CT 08, pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 158 (P370437)

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 092530

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(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
 ts: ištēn ebel šalašat ikû šer’am
 en: A cultivated field of 9 ikû
2. _a-gar3_ szu-na-ak-bu
 ts: nagûm šunakbu
 en: in the Šunakbu irrigation district,
3. _a-sza3_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ {d}utu-li-me*-[er]
 ts: eqel ipqatum mār šamaš-liwwir
 en: the field of Ipqatum son of Šamaš-liwwir,
4. _ki_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ {d}utu-li-me*-er
  Tablet has ME, not PI as copied: coll. Woestenburg, November 1997
 ts: itti ipqatum mār šamaš-liwwir
 en: from Ipqatum son of Šamaš-liwwir,
5. be-el _a-sza3_
 ts: bēl eqlim
 en: the owner of the field,
6. a-na qa2-be2-e _aga-us2#_ ba-ab-tim
 ts: ana qabê rēdi babtim
 en: upon the authorization of the ward's police,
7. {disz}ia-di-u2 su-tu-u2
 ts: yadiu sutû
 en: Yadiu the sutean
8. _dumu_ ta-ak-ti
 ts: mār takti
 en: son of Takti
9. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
 ts: eqlam ana errēšūtim
 en: the field in tenancy
10. a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: ana biltim ana ištēt šattim
 en: for rent for 1 year
11. _ib2-ta-e3_
 ts: ušēṣi
 en: has rented.
12. _u4 buru14-sze3 a-sza3_ pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu
 ts: ina ūm ebūrim eqlam pî šulpīšu
 en: At harvest time, the field, according to its cultivated area,
13. i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
 ts: išaddadūma
 en: they will measure and
reverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2 1(disz)-e 8(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
 ts: ana ištēn būrim šamānat kur âm sūt šamaš
 en: 8 kor of barley per 1 bur (of field, according to) the sūtu-vessel of Šamaš,
2. _gu2-un a-sza3 i3-ag2-e_
 ts: bilat eqlim imaddad
 en: he (Yadiu) will pay as rent of the field.
  single ruling
3. _igi_ ARAD2-{d}amar-utu _ugula gidri_
 ts: maḫar warad-marduk akil ḫaṭṭātim
 en: Before Warad-marduk, colonel;
4. _igi_ ARAD2-e2-idim-an-na
 ts: maḫar warad-eidimanna
 en: before Warad-eidimanna
5. _dumu_ ip-qa2-tum
 ts: mār ipqatum
 en: son of Ipqatum;
6. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dumu_ i-na-pa-le-e-szu
 ts: maḫar šumum-libši mār ina-palê-šu
 en: before Šumum-libši son of Ina-palê-šu.
  single ruling
7. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ ayyarim ūmam ištenum
 en: The month of Ayyarum, the day 1,
8. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e sipa zi sze-ga {d}utu {d}amar-utu-bi-da-ke4#_
 ts: šanat ammi-ṣaduqa šarrum rē'um kīnum šēmûm ša šamaš u marduk
 en: the year: "Ammi-ṣaduqa the king, loyal and obedient shepherd of Šamaš and Marduk (remitted the debts).".
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ip-qa2-tum
 ts: kunuk ipqatum
 en: Seal of Ipqatum
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ARAD2-{d}amar-utu
 ts: kunuk warad-marduk
 en: Seal of Warad-marduk
seal 3
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ARAD2-e2-idim-an-na
 ts: kunuk warad-eidimanna
 en: Seal of Warad-eidimanna
seal 4
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
 ts: kunuk šumum-libši
 en: Seal of Šumum-libši

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P370437

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 092530
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0158

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.92530
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-158

References

  • primary: CT 8, 10b

    [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
2026-04-06 at 10:00:07 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Submitted View
2026-04-06 at 09:56:32 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
2023-03-16 at 07:38:07 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-03-15 at 10:59:26 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 Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 08, Pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 158 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370437.
CT 08, pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 158 artifact entry (No. P370437). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370437 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 158 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370437 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370437},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370437},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 08, Pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 158 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370437.
CT 08, pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 158 artifact entry (No. P370437). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370437 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 158 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370437 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 10, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370437},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370437},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P370437
LB  - CDLI:P370437
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 10, Bu 1888-05-12, 158 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370437
ER  -
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