CT 08, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 1058 (P370485)

Business / 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 080919

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na nagga_
 ts: samānat u mišil manā annakum
 en: 8 minas and a half of tin,
2. ma-s,a-ar-tum
 ts: ma(ṣ)ṣartum
 en: is the deposit
3. sza la-ma-si2 _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: ša lama(s)sī nadīt šamaš
 en: of Lamassī nadītu of Šamaš
4. _dumu-munus_ puzur4-akszak{ki}
 ts: mārat puzur-akšak
 en: daughter of Puzur-akšak
5. _ki_ ib-ni-{d}tiszpak
 ts: itti ibni-tišpak
 en: from Ibni-tišpak
6. _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
 ts: mār bēlšunu
 en: son of Bēlšunu;
7. a-na _u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ i-na esz3-nun-na{ki}
 ts: ana ūmim ḫamiššerîm ina ešnunna
 en: by the 15th day in Ešnunna
8. a-na _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-sza
 ts: ana mār šiprīša
 en: to her messenger (of Lamassī)
9. _8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na nagga_
 ts: samānat u mišil manā annakam
 en: 8 minas and a half of tin
10. _i3-la2-e_
 ts: išaqqal
 en: he (Ibni-tišpak) will pay.
11. u2-sze-te-eq-ma
 ts: uše(t)teqma
 en: Should he let expire (the term),
reverse
1. _1(u) gin2 1/3(disz) gin2 nagga_
 ts: ešret šiqlī šaluš šiqil annakam
 en: one-third of a shekel of tin for every 10
2. _masz2 dah-he2-dam_
 ts: ṣibtam uṣṣab
 en: he will add as interest.
3. _igi_ ib-ni-er3-ra
 ts: maḫar ibni-erra
 en: Before Ibni-erra
4. _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-er3-ra
 ts: mār etel-pî-erra
 en: son of Etel-pî-erra;
5. _igi_ sza-ma-ia
 ts: maḫar šamaya
 en: before Šamaya
6. _dumu_ mil-ki-ki-i3-li2-ia
 ts: mār milki-itti-ilīya
 en: son of Milki-itti-ilīya;
7. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir
 ts: maḫar šamaš-nāṣir
 en: before Šamaš-nāṣir
8. _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am
 ts: mār erībam
 en: son of Erībam;
9. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
 ts: maḫar nabi-ilīšu mār sîn-i(d)dinam
 en: before Nabi-ilīšu son of Sîn-iddinam.

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P370485

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 080919
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1058

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80919
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1058

References

  • primary: CT 8, 37b

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

  • history: OLA 109, p. 136

    [Goddeeris2002economy] Goddeeris, Anne. 2002. Economy and Society in Northern Babylonia in the Early Old Babylonian Period (ca. 2000 - 1800 BC). Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 109. Leuven: Peeters.

  • history: HG 3, 171

    [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
2023-11-23 at 17:59:03 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-11-23 at 17:51:04 Guidi, Carlo Transliteration Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand 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
2023-03-22 at 14:02:26 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, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 1058 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370485.
CT 08, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 1058 artifact entry (No. P370485). (2023, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370485 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 1058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370485 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 37, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 1058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370485},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 1058 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370485.
CT 08, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 1058 artifact entry (No. P370485). (2023, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370485 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 1058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370485 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 37, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 1058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370485},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/11/24/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P370485
LB  - CDLI:P370485
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 1058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370485
ER  -
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