CT 47, 31 (P366166)

Judicial 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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017046 & BM 017046a

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 > Judicial (Naditu records)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s) Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _5(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
 ts: ana ḫamšat mišil mūšar ḫamšat siqil bītim epšim
 en: Concerning the built house plot of 70 shekels
2. sza _da e2_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
 ts: ša ṭēḫi bīt nūr-ilīšu
 en: that is adjacent to the house of Nūr-ilīšu
3. u3# _da e2_ {d}a-a-tal-lik _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: u ṭēḫi bīt ayya-tallik nadīt šamaš
 en: and adjacent to the house of Ayya-tallik nadītu of Šamaš
4. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu#
 ts: mārat ilšu-i(b)bīšu
 en: daughter of Ilšu-ibbīšu (and)
5. sza _ki_ {d}suen-re-me-ni {disz}bur-{d}suen
 ts: ša itti sîn-rēmēni būr-sîn
 en: that from Sîn-rēmēni, Būr-sîn
6. u3 geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu dumu-me_ szu-{d}utu
 ts: u amat-šamaš nadīt šamaš mārī šū-šamaš
 en: and Amat-šamaš nadītu of Šamaš, sons of Šū-šamaš,
7. {disz}la-ma-si2 _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
 ts: lama(s)sī nadīt šamaš mārat sīn-erībam
 en: Lamassī nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Sîn-erībam
8. a-na szi-im ga-me-er i-sza-mu
 ts: ana šīm gamer išamu
 en: for (its) full price had bought.
9. isz-tu i-sza-mu-ma li-ba-szu-nu t,a3-bu-ma
 ts: ištu išamūma li(b)bašunu ṭābūma
 en: After she bought, their (the sellers') heart was satisfied and
10. _mu 3(disz)-kam_ il-li-ku
 ts: šalāš šanātum illikū
 en: 3 years passed,
11. {disz}{d}suen-re-me-ni u3 e-tel-pi4-{d}utu _dumu-ni_
 ts: sîn-rēmēni u etel-pî-šamaš māršu
 en: Sîn-rēmēni and Etel-pî-šamaš his son
12. a-na la-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
 ts: ana lama(s)sī mārat sîn-erībam
 en: against Lamassī daughter of Sîn-erībam
13. ir-gu-mu szar-ra-am im-hu-ru-u2-ma
 ts: irgumū šarram imḫurūma
 en: raised a claim (and) approached the king.
14. {disz}dingir-da-mi-iq il-li-kam-ma
 ts: ilī-damīq illikamma
 en: Ilī-damīq came and
15. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam ra-bi-a-an zimbir{ki}
 ts: sîn-i(d)dinam rabiān sippir
 en: Sîn-iddinam the mayor of Sippar,
16. _di-ku5-mesz u3 kar_ zimbir{ki} i-na _e2_ {d}utu <<i-na _e2_ {d}utu>>
 ts: dayyānū u kār sippir ina bīt šamaš
 en: the judges and the kārum body of Sippar, in the temple of Šamaš
17. di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-ma
 ts: dīnam ušāḫizūšunūtīma
 en: granted them a trial.
18. asz-szum i-na la i-di-im
 ts: aššum ina la idim
 en: Since without reason
19. szar-ra-am im-hu-ru
 ts: šarram imḫuru
 en: (Sîn-rēmēni) approached the king
reverse
1. u3 _e2_-su2 la we-de-nu
 ts: u bīssu la wēdēnû
 en: and his house was not the only (they examined),
2. wa-ar-ka-su2 ip-ru-su-ma
 ts: warka(s)su iprūsūma
 en: (the judges) investigated his matter and
3. ar-nam i-mi-du-szu
 ts: arnam īmidūšu
 en: imposed a punishment on him:
4. mu-ta-su2 u2-ga-li-bu-szu
 ts: muta(s)su uga(l)libūšu
 en: they shaved him off half of his hair (and)
5. _dub_ la ra-ga-mi-im
 ts: ṭuppi la ragāmim
 en: a "no-claim" tablet
6. u2-sze-zi-bu-szu-nu-ti
 ts: ušezibūšunūti
 en: had them draw up.
7. u2-ul i-tu-ur2-ru#-u2-ma
 ts: ul iturrūma
 en: (That) again,
8. {disz}sin-re-me-ni u3 e-tel-pi4-{d}utu _dumu-ni_
 ts: sîn-rēmēni u etel-pî-šamaš māršu
 en: Sîn-rēmēni and Etel-pî-šamaš his son,
9. a#-na# _5(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 <e2> du3-a_
