CT 45, 029 (P285715)

Administrative 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078339

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na a-ta-szum{ki?}
2. i-ta dingir-{d}mar-tu
3. i-ta dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
4. u3 i-ta la-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ sza-ma-ia
5. _4(iku)? GAN2 a-sza3 u2-sal_ {i7}ir-ni-na
6. i-ta ip-qu2-sza
7. u3# i-ta dingir-su-i-bi-szu
8. _4(iku)#? GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na sza szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
9. [x x?] _1(disz)#? sar#? e2 du3#?-[a x x] x
10. [x x?] x x [x?] a [x x] x [x]
11. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na a-ta-szum
12. _da e2_ a-hu-um-wa-qar
13. _2(disz) x a ud? ni? _sag-nita2_ a-na-{d}utu-tak2-la-ku
14. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ asz? ia-ma?-ni-ti
15. _5(disz) u8 udu-nita2-hi-a_
16. u2-ul i-mu-u-ta
reverse
1. u2-ul i-ha-li-qa2
2. _1(disz) {uruda}szen_ sza _2(ban2)_
3. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
4. sza e2-a-szar-ru-um
5. a-na uk-ni-tum
6. _dumu-munus-a-ni_ id-di-nu
7. _szesz-szesz-ne_-sza ap-lu-sza
8. _1(ban2) i3-gesz 1(disz) gin2 ku3-<babbar> lu-bu-sa3
9. [a]-na#? uk#?-[ni-tum?] i-na-di-nu-szi
10. [_mu_] {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
11. [u3 ha]-am-mu-ra-pi2 it-mu-u2
12. [_igi_] dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
13. _igi#_ im-gur-{d}utu _dumu_ sza-ma-ia-tum
14. _igi_ tap-pa-<we>-di-im
15. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu
16. x [x?] x [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P285715

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 078339
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0221

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78339
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-221

References

  • primary: CT 45, 29

    [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: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 164

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2021-08-19 at 21:24:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 45, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285715.
CT 45, 029 artifact entry (No. P285715). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285715 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285715 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 45, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285715.
CT 45, 029 artifact entry (No. P285715). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285715 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285715 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 45, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285715},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285715},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P285715
LB  - CDLI:P285715
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CT 45, 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285715
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