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CT 04, pl. 42, Bu 1888-05-12, 0636 (P355851)

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 078724

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
1. _1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur_
2. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. _sza3-bi-ta_
4. _8(asz) sze gur a2-bi_
5. sza _mu 1(disz)-kam_
6. _ki_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
7. _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}utu
single ruling
reverse
1. {disz}{d}utu-ra-bi
2. _dumu_ ip-qa2-tum
3. ma-hi-ir
single ruling
4. _igi_ {d}suen-szesz-i-din-nam
5. _dumu_ ha-az-zi-bu-tum
6. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um
7. _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
8. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi
9. _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}iszkur
10. _iti_ a-ia-ri _u4 1(disz)-kam_
left
1. _mu bad3 gal kar-{d}utu{ki} u3 bad3_ ra-pi2-qum{ki}

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, 42b

[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 078724
Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0636

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.42.02.01
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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
2021-06-25 at 12:43:33	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.78724) (BM.78724)
British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-636) (W_1888-0512-Bu-636)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 42, Bu 1888-05-12, 0636 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355851.

CT 04, pl. 42, Bu 1888-05-12, 0636 artifact entry (No. P355851). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355851 (Original work published 2007)

CT 04, pl. 42, Bu 1888-05-12, 0636 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355851 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 42, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0636 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355851},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355851
LB  - CDLI:P355851
M1  - 2026/3/6/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 42, Bu 1888-05-12, 0636 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355851
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 42, Bu 1888-05-12, 0636 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355851.

CT 04, pl. 42, Bu 1888-05-12, 0636 artifact entry (No. P355851). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355851 (Original work published 2007)

CT 04, pl. 42, Bu 1888-05-12, 0636 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355851 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 42, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0636 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355851},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355851
LB  - CDLI:P355851
M1  - 2026/3/6/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 42, Bu 1888-05-12, 0636 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355851
ER  -