CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 (P370456)

Loan Contracts 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 080356

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Loan Contracts (Loan of palace's wool.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) gu2-un siki_ sza _e2-gal_
 ts: ištēt bilat šipātum ša ekallim
 en: 1 talent of palace's wool,
2. _sa10 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_
 ts: šīmum ešret šiqil kaspum
 en: worth 10 shekels of silver,
3. _nig2-szu_ u2-tul2-esz18-dar a-bi _erin2-mesz_
 ts: ša qāti utul-ištar abi ṣābi
 en: under the responsability of Utul-ištar the official,
4. _ki_ isz-me-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim
 ts: itti išme-sîn mār sîn-bēl-aplim
 en: from Išme-sîm son of Sîn-bēl-aplim
5. {disz}{d}marduk-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
 ts: marduk-muša(l)lim mār sîn-i(d)dinam
 en: Marduk-mušallim son of Sîn-iddinam,
6. {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
 ts: ilšu-ibni mār sîn-erībam
 en: Ilšu-ibni son of Sîn-erībam
7. u3 _dumu-mesz_ nu-ur2-{d}utu ah-hu-szu-nu
 ts: u mārū nūr-šamaš aḫḫūšunu
 en: and Nūr-šamaš's sons, their brothers,
8. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_
 ts: ilqû
 en: have received.
9. _u4_-um ti-ru _e2-gal_
 ts: ūm tīrū ekallim
 en: When the officials of the palace
10. isz-sza-as2-su!-u2
 ts: iššassū
 en: call,
11. _ku3-babbar_ a-na _e2-gal_
 ts: kaspam ana ekallim
 en: the silver to the palace
reverse
1. _i3-la2-e-mesz_
 ts: išaqqalū
 en: they will pay.
  single ruling
2. _igi_ szu-mu-li-ib-szi _dumu_ pir-hi!-i3-li2-szu
 ts: maḫar šumu-libsi mār pir'i-ilīšu
 en: Before Šumu-libsi son of Pir'i-ilīšu;
3. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
 ts: maḫar bēlšunu mār ilšu-bānī
 en: before Bēlšunu son of Ilšu-bānī.
  single ruling
  blank space
4. _iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ dumuzi ūmam ešrā
 en: The month of Dumuzi, the day 20,
5. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub-ba i3-mah-a_
 ts: šanat ammi-ṣaduqa šarrum manzāz šarrim ṣīram
 en: the year: "Ammi-ṣaduqa the king, (placed in Enamḫe) a royal socle of copper which was magnificent".
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ be-el-szu-nu
 ts: kunuk bēlšunu
 en: Seal of Bēlšunu
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim
 ts: kunuk marduk-muša(l)lim
 en: Seal of Marduk-mušallim

Text content

Genre(s) Business / Contracts > Loan Contracts (Loan of palace's wool.)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P370456

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 080356
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0494

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80356
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-494

References

  • primary: CT 8, 21a

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

  • history: JA 270, p.25-65, p. 34

    [Charpin1982marchands] Charpin, Dominique. 1982. “Marchands Du Palais et Marchands Du Temple à La Fin de La Ire Dynastie de Babylone.” Journal Asiatique 270: 25–65.

  • history: HG 3, n. 221

    [Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-01 at 11:01:25 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-03-01 at 10:55:02 Guidi, Carlo Transliteration Guidi, Carlo Jagersma, Bram 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
2018-07-31 at 06:23:04 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI 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. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P370456.
CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 artifact entry (No. P370456). (2026, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370456 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370456 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 21, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0494 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370456},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370456},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P370456.
CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 artifact entry (No. P370456). (2026, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370456 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370456 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 21, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0494 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370456},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370456},
}


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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/23/
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