CT 33, pl. 39, BM 097048 (P479408)

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 097048

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _5(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. _2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) sze gur_ na-asz-pa-kum
3. _4(u) sze gur_ ba-ab-tum
4. ni-ik-ka-as-si2-szu
5. sza ma-ha-ar {d}utu i-pu-szu
6. {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-an-ni i-pu-usz#
7. e-zu-ub _sag-geme2-mesz_
8. _sag-ARAD-mesz_ u3 mi-im-ma
9. sza i-ba-asz-szu-u2
10. {d}utu _di-ku5_ ki-na-tim
11. i-s,u2-um a-na ma-di-im
reverse
1. li-tu-ur-ma
2. sza qa2-bi {d}utu {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-an-ni
3. li-pu-usz
4. _igi_ {d}suen
5. _igi_ {d}iszkur
6. _igi_ {d}marduk
7. _iti ku3-ga u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P479408

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 097048
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0102

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.97048
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-102

References

  • primary: CT 33, pl. 39, BM 97048

    [King1912CT33] King, Leonard W. 1912. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 33. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Fs Larsen p.551-582, p. 561-562

    [Veenhof2004Sippar] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2004. “Trade with the Blessing of Šamaš in Old Babylonian Sippar.” In Assyria and beyond. Studies Presented to Mogens Trolle Larsen, edited by Jan Gerrit Dercksen, 551–82. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden = PIHANS 100. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2018-07-21 at 09:06:08 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 33, Pl. 39, BM 097048 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479408.
CT 33, pl. 39, BM 097048 artifact entry (No. P479408). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479408 (Original work published 2015)
CT 33, pl. 39, BM 097048 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479408 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 39, {BM} 097048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479408},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 33, Pl. 39, BM 097048 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479408.
CT 33, pl. 39, BM 097048 artifact entry (No. P479408). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479408 (Original work published 2015)
CT 33, pl. 39, BM 097048 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479408 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 39, {BM} 097048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479408},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P479408
LB  - CDLI:P479408
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CT 33, pl. 39, BM 097048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479408
ER  -
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