 ts: ana ḫamšat mišil mūšar ḫamšat siqil bītim epšim
 en: concerning the built house plot of 70 shekels
10. [sza] la#-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
 ts: ša lama(s)sī mārat sîn-erībam
 en: of Lamassī daughter of Sîn-erībam,
11. [a-na] la-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
 ts: ana lama(s)sī mārat sîn-erībam
 en: against Lamassī daughter of Sîn-erībam
12. u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu
 ts: ul ira(g)gamū
 en: will not raise a claim,
13. [_mu_] {d}utu {d}amar-utu ha-mu-ur2-ra-pi2
 ts: nīš šamaš marduk ḫa(m)murapi
 en: (by) the life of Šamaš, Marduk, Ḫammurapi
14. [u3] _iri_ zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
 ts: u āli sippir itmû
 en: and the city of Sippar they have sworn.
15. di#-in _e2_ {d}utu i-na e2-babbar-ri
 ts: dīn bīt šamaš ina ebabbari(m)
 en: Verdict of Šamaš’s temple in the Ebabbar;
16. di-in sin-i-din-nam ra-bi-a-an zimbir{ki}
 ts: dīn sîn-i(d)dinam rabiān sippir
 en: verdict of: Sîn-iddinam mayor of Sippar,
17. {disz}it-ti-{d}en-lil2-qi2-in-<ni> _ugula dam-[gar3]_
 ts: itti-enlil-qinnī akil tamkarim
 en: Itti-enlil-qinnī overseer of the merchant(s),
18. {disz}sin-i-din-nam {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
 ts: sîn-i(d)dinam i(b)bi-ilabrat
 en: Sîn-iddinam, Ibbi-ilabrat,
19. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}szakkan2
 ts: nūr-sumuqan
 en: Nūr-sumuqam,
20. {disz}na-bi-{d}utu {disz}qi2-isz-nu-nu
 ts: nabi-šamaš qīš-nūnu
 en: Nabi-šamaš, Qīš-nūnu,
21. {disz}sin-e-ri-ba-am
 ts: sîn-erībam
 en: Sîn-erībam,
left
column 1
1. {disz}bur-[{d}suen]
 ts: būr-sîn
 en: Būr-sîn,
2. {disz}na-ra#-[am-i3-li2-szu]
 ts: narām-ilīšu
 en: Narām-ilīšu.
column 2
1. _[iti] NE-NE-gar u4 1(u)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ abim ūmam ešret
 en: The month of Abum, the day 10,
2. _[mu iri ma-da_ ra]-pi2-qum{ki}
 ts: šanat ālī mātim ša rapiqum
 en: the year: "(He captured) the cities of the land of Rapiqum".
envelope
obverse
1. a-na _5(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) [gin2] e2 du3-a_
 ts: ana ḫamšat mišil mūšar ḫamšat siqil bītim epšim
 en: Concerning the built house plot of 70 shekels
2. sza# _da e2_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu# _[sanga?]_ {d}iszkur
 ts: ša ṭēḫi bīt nūr-ilīšu šangê adad
 en: that is adjacent to the house of Nūr-ilīšu, chief administrator of Adad('s temple),
3. u3 _da e2_ {d}a-a-tal-lik _[dumu-munus]_ dingir#-szu-i-bi-szu
 ts: u ṭēḫi bīt ayya-tallik mārat ilšu-i(b)bīšu
 en: and adjacent to the house of Ayya-tallik daughter of Ilšu-ibbīšu (and)
4. sza _ki_ {d}suen-re-me-ni {disz}bur#-[{d}suen]
 ts: ša itti sîn-rēmēni būr-sîn
 en: that from Sîn-rēmēni, Būr-sîn
5. u3 geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu dumu-me_ szu-{d#}utu#
 ts: u amat-šamaš nadīt šamaš mārī šū-šamaš
 en: and Amat-šamaš nadītu of Šamaš, sons of Šū-šamaš,
6. {disz}la-ma-si2 _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ sin-e-ri-ba-am#
 ts: lama(s)sī nadīt šamaš mārat sîn-erībam
 en: Lamassī nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Sîn-erībam
7. i-na sze-we-ri-sza a-na szi-im ga-me-er
 ts: ina šawerīša ana šīm gamer
 en: with her ring, for (its) full price
8. i-sza-mu isz-tu i-sza-mu-ma
 ts: išamu ištu išamūma
 en: had bought. After she bought and
9. li-ba#-szu-nu u2-t,i3-bu
 ts: li(b)bašunu uṭību
 en: satisfied their (the sellers') heart
10. u3 _mu 3(disz)-kam_ il-li-ku
 ts: u šalāš šanātum illikū
 en: and 3 years passed,
11. [{disz}]{d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ szu-{d}utu
 ts: sîn-rēmēni mār šū-šamaš
 en: Sîn-rēmēni son of Šū-šamaš
12. u3 e-tel-pi4#-{d}utu _dumu-ni_
 ts: u etel-pî-šamaš māršu
 en: and Etel-pî-šamaš his son
