CT 04, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 0687 (P355778)

Legal 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 078761

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
2. _sza3_ du-un-nim
3. i-na isz-ku-un-esz18-dar
4. _da e2_ {d}utu-i-din-nam
5. u3 _da e2_ i-bi!-{d}nin-szubur!
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam dub-sar_-ri-im
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam ki-gal2 dumu-me_ sin-na-s,ir
8. _ki_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
9. _dumu_ sin-na-s,ir
10. {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
11. _dumu_ ARAD2-sin
12. _[in-szi]-in#-sa10#_
13. _[sa10] til#-la-bi-sze3_
reverse
1. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
2. _inim-bi al-til_
3. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
4. _u4 kur2-sze3 [lu2] lu2-ra_
5. _inim nu-um-ga2#-ga2#-a
6. _mu_ {d}utu {d#}[a-a] {d#}marduk
7. u3 sa-am-su-i-[lu]-na# _lugal_
  single ruling
8. _igi_ akszak{ki}-i#-din#-nam!
9. _dumu_ ki-{d}en-lil2-qi-in-ni#
10. _igi_ sig-ki _dumu#_ [...]
11. _igi_ sin-ma-[gir _dumu_ bur-sin]
12. _igi_ {d}utu-[li-ib-lu-ut, _dub-sar_]
13. _iti gan-gan-e3 [u4 n-kam]_
14. _mu u6#-nir ki-tusz mah# [...]_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P355778

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
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 078761
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0687

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78761
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-687

References

  • primary: CT 4, 17b

    [Pinches1898CT4] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-06-17 at 12:29:42 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2007-01-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 0687 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355778.
CT 04, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 0687 artifact entry (No. P355778). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355778 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 0687 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355778 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 17, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0687 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355778},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355778},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355778
LB  - CDLI:P355778
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 0687 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355778
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 0687 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355778.
CT 04, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 0687 artifact entry (No. P355778). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355778 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 0687 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355778 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 17, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0687 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355778},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355778},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355778
LB  - CDLI:P355778
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 0687 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355778
ER  -
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