CT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0509 (P365194)

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 080370

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)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s) Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _6(disz) gu4 hi-a_ sza _1(disz) gu4-apin_
2. _sza3-ba 2(disz) ab2_
3. {disz}a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _engar ARAD2 e2_
4. _2(disz) erin2 GAL? E2? sza3-gu4 dumu-mesz lu2_
5. _3(disz) engar erin2 sza3-gu4_
  line indented
6. _1(disz) {munus}sza3-gu4 geme2 e2_
7. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
8. e-zu-ub _a-sza3_ sza a-na ta-asz-BI-IL-x-szu
9. i-ip-pu-szu
10. _sze al-du3_ i-ip-pa-asz2-szu
11. a-na _1(gesz2) 4(u) sze gur {gesz}ba-ri2#-ga# 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz)! sila3!_
12. a-na geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_
13. _dumu-munus_ {disz}{d}amar-utu-mu-sza-lim
reverse
1. ma-da-di-im
2. {disz}gi-mil-lum
3. <_dumu_> dingir-szu-ba-ni
4. ma-hi-ir
5. i-na e-bu-ri-im
6. _1(gesz2) 4(u) sze gur {gesz}ba-ri2-ga 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3!_
7. a-na geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_
8. _dumu-<munus>_ {d}amar-utu-mu-sza-lim
9. _i3-ag2-e_
  blank space
10. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(disz)-kam_
11. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e du11#-ga# gu-la {d}utu# [lugal]-a-ni-[ta ga2]-gi#-a [tur3] dagal#-la_
seal 1
1. gi!-mil-{d}suen
2. dumu dingir#-szu-ba-ni
3. ARAD {d}la-ta-[ra-ak]

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/P365194

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 080370
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0509

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80370
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-509

References

  • primary: CT 8, 30a

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

  • history: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 133

    [Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

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
2023-03-19 at 16:27:35 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0509 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P365194.
CT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0509 artifact entry (No. P365194). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365194 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0509 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365194 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 30, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0509 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365194},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365194},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P365194
LB  - CDLI:P365194
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0509 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365194
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0509 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P365194.
CT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0509 artifact entry (No. P365194). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365194 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0509 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365194 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 30, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0509 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365194},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365194},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P365194
LB  - CDLI:P365194
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0509 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365194
ER  -
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