BAP 103 (P512368)

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 092509

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
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a kislah_
 ts: ištēn mūšar maškanum
 en: An unbuilt plot of 1 SAR
2. _da e2_ ib-ni-{d}utu
 ts: ṭēḫi bīt ibni-šamaš
 en: next to the house of Ibni-šamaš
3. u3 _da e2 sila_
 ts: u ṭēḫi bīt sūqim
 en: and next to the house on (lit. of) the street,
4. mu-s,u2-szu a-na _sila_
 ts: mūṣûšu ana sūqim
 en: its exit is on the street,
5. _ha-la_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
 ts: zītti sîn-iqīšam
 en: is the share (of the inheritance) of Sîn-iqīšam
6. sza _ki_ ib-ni-{d}utu
 ts: ša itti ibni-šamaš
 en: that with Ibni-šamaš
7. u3 er3-ra-na-s,ir
 ts: u erra-nāṣir
 en: and Erra-nāṣir
8. i-zu-u2-zu
 ts: izūzu
 en: has divided;
9. isz-tu pi2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_
 ts: ištu pê adi ḫurāṣim
 en: everything (lit. from chaff to gold)
10. zi-zu-u2 ga-am-rum
 ts: zīzu gamrum
 en: is completely divided.
11. a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im
 ts: aḫum ana aḫim
 en: (That) brother against brother
12. u2-ul i-ra-ga-am
 ts: ul ira(g)gam
 en: will not raise a claim,
13. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a
 ts: nīš šamaš ayya
 en: by the life of Šamaš, Ayya
14. u3 {d}suen-mu-ba-li-it,
 ts: u sîn-muba(l)liṭ
 en: and Sîn-muballiṭ
15. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
 ts: itmû
 en: they have sworn.
reverse
1. _igi_ li-bu-ra-am _muhaldim_
 ts: maḫar libū(r)ram nuḫatimmim
 en: Before Libūrram the cook;
2. _igi_ sin-pu-ut,-ra-am _dumu_ e2-a#-gal#-zu#
 ts: maḫar sîn-puṭram mār ea-galzu
 en: before Sîn-puṭram son of Ea-galzu;
3. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ ma-an-[ni]-ia
 ts: maḫar sîn-i(d)dinam mār mannīya
 en: before Sîn-iddinam son of Mannīya;
4. _igi_ ARAD2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ nu-ur2-sin
 ts: maḫar warad-ilīšu mār nūr-sîn
 en: before Warad-ilīšu son of Nūr-Sîn;
5. _igi_ sza-{d}isz-ha-ra _dumu_ i-la-a
 ts: maḫar ša-išḫara mār ilā
 en: before Ša-išḫara son of Ilā;
6. _igi_ sin-ma-gir _dumu_ ra-x-tum
 ts: maḫar sîn-māgir mār ra...tum
 en: before Sîn-māgir son of Ra...tum
7. _igi_ ARAD2-{d}mar-tu
 ts: maḫar warad-amurru
 en: before Warad-amurru (and)
8. _igi_ sin-dingir _dumu-me_ akszak{ki}-ia
 ts: maḫar sîn-ilī mārī akšakya
 en: before Sîn-ilī sons of Akšakya;
9. _igi_ li-bur-na-di-szu
 ts: maḫar libūr-nādīšu
 en: before Libūr-nādīšu;
10. _dumu_ usz-ta-asz-ni-dingir
 ts: maḫar uštašni-ilī
 en: before Uštašni-ilī;
11. _igi_ <...>
 ts: maḫar ...
 en: before ...;
12. _igi_ <...>
 ts: maḫar ...
 en: before ...;
13. _igi_ <...>
 ts: maḫar ...
 en: before ...;
14. _mu i7 tu-tu-he2-gal2_
 ts: šanat nāram tutu ḫengallum
 en: The year "(Sîn-muballiṭ dug) the canal 'Tutu is abundance'"

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/P512368

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 092509
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0031

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-31

References

  • primary: BAP, 103

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

  • history: OLA 109, p. 127

    [Goddeeris2002economy] Goddeeris, Anne. 2002. Economy and Society in Northern Babylonia in the Early Old Babylonian Period (ca. 2000 - 1800 BC). Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 109. Leuven: Peeters.

  • history: HG 3, 40

    [Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, 179

    [Schorr1913UAZP] Schorr, Moses. 1913. Urkunden Des Altbabylonischen Zivil- Und Prozessrechts. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., app. 30

    [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
2023-10-19 at 15:05:10 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-09-08 at 11:05:49 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 103 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512368.
BAP 103 artifact entry (No. P512368). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512368 (Original work published 2018)
BAP 103 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512368 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BAP 103 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512368},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512368},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BAP 103 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512368.
BAP 103 artifact entry (No. P512368). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512368 (Original work published 2018)
BAP 103 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512368 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BAP 103 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512368},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512368},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P512368
LB  - CDLI:P512368
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BAP 103 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512368
ER  -
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