CT 45, 020 (P285706)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078280 & BM 092534

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-uh _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. sza i-na qe2-er-be2-et pa-hu-s,um[{ki}]
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ e-ri-isz-tum
4. _dumu-munus_ u2-ul-a-ma-asz#-sza
5. u3 i-ta i-din-{d}nu-musz-[da]
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ du10-er-<s,e>-tum
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam i7 esz2-gar3_
8. _a-sza3_ za-ba-bi-ia!(I)
9. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na szi-di-im ar#-ki-im
10. i-na bu-ra-a{ki}
11. i-ta _kaskal iri_ hu-ba{ki}
12. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ szum-szu-im-[x]
13. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam a-sza3_ [...]
reverse
1. _a-sza3_ x [...]
2. u2-pi2#-ih#-hu
3. _mu_ [{d}utu] {d}marduk x x (x)
4. u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki}
5. it-mu-u2
6. _igi_ an-pi4-sza _dumu_ ba-za-zum
7. _igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ {d}suen-ga-mil
8. _igi_ akszak#{ki}-i-din-nam _dumu_ a-ha-am#-ar#-szi
9. _igi_ an-pi4-sza _dumu_ [dingir]-szu-ba-ni
10. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ i3-li2-ma-li-<ki>
11. _igi_ e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ {d}utu-ra#-bi#
12. _mu i7_ ha-am-mu#-ra#-pi2
envelope
obverse
1. a-na pu-uh _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. sza i-na qe2-er-be2-et pa-hu-s,um{ki}
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ e-ri-isz-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ u2-ul-a-ma-asz-sza
5. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ i-[din-{d}nu-musz-da]
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ du10-er-s,e-tum
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam i7 esz2-gar3_
8. _a-sza3_ za-ba-bi-ia
9. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na szi-di-im ar-ki-im
10. i-na bu-ra-a{ki}
11. i-ta _kaskal_ hu-ba{ki}
12. [...] x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x (x) [...]
2'. u3 _iri#_ [zimbir{ki}]
3'. it-[mu-u2]
  single ruling
4'. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ za-ka-ia#
5'. _igi_ an-pi4-sza _dumu_ ba-za-zum
6'. _igi_ e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi
7'. _igi_ {d}utu-illat-su2 _dumu_ {d}suen-la-sza-na-an
8'. _igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ {d}suen-ga-mil
9'. _[igi]_ akszak#{ki}-i-din-nam
10'. _dumu_ a-ha-am-ar-szi
11'. _igi_ an-pi4-sza _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
12'. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ i3-li2-ma-li-ki
13'. _mu i7_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
seal 1
1. ba-za-zu-um
2. a-igi-du8
3. dumu i-ku-un-pi4-esz18-dar
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. {d}utu-ma-an-szum2
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. [...]-dingir
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
1. akszak{ki}-i-din-nam
seal 5
  (uninscribed)
1. [...]-{d}utu
seal 6
  (uninscribed)
1. {d}utu-illat-su2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Seal information:
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  • primary: CT 45, 20

    [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: BiMes 23, no. 204

    [al-GailaniWerr1988BiMes23] Werr, Lamia al-Gailani. 1988. Studies in the Chronology and Regional Style of Old Babylonian Cylinder Seals. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica 23. Malibu: Undena.

    (seals)

  • history: HG 3, no. 444

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

  • history: BAP, 48

    [Meissner1893BAP] Meissner, Bruno. 1893. Beiträge Zum Altbabylonischen Privatrecht. Assyriologische Bibliothek 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

    (tablet)

  • history: Iraq 60 (pp. 109-186), 176 (seals)

    [Teissier1998Iraq60] Teissier, Beatrice. 1998. “Sealing and Seals. Seal Impressions from the Reign of Hammurabi on Tablets from Sippar in the British Museum.” Iraq 60: 109–86.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 078280 & BM 092534
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0137 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 176

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-03-08 at 08:36:25 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-03-08 at 08:08:01 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-09-29 at 03:42:22 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 45, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P285706.
CT 45, 020 artifact entry (No. P285706). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285706 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285706 (Accessed: November 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 45, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285706},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P285706
LB  - CDLI:P285706
M1  - 2025/11/1/
TI  - CT 45, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285706
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 45, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P285706.
CT 45, 020 artifact entry (No. P285706). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285706 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285706 (Accessed: November 1, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 45, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285706},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P285706
LB  - CDLI:P285706
M1  - 2025/11/1/
TI  - CT 45, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285706
ER  -
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