CT 08, pl. 05, Bu 1888-05-12, 039 (P365168)

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 078202

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Bequest to an adopted daughter)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ nam-zu-um{ki}
 ts: šalašat ikû eqlum ina ugārim namzum
 en: A field of 300 SAR in the Namzum irrigation district
2. i-ta {d}utu-la-ma-si2 nin-ma-an-szum2
 ts: itā šamaš-lama(s)sī nin-manšum
 en: next to (the field of) Šamaš-lamassī (and) Nin-manšum
3. u3 i-ta um-mi-{d}{i7}idigna
 ts: u itā ummī-idiqlat
 en: and next to (the field of) Ummī-idiqlat;
4. _3(iku) GAN2 4(u) sar <a-sza3>_ i-na _a-gar3_ nam-zu-um{ki}
 ts: šalašat ikû erbâ mūšar eqlum ina ugārim namzum
 en: a field of 340 SAR in the Namzum irrigation district
5. i-ta mu-na-wi-ir-tum
 ts: itā muna(w)wirtum
 en: next to (the field of) Munawwirtum;
6. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ ma-ha!-na
 ts: ištēn ebel ištēn ikû eqlum ina ugārim maḫana
 en: a field of 700 SAR in the Maḫana irrigation district;
7. _1(disz) sar e2_ i-na _ga2-gi-a{ki}_
 ts: ištēn mūšar bītum ina gagîm
 en: a house of 1 SAR in the cloister
8. _da e2_ la-ma-sa3-tum
 ts: ṭēḫi bīt lama(s)satum
 en: adjacent to the house of Lamassatum;
9. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ {d}utu-la-ma-si2
 ts: ištēt amtum šamaš-lama(s)sī
 en: one female slave (named) Šamaš-lamassī;
10. bu-szu-sza wa-ar-ka-sa3
 ts: būšûša warka(s)sa
 en: her inherited property (and) her personal possessions,
11. isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_-ma? sza
 ts: ištu pê adi ḫurāṣimma ša
 en: everything (lit. from chaff to gold) is what
12. {disz}mu-na-wi-ir-tum _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
 ts: muna(w)wirtum nadīt šamaš mārat nanna-manšum
 en: Munawwirtum nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Nanna-manšum
13. a-na sig-i3-li2-sza! _dumu-munus_ GABA-dingir-ra
 ts: ana ipqu-ilīša mārat gaba-dingira
 en: to Ipqu-ilīša daughter of Gaba-dingira
14. ma-ri-sza id-di-nu
 ts: mārīša iddinu
 en: her child has given.
15. a-di mu-na-wi-ir-<tum> ba-al-t,a3-[at]
 ts: adi muna(w)wirtum balṭat
 en: As long as Munawwirtum lives
16. _a-sza3# e2 geme2_ qa2-sa3-ma u2-ka#-[al]
 ts: eqlam bītam amtam qā(s)sāma ukāl
 en: will have the usufruct of (lit. her hand will hold) field, house (and) slave.
17. [isz]-tu i-lu-sza iq-te-ru-[szi]
 ts: ištu ilūša iqterūši
 en: When she will die (lit. her god will summon her)
reverse
1. sza [sig]-i3-li2-sza#-ma
 ts: ša ipqu-ilīšāma
 en: (everything will be) of Ipqu-ilīšāma alone.
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
 ts: nīš šamaš ayya marduk
 en: (By) the name of Šamaš, Ayya, Marduk
3. u3 ha-am-u-ra-pi2 _lugal_
 ts: u ḫammurapi šarrim
 en: and Ḫammurapi the king (they have sworn).
  single ruling
4. _igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}a-a _sanga_ {d}utu
 ts: maḫar ilum-pî-ayya šangê šamaš
 en: Before Ilum-pî-ayya, temple chief administrator of Šamaš;
5. _igi_ isz-me-{d}suen _sanga_ {d}utu
 ts: maḫar išme-sîn šangē šamaš
 en: before Išme-sîn temple chief administrator of Šamaš;
6. _igi_ sig-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ lugal-{d}utu
 ts: maḫar ipqu-ilīšu mār šarrum-šamaš
 en: before Ipqu-ilīšu son of Šarrum-šamaš;
7. _igi_ {d}utu-illat-su2 _dumu_ x [x] x mi#?
 ts: maḫar šamaš-tillassu mār ...
 en: before Šamaš-tillassu son of ...;
8. _igi_ i-din-er3-ra _dumu_ ta-ap#-gi#-ri#-{d}utu
 ts: maḫar i(d)din-erra mār tap(pi)-gi(r)ri-šamaš
 en: before Iddin-erra son of Tappi-girri-šamaš;
9. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ sig-{d}iszkur
 ts: maḫar ilšu-bānī mār ipqu-adad
 en: before Ilšu-bānī son of Ipqu-adad;
10. _igi_ nu-ur2-a-li-szu _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am
 ts: maḫar nūr-alīšu mār erībam
 en: before Nūr-alīšu son of Erībam
11. _igi_ {d}marduk-la-ma-sa3-szu _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
 ts: maḫar marduk-lama(s)sašu akil nadiāt šamaš
 en: before Marduk-lamassašu, overseer of the nadītu of Šamaš;
12. _igi_ ra-pa-asz-s,il2-li2-e#-[a]
 ts: maḫar rapaš-ṣilli-ea
 en: before Rapaš-ṣilli-ea;
13. _igi_ im-gur-{d}en-lil2 _igi_ x x x x
 ts: maḫar imgur-enlil maḫar ...
 en: before Imgur-enlil; before ...;
14. _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar _szitim_
 ts: maḫar abum-waqar itinnim
 en: before Abum-waqar house builder;
15. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
 ts: maḫar adad-manšum
 en: before Adad-manšum;
16. _igi_ e-ri-ib-sin
 ts: maḫar erīb-sîn
 en: before Erīb-sîn;
17. _igi_ ib-ni-{[d]}iszkur _dub-sar_
 ts: maḫar ibni-adad ṭupšarrim
 en: before Ibni-adad the scribe.
18. iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ elūnim ūmam ištēššeret
 en: The month of Elūnum, the day 11,
19. _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum
 ts: šanat tašmetum
 en: the year "(Ḫammurapi the king made a statue of red gold for) Tašmetum".

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Bequest to an adopted daughter)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P365168

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 078202
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0039

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78202
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-39

References

  • primary: CT 8, 5a

    [Pinches1899CT8] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1899. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 8. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: HG 3, n. 680

    [Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, n. 18

    [Schorr1913UAZP] Schorr, Moses. 1913. Urkunden Des Altbabylonischen Zivil- Und Prozessrechts. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 132-133

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 19:06:44 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-27 at 18:58:41 Guidi, Carlo Translation Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-08-19 at 21:18:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 05, Bu 1888-05-12, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365168.
CT 08, pl. 05, Bu 1888-05-12, 039 artifact entry (No. P365168). (2024, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365168 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 05, Bu 1888-05-12, 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365168 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	month = {oct 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365168},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365168},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 05, Bu 1888-05-12, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365168.
CT 08, pl. 05, Bu 1888-05-12, 039 artifact entry (No. P365168). (2024, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365168 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 05, Bu 1888-05-12, 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365168 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 05, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365168},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365168},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P365168
LB  - CDLI:P365168
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 05, Bu 1888-05-12, 039 artifact entry
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