CT 47, 08 (P366151)

Administrative 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 017080 & BM 017080a

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Naditu records)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ ku#?-li#-li{ki}
2. _da a-sza3_ {disz}wa-tar-{d}i-ku-nim
3. u3 _da a-sza3_ sa-bi-bu-um
4. _ki_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ asz-di-li-tu-ur
5. _{disz}{d}a-a-ku-zu-ub-ma-tim _lukur_ {d}utu
6. _dumu-munus_ s,il2-li2-akszak{ki}
7. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_
8. _sa10 til-la-a-ni-sze3_
9. _ku3-babbar in-na-la2_
10. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
11. _gesz-gan-na ib-ta-bala!_
12. _inim-bi al-til_
13. _nu-mu-un-gi-gi-ta_
14. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk sin-mu-ba-li2-it,
15. u3 {iri}zimbir{ki} in!-pa3-de3-mesz_
reverse
1. _igi_ im-gur-sin _dumu_ u2-qa2-dingir
2. _igi_ lu2-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ a-gi-gu-um
3. _igi_ e-tel-pi2-sin
4. _igi_ be-la-kum
5. _igi_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu
6. _igi_ si2-ia-tum
7. _igi_ sin-ga-mil
8. _igi_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
9. _igi_ wa-tar-{d}i-ku-nim
10. _igi_ x-x-sa3
11. _igi_ lu2-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ {d}utu-zi-mu
12. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ isz-lik-sin
13. _igi_ i-din-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ mu-tum-me-el
14. _igi_ sin-dingir _dumu_ pu-um-ra-bi
15. [...]-x _dumu_ ARAD-di-ia
16. [...]-x-wa-qar
17. [...]-tum#
18. [...]-a
  rest broken
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [i-na _har] ku3#-babbar#_-sza _in-[szi-in-sa10]_
2'. _sa10# til-la-ni-sze3_
3'. [_ku3]-babbar in-na-la2_
4'. _sza3#-ga-a-ni <al>-du10_
5'. _gesz-gan ib2-ta-bala_
6'. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra#_
7'. _inim# nu-ga2-ga2-da_
8'. _mu#_ {d}utu {d}marduk a-pil-sin
9'. u3# {iri}zimbir{ki} _in#-pa3-de3-mesz#_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-AD?
  broken
1". [...]-um
  rest broken
seal 1
  (uninscribed)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Naditu records)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period Apil-Sin.00.00.00 to Sin-muballit.00.00.00

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/P366151

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 017080 & BM 017080a
Accession Number 1892-07-09, 0196 & 1892-07-09, 0196a

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17080 + BM.17080.A
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0709-196

References

  • primary: CT 47, 8

    [Figulla1967CT47] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1967. Old-Babylonian Nadītu Records. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 47. 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 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-08-11 at 07:10:22 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-03-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 47, 08 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P366151.
CT 47, 08 artifact entry (No. P366151). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366151 (Original work published 2007)
CT 47, 08 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366151 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 47, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366151},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P366151
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CT 47, 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366151
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 47, 08 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P366151.
CT 47, 08 artifact entry (No. P366151). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366151 (Original work published 2007)
CT 47, 08 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366151 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 47, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366151},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P366151
LB  - CDLI:P366151
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CT 47, 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366151
ER  -
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