CT 04, pl. 34, Bu 1888-05-12, 0585 (P482084)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078674

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Bequest bequest of a field)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ ta-wi-[ir]-tum#
2. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-ta da#-qa-tum
3. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 {gesz}szinig_ sza na-ah-wi-rum
4. _szu-nigin2 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_
5. zi-ti sin-na-pi2-isz-ti
6. _dumu_ nu-ru-bu-um
7. a-na na-ru-ub-tum i-di-in
  single ruling
8. _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}a-a
9. _igi_ {d}en-ki
10. _igi_ {d}gibil6
11. _igi_ bu-ne2#-[ne2]-ha-bil
12. _igi_ mu-na-wi-rum
reverse
1. _igi_ si2-ia-tum
2. _igi_ akszak-sze-me
3. _igi_ akszak{ki}-i-din-nam
4. _igi_ la-ma-si2
  single ruling
left
1. {disz}sin-na-pi2-isz-ti a-pil-sza

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Bequest bequest of a field)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P482084

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 078674
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0585

External resources

References

  • primary: CT 4, 34a

    [Pinches1898CT4] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 105

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2021-06-20 at 09:05:17 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 34, Bu 1888-05-12, 0585 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P482084.
CT 04, pl. 34, Bu 1888-05-12, 0585 artifact entry (No. P482084). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P482084 (Original work published 2015)
CT 04, pl. 34, Bu 1888-05-12, 0585 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P482084 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P482084},
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 34, Bu 1888-05-12, 0585 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P482084.
CT 04, pl. 34, Bu 1888-05-12, 0585 artifact entry (No. P482084). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P482084 (Original work published 2015)
CT 04, pl. 34, Bu 1888-05-12, 0585 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P482084 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P482084},
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PY  - 2024
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