CT 04, pl. 45, Bu 1888-05-12, 0689 (P355860)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 078763 & BM 078764

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
3. _dumu_ su2?-un-nim
4. u3 _da e2_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
5. _dumu_ puzur4-{d}utu
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e2_ da-ak-sa-tum
7. _dumu-munus_ puzur4-{d}utu
8. mu-s,u2-szu a-na _sila_ isz8-tar2
9. _ki_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
10. u3 {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni
11. {disz}u-bar-{d}utu u3 im-gur-{d}suen
12. _in-szi-in-sa10_
13. _sa10 til-la-bi#-sze3#_
14. _ku3-babbar [in-na-an-la2]_
reverse
1. _gesz-gan-[na ib2-ta-bala]_
2. _sza3-ga-ni [i3-du10]_
3. _inim-bi al-[til]_
4. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 [lu2-ra]_
5. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-[a]_
6. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk {d#}suen#-[mu]-ba#-li2-it,
7. u3 _iri{ki}_ zimbir#[{ki}]
8. it#-[mu-u2]
9. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
10. _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-sza
11. _igi_ {d}utu-sza-tum _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-la2-me-du!
12. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
13. _dumu_ u2-s,ur-a-ma-asz-szi
14. _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}en-lil2
15. _dumu_ szesz-du10-ga
16. _igi_ ARAD-sin _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
left
1. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _dub-sar_
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... _dumu]_ su2#-un#-ni#-[im? ...]
2'. [u3 _da e2_ i-bi]-{d#}nin#-szubur#
3'. _[sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e2]_ da#-ak-sa-tum
  broken
1". [... im]-gur-sin dumu x-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _[inim]-bi# al#-[til]_
2'. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra#_
3'. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
4'. _mu#_ {d}utu {d}marduk {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-[it,]
5'. u3 _iri{ki}_ zimbir{ki}
6'. it-mu-u2
7'. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-sza
8'. _igi_ {d}utu-sza-tum _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-la2-me-du#
9'. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ u2-s,ur-a-ma-asz#-[szi]
10'. _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ szesz-du10-ga#
11'. _igi_ ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
12'. _igi_ {d}nanna#-[ma]-an-szum2 _dub-sar_
  rest broken
seal 1
  (uninscribed seals)

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/P355860

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 078763 & BM 078764
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0689 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0690

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78763
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-689

References

  • primary: CT 4, 45b

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

  • history: MHET 2/1, 94

    [Dekiere1994MHET2/1] Dekiere, Luc. 1994. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 1: Pre-Hammurabi Documents. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

    (envelope)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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
2021-08-02 at 10:11:51 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. 45, Bu 1888-05-12, 0689 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355860.
CT 04, pl. 45, Bu 1888-05-12, 0689 artifact entry (No. P355860). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355860 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 45, Bu 1888-05-12, 0689 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355860 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 45, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0689 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355860},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355860},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 45, Bu 1888-05-12, 0689 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355860.
CT 04, pl. 45, Bu 1888-05-12, 0689 artifact entry (No. P355860). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355860 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 45, Bu 1888-05-12, 0689 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355860 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 45, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0689 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355860},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355860},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355860
LB  - CDLI:P355860
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 45, Bu 1888-05-12, 0689 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355860
ER  -
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