CT 04, pl. 26, Bu 1891-05-09, 2473 (P355803)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 082428 & BM 082429

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. sza _a-gar3_ ha-zi-ri-im
3. _da_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
4. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na sa3-as2-ki-im
5. _da_ {d}utu-la-sza-na-an
6. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 da_ ki-ir-ki-ra-nim
7. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 sze-gesz-i3_
8. _1(iku) GAN2 kiri6 geszimmar_
9. i-na bi-zi-za-na
10. _1(disz) sag-munus_ a-ha!-ti-wa-aq-ra-at
11. _1(disz) sag-munus_ um-mi-si2-im-ti
12. a-na a-hi-mar-szi
13. be-le-su2-nu u3 na-ap-sa-nu-um
14. a-na <<NA>> ma-ia-tum
15. u3 su2-mu-ra-ah
reverse
1. u2-la i-ra-ga-mu
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
3. u3 sa3-bi-um
  single ruling
  blank space
4. {disz}ba-ma-tum
5. {disz}isz-me-{d}iszkur
6. {disz}nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
7. {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2!
8. {disz}{d}iszkur-re-me-ni
9. {disz}{d}nin-szubur-ba-ni
  single ruling
envelope
obverse
1. _dub_ a-na _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. sza _a-gar3_ ha-zi-ru-um
3. _us2-sa-du_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
4. a-na _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_
5. i-na sa3-as2-ki-im _us2-sa-du_
6. {d}utu-la-sza-na-an
7. a-na _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na ki-ir#-[ki]-ra-nim
8. _1(iku) GAN2 kiri6 geszimmar gub#-ba_
9. _us2-sa-du_ bi-zi-za-na
10. u3# isz-ka-ri#-im sza {d}utu
11. _1(disz) sag-munus_ um-mi-s,i2-im-ti
12. _1(disz) sag-munus_ a-ha-ti-wa-aq#-ra#-at
13. _1(disz) sag-[...] x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. i-na _e2_ {d}utu ru-gu-me#-[szu-nu ...]
2'. i-su2-uh2-szu-nu
3'. u2-la i-tu-ru-u2-ma
4'. u2-la i-ra-ga-mu _mu_ {d}utu
5'. {d}marduk u3 sa3-bi-um
6'. sza a-na wa-ar-ki-it u4-mi-im
7'. i-ra-ga-mu _di-ku5 e2_ {d}utu
8'. {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2
9'. _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
10'. {disz}nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
11'. {disz}ba-ma-tum _dumu_ dingir-ma
  blank space
12'. _giri3_ bur-{d}suen {disz}isz-me-{d}iszkur
13'. _dumu_ e-la-li-wa-qar
14'. {disz}{d}iszkur-re-me-ni
15'. {disz}{d}nin-szubur-ba-ni
seal 1
  Blocher, MVS 10, no. 115
1. {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni
2. dumu bur-nu-nu
3. ARAD e2-babbar
seal 2
  Blocher, MVS 10, no. 166
1. [{d}]iszkur-re-me-ni
2. dumu {d}da-mu-gal-zu
3. ARAD e2-babbar
seal 3
  Blocher, MVS 10, no. 167
  (uninscribed)
seal 4
  Blocher, MVS 10, no. 127
  (uninscribed)
seal 5
  Blocher, MVS 10, no. 74
  (uninscribed)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

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/P355803

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 082428 & BM 082429
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2473

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82428
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2473

References

  • primary: CT 4, 26b

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

  • history: MVS 10, no. XXXVIII

    [Blocher1993MVS10] Blocher, Felix. 1993. Siegelabrollungen Auf Frühaltbabylonischen Tontafeln Im British Museum. Ein Katalog. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 10. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

  • history: MHET 2/1, 35

    [Dekiere1994MHET2/1] Dekiere, Luc. 1994. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 1: Pre-Hammurabi Documents. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

    (tablet & envelope)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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
2021-06-19 at 09:24:35 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. 26, Bu 1891-05-09, 2473 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355803.
CT 04, pl. 26, Bu 1891-05-09, 2473 artifact entry (No. P355803). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355803 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 26, Bu 1891-05-09, 2473 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355803 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 26, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 2473 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355803},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355803},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355803
LB  - CDLI:P355803
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 26, Bu 1891-05-09, 2473 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355803
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 26, Bu 1891-05-09, 2473 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355803.
CT 04, pl. 26, Bu 1891-05-09, 2473 artifact entry (No. P355803). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355803 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 26, Bu 1891-05-09, 2473 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355803 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 26, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 2473 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355803},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355803},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355803
LB  - CDLI:P355803
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 26, Bu 1891-05-09, 2473 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355803
ER  -
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