CT 45, 046 (P285732)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080161

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

-

Has seal impression(s) Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. asz-szum _5(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar sa10 x x_
2. i-li-ik _di-ku5-mesz_ u3 zimbir{ki#}-ia#-ah-ru-rum
3. sza tup-pi2 _lugal_ a-na li-t,i#-ib-li-ib-ba!-szu# _szu#-i_
4. sza _ku3-babbar_ szu-a-ti szu#-ud-di-in#
5. {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_ [...]-x#-a-am-ma
6. a-na babila2{ki} li-ib-lam#
7. ki-a-am tup-pi2 _lugal#_ [...]
8. {disz}{d}iszkur-la-ma-sa3-szu [...]
9. a-na li-t,i#-ib-li#-[ib-ba-szu]
10. ki-ma _lugal_ [...]
11. _5(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ x#-[...]
12. {disz}li#-t,i-ib-li#-[ib-ba-szu]
13. a-na# dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam#-gar3-mesz_
14. x KI-ma#
15. u4#-um _ku3-babbar_ i-ir-ri-szu-ma
16. x x szi x x
17. [...] x x [...]
reverse
1. [{disz}dingir]-szu#-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_ x#
2. [_ku3-babbar_] a-na _e2-gal_
3. [ub]-ba-lam
  single ruling
4. _igi_ ARAD2-{d}suen _di-ku5 dumu_ i-din#-{d}utu
5. _igi_ zimbir{ki}-li-wi-ir# _di-ku5 dumu_ ta#-ri-[ba-tum]
6. _igi_ e#-[tel-pi4-{d}utu _di]-ku5# dumu_ i-din-{d}utu
7. _igi_ ib#-ni-{d}iszkur _di-ku5 dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
8. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _di-ku5 dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}utu#
  blank space
9. _iti szu-numun-a u4 3(u)-kam_
10. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e {d}utu lugal bala-a-a-na DISZ BA? x# x# x# NE x AN? LA? x gu-za ki# bad-a ku3-sig17 u3 alan-a-ni DU ab-di#-[di-a] e2-babbar-ra-sze3 i-ni-in-ku4#-[ra]_
seal 1
1. dingir-[szu]-ib-ni
2. ugula dam-gar3!
3. dumu {d}er3-ra-x#-[...]
4. ARAD am-mi-di-ta-[na]
seal 2
1. i-bi-{d}utu
2. dumu {d}suen-ma-gir
3. ARAD {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a
seal 3
1. zimbir{ki}-li-wi-ir
2. dumu ta-ri-ba-tum#
3. [ARAD {d}]lugal-gu2-du8-a
seal 4
1. dingir-szu-[ba]-ni
2. dumu a-wi-il-[dingir]
3. ARAD {d}nin-[...]
seal 5
1. [{d}]suen-i-din-nam
2. dumu nu-ur2-{d}utu
3. ARAD# nig2#? {d}iszkur

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P285732

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 080161
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0277

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80161

References

  • primary: CT 45, 46

    [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: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 95

    [Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-20 at 16:17:25 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 45, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P285732.
CT 45, 046 artifact entry (No. P285732). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285732 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285732 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CT 45, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285732},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285732},
}


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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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LB  - CDLI:P285732
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - CT 45, 046 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 45, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P285732.
CT 45, 046 artifact entry (No. P285732). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285732 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285732 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CT 45, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285732},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285732},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P285732
LB  - CDLI:P285732
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - CT 45, 046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285732
ER  -
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