BAP 107 (P512370)

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 092520

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (division of shares)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ an-pi4-sza qa2-du _dumu-mesz gaba_
 ts: ištēt amtum annum-pîša qadu mārī irtim
 en: 1 female slave, (her name is) Annum-pîša, togheter with (her) suckling sons
2. _ha-la_ ARAD2-{d}marduk _ugula gidri_
 ts: zitti warad-marduk wakil ḫaṭṭim
 en: is the share of capitain Warad-marduk;
3. 1(disz) _sag-ARAD2_ s,il2-li2-{d}er3-ra
 ts: ištēn wardum ṣilli-erra
 en: 1 male slave, (his name is) Ṣilli-erra,
4. _ha-la_ ib-ni-{d}marduk
 ts: zitti ibni-marduk
 en: is the share of Ibni-marduk;
5. 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ la-la-bi-tum
 ts: ištēt amtum lalabitum
 en: 1 female slave, (her name is) Lalabitum,
6. _ha-la_ pa-as-sa3-lum
 ts: zitti passālum
 en: is the share of Passālum;
7. mi-im-ma an-ni-i-im
 ts: mimma annîm
 en: all these
8. _ha-la hi-a dumu-mesz_ ARAD2-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum
 ts: zīzāt mārī warad-ulmaššitum
 en: are the shares of Warad-ulmaššitum's sons
9. sza ARAD2-{d}marduk _ugula gidri_ a-hu-szu-nu
 ts: ša warad-marduk wakil ḫaṭṭim aḫūšunu
 en: that capitain Warad-marduk their brother,
10. i-na e-mu-uq ra-ma-ni-szu
 ts: ina emūq ramānīšu
 en: on the strenght of his own (share),
11. ir-szu-u2-ma
 ts: iršûma
 en: acquired and
12. a-na ib-ni-{d}marduk
 ts: ana ibni-marduk
 en: with Ibni-marduk
13. u3 pa-as-sa3-lum ah-hi-szu
 ts: u passālum aḫḫīšu
 en: and Passālum his brothers,
14. i-na t,u2-ba-ti-szu i-zu-zu
 ts: ina ṭūbātīšu izūzu
 en: voluntarily (lit. of his own good intentions) has shared.
15. isz-tu ARAD2-{d}marduk _ugula gidri_ a-hu-szu-nu
 ts: ištu warad-marduk wakil ḫaṭṭim aḫūšunu
 en: Since capitain Warad-marduk their brother,
16. a-na mar-szi-it
 ts: ana maršīt
 en: with respect to the property of
17. {disz}ARAD2-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum a-bi-szu-nu
 ts: warad-ulmaššitum abīšunu
 en: Warad-ulmaššitum their father,
18. i-na ni-isz _dingir_
 ts: ina nīš ilim
 en: by taking an oath (lit. by the life of the god)
19. a-na ib-ni-{d}marduk
 ts: ana ibni-marduk
 en: with regard to Ibni-marduk
20. u3 pa-as-sa3-lum ah-hi-szu
 ts: u passālum aḫḫīšu
 en: and Passālum his brothers,
21. u2-ub-bi-bu
 ts: ubbibu
 en: cleared of claims,
reverse
1. u2-ul i-tu-ur-ru-ma
 ts: ul iturrūma
 en: they will not return (on the decision) and
2. {disz}ib-ni-{d}marduk u3 pa-as-sa3-lum
 ts: ibni-marduk u passālum
 en: Ibni-marduk and Passālum
3. _dumu-mesz_ ARAD2-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum
 ts: mārū warad-ulmaššitum
 en: sons of Warad-ulmaššitum
4. a-na ARAD2-{d}marduk _ugula gidri_ a-hi-szu-nu
 ts: ana warad-marduk wakil ḫaṭṭim aḫīšunu
 en: against capitain Warad-marduk their brother,
5. u2-ul i-ra-ag-ga-mu
 ts: ul iraggamū
 en: will not raise a claim.
6. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e_
 ts: nīš šamaš marduk u ammi-ṣaduqa šarrim
 en: (By) the life of Šamaš, Marduk and Ammi-ṣaduqa the king
7. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
 ts: itmû
 en: they have sworn.
8. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _di-ku5_
 ts: maḫar nanna-manšum dayyānim
 en: Before Nanna-manšum, judge;
9. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _di-ku5_
 ts: maḫar sîn-išmea(n)ni dayyānim
 en: before Sîn-išmeanni, judge;
10. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _di-ku5_
 ts: maḫar ipqu-annunītum dayyānim
 en: before Ipqu-annunītum, judge;
11. _igi_ sig-i3-li2-szu _di-ku5_
 ts: maḫar ipqu-ilīšu dayyānim
 en: before Ipqu-ilīšu, judge;
12. _igi_ a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
 ts: maḫar abu-waqar mār sîn-i(d)dinam
 en: before Abu-waqar son of Sîn-iddinam;
13. _igi_ dumu-u4-2(u)-kam _ugula mar-tu_
 ts: maḫar mār-ešrîm wakil amurrim
 en: before Mār-ešrîm, general;
14. _igi_ tam-la-tum _dumu_ sig-ir-ni-na
 ts: maḫar tamlatum mār ipqu-irnina
 en: before Tamlatum son of Ipqu-irnina;
15. _igi_ ARAD2-e2-idim-an-na _dumu_ ip-qa2-tum
 ts: maḫar warad-eidimanna mār ipqatum
 en: before Warad-eidimanna son of Ipqatum;
16. _igi_ szu-mi-li-ib-szi _dumu_ i-na-pa-le-e-szu
 ts: maḫar šumum-libši mār ina-palêšu
  See P258679 (copy), seal 12.
 en: before Šumum-libši son of Ina-palêšu;
17. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}e2-a _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
 ts: maḫar qīšti-ea mār bīt ṭuppi
 en: before Qīšti-ea, the military scribe.
  single ruling
18. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 3(u)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ nisānim ūmam šalāša
 en: The month of Nisānum, the day 30,
19. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e du11-ga mah {d}utu lugal-a-ni-ta i7_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
 ts: šattum ša ammi-ṣaduqa šarrum ina qibīt šamaš ṣīrtim šarrīšu nāram ammi-ṣaduqa-nuḫuš-nišī
 en: the year in which Ammi-ṣaduqa the king by the supreme command of Šamaš his king (dug) the canal "Ammi-ṣaduqa-is-abundance-of-the-people".

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (division of shares)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P512370

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 092520
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0057

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-57

References

  • primary: BAP, 107

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

  • history: HG 3, no. 75

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

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, no. 195

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-26 at 08:34:22 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-04-26 at 08:25:24 Guidi, Carlo Translation Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-05-02 at 07:41:20 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 107 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512370.
BAP 107 artifact entry (No. P512370). (2026, April 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512370 (Original work published 2018)
BAP 107 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512370 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 27},
	title = {BAP 107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512370},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512370},
}


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DA  - 2026/4/27/
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LB  - CDLI:P512370
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - BAP 107 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BAP 107 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512370.
BAP 107 artifact entry (No. P512370). (2026, April 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512370 (Original work published 2018)
BAP 107 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512370 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2026BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 27},
	title = {BAP 107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512370},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512370},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/27/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P512370
LB  - CDLI:P512370
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - BAP 107 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512370
ER  -
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