CT 08, pl. 12, Bu 1888-05-12, 160 (P370440)

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 078295

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. {disz}geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_ a-na um-mi#-a#-ra-ah-tum
2. a-na _ibila_ ir-gu-um-ma
3. _di-ku5-mesz_ di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szi-na-ti-ma
4. szi-bi-szi-na a-na {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur
5. a-na tu-ma-mi-tum
6. i-di-nu-ma ma-har {d}utu u3# {d#}iszkur#
7. ki-a-am um-ma szu-nu-[ma _ibila_]
8. sza {d}utu-ga-mil u3 um-mi-[a-ra-ah-tum]
9. a-na geme2-{d}utu na-da-nam
10. la ni-du-u2
11. u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ szi-bi
12. u2-ul im-gu-ru
13. um-ma _di-ku5-mesz_
14. ki-ma szi-bu _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
15. u3 at-ti a-na isz8-tar2
16. ta-ta-mi
reverse
1. {disz}um-mi-a-ra-ah-tum
2. i-na _ka2_ isz8-tar2 ki-a-am iq-[bi]-ma
3. um-ma szi-ma a-na-ku u3 {d}utu-ga-mil
4. tup-pa-am la ni-isz-t,u2-ru
5. u3 _ibila_-ni la ni-di-nu
6. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu {d}urasz#
7. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
8. _igi_ e2-ki-bi-gi-im#
9. _dumu_ {d}nig2-gi-na-an-dul3#-[li2]
10. _igi_ {d}utu-ra-bi
11. _igi_ {d}utu-an-dul3-li2
12. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
13. _igi_ i3-li2-gim-la-an-ni
14. _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P370440

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 078295
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0160

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78295
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-160

References

  • primary: CT 8, 12b

    [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 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-15 at 12:59:04 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Ferwerda, Bert 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. 12, Bu 1888-05-12, 160 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370440.
CT 08, pl. 12, Bu 1888-05-12, 160 artifact entry (No. P370440). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370440 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 12, Bu 1888-05-12, 160 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370440 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 12, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 160 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370440},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370440},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P370440
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M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 12, Bu 1888-05-12, 160 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370440
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 12, Bu 1888-05-12, 160 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370440.
CT 08, pl. 12, Bu 1888-05-12, 160 artifact entry (No. P370440). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370440 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 12, Bu 1888-05-12, 160 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370440 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 12, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 160 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370440},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370440},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P370440
LB  - CDLI:P370440
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 12, Bu 1888-05-12, 160 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370440
ER  -
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