13. a#-na la#-ma#-si2 _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: ana lama(s)sī nadīt šamaš
 en: against Lamassī nadītu of Šamaš
14. _dumu#-munus_ [{d}]suen#-e-ri-ba-am
 ts: mārat sîn-erībam
 en: daughter of Sîn-erībam
15. ir#-gu-mu szar-ra-am im-hu-ru-[ma]
 ts: irgumū šarram imḫurūma
 en: raised a claim (and) approached the king.
16. {disz}dingir-da-mi#-iq _aga-us2_ szar-ri-im
 ts: ilī-damīq rēdi šarrim
 en: Ilī-damiq, the king's runner,
17. [il-li]-kam#-ma
 ts: illikamma
 en: came and
18. [{disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam] ra-bi-a-an zimbir{ki}
 ts: sîn-i(d)dinam rabiān sippir
 en: Sîn-iddinam the mayor of Sippar,
reverse
1. _di-ku5-mesz u3 kar_ zimbir{ki}
 ts: dayyānū u kār sippir
 en: the judges and the kārum body of Sippar
2. i-na _e2_ {d}utu i-na e2-babbar-ri
 ts: ina bīt šamaš ina ebabbari(m)
 en: in the temple of Šamaš, in the Ebabbarum,
3. ki-ma i-na la i-di-im
 ts: kīma ina la idim
 en: because without reason
4. szar-ra-am im-hu-ru
 ts: šarram imḫuru
 en: (Sîn-rēmēni) approached the king
5. u3 _e2_-su2 la we-de-nu
 ts: u bīssu la wēdēnû
 en: and his house was not the only
6. i-mu-ru wa-ar-ka-tam ip-ru-su
 ts: īmurū warkatam iprūšūma
 en: they examined, the matter investigated and
7. di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu#-ti#-[ma]
 ts: dīnam ušāḫizūšunūtīma
 en: tried against them:
8. asz-szum a-na _e2_ sza a-na _ku3-babbar_ id-di-nu
 ts: aššum ana bītim ša ana kaspim iddinu
 en: as concerning the house which he had sold (lit. had given for silver)
9. i-tu-ru-ma ir-gu-mu
 ts: itu(r)rūma irgumu
 en: (Sîn-rēmēni) claimed again,
10. mu-ta-su2 u2-ga-al-li-bu
 ts: muta(s)su uga(l)libū
 en: (the judges) shaved off half of his hair,
11. ar-nam i-mi-du-szu-u2-ma
 ts: arnam īmidūšūma
 en: imposed a penalty on him and
12. _dub_ la ra-ga-mi-im u2-sze-zi-bu-szu
 ts: ṭuppi la ragāmim ušezibūšu
 en: a "no-claim" tablet had him drawn up.
13. u2-ul i-tu-ur2-ru-u2-ma
 ts: ul iturrūma
 en: (That) again,
14. {disz}{d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ szu-{d}utu
 ts: sîn-rēmēni mār šū-šamaš
 en: Sîn-rēmēni son of Šū-šamaš
15. u3 e-tel-pi4-{d}utu _dumu-ni_
 ts: u etel-pî-šamaš māršu
 en: and Etel-pî-šamaš his son,
16. a-na _5(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2# du3#-a_
 ts: ana ḫamšat mišil mūšar ḫamšat siqil bītim epšim
 en: regarding the built house plot of 70 shekels,
17. a-na la-ma-si2 _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ {d}suen-e-ri#-[ba-am]
 ts: ana lama(s)sī nadīt šamaš mārat sîn-erībam
 en: against Lamassī the nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Sîn-erībam
18. u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu
 ts: ul ira(g)gamū
 en: will not raise a claim,
19. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu ha-mu-um?-ra-pi2
 ts: nīš šamaš marduk ḫa(m)murapi
 en: (by) the life of Šamaš, Marduk, Ḫammurapi
20. u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
 ts: u āli sippir itmû
 en: and the city of Sippar they have sworn.
21. di-in _e2_ {d}utu i-na e2-babbar-ri
 ts: dīn bīt šamaš ina ebabbarim
 en: Verdict of the temple of Šamaš in the Ebabbar;
22. di-in {d}suen-i-din-nam#
 ts: dīn sîn-i(d)dinam
 en: Verdict of Sîn-iddinam
23. ra-bi-a-an zimbir#{ki}
 ts: rabiān sippir
 en: mayor of Sippar,
24. {disz}it-ti-[{d}]en#-lil2-qi2-in-ni _ugula dam-gar3_
 ts: itti-enlil-qinnī akil tamkarim
 en: Itti-enlil-qinnī overseer of the merchant(s),
25. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-[nam] {disz}i-bi-{d}[nin]-szubur#
 ts: sîn-i(d)dinam i(b)bi-ilabrat
 en: Sîn-iddinam (and) Ibbi-ilabrat
left
column 1
1. _dumu-me_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
