CT 08, pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 2492 (P370490)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 082460 & BM 082461

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s) Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
2. i-na ha-al-ha-la
3. i-ta _e2_ {d}suen-dingir _dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
4. u3 i-ta _e2_ er3-ra-ha-bi-it
5. _ki_ er3-ra-na-da _dumu_ na-ka-ru#!-um#
6. {disz}la-ma-si2 _lukur {d}utu_
7. _dumu-munus_ na-ka-ru-um
8. i-na _har ku3-babbar in-szi-sa10_
9. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
10. _ku3-babbar in-na-la_
11. _inim-bi al-til{il}_
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/98) p. 351
12. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
13. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
14. _nu-mu-un-gi-gi-dam_
15. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a
16. {d}amar-utu
reverse
1. u3 sin-mu-ba-li2-it,
2. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
3. sza a-wa-at pi2 tup-pi2-im
4. an-ni-im u2-na-ka-<ru>
5. _igi_ ARAD-sin _sanga_ {d}utu
6. _igi_ szu-mu-uh2-sin _sanga_ {d}utu
7. _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni
8. _igi_ {d}utu-ta-ia-ar
9. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ma-an-szum2 [_ugula lukur_] {d}utu
10. _igi_ i-da-du-um <i3>-du8
11. _igi_ i-ba-lu-ut,
12. _igi_ e-ri-isz-tum
13. _dumu-mesz_ sin-dingir
14. _igi_ da-mi-iq-tum
15. _igi_ la-ma-si2
16. _igi_ {d}a-a-ri-sza-at
17. _ugula lukur_ {d}utu
18. _igi_ na-ru-ub-tum
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na ha-al-ha-la
2. _da e2_ {d}suen-dingir _dumu_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
3. u3 _da e2_ {d}er3-ra-ha-bi-it#
4. _ki_ {d}er3-ra-na-da _dumu_ [na-ka-ru-um]
5. {disz}la-ma-si2 _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ [na-ka]-ru-um
6. i-na# _har ku3-babbar in-szi-in-sa10#_
7. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
8. _ku3-babbar in-na-al-la2_
9. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
10. _inim-bi al-til_
11. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
12. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
13. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a#-a# {d}amar-utu
14. u3 {d}suen-[mu-ba-li2-it,]
15. _in#-pa3#-[de3-mesz_ sza a-wa-at _dub_ an-ni-im u2]-na#-ka-ru#?
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_igi_] ARAD*-{d#}suen#
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/98) p. 351
2'. [_igi_ i-da-du-um] i3#-du8 x#
3'. [...] x#
4'. [_igi_ e-ri-isz]-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-dingir
5'. [_igi_ ...]-x# _dumu-munus_ {d}suen#-[i]-din#-nam
6'. _igi_ {d}a-a-ri-sza-at
7'. _ugula lukur_ {d}utu
8'. _mu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li-it,
9'. a-na _e2_ a-bi-szu i-ru-bu
10'. _igi_ na-ru-ub-tum
11'. _dumu-munus_ ARAD-sin
seal 1
1. dingir-[...]
  rest broken
seal 2
1. [...] ZU KA?
2. [dumu ...]-dingir
3. [ARAD] {d}[...]
seal 3
1. [li-pi2-it]-isz8-tar2
2. [dumu {d}utu]-tab-ba-szu
3. [sanga {d}]utu
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/98) p. 351

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

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/P370490

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 082460 & BM 082461
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2492 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2492A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82460
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2492

References

  • primary: CT 8, 39b

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

  • history: MHET 2/1, 112

    [Dekiere1994MHET2/1] Dekiere, Luc. 1994. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 1: Pre-Hammurabi Documents. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 351 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-11 at 16:45:42 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. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 2492 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370490.
CT 08, pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 2492 artifact entry (No. P370490). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370490 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 2492 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370490 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 39, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 2492 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370490},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370490},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 2492 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370490.
CT 08, pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 2492 artifact entry (No. P370490). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370490 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 2492 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370490 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 39, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 2492 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370490},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370490},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P370490
LB  - CDLI:P370490
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 2492 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370490
ER  -
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