BAP 094 (P512364)

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 078421

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
  Copy BAP 94 based on duplicate VS 08, 127 with variants from BM 078421.
obverse
1. {disz}{d}utu-a-pi2-li
 ts: šamaš-āpilī
 en: Šamaš-āpilī,
2. _ki_ ta-ha-ma-tum#
 ts: itti taḫamatum
 en: from Taḫamatum,
3. {disz}dumu-munus-esz18-dar ma-[ar-ti-sza]
 ts: mārat-ištar mārtīša
 en: Mārat-ištar her daughter
4. u3 ta-ri-bu-um ma-ri-[sza]
 ts: u tarībum mārīša
 en: and Tarībum her son,
5. {disz}{d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi
 ts: bunene-abī
 en: Bunene-abī
6. u3 hu-szu-tum _lukur_ {d}marduk
 ts: u ḫu(š)šutum nadīt marduk
 en: and Ḫuššutum, nadītu of Marduk
7. _dam-a-ni_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi
 ts: aššassu bunene-abī
 en: his wife, Bunene-abī
8. a-na ma-ru-ti-im il-qu2-ma
 ts: ana mārūtim ilqûma
 en: adopted.
9. 1(u) ma-ri {d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi
 ts: ešret mārī bunene-abī
 en: (Even if) ten sons Bunene-abī
10. u3 hu-szu-tum _lukur_ {d}marduk
 ts: u ḫu(š)šutum nadīt marduk
 en: and Ḫuššutum, nadītu of Marduk
11. li-ir-szu-ma
 ts: liršûma
 en: have,
12. {disz}{d}utu-a-pi2-li-ma#
 ts: šamaš-āpilīma
 en: Šamaš-āpilī
13. a-hu-szu-nu ra-bu-u2
 ts: aḫūšunu rabûm
 en: will be their eldest brother.
14. szum-ma a-na wa-ar-ki-a-at
 ts: šûmma ana warkiāt
 en: If in the future
15. _u4_-mi {disz}{d}utu-a-pi2-li
 ts: ūmī šamaš-āpilī
 en: days Šamaš-āpilī
16. a-na {d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi a-bi-szu
 ts: ana bunene-abī abīšu
 en: to Bunene-abī his father
reverse
1. u3 hu-szu-tum um-mi-szu
 ts: u ḫu(š)šutum ummīšu
 en: and Ḫuššutum his mother:
2. u2-ul a-bi at-ta
 ts: ul abī atta
 en: "You are not my father,
3. u2-ul um-mi at-ta
 ts: ul ummī atta
 en: you are not my mother"
4. iq-ta-bi
 ts: iqtabi
 en: says
5. [u2]-ga#-la#-[bu]-szu-ma
 ts: uga(l)labūšuma
 en: they will shave him and
6. a-na# _ku3-babbar#_ i-na-di-nu-szu
 ts: ana kaspim ina(d)dinūšu
 en: sell him (lit. give him for silver);
  broken
left
1. _[igi]_ i3-li2-szu-ra-BE _dumu_ {disz}{d}x-x
 ts: maḫar ilīšu-rabe mār ...
 en: before Ilīšu-rabe, son of ...
2. [x x] A x AN _mu {gesz}gu-za_ {d}inanna
 ts: ... šanat kussi inanna
 en: ... the year (in which Ḫammurapi the king) the throne for Inanna (built).

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P512364

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 078421
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0322

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-322

References

  • primary: BAP, 94

    [Meissner1893BAP] Meissner, Bruno. 1893. Beiträge Zum Altbabylonischen Privatrecht. Assyriologische Bibliothek 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-12-15 at 01:33:27 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-05 at 08:55:48 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAP 094 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512364.
BAP 094 artifact entry (No. P512364). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512364 (Original work published 2018)
BAP 094 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512364 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BAP 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512364},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAP 094 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512364.
BAP 094 artifact entry (No. P512364). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512364 (Original work published 2018)
BAP 094 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512364 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BAP 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512364},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P512364
LB  - CDLI:P512364
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BAP 094 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512364
ER  -
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