CT 02, pl. 40, Bu 1891-05-09, 394 (P382522)

Adoption Documents 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 080259

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Family > Adoption Documents

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}ka-ra-na-tum
 ts: karānatum
 en: Karānatum
2. _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-{d}suen
 ts: mārat nūr-sîn
 en: is the daughter of Nūr-sîn.
3. i-na ma-ri-szu u3 ma-ra-ti-[szu]
 ts: ina mārīšu u mārātīšu
 en: Among his sons and his daughters,
4. mi-im-ma ma-ma-an
 ts: mimma ma(m)man
 en: to nobody, anything
5. e-li ka-ra-na-tum
 ts: eli karānatum
 en: Karāntum
6. _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-{d}suen
 ts: mārat nūr-sîn
 en: daughter of Nūr-sîn
7. u2-la i-szu
 ts: ula isû
 en: owes.
8. da-mi-iq-tum
 ts: damiqtum
 en: Damiqtum
9. _nin-a-ni_ sza ka-ra-na-tum
 ts: aḫāssa ša karānatum
 en: her sister, of Karānatum,
10. a-na mu-ti-im
 ts: ana mutim
 en: will marry (lit. to a husband
11. i-na-di-szi
 ts: ina(d)di(š)ši
 en: will give) her.
reverse
1. _igi_ e2-a-i-din-nam
 ts: maḫar ea-i(d)dinam
 en: Before Ea-iddinam
2. _dumu_ zi-ki-la-ia
 ts: mār zikilaya
 en: son of Zikilaya;
3. _igi_ s,i2-is-su-na-ra-at
 ts: maḫar ṣissu-na(m)rat
 en: before Ṣissu-namrat
4. _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-ti-kal2
 ts: mār iliš-tikal
 en: son of Iliš-tikal;
5. _igi_ u-bar-ru-um _dumu_ sin-tab-ba-we-di
 ts: maḫar ubarrum mār sîn-tappâ-wēdi(m)
 en: before Ubarrum son of Sîn-tappa-wēdim;
6. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _dumu_ ku-na-tum
 ts: maḫar ipquša mār kunatum
 en: before Ipquša son of Kunatum;
7. _igi_ sin-be-la-ap-li
 ts: maḫar sîn-bēl-apli(m)
 en: before Sîn-bēl-aplim
8. _dumu_ be-la-nu-um
 ts: mār bēlanum
 en: son of Bēlanum.

Text content

Genre(s) Family > Adoption Documents
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P382522

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080259
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0394

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80259
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-394

References

  • primary: CT 2, 40b

    [Pinches1896CT2] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1896. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 2. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: HG 3, n. 31

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

  • history: JRAS 29 (1897) 598-600, 604

    [Pinches1897JRAS29] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1897. “Some Early Babylonian Contracts or Legal Documents.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 29: 589–613.

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, n. 30

    [Schorr1913UAZP] Schorr, Moses. 1913. Urkunden Des Altbabylonischen Zivil- Und Prozessrechts. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-06 at 15:08:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-05-17 at 11:32:01 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-05-17 at 11:26:25 Guidi, Carlo Translation Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-05 at 01:41:02 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-02-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 02, Pl. 40, Bu 1891-05-09, 394 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P382522.
CT 02, pl. 40, Bu 1891-05-09, 394 artifact entry (No. P382522). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P382522 (Original work published 2008)
CT 02, pl. 40, Bu 1891-05-09, 394 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P382522 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	month = {jul 6},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P382522},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P382522},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 02, Pl. 40, Bu 1891-05-09, 394 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P382522.
CT 02, pl. 40, Bu 1891-05-09, 394 artifact entry (No. P382522). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P382522 (Original work published 2008)
CT 02, pl. 40, Bu 1891-05-09, 394 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P382522 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 6},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P382522},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P382522},
}


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M1  - 2026/11/5/
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