CT 04, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 1182 (P355789)

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 081044

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. _2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ hu-bu-ta-tum
2. _1(asz) 3(barig) gur sze_ hu-bu-ta-tum
3. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur!_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ aq-bi-na-nu-um
5. {disz}{d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
6. _dumu_ pa-te-e-em
7. _szu ba-an-ti u4 buru14-sze3_
8. _ki-su7-ta_ <<E>>
  The sign E is a leftover of an incompletely erased ku3-babbar i3-la2-e
9. i-na ba-ab aq-bi-na-nu-um#
10. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
11. u3 sze-am i-ma-da-du
  single ruling
reverse
1. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza
2. _dumu-mesz_ a-ba-t,a3-bu-um
3. _igi_ ur-{d}utu
4. _dumu_ {d}utu-qa2-be
5. _igi_ t,a3-ab-s,il2-li2-{d}utu
6. _dumu_ sa-ma-ra-am
7. _igi_ i3-li2-ba-ni-i
8. _dumu_ i3-li2-i-din-nam
9. _igi_ ip-qa-tum
10. _igi_ {d}szu-bu-la-a-bi
11. _dumu_ pa-te-e-em
left
1. [_igi_] {d}utu-id-na-an-ni
2. _dumu_ ARAD2-{d}nanna _igi_ {d}x-lugal-we-du

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P355789

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 081044
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1182

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.81044
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1182

References

  • primary: CT 4, 21b

    [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 13:32:21 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
2021-06-18 at 10:23:45 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. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 1182 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355789.
CT 04, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 1182 artifact entry (No. P355789). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355789 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 1182 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355789 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 21, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 1182 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355789},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355789
LB  - CDLI:P355789
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 1182 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355789
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 1182 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355789.
CT 04, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 1182 artifact entry (No. P355789). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355789 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 1182 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355789 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 21, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 1182 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355789},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355789
LB  - CDLI:P355789
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 1182 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355789
ER  -
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