CT 45, 023 (P285709)

Inheritance Documents 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 092543

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Family > Inheritance Documents

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
 ts: ištēn mūšar bītum epšum
 en: A built house plot of 1 SAR (and)
2. _1(disz) sar e2_ bu-ru-ba-lu-um
 ts: ištēn mūšar bītum burubalûm
 en: a ruined house plot of 1 SAR
3. _da e2_ a-pil2-dingir
 ts: ṭēḫi bīt apil-ilī
 en: next to the house of Apil-ilī
4. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
 ts: mār ilšu-bānī
 en: son of Ilšu-bānī
5. _ha-la_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i-din-{d}utu
 ts: zītti apil-ilīšu mār i(d)din-šamaš
 en: are the share of Apil-ilīšu son of Iddin-šamaš;
6. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
 ts: ištēn mūšar bītum epšum
 en: a built house plot of 1 SAR (and)
7. _1(disz) sar e2_ bu-ru-ba-lu-u2-um
 ts: ištēn mūšar bītum burubalûm
 en: a ruined house plot of 1 SAR
8. _da e2_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
 ts: ṭēḫi bīt abum-waqar
 en: next to the house of Abum-waqar
9. _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-sin
 ts: mār etel-pî-sîn
 en: son of Etel-pî-sîn
10. _ha-la_ pa-la-{d}utu
 ts: zītti pala-šamaš
 en: are the share of Pala-šamaš
11. _dumu_ i-din-{d}utu
 ts: mār i(d)din-šamaš
 en: son of Iddin-šamaš.
12. {disz}a-pil2-i3-li2
 ts: apil-ilī
 en: Apil-ilī
13. [x] x [x x] x x x [x x (x)] x x
 ts: ...
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _in-pa3-de3-[mesz]_
 ts: itmû
 en: have sworn.
2'. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum ra-bi-a-nu-um
 ts: maḫār nannatum rabiānum
 en: Before Nannatum the mayor;
3'. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam u3 {d}utu-ri-isz
 ts: maḫar sîn-i(d)dinam u šamaš-rīš
 en: before Sîn-iddinam and Šamaš-rīš
4'. dumu-mesz ARAD2-{d}utu
 ts: mārī warad-šamaš
 en: sons of Warad-šamaš;
5'. _igi_ ha-ap-pa-tum _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
 ts: maḫar ḫappatum mār ipquša
 en: before Ḫappatum son of Ipquša;
6'. _igi_ puzur4-{d}gu-la _dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
 ts: maḫar puzur-gula mār sîn-erībam
 en: before Puzur-gula son of Sîn-erībam;
7'. _igi_ mu-tum-dingir _dumu_ ip-qi2-ia
 ts: maḫar mutum-ilum mār ipqīya
 en: before Mutum-ilī son of Ipqīya;
8'. _igi_ a-si-nu-um _dumu_ ha-li-lum
 ts: maḫar asinum mār ḫālilum
 en: before Asinum son of Ḫālilum;
9'. _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ ni-id-nu-sza
 ts: maḫar i(d)din-šamaš mār nidnuša
 en: before Iddin-šamaš son of Nidnuša;
10'. _igi_ dumu-{i7}buranun{ki}
 ts: maḫar mār-purattim
 en: before Mār-purattim
11'. dumu ti-isz-pa-kum
 ts: mār tišpakum
 en: son of Tišpakum;
12'. _igi_ be-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}utu-qar-ra-ad
 ts: maḫar bēlī-i(d)dinam mār šamaš-qarrād
 en: before Bēlī-iddinam son of Šamaš-qarrād;
13'. _igi_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ sin-a-bu-szu
 ts: maḫar ipqatum mār sîn-abūšu
 en: before Ipqatum son of Sîn-abūšu;
14'. _igi_ u2-qa2-pi4-{d}utu
 ts: maḫar uqâ-pî-šamaš
 en: before Uqâ-pî-šamaš;
15'. _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-we-du-um
 ts: maḫar šamaš-tappâ-wēdum
 en: before Šamaš-tappâ-wēdum.
  single ruling
16'. _iti du6-ku3 <<UD>> u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ tašrītim ūmām ešrā šinā
 en: The month of Tašrītum, the day 22,
17'. _mu i7 ti-lim-da-{d}en-lil2_
 ts: šanat nāram tilimda-enlil
 en: the year: "(Ḫammurapi dug) the canal Watering-vessel-of-Enlil".

Text content

Genre(s) Family > Inheritance Documents
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285709

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 092543
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0211

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.92543
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-211

References

  • primary: CT 45, 23

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-06 at 17:44:51 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-04-06 at 17:39:46 Guidi, Carlo Translation Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand 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
2018-09-08 at 07:28:59 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285709.
CT 45, 023 artifact entry (No. P285709). (2024, April 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285709 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285709 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 7},
	title = {CT 45, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285709},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/4/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285709
LB  - CDLI:P285709
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - CT 45, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285709
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 45, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285709.
CT 45, 023 artifact entry (No. P285709). (2024, April 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285709 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285709 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 7},
	title = {CT 45, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285709},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/4/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285709
LB  - CDLI:P285709
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - CT 45, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285709
ER  -
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