CT 04, pl. 46, Bu 1888-05-12, 0705 (P355864)

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 092582

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2/3(disz) sar 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ ni-szi-i-ni-szu _dumu_ i-qi2?-isz?-sin
3. u3 _da e2_ sig-{d}sza-la
4. _sag-bi sila_ u3 _e2_ {d}utu-di-ku5
5. _egir-bi e2_ na-bi-{d}utu
6. _e2_ in-ba-tum _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ dan-{d}a-li-szu
7. {disz}be-le-su2-nu
8. u3 na-ra-am-ta-ni
9. _ki_ in-ba-tum {disz}be-le-su2-nu
10. u3 na-ra-am-ta-ni
11. {disz}ku-bu-ur2-tum _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ sin-x-ha
12. i-na _har_-sza _in-szi#-in-sa10_
13. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3#_
14. _1(u) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar_
15. _in-na-an-la2_
16. _inim-bi al-til sza3-ga-ni al-du10_
17. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-[um-ga2-ga2]-a#_
18. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
19. u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
20. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
  single ruling
reverse
1. _igi_ an-pi4-{d}a-a _sanga_ {d}utu
2. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
3. _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ sig-{d}iszkur
4. _igi_ sin-be-el-ap-lim _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
5. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum _dumu_ ma-an-nu-ki-ma-{d}na-bi-um
6. _igi_ a-sza-ri-du _igi_ dumu-{d}nin-tu
7. _igi_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu _dumu-mesz_ u-bar-ia
8. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu
9. _igi_ li-ib-bi-{d}li-im-ra-as,
10. _igi_ e-ri-ib-sin
11. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
12. _igi_ dumu-{d}utu
13. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu
14. _igi_ dumu-ki
15. _igi_ sin-eri-ba-am
16. _igi_ szu-mi-ki
17. _igi_ {d}utu-di-ku5
18. _igi_ wa-tar-nu-ur2-sza
19. _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
20. _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum
21. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu
left
1. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 4(disz)-kam_
2. _mu alan szud3-de3_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P355864

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 092582
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0705

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.92582
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-705

References

  • primary: CT 4, 46a

    [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
2021-08-02 at 13:23:06 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-08-02 at 11:45:38 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. 46, Bu 1888-05-12, 0705 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355864.
CT 04, pl. 46, Bu 1888-05-12, 0705 artifact entry (No. P355864). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355864 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 46, Bu 1888-05-12, 0705 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355864 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 46, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0705 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355864},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355864},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 46, Bu 1888-05-12, 0705 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355864.
CT 04, pl. 46, Bu 1888-05-12, 0705 artifact entry (No. P355864). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355864 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 46, Bu 1888-05-12, 0705 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355864 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 46, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0705 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355864},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355864},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355864
LB  - CDLI:P355864
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 46, Bu 1888-05-12, 0705 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355864
ER  -
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