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CT 04, pl. 23, Bu 1888-05-12, 0295 (P355793)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078396

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

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Text

tablet
Obverse and reverse are inverted on the copy.
obverse
1. _igi_ pi-ir-i-im
2. _igi_ {d}utu-li-wi-ir
3. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
4. _igi_ ni-id-na-at-{d}suen
5. _igi_ im-li-ik-{d}suen
6. _igi_ ARAD2-{d}bu-ne2-ne2
7. _igi_ im-gur-ri-ia
8. _igi_ {d}utu-i-id-su
9. _igi_ szi-[bi an-nu]-tim#
10. a-na x-[...]
reverse
1. da-ia-a-ni-im
2. {disz}sig-an-tum
3. u3!(IGI) {d}e-la-li-ba-ni
4. is-ni-qu2-ma
5. {disz}{d}e-la-li-ba-ni
6. ni-isz _lugal_ it-mu-u2
7. um-ma szu-u2-ma
8. _3(ban2) sze-gesz 4(ban2) sze-bi_
9. e-li {disz}a-si-im
10. lu i-szu
left
1. i-na szu-ri-nim i-qa2-bu-ma

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CT 4, 23a

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 078396
Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0295

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-06-18 at 12:06:40	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2007-01-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.78396) (BM.78396)
British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-295) (W_1888-0512-Bu-295)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 23, Bu 1888-05-12, 0295 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355793.

CT 04, pl. 23, Bu 1888-05-12, 0295 artifact entry (No. P355793). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355793 (Original work published 2007)

CT 04, pl. 23, Bu 1888-05-12, 0295 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355793 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 23, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0295 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355793},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355793},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355793
LB  - CDLI:P355793
M1  - 2026/3/7/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 23, Bu 1888-05-12, 0295 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355793
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 23, Bu 1888-05-12, 0295 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355793.

CT 04, pl. 23, Bu 1888-05-12, 0295 artifact entry (No. P355793). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355793 (Original work published 2007)

CT 04, pl. 23, Bu 1888-05-12, 0295 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355793 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 23, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0295 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355793},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355793},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355793
LB  - CDLI:P355793
M1  - 2026/3/7/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 23, Bu 1888-05-12, 0295 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355793
ER  -