CT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0369 (P370465)

Administrative 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 080236

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Sale of the palace)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_
 ts: ḫamiššeret šiqil kaspum ilšu-ibni akil tamkarī
 en: 15 shekels of silver (from) Ilšu-ibni the overseer of the merchants;
2. _1(u) 5(disz) gin2_ li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur _dumu_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu
 ts: ḫamiššeret šiqlū lipit-adad mār pirḫi-ilīšu
 en: 15 shekels (from) Lipit-adad son of Piḫri-ilīšu;
3. _2(disz) gin2_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ ip-qa2-tum
 ts: šinā šiqlū ilšu-bānī mār ipqatum
 en: 2 shekels (from) Ilšū-bānī son of Ipqatum;
4. _3(disz) gin2_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ szu-mi-esz18-dar
 ts: šalāšat šiqlū ilšu-bānī mār šumī-ištar
 en: 3 shekels (from) Ilšu-bānī son of Šumī-ištar;
5. _2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ ta-ri-bu-sza _dumu_ i-bi-{d}utu
 ts: šinā u mišil šiqlū tarībuša mār i(b)bi-šamaš
 en: 2 and a half shekels (from) Tarībuša son of Ibbi-šamaš;
6. _1(disz) gin2_ e-t,i-rum _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
 ts: ištēn šiqlum eṭirum mār ilšu-nāṣir
 en: 1 shekel (from) Eṭirum son of Ilšu-nāṣir;
7. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
 ts: ištēn u mišil šiqlū ibni-marduk mār ilšu-bānī
 en: 1 and a half shekels (from) Ibni-marduk son of Ilšu-bānī;
8. _7(disz) gin2 dumu-mesz_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
 ts: sebet šiqlū mārī ilšu-bānī
 en: 7 shekels (from) Ilšu-bānī’s sons;
  single ruling
9. _2/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
 ts: šinip manā sebet šiqil kaspum
 en: (total:) 47 shekels (lit. 2/3 of mina and 7 shekels) of silver,
10. _sza3 ku3-babbar sa10 siki e2_ {d}utu
 ts: libbum kaspim šīm šipāt bīt šamaš
 en: part of the silver, price of the wool of the Šamaš's temple
11. sza a-na _sa10 4(disz) gu4 sza3-gu4_
 ts: ša ana šâmim erbet alpī kullizim
 en: which, to buy 4 plow oxen (lit. oxen of the ox-driver)
12. a-na _ensi2-mesz a-sza3_ {d}utu
 ts: ana iššakkī eqel šamaš
 en: for the iššakku-farmers of the Šamaš’s field,
13. _nig2 szu!_ {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam
 ts: būš sîn-aḫam-i(d)dinam
 en: under the responsability of Sîn-aḫam-iddinam (and)
14. a-na qa2-be2-e ib-ni-{d}marduk
 ts: ana qabê ibni-marduk
 en: upon the authorization of Ibni-marduk
15. _sza13-dub-ba_ RI?
 ts: šandabakkim ...
 en: the chief accountant ...,
reverse
1. in-na-ad-nu-ma
 ts: innadnūma
 en: has been given and
2. a-na dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_
 ts: ana ilšu-ibni akil tamkarī
 en: to Ilšu-ibni the overseer of the merchants
3. in-na-ad-nu
 ts: innadnu
 en: has been given.
  single ruling
4. _giri3_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_
 ts: šēp ilšu-ibni akil tamkarī
 en: Through Ilšu-ibni the overseer of the merchants
5. u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki}
 ts: u dayyānī sippir
 en: and the judges of Sippar.
  blank space
6. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 3(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ kišlīmim ūmam šalāšat
 en: The month of Kišlīmum, the day 3,
7. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan nam-nun-na-ni_
 ts: šattum ša ammi-ditana šarrum ṣalam rubûtim
 en: the year in which Ammi-ditana the king (brought into Esagila) a statue of his rulership.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Sale of the palace)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P370465

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 080236
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0369

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80236
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-369

References

  • primary: CT 8, 30c

    [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. 51-52

    [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: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 85

    [Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

  • history: HG 3, no. 141

    [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
2025-09-07 at 13:30:17 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2025-09-07 at 13:25:55 Guidi, Carlo Transliteration Guidi, Carlo Dahl, Jacob L. 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
2018-08-01 at 03:18:13 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. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0369 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P370465.
CT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0369 artifact entry (No. P370465). (2025, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370465 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0369 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370465 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370465},
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0369 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P370465.
CT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0369 artifact entry (No. P370465). (2025, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370465 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0369 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370465 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370465},
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