CT 48, 053 (P366249)

Legal 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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082395 & BM 082395A

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

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: CT 48, 53

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 082395 & BM 082395A
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2446

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2007-03-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013867 (composite) (P514455) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Hammurapi.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 48, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P366249.
CT 48, 053 artifact entry (No. P366249). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366249 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366249 (Accessed: August 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 48, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366249},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P366249
LB  - CDLI:P366249
M1  - 2025/8/29/
TI  - CT 48, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366249
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 48, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P366249.
CT 48, 053 artifact entry (No. P366249). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366249 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366249 (Accessed: August 29, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 48, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366249},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P366249
LB  - CDLI:P366249
M1  - 2025/8/29/
TI  - CT 48, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366249
ER  - 
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