CT 48, 082 (P366278)

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 080982

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
1. asz-szum i-na _dub_ um-[ma-tim]
 ts: aššum ina ṭuppi ummatim
 en: Since in the original tablet
2. 1(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _sar_ me-[er-szu-um]
 ts: samāššeret u šinip mūšar meršum
 en: 18 SAR and 40 shekels of drained land
3. sza-at,-ru-[ma]
 ts: šaṭrūma
 en: are written,
4. t,up-pi2 um-ma-tim sza#
 ts: ṭuppi ummatim ša
 en: the original tablet that
5. {disz}a-ha-tum _dumu-munus_ i-tu?-x-x-im
 ts: aḫatum mārat itu...
 en: Aḫatum daughter of ...
6. i-na qa2-ti ARAD-sin
 ts: ina qātī warad-sîn
 en: from the hands of Warad-sîn
7. u3 lu2-{d}nanna _dumu-me_ ma-an-nu-ba-lum-{d}utu
 ts: u lu-nanna mārī mannu-balum-šamaš
 en: and Lu-nanna sons of Mannu-balum-šamaš
8. i-le-qu2-u2
 ts: ile(q)qû
 en: will take, (as of only)
9. 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _sar_ me-er-szu#-um
 ts: šalāššeret u šinip mūšar meršum
 en: 13 SAR and 40 shekels of drained land
10. {disz}a-ha-tum sza-ma-at#
 ts: aḫatum šamat
 en: Aḫatum is the buyer,
11. wa-tar-tum sza i-ba-asz-[szi-u2]
 ts: wartatum ibassû
 en: a surplus exists;
12. {disz}ARAD-sin-ma
 ts: warad-šîmma
 en: Warad-sîn himself
revese
1. u3 lu2-{d}nanna a-ah-[szu]
 ts: u lu-nanna aḫ(ū)šu
 en: and Lu-nanna his brother
2. a-na 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _sar_ i-ma-da-du#-[ma]
 ts: ana šalāššeret u šinip mūšarī ima(d)dadūma
 en: will measure (it) in relation to the 13 SAR and 40 shekels but
3. u2-ma-al-lu-u2
 ts: umallû
 en: will deliver in full.
4. _igi_ i3-li2-sukkal _dumu_ ARAD-sin
 ts: maḫar ilī-sukkal mār warad-sîn
 en: Before Ilī-sukkal son of Warad-sîn;
5. _igi_ i-din-e2-a _dumu_ bur-sin
 ts: maḫar i(d)din-ea mār būr-sîn
 en: before Iddin-ea son of Būr-sîn;
6. _igi_ akszak{ki}-i-din-nam _dumu_ ha-ra-rum
 ts: maḫar Akšak-i(d)dinam mār ḫararum
 en: before Akšak-iddinam son of Ḫararum;
7. _igi_ sig-{d}iszkur _dumu_ u-bar-{d}utu
 ts: maḫar ipqu-adad mār ubār-šamaš
 en: before Ipqu-adad son of Ubār-šamaš;
8. _igi_ ba-s,um _dumu_ a-pil#-[x x]
 ts: maḫar baṣum mār apil...
 en: before Baṣum son of ...;
9. _igi_ sig-e2-a _dub-sar#_
 ts: maḫar ipqu-ea ṭupšarrim
 en: before Ipqu-ea the scribe.
10. _mu ugnim#_ tu-ru-ku-um{ki#}
 ts: šanat ummān turu(k)kun
 en: The year "(Ḫammurapi overthrew) the army of Turukkum.".

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/P366278

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 080982
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1120

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80982
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1120

References

  • primary: CT 48, 82

    [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: CRRAI 30 (pp. 121-140), p. 128

    [Charpin1986RAI30] Charpin, Dominique. 1986. “Transmission Des Titres de Propriete et Constitution Des Archives Privees En Babylonie Ancienne.” In Cuneiform Archives and Libraries, 30:121–40. Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale.

  • history: Fs Kraus p.426-483, p. 480-481

    [Wilcke1982Kaufverträge] Wilcke, Claus. 1982. “Zwei Spät-Altbabylonische Kaufverträge Aus Kiš. Mit Zwei Exkursen. A: Nudunnûm Und Nīšītum; B: Quasi-Hüllentafeln Und Kanīkāt/Ṭuppāt Ummatim.” In Zikir Šumim. Assyriological Studies Presented to F.R. Kraus on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday, edited by Govert van Driel, Theo J. H. Krispijn, Marten Stol, and Klaas R. Veenhof, 426–83. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-05-17 at 11:24:30 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-05-17 at 11:20:12 Guidi, Carlo Translation Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2020-01-11 at 05:48:02 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-06-17 at 10:56:13 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-06-16 at 10:37:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 082 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P366278.
CT 48, 082 artifact entry (No. P366278). (2026, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366278 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 082 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366278 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	month = {may 21},
	title = {CT 48, 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366278},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366278},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 48, 082 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P366278.
CT 48, 082 artifact entry (No. P366278). (2026, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366278 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 082 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366278 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {CT 48, 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366278},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366278},
}


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DA  - 2026/5/21/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P366278
LB  - CDLI:P366278
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CT 48, 082 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366278
ER  -
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