 ts: mārī sîn-erībam
 en: sons of Sîn-erībam,
2. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}szakkan2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
 ts: nūr-sumuqan mār ilšu-nāṣir
 en: Nūr-sumuqan son of Ilšu-nāṣir,
3. [{disz}]na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ za-ka-ia
 ts: nabi-šamaš mār zakaya
 en: Nabi-šamaš son of Zakaya,
column 2
1. {disz}qi2-isz-nu-nu _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me
 ts: qīš-nūnu mār sîn-šeme
 en: Qīš-nūnu son of Sîn-šeme,
2. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-sza
 ts: sîn-erībam mār ikū(n)-pîša
 en: Sîn-erībam son of Ikūn-pîša,
3. {disz}bur-{d}suen _dumu_ s,i2-li-lum
 ts: būr-sîn mār ṣililum
 en: Būr-sîn son of Ṣililum,
4. {disz}[na]-ra-am-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ a-li2-gidri-{d}utu
 ts: narām-ilīšu mār āli-ḫaṭ-šamaš
 en: Narām-ilīšu son of Āli-ḫaṭ-šamaš,
5. {disz}[nu-ur2]-{d}utu _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar
 ts: nūr-šamaš mār aḫu-waqar
 en: Nūr-šamaš son of Aḫu-waqar.
column 3
1. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ abim ūmam ešertum
 en: The month of Abum, the day 10,
2. _mu iri ma-da_ ra-pi2-qum{ki}
 ts: šanat ālī mātim ša rapiqum
 en: the year "(He captured) the cities of the land of Rapiqum".
seal 1
  (uninscribed seals)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Judicial (Naditu records)
Language(s) Akkadian

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/P366166

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 017046 & BM 017046a
Accession Number 1892-07-09, 0162 & 1892-07-09, 0162a

External resources

References

  • primary: CT 47, 31

    [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
2025-12-20 at 17:04:36 Guidi, Carlo Transliteration Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2025-11-04 at 21:50:01 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2025-11-04 at 21:43:00 Guidi, Carlo Translation Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-09 at 11:36:07 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Ferwerda, Bert 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
2007-03-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 47, 31 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P366166.
CT 47, 31 artifact entry (No. P366166). (2025, November 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366166 (Original work published 2007)
CT 47, 31 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366166 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 13},
	title = {CT 47, 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366166},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/13/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P366166
LB  - CDLI:P366166
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CT 47, 31 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366166
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 47, 31 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P366166.
CT 47, 31 artifact entry (No. P366166). (2025, November 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366166 (Original work published 2007)
CT 47, 31 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366166 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 13},
	title = {CT 47, 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366166},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/13/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P366166
LB  - CDLI:P366166
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CT 47, 31 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366166
ER  - 
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.