CT 04, pl. 31, Bu 1888-05-12, 0339 (P355817)

Administrative 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 078436

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ku3-babbar & {gesz}geszimmar & us2 & mu-[bi]
2. 1(disz) gin2 & 6(disz) & 9(disz) ninda & lu-usz-[ta-mar]
3. 1/2(disz) gin2 & 5(disz) & 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda & a-wi-li#-[ia]
4. 1/2(disz) gin2 & 5(disz) & 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda & szu-pi2-ia
5. 1/3(disz) gin2 & 3(disz) & 3(disz) ninda & bu-ri-ia
6. 1/3(disz) gin2 & 3(disz) & 3(disz) ninda & ba-nu-u2-tum
reverse
1. igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze & 2(disz) & 2(disz) ninda & szu-mi-a-hi-ia
2. igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze & 2(disz) & 2(disz) ninda & an-pi4-sza
  blank space
3. 3(disz) gin2 & 2(u) 6(disz) & 2(u) 8(disz) & an-za-gar3#{ki} x-[...]
4. iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u) 3(disz)-[kam]
5. mu bad3! ia-mu-ut-ba-lum#[{ki}]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P355817

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 078436
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0339

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78436
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-339

References

  • primary: CT 4, 31d

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2021-06-19 at 12:46:12 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. 31, Bu 1888-05-12, 0339 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355817.
CT 04, pl. 31, Bu 1888-05-12, 0339 artifact entry (No. P355817). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355817 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 31, Bu 1888-05-12, 0339 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355817 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 31, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0339 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355817},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355817},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 31, Bu 1888-05-12, 0339 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355817.
CT 04, pl. 31, Bu 1888-05-12, 0339 artifact entry (No. P355817). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355817 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 31, Bu 1888-05-12, 0339 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355817 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 31, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0339 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355817},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355817},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355817
LB  - CDLI:P355817
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 31, Bu 1888-05-12, 0339 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355817
ER  -
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