CT 04, pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 0180 (P355761)

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 078311

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-e_
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ lu2-{d}nanna
3. u3 _a-sza3 dumu-munus_ szu-pi2-sza
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ qur-ru-du-um
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam a-sza3_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ma-ni-um
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam kaskal_ su-mu-da-ra
  single ruling
7. _5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 an-za-gar3 u3 kislah a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-e_
8. i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-mesz sagi_ u3 i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
9. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam {gesz}kiri6 dumu-mesz_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
10. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
11. i-na nam-kar ra-ma-ni-szu me-e i-sza-at-ti
  single ruling
12. _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-e_
13. i-ta _{gesz}kiri6 dumu-mesz sagi_ u3 i-ta _a-sza3 e2 a-ba_
14. _2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-e_
15. i-ta _{gesz}kiri6_ i3-li2-i-mi-it-ti
16. u3 i-ta a-tap _e2 a-ba_
17. mi-im-ma an-ni-i-im
18. sza la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ma-[...]
19. a-na tu-ku-tum _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ a-bu-um#-[...]
  single ruling
reverse
1. _5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3 a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-e_
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ ma-ni-um _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ lu2-{d}nanna
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam {gesz}kiri6_ be-el-szu-nu
5. _dumu_ puzur4-{d}tu-tu
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3_ gur-ru-du-um _dumu_ a-ta-mar-{d}suen
7. sza _ki_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}marduk-dingir
8. a-na _5/6(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-sza-mu
  single ruling
9. _ibila_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ sin-ma-gir
10. {disz}la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ARAD2-sin
11. re-di-it wa-ar-ka-ti-sza
12. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ qa2-du _{gesz}geszimmar tur-tur_
13. _an-za-gar3 u3 kislah a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-e_
14. i-ta _a-sza3_ na-hu-um-{d}da-gan
15. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ gaz-{d}suen mi-im-ma an-ni-i-im
16. sza geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ sin-ma-gir
17. [a]-na la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ARAD2-sin
18. a-hi-sza id-di-nu
  single ruling
19. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ la-sza-la
left
column 1
1. i-ta _a-sza3_ bi-in-ni-ia
2. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ pa-si-ia
3. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam i7_ zimbir{ki}
column 2
1. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ bu-s,i2-ia# _an-za-gar3_
2. isz-tu _an-za-gar3_ u3
3. sza _ki_ bu-s,i2-ia _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
bottom
1. {disz}la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
2. _dumu-munus_ a-bu-wa-qar
3. i-sza-mu
  single ruling
4. mu a-pil-sin

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P355761

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 078311
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0180

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78311
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-180

References

  • primary: CT 4, 10

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

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 102-103

    [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 13:32:21 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
2021-06-25 at 09:20:37 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-06-16 at 13:09:32 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-01-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 0180 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P355761.
CT 04, pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 0180 artifact entry (No. P355761). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355761 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 0180 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355761 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355761},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 0180 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P355761.
CT 04, pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 0180 artifact entry (No. P355761). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355761 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 0180 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355761 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 10, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0180 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355761},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P355761
LB  - CDLI:P355761
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 0180 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355761
ER  -
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