JCS 11, 023 09 (P423704)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Semitics/ICOR Collections, Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Semitics/ICOR Collections, Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Museum Number

CUA 043

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (purchase of real estate)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _5(iku) GAN2 3(u) sar a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ iz-ze2-tim
2. i-ta _a-sza3 nu-esz3_-tum _lukur! {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ na-wi-rum-sza-ru-ur
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ geme2-{d}utu <_dumu-munus_> {d}en-lil2-a-bi
envelope adds: dumu-munus
5. i-ta na-am-ka-ar _sanga {d}utu_
6. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}a-a-be-le-et-ni-szi _lukur! {d}utu_
7. _dumu-munus_ lu-ud-lu-ul-{d}en-lil2
8. _ki_ {d}a-a-be-le-et-ni-szi _lukur utu_
9. _dumu-munus_ lu-ud-lu-ul-{d}en-lil2!(ZU)
10. {disz}il-ta-ni _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
11. i-na har-har? ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10#_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
13. _in-na-an-la2_
14. _inim al-til sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
15. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
16. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
2. u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
3. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
single ruling
4. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ dingir-a-bi
5. _igi_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-[szu]
6. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
7. _igi_ ARAD-za-a _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi
8. _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ gi-mil-lum
9. _igi_ be-la-nu-um _dumu_ {d}iszkur-i-din-nam
10. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
11. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a _dub-sar_
single ruling
12. _iti du6-ku3 u4 6(disz)-kam_
13. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e ugnim ka-az-szu-u2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (purchase of real estate)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.09.07.06
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P423704
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P423704

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)	Semitics/ICOR Collections, Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Museum Number	CUA 043
Accession Number

References

primary: JCS 11 (pp.15-40), 023 09

[Goetze1957JCS11pp.15-40] Goetze, Albrecht. 1957. “Old Babylonian Documents from Sippar in the Collection of the Catholic University of America.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 11 (1): 15–40. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359285.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-02-24 at 09:27:31	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Carr, Christie		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Gross, Andrew		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 11, 023 09 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P423704.

JCS 11, 023 09 artifact entry (No. P423704). (2011, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423704

JCS 11, 023 09 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423704 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {JCS 11, 023 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423704},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423704},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/9/11/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P423704
LB  - CDLI:P423704
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - JCS 11, 023 09 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 11, 023 09 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P423704.

JCS 11, 023 09 artifact entry (No. P423704). (2011, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423704

JCS 11, 023 09 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423704 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2011JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {JCS 11, 023 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423704},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423704},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/9/11/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P423704
LB  - CDLI:P423704
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - JCS 11, 023 09 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P423704
ER  -