi_ szu-mu-uh-sin
13. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ma-an-szum2
14. _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni
15. _igi_ {d}utu-ta-ia-ar
16. _igi_ {d}a-a-szi-it-ti
17. _igi_ da-mi-iq-tum
18. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu# x
reverse
1. _igi_ la-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ sin-en-nam
2. _igi_ la-ma-sa3-tum
3. _dumu-munus_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
4. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ sa-bi-bu-um
5. _igi_ ta-na-an-ni _dumu-munus_ ia-ar-bi-u2?
6. _igi_ un-nu-ba-tum
7. _dumu-munus_ bu-la-tum
8. _igi_ na-ru-ub-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-tab-ba
9. _igi_ na-ra!-am!-tum
10. _dumu-munus_ dingir-na-s,i-ir
11. _igi_ a-ka-dum _dumu-munus_ i-bi-sin
12. _igi_ [x]-du?-da-tum _dumu-munus_ a-wi-il-dingir!
13. [_igi_ ... mu]-na#-wi-ir-tum
14. [...] x
15. [...] x x
left
1. _dumu-munus_ a-ru-bu-um _igi_ hu-za-la-tum#
2. _igi_ ge-me-ia _igi_ x x me tum _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-x-[...]
3. _igi_ mu-na-wi-ir-tum# [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285698

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 092612
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0289

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.92612
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-289

References

  • primary: CT 45, 12

    [Pinches1964CT45] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1964. Old-Babylonian Business Documents. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 45. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 162-163

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-08-19 at 21:24:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 45, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285698.
CT 45, 012 artifact entry (No. P285698). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285698 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285698 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285698},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285698},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 45, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285698.
CT 45, 012 artifact entry (No. P285698). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285698 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285698 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 45, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285698},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285698},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285698
LB  - CDLI:P285698
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CT 45, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285698
ER  -
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