CT 48, 072 (P366268)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082240 & BM 082241

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) 6(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ [...]
2. sza i-na _1(disz) ma-na-e 4(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2_ mah-ru
3. sza a-na _{gi}pisan e2-gal_ ik-kam-su2-ma
4. a-di-ni ka-ni-ik _e2-gal_ la ik-ka-an-na-ku
5. _sza3 ku3-babbar sa10 siki amar mu 3(asz) u3 sze-gesz-i3_
6. szi-ta-at sza _mu szita2 {gesz}tukul-la bi2-ib2-diri-ge-esz-a_
7. u3 _sza3_ sza _mu us2-sa szita2 {gesz}tukul-la [...]_
8. sza i-na _e2-gal_ im-hu-ru#
9. sza qa2-ti-[szu]
10. _mu-[kux(DU)_]
reverse
1. {disz}{d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _di-ku5#_
2. u3 e-t,i-rum _dumu_ sa3-ni-iq-pi4#-[{d}utu]
3. _sza3 kar_ zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum
4. nam-ha-ar-ti
5. {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _dumu e2-dub#-ba-a_
  blank space
6. _iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam#_
7. _mu#_ am-mi-di#-ta-na _lugal-e alan-na-ni nam-nun-na-ni-gin7 e2-ni2-te-en-du10-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4-ra_
envelope
  only variants copied:
obverse
1. ka#-ni-ik (...)
reverse
5'. _mu#_ am-mi-di#-ta-na _lugal-e alan-na-ni nam-nun-na-ni-gin7 {d}nanna a-a ugu-na-asz e2-ni2-te-en-du10-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4-ra#_
  coll. Horsnell
seal 1
1. {d}nin-urta-[...]
2. dumu {d}suen-[...]
3. ARAD {d}[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
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/P366268

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 082240 & BM 082241
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2347

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82240
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2347

References

  • primary: CT 48, 72

    [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.

  • history: JA 270, p.25-65, p. 43

    [Charpin1982marchands] Charpin, Dominique. 1982. “Marchands Du Palais et Marchands Du Temple à La Fin de La Ire Dynastie de Babylone.” Journal Asiatique 270: 25–65.

  • history: Wool Economy ANE, p.202-231, p. 214

    [deGraef2014wool] De Graef, Katrien. 2014. “All Wool and a Yard Wide. Wool Production and Trade in Old Babylonian Sippar.” In Wool Economy in the Ancient Near East and the Aegean. From the Beginnings of Sheep Husbandry to Institutional Textile Industry, edited by Catherine Breniquet and Cécile Michel, 202–31. Ancient Textiles Series, Vol. 17. Oxford & Philadelphia: Oxbow Books.

  • citation: Year-names, 2, 312

    [Horsnell1999Yearnames] Horsnell, Malcolm J. A. 1999. The Year-Names of the First Dynasty of Babylon. Hamilton, Ont. : McMaster University Press.

    (citation year name)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-14 at 09:35:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:28:04 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
2018-07-31 at 08:15:55 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, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P366268.
CT 48, 072 artifact entry (No. P366268). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366268 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366268 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {CT 48, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366268},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P366268
LB  - CDLI:P366268
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CT 48, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366268
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 48, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P366268.
CT 48, 072 artifact entry (No. P366268). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366268 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366268 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {CT 48, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366268},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P366268
LB  - CDLI:P366268
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CT 48, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366268
ER  -
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