CT 48, 025 (P366221)

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 080645

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (litigation)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  about 4 lines missing
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [_sag-bi_] su2#-qu2-um
3'. [...]-tum# _sag-bi_ ha-lu-ra-tum
4'. sza _ki_ bur-{d}suen
5'. _dumu_ bur-{d}en-lil2
6'. {disz}ARAD2#-{d}suen _dumu_ ba-x#-[...]
7'. i-sza-mu-u2
8'. {disz}er3#-ra#-ba#-ni#
9'. _dumu#_ x-[(x)]-x-x
10'. qa-qa-ra-am#
reverse
1. ib-qu2-ur-ma
2. {disz}szu-{d}nin-sun2
3. ki#-ma# ARAD2-{d}suen _dumu_ ba-x-[...]
4. u3 ma-ri-szu
5. {disz}szu-{d}nin-sun2
6. ba-aq-ri er3-ra-ba-ni# i-su2-[uh]
7. _mu#_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu
8. [(x)] an-nu-ni-tum {disz}sa3-bi-[um]
9. [u3 _iri_] zimbir{ki}
10. [(...)] it-ma
11. [...]-wa#*-qar-ti# [...]
12. [...]-ig#-mil#
13. [...] x [...]
14. [...] KI? x x [...]
  rest broken
left
1. [...]-ZI-ia

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (litigation)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P366221

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 080645
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0783

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80645
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-783

References

  • primary: CT 48, 25

    [Finkelstein1968CT48] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1968. Old-Babylonian Legal Documents. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 48. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    Litigations.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2022-06-03 at 10:51:05 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-03-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 48, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P366221.
CT 48, 025 artifact entry (No. P366221). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366221 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366221 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 48, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366221},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P366221
LB  - CDLI:P366221
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CT 48, 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366221
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 48, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P366221.
CT 48, 025 artifact entry (No. P366221). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366221 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366221 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 48, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366221},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P366221
LB  - CDLI:P366221
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CT 48, 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366221
ER  -
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