CT 04, pl. 49, Bu 1888-05-12, 0725 (P355870)

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 092588 & BM 092588A

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)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_
2. _da e2_ akszak{ki}-ia _aga-us2_
3. u3 _da e2_ akszak{ki}-ia _dumu_ {d}suen-sipa
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ a-na su2-qi2-im
5. _ki_ qi2-isz-nu-nu _dumu_ ARAD2-sa3
6. u3 hu-na-bi-ia _dam-a-ni_
7. {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
8. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
9. _in-szi-in-sa10_
10. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
11. _ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
12. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
13. _inim-bi al-til_
14. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
15. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
16. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk a-pil-sin
17. u3 _iri_ zimbir[{ki}]
18. it-mu-u2
reverse
1. sza pi4 tup-pi2-im an-ni-im
2. u2-na-ka-ru
  blank space
3. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ lu2-{d}nanna
4. _igi_ bur-{d}suen _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}suen
5. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _igi_ dingir-szu-illat-su2
6. _dumu-mesz_ puzur4-{d}utu
7. _igi_ {d}suen-a-bu-szu _dumu_ e2-ki-AN
8. _igi_ a-ha-am-ar-szi _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
9. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
10. _dumu_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
11. _igi_ {d}nanna-inim-gi-na
12. _dumu_ {d}suen-en-nam
13. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _dumu_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
14. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dub-sar_
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 3(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_
2. _da e2_ akszak{ki}-ia _aga-us2_
3. u3 _da e2_ akszak{ki}-ia _dumu_ {d}suen-sipa
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ a-na su2-qi2-im sza {d}utu-nu-ur2-ma-tim
5. _ki_ qi2-isz-nu-nu _dumu_ ARAD2-sa3
6. {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
7. _in-szi-in-sa10 sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
8. _ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
9. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
10. _inim-bi al-til u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
11. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
12. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk a-pil2-{d}suen
13. u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
14. sza pi4 tup-pi2-im an-ni-im
15. u2-na-ka-ru
16. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ lu2-{d}nanna
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_igi_ {d}nanna-inim-gi-na _dumu_ {d}suen]-en-nam
2'. [_igi_ ip-qu2-sza _dumu_ na-ra-am-i3]-li2-szu
3'. [_igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu] _dub#-sar_
  rest broken
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ qi2-isz-nu-nu
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
seal 3
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ AN-x-[...]
seal 4
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ a-wi-il-dingir
seal 5
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-a-bu-szu

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

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/P355870

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 092588 & BM 092588A
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0725 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0726

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.92588
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-725

References

  • primary: CT 4, 49a

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

  • history: MVS 10, no. LXXII

    [Blocher1993MVS10] Blocher, Felix. 1993. Siegelabrollungen Auf Frühaltbabylonischen Tontafeln Im British Museum. Ein Katalog. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 10. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

  • history: MHET 2/1, 68

    [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.

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
2021-06-10 at 10:25:39 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. 49, Bu 1888-05-12, 0725 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355870.
CT 04, pl. 49, Bu 1888-05-12, 0725 artifact entry (No. P355870). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355870 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 49, Bu 1888-05-12, 0725 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355870 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 49, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0725 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355870},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/27/
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 49, Bu 1888-05-12, 0725 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355870.
CT 04, pl. 49, Bu 1888-05-12, 0725 artifact entry (No. P355870). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355870 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 49, Bu 1888-05-12, 0725 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355870 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 49, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0725 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355870},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355870
LB  - CDLI:P355870
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 49, Bu 1888-05-12, 0725 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355870
ER  -
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