CT 08, pl. 14, Bu 1888-05-12, 189 (P370444)

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 078318

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. qa2-ti _erin2_ 4(disz) pi2-hi u3 sza pi2-hi 3(disz)
2. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u) 2(disz) u4 2(u) 3(disz) u4 2(u) 4(disz) u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_ x x
  single ruling
3. 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & lu2-{d}utu
4. 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & e-ri-ba-am-{d}suen _dumu-ni_
5. 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & ARAD2-{d}bu-ne-ne _dumu-x#_
6. _nu_ & _nu_ & _nu_ & _nu_ & ARAD2-{d}bu-ne-ne x#-x#
7. 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & _nu_ & ARAD2-ki-nu-nim
8. 1(disz) & 1(disz) & _nu_ & _nu_ & be-el-szu-nu
9. 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & {d}mi-szar-rum-{d}amar#?-utu#?
10. 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & i-bi-{d}er3-ra
11. 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & zimbir{ki}-li-wi-ir
12. 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & a-bi-SU
reverse
1. 1(disz) & 1(disz) & _nu_ & & a-da?-x
2. 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & ba-szi-dingir
3. _nu_ & _nu_ & _nu_ & 1(disz) & UD-DI-tum _dumu-munus-x#_
4. _nu_ & _nu_ & _nu_ & _nu_ & ta-sza-ia-zi [x]
5. 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & ba-at?-tum-ma-x
6. 1(disz) & 1(disz) & 1(disz) & _nu_ & dumu-u4-1(u)-9(disz)-kam
  blank space
7. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u) 2(disz) u4 2(u) 3(disz) u4 2(u) 4(disz) u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}du8 mah gal-gal-la_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P370444

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 078318
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0189

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78318
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-189

References

  • primary: CT 8, 14b

    [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
2023-03-17 at 08:52:30 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. 14, Bu 1888-05-12, 189 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370444.
CT 08, pl. 14, Bu 1888-05-12, 189 artifact entry (No. P370444). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370444 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 14, Bu 1888-05-12, 189 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370444 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 14, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370444},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 14, Bu 1888-05-12, 189 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 14, Bu 1888-05-12, 189 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370444.
CT 08, pl. 14, Bu 1888-05-12, 189 artifact entry (No. P370444). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370444 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 14, Bu 1888-05-12, 189 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370444 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 14, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370444},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P370444
LB  - CDLI:P370444
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 14, Bu 1888-05-12, 189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370444
ER  -
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