CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0618 (P355836)

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 078706

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

-

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tablet
obverse
1. _szu#-du8-a_
2. {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu
3. _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
4. sza# a-na _1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 1(barig) sze-gesz#?_
5. u3 _6(asz) sze gur_ sza i3-li2-u2-sa-ti
6. KA-[(x)]-ME-u2
7. {disz}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,
8. _dumu_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum
9. [a-na n]+7(disz)# u4-mi
10. _[szu ba-an]-ti#_
11. [...]
reverse
1. [a-na] i3-li2#-u2#-sa#-ti
2. ub-ba-lam
3. u2-ul ub-ba-lam-ma
4. pi2-ha-as-su2 i-ip-pa-al
  single ruling
5. _igi_ gi-mil-{d}utu x x
6. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba#-[am]
7. _igi_ a-ad-da-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
8. _igi_ {d}suen-is-su2 _dumu_ ta-ri-ba-tum
9. _iti udru{duru5} u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam_
10. _mu gibil_ sza _egir mu nam-a2-gal2-la {d}marduk-ke4_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • primary: CT 4, 37b

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

  • history: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 174

    [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)


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 078706
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0618

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-06-20 at 13:41:15 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2007-01-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0618 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355836.
CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0618 artifact entry (No. P355836). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355836 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0618 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355836 (Accessed: September 9, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 37, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0618 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355836},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355836
LB  - CDLI:P355836
M1  - 2025/9/9/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0618 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355836
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0618 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355836.
CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0618 artifact entry (No. P355836). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355836 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0618 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355836 (Accessed: September 9, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 37, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0618 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355836},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355836
LB  - CDLI:P355836
M1  - 2025/9/9/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 37, Bu 1888-05-12, 0618 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355836
ER  - 
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