CT 45, 002 (P285688)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082491 & BM 082492

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _1/3(disz) sar ki bala#_
2. _da_ sza-at-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ na?-bi-sin?
3. _sig4_ u3 e-pe2-ru
4. sza szi-la-ma-si2-ma
5. _ki_ ar-tum
6. szi-la-ma-si2#
7. _dumu-munus_ szar-ru-ut-{d}suen
8. _in-szi-sa10_
9. _sa10-am3 til-la-ni-sze3_
10. _ku3-babbar in-na-la2_
11. _gesz-gan-na_
12. _ib2-ta-bala_
13. _inim-bi al-til_
reverse
1. _u4 kur2 lu2 lu2_
2. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
3. _mu_ {d}utu
4. {d}marduk
5. u3 su-mu-la-el3
6. _in-pa3-de3-esz_
7. _igi_ sza-at-li-[BI-tum]
8. _dumu-munus_ lugal-e-x
9. _igi_ dam-qa-tum
10. _dumu-munus_ ha-la-qum
11. _igi_ ba-za-tum
12. _dumu-munus_ a-ba-nu-um
13. _igi_ be-<el>-ta-ni
left
column 1
1. _dumu-munus_ puzur4-{d}utu
2. _igi_ uq-ni-tum _dumu-munus_ a-da-ni-szi
column 2
1. _igi_ {d}da-mu-ma-an-szum2
envelope
obverse
1. _1/3(disz)# [sar ...] ga-ga_
2. [_da_ sza-at-{d}utu] _dumu-munus_ na-bi-{d}suen
3. _sig4#_ [u3 e-pe2-ru sza szi]-la-ma-si2
4. _ki#_ [ar-tum ...] na-bi-{d}suen
5. {disz}[szi-la-ma-si2 _dumu]-munus_ szar-ru-ut-{d}suen
6. _in#-[szi-sa10] _sa10-am3 til-la-ni-sze3_
7. _ku3-babbar# [in-na-la2 gesz]-gan-na_
8. _ib2-ta#-bala# inim-bi al-ti_
9. _u4 kur2 lu2 lu2-gin7_
10. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 su-mu-la-[el3]
11. _in-pa3#-de3-mesz_
12. _igi_ {d}utu-[tab-ba]-szu _sanga nig2_ {d}utu
13. _igi_ bur#-[nu-nu _ugula nin]-dingir#_ {d}utu
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}[mar-tu]-ba#-ni
2. _igi_ e-[ri-isz-ti-{d}]a-a
3. _dumu-[munus_] im#-lik#-[{d}]suen#
4. _igi_ sza-at-li-BI-ti-im
5. _dumu-munus_ lugal-[...]
6. _igi_ dam-qa2-tum
7. _dumu-munus_ ha-la-qum
8. _igi_ ba-za-tum _dumu-munus_ a-ba-nu-um
9. _igi_ [be]-el#-ta#-ni# _dumu-munus_ puzur4#-[{d}utu]
left
1. _igi_ uq-ni-tum
2. _dumu-munus_ da-da-um
3. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu _dub-sar_
seal 1
1. bur-nu-nu
2. _ugula nin-dingir_ {d}utu
3. _dumu_ im-lik-{d}suen
4. ARAD e2-babbar
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
seal 3
1. {d}utu
2. {d}a-a
seal 4
1. ba-za-tum
2. _dumu-munus_ a-ba-nu-um
3. _geme2_ {d}a-a
seal 5
  (uninscribed)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CT 45, 2

    [Pinches1964CT45] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1964. Old-Babylonian Business Documents. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 45. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: MVS 10, no. XVIII

    [Blocher1993MVS10] Blocher, Felix. 1993. Siegelabrollungen Auf Frühaltbabylonischen Tontafeln Im British Museum. Ein Katalog. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 10. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 082491 & BM 082492
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2511 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2511A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-08-05 at 14:56:42 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“CT 45, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P285688.
CT 45, 002 artifact entry (No. P285688). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285688 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285688 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 45, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285688},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285688},
}


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