CT 47, 46 (P430927)

Legal 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 016939

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Naditu records)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}hu-za-la-tum _lukur {d}utu_
2. ma-ra-as-sa3
3. a-na du-ba-ba-tum u3 bu-ri-ia
4. a-na te-ni-qi2-im id-di-in
5. _sze-ba_ u3 _siki-ba_ sza _mu 3(disz)-kam_
6. {disz}du-ba-ba-tum u3 bu-ri-ia
7. _4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma#-ah-ru
8. li-ib-ba-[szu-nu] t,a-ab
9. _[u4 x?]-ku-ur2 u4-da-sze3_
10. [{disz}]du#-ba-ba-tum
11. [u3] bu-ri-ia
12. [u2-ul i]-ba#-qa2-ru-ma
13. _[mu {d}utu?]_ ha#-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
14. _in#-pa3-mesz_
reverse
1. [_igi_] i3-li2-i-din-nam
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
3. [_igi_] {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim
4. _dumu_ im-gur-{d}nin-urta
5. _igi_ a-na-s,il2-li2-szu-e-mi-id
6. _dumu_ ha-zi#-rum
7. _igi_ bu-hu-um _dumu#_ [...] x
8. _igi_ gi-mil-i3#-[li2-szu]
9. _dumu_ {d}suen-[...]-am#?
10. _igi_ i3-li2-na-ap#-[sze]-er#
11. _dumu_ i3-li2-ha-li#
12. _igi_ im-gur-rum _dumu_ wa-tar-{d}suen
13. _igi_ ib-na-tum _aga-us2_
14. sza sa-am-sa-nu-um _ugula mar-tu_
15. _igi_ sze-le-bu-um
16. _iti gan-gan-ne u4 4(disz)-kam_
17. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ kilib3 gu2-du3-a-bi_
right
1. _kiszib_ i3#-li2#-na-ap-sze-er
seal 1
1. a-na s,i-li2-szu-e-mi-id
2. _dumu_ ha-zi-ru-um
3. [_ARAD_] dingir {d}mar-tu
seal 2
1. gi-mil-i3-li2#-[szu]
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-e-[...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 3
  uninscribed

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Naditu records)
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 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P430927

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 016939
Accession Number 1892-07-09, 0055

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16939
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0709-55

References

  • primary: CT 47, 46

    [Figulla1967CT47] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1967. Old-Babylonian Nadītu Records. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 47. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AOAT 025 (pp. 187-194), 190-191

    [Finkelstein1976AOAT25] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1976. “Šilip Rēmim and Related Matters.” In Kramer Anniversary Volume Cuneiform Studies in Honor of Samuel Noah Kramer, edited by B. L. Eichelr, 25:187–94. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-26 at 10:11:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-09-24 at 10:47:31 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 47, 46 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430927.
CT 47, 46 artifact entry (No. P430927). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430927 (Original work published 2012)
CT 47, 46 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430927 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 26},
	title = {CT 47, 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430927},
}


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DA  - 2024/8/26/
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M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CT 47, 46 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 47, 46 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430927.
CT 47, 46 artifact entry (No. P430927). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430927 (Original work published 2012)
CT 47, 46 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430927 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 26},
	title = {CT 47, 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430927},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P430927
LB  - CDLI:P430927
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CT 47, 46 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P430927
ER  -
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