CT 33, pl. 46, BM 078419 (P479417)

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 078419

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _ki_ il-ta-ni _dumu lugal_
3. {disz}u2-za-lum
4. _dumu_ usz-ma-am-mi
5. a-na _erin2-sze-sag11-ku5_
6. _szu ba-an-ti_
7. _u4 buru14-sze3_
8. _erin2-sze-sag11-<ku5>_ i-la-ak
9. _erin2-sze-sag11-ku5_
10. u2-ul i-la-ak-ma
reverse
1. ki-ma s,i2-im-da-at _lugal_
  single ruling
2. _igi_ mu-na-wi-rum
3. _igi_ {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik
  blank space
4. _iti apin-du8-a u4 2(u)#-kam_
5. _mu#_ a-bi-e-szu#-[uh _lugal-e] [alan-a]-ni# [e2]-kisz-nu-gal2#-sze3# [i-ni]-in#-ku4#-ra#_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ mu-na-wi-rum
seal 2
  (impressions of a garment fringe)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ u2-za-lum

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

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/P479417

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 078419
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0320

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78419
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-320

References

  • primary: CT 33, pl. 46, BM 78419

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

  • history: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 43

    [Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2018-08-26 at 11:08:46 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. 46, BM 078419 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479417.
CT 33, pl. 46, BM 078419 artifact entry (No. P479417). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479417 (Original work published 2015)
CT 33, pl. 46, BM 078419 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479417 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 46, {BM} 078419 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479417},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479417},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P479417
LB  - CDLI:P479417
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CT 33, pl. 46, BM 078419 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479417
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 33, Pl. 46, BM 078419 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479417.
CT 33, pl. 46, BM 078419 artifact entry (No. P479417). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479417 (Original work published 2015)
CT 33, pl. 46, BM 078419 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479417 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 46, {BM} 078419 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479417},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479417},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P479417
LB  - CDLI:P479417
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CT 33, pl. 46, BM 078419 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479417
ER  -
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