CT 06, pl. 47, Bu 1891-05-09, 2474 (P385866)

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 082430 & BM 082431

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 (Litigation)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _1(disz) geme2_ at-kal-szi-im
 ts: ana ištēn amtim atkalšim
 en: Regarding one female slave (named) Atkalšim
2. sza a-ia-ti-ia um-ma-sza
 ts: ša ayyatīya ummaša
 en: whom Ayyatīya her mother
3. a-na hu-la-al-tim _dumu-munus-a-ni_
 ts: ana ḫulaltim martīša
 en: to Ḫulaltum her daughter
4. i-zi-bu-szi-ma hu-la-al-tum
 ts: īzibūšīma ḫulaltum
 en: bequeathed and (in return) Ḫulaltum,
5. {disz}a-ia-ti-ia um-ma-sza
 ts: ayyatīya ummaša
 en: her mother Ayyatīya
6. it-ta-asz-szu-szi-i-ma
 ts: ittaššûšīma
 en: supported;
7. {disz}{d}suen-na-s,ir mu-ti
 ts: sîn-nāṣir muti
 en: Sîn-nāṣir, husband
8. {disz}a-ia-ti-ia sza i-na bu-lu-ut,*
  Coll. Bert Ferwerda
 ts: ayyatīya ša ina buluṭ
 en: of Ayyatīya, who during the life
9. {disz}a-ia-ti-ia _mu 2(u)-kam_
 ts: ayyatīya šittā šanātim
 en: of Ayyatīya, 20 years (ago)
10. i-zi-bu-szi-ma _dub_ la ra-ga-[mi-im]
 ts: īzibūšīma ṭuppi la ragamim
 en: had abandoned (and) a tablet renouncing all claims
11. a-na mi-im-ma sza a-ia-ti-ia szu-[zu-bu]
 ts: ana mimma ša ayyatīya šuzubu
 en: to anything belonging to Ayyatīya had to make out,
12. isz-tu a-ia-ti-ia
 ts: ištu ayyatīya
 en: after Ayyatīya
13. a-na szi-ma-ti-sza
 ts: ana šimatīša
 en: died (lit. to her fate
14. il-li-ku
 ts: illiku
 en: went),
reverse
1. {disz}sin-na-s,ir a-na hu-la-al-tim
 ts: sîn-nāṣir ana ḫulaltim
 en: Sîn-nāṣir against Ḫulaltum,
2. asz-szum at-kal-szi-im
 ts: aššum atkalšim
 en: concerning Atkalšim,
3. ir-gu-um-ma i-szar-li-im
 ts: irgumma išarlim
 en: brought a claim so Išarlim,
4. ra-bi-a-an zimbir{ki}
 ts: rabiān sippar
 en: the mayor of Sippar,
5. u3 kar zimbir{ki} di-nam
 ts: u kār sippar dīnam
 en: and the kārum body of Sippar, a trial
6. u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-ma
 ts: ušāḫizūšunūtīma
 en: granted them and
7. ar-nam i-mi-du-szu
 ts: arnam īmidūšu
 en: imposed a penalty on him.
8. u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma u2-ul i-ra-ga-am!
 ts: ul itârma ul ira(g)gam
 en: (That) again he will not raise a claim,
9. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
 ts: nīš šamaš marduk u ḫammurapi
 en: (by) the name of Šamaš, Marduk and Ḫammurapi (Sîn-nāṣir swore).
10. di-in i-szar-li-im
 ts: dīn išarlim
 en: Verdict of: Išarlim,
11. {disz}inim-{d}utu _ugula dam-gar3_
 ts: awāt-šamaš akil tamkārī
 en: Awāt-šamaš overseer of the merchants,
12. {disz}ki-{d}en-lil2-qi2-in-ni
 ts: itti-enlil-qinnī
 en: Itti-enlil-qinnī
13. {disz}bur-sin
 ts: būr-sîn
 en: Būr-sîn,
14. {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni
 ts: ilšu-bānī
 en: Ilšu-bānī.
15. _iti sze-sag11-ku5_
 ts: waraḫ addarim
 en: The month of Addarum
16. _mu i7 ti-lim-da {d}en-lil2-la2_
 ts: šanat nāram tilimat-enlil
 en: the year "(Ḫammurapi dug) the canal 'Watering-vessel-of-Enlil'"
envelope
  (unpublished, except for the seals:)
seal 1
  Teissier seal no. 5
1. dingir-szu-ba-ni dam-gar3
 ts: ilšu-bānī tamkārum
 en: Ilšu-bānī merchant
2. dumu i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
 ts: mār i(b)bi-ilabrat
 en: son of Ibbi-ilabrat,
3. ARAD nig2 {d}nin-szubur
 ts: wardum ša ilabrat
 en: servant of Ilabrat.
seal 2
  Teissier seal no. 80
1. bur-{d}suen
 ts: būr-sîn
 en: Būr-sîn
2. dumu {d}suen-sze-mi
 ts: mār sîn-šēmi
 en: son of Sîn-šēmi.
seal 3
  Teissier seal no. 356
  (uninscribed)
seal 4
  Teissier seal no. 421
  (hem impression with caption:)
1. sza sin-na-s,ir
 ts: ša sîn-nāṣir
 en: of Sîn-nāṣir

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Litigation)
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/P385866

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 082430 & BM 082431
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2474 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2474A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82430
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2474

References

  • primary: CT 6, 47b

    [Pinches1898CT6] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 6. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: HG 3, 714

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

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, 266

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

  • history: Iraq 60 (pp. 109-186), 109-186 (seals)

    [Teissier1998Iraq60] Teissier, Beatrice. 1998. “Sealing and Seals. Seal Impressions from the Reign of Hammurabi on Tablets from Sippar in the British Museum.” Iraq 60: 109–86.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-12-29 at 17:02:44 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-12-29 at 17:00:42 Guidi, Carlo Transliteration Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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
2021-08-21 at 13:11:06 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 06, Pl. 47, Bu 1891-05-09, 2474 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P385866.
CT 06, pl. 47, Bu 1891-05-09, 2474 artifact entry (No. P385866). (2024, January 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385866 (Original work published 2008)
CT 06, pl. 47, Bu 1891-05-09, 2474 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385866 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385866},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 06, Pl. 47, Bu 1891-05-09, 2474 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P385866.
CT 06, pl. 47, Bu 1891-05-09, 2474 artifact entry (No. P385866). (2024, January 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385866 (Original work published 2008)
CT 06, pl. 47, Bu 1891-05-09, 2474 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385866 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385866},
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