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

LOD URI 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
Archive
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, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:08 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-05-21 at 04:04:37 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-09-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“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: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	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  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - CT 05, pl. 03, BM 022506 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“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: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	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  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - CT 05, pl. 03, BM 022506 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274787
ER  -
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