CT 04, pl. 30, Bu 1888-05-12, 0549 (P355814)

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 078638

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _sa10 3(barig) sze_
2. _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. sza zu-za-nu _dumu_ na-i-mu
4. _ugu_ a-ap-pa-a _dumu_ e-DI-szu
5. i-szu-u2
6. a-na e-ri-ib ge-er-ri-szu
7. _3(barig) sze u3 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu
reverse
1. i-na-ad-di-in
  single ruling
2. _igi_ ia-ab-zu-u2 _dumu_ isz-ga-mu
3. _igi_ ia-ak-bu#-x _dumu_ ku-lu-um
  single ruling
4. _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u)-kam_
5. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan-a-ni du10 i3!-musz3!-a_
seal 1
1. ip-qu2-{d}sza-[la]
2. dumu# lu-[...]
3. ARAD {d}ne3-[eri11-gal]
seal 2
1. a-bu-[...]
2. dumu mu-na-wi#-[rum]
3. ARAD {d}da-[gan]
seal 3
1. [...]-x-{d}[...]
2. [dumu] ip-qu2-{d}[...]
3. ARAD {d}nin#-[...]
seal 4
  (uninscribed)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P355814

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 078638
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0549

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78638
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-549

References

  • primary: CT 4, 30d

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

  • history: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 397

    [Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2021-06-19 at 12:22:38 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. 30, Bu 1888-05-12, 0549 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355814.
CT 04, pl. 30, Bu 1888-05-12, 0549 artifact entry (No. P355814). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355814 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 30, Bu 1888-05-12, 0549 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355814 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 30, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0549 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355814},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355814},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355814
LB  - CDLI:P355814
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 30, Bu 1888-05-12, 0549 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355814
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 30, Bu 1888-05-12, 0549 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355814.
CT 04, pl. 30, Bu 1888-05-12, 0549 artifact entry (No. P355814). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355814 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 30, Bu 1888-05-12, 0549 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355814 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 30, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0549 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355814},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355814},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355814
LB  - CDLI:P355814
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 30, Bu 1888-05-12, 0549 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355814
ER  -
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