CT 08, pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 195 (P370427)

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 078323

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) 2(disz) sar 6(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ szu-{d}nin-sun2
3. u3 _da e2_ ni-id-nu-sza
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam e2_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam sila_ szu-{d}nin-sun2
6. _ki_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ lu2-{d}nin-szubur
7. {disz}be-te-tum _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ lu2-{d}nin-szubur
8. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-sa10_
9. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
10. _[gesz]-gan#-na ib2-ta-bala_
11. _[inim]-bi# al-til sza3-ga-ni al-du10_
12. _[u4 kur2-sze3] lu2 lu2-ra_
13. _[inim nu-um]-ga2#-ga2-a_
reverse
1. [_mu_ {d}utu {d}]amar-utu sin-mu-ba-li2-it,
2. [u3 _iri_] zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
  single ruling
3. [_igi_] sin-a-bu-szu _dumu_ isz-me-sin
4. _igi_ za-ma-ia _dumu_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2
5. _igi_ s,il2-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ a-hu-ni
6. _igi_ {d}utu-a-bu-um _dumu_ puzur4-{d}en-lil2
7. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ a-ka-ki-im
8. _igi_ szu-pi2-sza _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza
9. _dumu-me_ sig-nu-nu
10. _igi_ i3-li2-hi-t,a2-an-ni _dumu_ i3-li2-a-bi
11. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am
12. [_igi_] x#-x#-[...] _dub-sar_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P370427

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 078323
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0195

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78323
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-195

References

  • primary: CT 8, 4b

    [Pinches1899CT8] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1899. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 8. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-14 at 10:36:42 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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
2007-08-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 195 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370427.
CT 08, pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 195 artifact entry (No. P370427). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370427 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 195 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370427 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 04, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 195 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370427},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370427},
}


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M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 195 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 195 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370427.
CT 08, pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 195 artifact entry (No. P370427). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370427 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 195 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370427 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 04, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 195 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370427},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370427},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P370427
LB  - CDLI:P370427
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 195 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370427
ER  -
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