CT 04, pl. 40, Bu 1888-05-12, 0603 (P355846)

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 078692

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 sza3 2(esze3) GAN2_
2. _a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-e_
3. _ha-la_ szesz-nir-szi _dumu_ a-na-{d}utu-li-s,i2
4. _ki_ szesz-nir-szi be-el _a-sza3_
5. {disz}i-din-{d}utu _sanga_ {d}gu-la
6. _a-sza3_-am a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. a-na _gu2-un_ u2-sze-s,i2
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
9. _gu2-un a-sza3_-im
10. _1(iku) GAN2 1(disz)-e 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze_
11. _i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu
2. _dumu_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur-ka
3. _igi_ i-bi-{d}suen _dumu_ a-SI-{d}suen
4. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dub-sar_
  single ruling
  blank space
5. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u)-kam_
6. _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-[e] UD? PI? DA? szesz NI#? [x x] x_
seal 1
1. a-ha-am-nir-[szi]
2. dumu a-na-{d}utu-li-[s,i]
3. ARAD {d}en-ki#
seal 2
  Cuneiform signs inserted among the figures:
1. {d}a-a
2. {d}utu
seal 3
1. a-na-DA-AN-x
2. dumu dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,
3. ARAD {d}nin-szubur

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/P355846

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 078692
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0603

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78692
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-603

References

  • primary: CT 4, 40c

    [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. 8

    [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)

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
2021-06-21 at 09:55:57 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. 40, Bu 1888-05-12, 0603 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355846.
CT 04, pl. 40, Bu 1888-05-12, 0603 artifact entry (No. P355846). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355846 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 40, Bu 1888-05-12, 0603 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355846 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 40, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0603 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355846},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355846},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355846
LB  - CDLI:P355846
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 40, Bu 1888-05-12, 0603 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355846
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 40, Bu 1888-05-12, 0603 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355846.
CT 04, pl. 40, Bu 1888-05-12, 0603 artifact entry (No. P355846). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355846 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 40, Bu 1888-05-12, 0603 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355846 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 40, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0603 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355846},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355846},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355846
LB  - CDLI:P355846
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 40, Bu 1888-05-12, 0603 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355846
ER  -
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