CT 05, pl. 03, BM 022506 (P274787)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 022506

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

185.0 mm × 250.0 mm × 57.0 mm

Text

object limestone slab
obverse
column 1
1. 5(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c)# _bur GAN2_
2. _sa10_-su3
3. 5(asz@c) 1/3(disz@c)# _ku3-babbar ma-na gin2_
4. _nig2-ki-gar_
5. 5(asz@c) _tug2 a-su_
6. 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) _i3-szah2 sila3_
7. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) _sze gur_
8. amar#-dilmun-[na?]{ki}
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. _dumu#_ [...]
3. _lu2_ ni x (x)
4. _nam-ku5_
5. _i3 ir_
6. _lu2 na-me_
7. i-na-kir
8. ap-lu
9. _GIR2_
10. _{d}lugal-{gesz}asalx(|GAB.LISZ|)_
11. HI USZ2
12. amar#-dilmun-na#?{ki}
13. [...]-NE
  rest broken
column 3
1. [1(bur3@c) _GAN2_]
2. [_sa10_-su3]
3. [1(asz@c) _ku3-babbar ma-na_]
4. _nig2-ki-[gar]_
5. 6(asz@c) _ku3-babbar gin2_
6. 6(asz@c) _i3 sila3_
7. du-ba#?-ba#?
8. _dam_
9. szu-esz4-dar
10. _lu2_ su4-be-li2
11. _szu ba-ti_
12. 1(bur3@c) _bur GAN2_
13. _sa10_
14. 1(asz@c) _ku3-babbar ma-na_
15. _[nig2]-ki#-gar_
  rest broken
column 4
1. [2(bur3@c) _bur_ 1(esz3@c) 3(iku@c) _GAN2_]
2. [_sa10_]
3. [2(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) _ku3-babbar ma-na_]
4. [_nig2-ki-gar_]
5. [1(u@c) 5(asz@c) _ku3-babbar gin2_]
6. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) [_i3 sila3_]
7. i-ku-tum
8. _dumu_ u2-hub2
9. ib-ni-_dingir_
10. _dumu_ i-ka-LUM
11. _szu ba-ti_
12. 4(iku@c) _GAN2_
13. _sa10_
14. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) _ku3-babbar gin2_ 1(asz@c) _ma-na-<tur>_
15. {d}iszkur-gu2#?-gal
  rest broken
column 5
1. [_dumu_ ...]
2. [_szu ba-ti_]
3. [2(esze3@c) _GAN2_]
4. [_sa10_]
5. [2/3(disz@c) _ku3-babbar ma-na_]
6. [_nig2-ki-gar_]
7. 2(asz@c)# [_sze gur_]
8. 2(asz@c) _ku3-babbar# [gin2]_
9. 4(asz@c) _i3 sila3_
10. puzur4-ra-ra
11. _dumu_ ur-ma-ma
12. _szu ba-ti_
13. 1(bur3@c) _bur_ 1(esze3@c) _GAN2_
14. 1(asz@c) 1/3(disz@c) _ku3-babbar ma-na_
15. _nig2-ki-gar_
16. 4(asz@c) _sze gur_
17. 4(asz@c) _ku3-babbar gin2_
18. 8(asz@c)# _i3 sila3_
19. [szu-esz4]-dar
20. [...]
21. [_dumu_ ...]
22. [_szu ba-ti_]
column 6
  beginning broken
  rest blank
column 7
  beginning broken
  rest blank
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P274787

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 185.0 mm × 250.0 mm × 57.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 022506
Accession Number 1882-07-14, 1046

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.22506
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0714-1046

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-04-27 at 05:30:46 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:08 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-05-21 at 04:04:37 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2005-09-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 05, Pl. 03, BM 022506 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274787.
CT 05, pl. 03, BM 022506 artifact entry (No. P274787). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274787 (Original work published 2005)
CT 05, pl. 03, BM 022506 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274787 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CT 05, pl. 03, {BM} 022506 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274787},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274787},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/3/
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M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CT 05, pl. 03, BM 022506 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 05, Pl. 03, BM 022506 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274787.
CT 05, pl. 03, BM 022506 artifact entry (No. P274787). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274787 (Original work published 2005)
CT 05, pl. 03, BM 022506 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274787 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CT 05, pl. 03, {BM} 022506 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274787},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274787},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P274787
LB  - CDLI:P274787
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CT 05, pl. 03, BM 022506 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274787
ER  -
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