CT 04, pl. 48, Bu 1888-05-12, 0713 (P355867)

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 092584 & BM 092584A

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 (sale)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. 1(u) 5(disz) _e2 ki-gal2_
3. ($ blank space $) _szunigin 2(u) 1/2(disz) sar e2
4. _da e2 _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}suen _nu-bar_
5. u3 _da e2_ [{d}esz-ha-ra]
6. u3 isz-me-sin _dumu_ er3-ra-e-ri-isz-nu
7. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma dagal-la_
8. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am
9. u3 {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
10. mu-s,u-szu a-na _sila dagal-la_
11. _ki_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
12. {disz}erisz-ti-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_
13. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia#-ar
14. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi#-[in]-sa10_
15. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
16. 2/3(disz) _ma-na 2(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar in-na-an-la2_
17. _{gesz}gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
18. _inim-bi al-til_
19. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
reverse
1. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
3. u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
4. _igi_ {d}utu-illat-su2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
5. _igi_ qi2-isz-nu-nu _igi_ bur-sin
6. _dumu-me_ {d}suen-sze-me
7. _igi_ sin-ma-gir _igi_ {d}utu-i-din-nam
8. _dumu-me_ e-ri-ba-am
9. _igi_ lu2-{d}utu _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
10. _igi_ dingir-pi4-sza# _dumu_ li-pi2-it-sin
11. _igi_ {d}utu-illat-su2 _dumu_ sin-la-sza-na-an
12. _igi_ dingir-[...] szu#-me-en _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi
13. _igi_ e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi
14. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ a-wi-il-dingir
15. _igi_ isz-me-e2#-a _dub-sar_
16. _mu alam 7(disz)-bi_
envelope
obverse
1. 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-[a]_
2. 1(u) 5(disz) _e2 ki-[gal2]_
3. ($ blank space $) _szunigin 2(u) 1/2(disz) sar [e2]
  single ruling
4. _da e2 ki-gal2 [_dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}suen _nu-bar_]
5. u3 _da e2_ [{d}esz-ha-ra]
6. u3# [isz-me-sin _dumu_ er3-ra-e-ri-isz-nu]
7. _sag-bi [1(disz)]-kam# [dagal-la]_
8. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ {d}suen-ma-gir# [_dumu_] e#-ri#-ba-am
9. [u3] {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu#
10. mu-s,u-szu# a-na _sila dagal-la_
11. _ki_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
12. {disz}erisz-ti-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_
13. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar
14. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_
15. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
16. 2/3(disz) _ma-na 4(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar in-na-an-la2_
17. _{gesz}gan-na ib2#-ta-bala_
18. _inim-bi al-til#_
19. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
20. <_kiszib_> bur-sin
21. <_kiszib_> e-ri-ba-am#
bottom
  seal impression
1. <_kiszib_> qi2-isz-nu-nu
reverse
1. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu
3. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
4. u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
5. _igi_ {d}utu-illat-su2 _dumu_ dingir#-szu#-ba-ni
6. _igi_ qi2-isz-nu-nu _igi#_ bur-sin
7. _dumu-me_ {d}suen-sze-me
8. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir u3 {d}utu-i-din-nam#
9. _dumu-me_ e-ri-ba-am
10. _igi_ lu2-{d}utu _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
11. _igi_ dingir-pi4#-sza _dumu#_ li-pi2-it-sin
12. _igi_ [na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_] a#-wi-il-dingir
13. _igi_ e#-[ri-ba-am _dumu_] {d}utu#-ra#-bi#
14. _igi_ dingir#-[... szu-me-en _dumu_] {d}utu-ra-bi
15. _igi_ ri?-[...]
16. _igi_ isz-[me]-e2#-[a _dub-sar_]
  blank space
  seal impression
17. <_kiszib_> na-bi-{d}utu
18. <_kiszib_> dingir-pi4-sza
19. _mu alam 7(disz)-bi_
left
  seal impression
1. <_kiszib_> {d}utu-i-din-nam
seal 1
1. dingir-szu-ba-ni _dam-gar3_
2. {d}utu
3. {d}sza-ha-an
seal 2
1. lu2-{[d]}utu
2. _dumu_ dingir#-[szu-na]-s,i-ir
3. _dam-gar3#_
seal 3
1. [bur-sin]
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me
seal 4
1. {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
2. _dam-gar3_
3. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
4. _ARAD_ {d}utu u3 {d}[...]
seal 5
1. lu2-{d}[utu]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (sale)
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/P355867

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 092584 & BM 092584A
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0713 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0714

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.92584
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-713

References

  • primary: CT 4, 48a

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

  • history: MHET 2/2, 181

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

  • citation: BM Guide 1908, p. 123

    [BMGuide1908] A Guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian Antiquities. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. 1908. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-22 at 09:00:08 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-16 at 17:41:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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. 48, Bu 1888-05-12, 0713 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355867.
CT 04, pl. 48, Bu 1888-05-12, 0713 artifact entry (No. P355867). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355867 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 48, Bu 1888-05-12, 0713 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355867 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 48, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0713 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355867},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355867},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 48, Bu 1888-05-12, 0713 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355867.
CT 04, pl. 48, Bu 1888-05-12, 0713 artifact entry (No. P355867). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355867 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 48, Bu 1888-05-12, 0713 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355867 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 48, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0713 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355867},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355867},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355867
LB  - CDLI:P355867
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 48, Bu 1888-05-12, 0713 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355867
ER  -
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