CT 04, pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0838 (P355754)

Legal 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 080700

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Litigation)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{d}we-er-i-din-nam
 ts: wēr-i(d)dinam
 en: Wēr-iddinam
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir
 ts: mār sîn-māgir
 en: son of Sîn-māgir,
3. {disz}bur-{d}iszkur _dumu_ i3-li2-i-din-nam
 ts: būr-adad mār ilī-i(d)dinam
 en: Būr-adad son of Ilī-iddinam,
4. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ <...>
 ts: nūr-šamaš mār ...
 en: Nūr-šamaš son of ...,
5. szi-bu an-nu-tu-un sza mah-ri-szu-nu
 ts: šībū annûtun ša maḫrīšunu
 en: these are the witnesses before whom
6. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}utu-an-dul3-li2
 ts: sîn-i(d)dinam mār šamaš-ṣulūlī
 en: Sîn-iddinam son of Šamaš-ṣulūlī
7. a-na e-ri-ib-{d}suen
 ts: ana erīb-sîn
 en: to Erīb-sîn
8. ki-a-am iq-bu-u2 um-ma szu-ma
 ts: kiam iqbû umma šūma
 en: said the following:
9. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza a-na i-t,i3-ib-li-ba-szu
 ts: išten šiqil kaspam ša ana iṭīb-li(b)bašu
 en: "The one shekel of silver that to Iṭīb-libbašu
10. ap-qi2-du-ka
 ts: apqidūka
 en: I entrusted for you,
reverse
1. _ki_ i-t,i3-ib-li-ba-szu-ma
 ts: itti iṭīb-li(b)bašuma
 en: from Iṭīb-libbašu himself
2. te-le-qi2
 ts: teleq(q)e
 en: you will receive.
3. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza _szu-ti-a_
 ts: išten šiqil kaspam ša namḫarti
 en: The one shekel that he had received,
4. {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}suen
 ts: etel-pî-sîn
 en: Etel-pî-sîn
5. u2-ba-ra-ak-kum-ma
 ts: ubar(r)akkumma
 en: will confirm for you and
6. i-na-ad-di-na-kum
 ts: inaddina(k)kum
 en: will give to you;
7. u2-ul u2-bi-ra-ku-szu-ma
 ts: ul ubi(r)ra(k)ku(š)šūma
 en: (if) he does not establish it for you,
8. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-sza-qa2-al
 ts: šinā šiqil kaspam aša(q)qal
 en: I will pay 2 shekels of silver.
9. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ka-an-kam
 ts: išten šiqil kaspam kankam
 en: (Concerning) the one shekel of sealed silver,
10. sza a-na ia-szi-im
 ts: ša ana iâšim
 en: that to me
11. ta-ad-di-nam
 ts: taddinam
 en: you gave,
left
column 1
1. {disz}{d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it,
 ts: marduk-muba(l)liṭ
 en: Marduk-muballiṭ
2. u3 sin-i-din-nam i-qa2-bu-u2
 ts: u sîn-i(d)dinam iqa(b)bū
 en: and Sîn-iddinam will speak;
3. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-sza-qa2-al
 ts: ištēn šiqil kaspam aša(q)qal
 en: I will pay one shekel of silver.
column 2
1. _iti NE-NE-gar_
 ts: waraḫ abim
 en: The month of Abum,
2. _mu NIG2 IB? x bad3? BAD ASZ x_
 ts: šattum ...
 en: l'anno ...

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Litigation)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P355754

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080700
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0838

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80700
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-838

References

  • primary: CT 4, 6a

    [Pinches1898CT4] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Dombradi, ZA 90, 59-61

    [DombardiZA90] Dombradi, Eva. 2000. Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 90.

  • history: OLA 109, p. 137

    [Goddeeris2002economy] Goddeeris, Anne. 2002. Economy and Society in Northern Babylonia in the Early Old Babylonian Period (ca. 2000 - 1800 BC). Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 109. Leuven: Peeters.

  • history: HG 3, 129

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

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, 315

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-12-10 at 09:36:42 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-12-10 at 09:31:46 Guidi, Carlo Transliteration 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 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-05-08 at 05:53:13 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2007-01-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0838 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355754.
CT 04, pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0838 artifact entry (No. P355754). (2023, December 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355754 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0838 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355754 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {dec 11},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 06, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0838 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355754},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0838 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355754.
CT 04, pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0838 artifact entry (No. P355754). (2023, December 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355754 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0838 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355754 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {dec 11},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 06, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0838 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355754},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/12/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355754
LB  - CDLI:P355754
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0838 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355754
ER  -
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