CT 47, 19 (P366158)

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 017051 & BM 017052a

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. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na [x] x x{ki}
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ PI{ki}-ia u3 ra-ba-ba-ni
  Suurmeijer reads PI{ki} as uh2!{ki} throughout this text
3. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na ta-wi-ra-tim
4. i-na zi-ti ra-bu-ut-sa3
5. i-ta e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ su-ka#-li
6. u3 i-ta im-gur-ri-im
7. sza be-la-kum a-na il-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
8. ma-ar-ti-szu i-di-nu-ma
9. {disz}ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
10. a-pi2-il-sza
11. u2-ul i-tu-ru-u2-ma
12. {disz}qa2-qa2-da-nu-um
13. u3 i-di-szum
14. _dumu-mesz_ be-la-kum
15. u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu-u2
16. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
17. sin-mu-ba-li2-it,
18. u3 zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}utu-dingir
2. _igi_ PI{ki}-ia _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni
3. _igi_ PI{ki}-na-s,ir
4. _igi_ sin-ma-gir
5. _igi_ zimbir{ki}-t,a3-ab
6. _igi_ qa2-qa2-da-nu-um
7. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir
8. _igi_ a-wa-ti-ia
9. _igi_ sin-dingir
10. _igi_ er3-ra-na-da
11. _igi_ a-hu-wa-qar
  blank space
12. _igi_ szu-pi2-sza _dub-sar_
envelope
obverse
1. _dub_ 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na gu2? x x x{ki}
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ PI{ki}-ia _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ra-ba-ba-ni
4. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na ta-wi-ra-tim
5. zi-ti ra-bu-ut-sa3
6. i-ta _a-sza3_ e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ su-ka#-lum
7. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ im-gur-rum _dumu_ pa-la-er3-ra
8. sza be-la-kum
9. a-na il-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu ma-ar-ti-szu
10. i-di-in {disz}ib-ni-{d}mar-tu a-pi2-il-sza
11. u2-ul i-tu-ru-u2-ma
12. {disz}i-di-szum u3 qa2-qa2-da-nu-um
13. _dumu-mesz_ be-la-kum
14. u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu-u2
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk sin-mu-ba-li2-it,
2. u3 zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
3. _igi_ {d}utu-dingir ra-bi-a-nu-um
4. _igi_ PI{ki}-ia _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni
5. _igi_ PI{ki}-na-s,ir _dumu_ sin-dingir
6. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ ARAD-sin
7. _igi_ a-wa-ti-ia _dumu_ pi2!-ir!-hi-im
  so Suurmeijer, cf. CT 47, 78 30'; copy: MI-NI-hi-im
8. _igi_ er3-ra-na-da _dumu_ na-ka-rum
9. _igi_ sin-dingir _dumu_ pu-ra-bi
10. _igi_ qa2-qa2-da-nu-um
11. _dumu_ ba-la-qum
12. _igi_ sin-ma-gir _dumu_ i-din-{d}mar-tu
13. _igi_ a-hu-wa-qar _dumu_ sa-mu-dingir
14. _igi_ szu-pi2-sza _dub-sar_
seal 1
1. {d}mar-tu
2. {d}gesztin-an-na
seal 2
1. {d}utu-dingir
2. _dumu_ wa-tar-{d}i-ku-nu-um
3. _ARAD_ an {d}mar-tu
seal 3
1. {d}utu
2. {d}a-a
  (3 additional uninscribed seals on left edge)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Naditu records)
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/P366158

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 017051 & BM 017052a
Accession Number 1892-07-09, 0167 & 1892-07-09, 0168a

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17051 + BM.17052.A + BM.17051.A
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0709-167

References

  • primary: CT 47, 19

    [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.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 177-179

    [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
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2021-08-19 at 21:24:55 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 19 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P366158.
CT 47, 19 artifact entry (No. P366158). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366158 (Original work published 2007)
CT 47, 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366158 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366158},
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 47, 19 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P366158.
CT 47, 19 artifact entry (No. P366158). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366158 (Original work published 2007)
CT 47, 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366158 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 47, 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366158},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P366158
LB  - CDLI:P366158
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CT 47, 19 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366158
ER  -
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