CT 04, pl. 43, Bu 1888-05-12, 0640 (P355855)

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 078728

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na x#-GI#-DI{ki}
2. _gid2-da 1(disz)-bi_ i-ku-um sza sza-ra-qi2-im
3-4. _gid2-da 2(disz)-bi_ {disz}ki-ra-am-tum _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ri-isz-{d}utu
5. _sag-bi a-sza3_ ARAD2-er3-ra
6. {disz}sza-ma-ia-tum _dumu_ it-tum
7. a-na sza-ma-szi _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus-a-ni_
8. a-na zi-ti _dumu-munus#-a#-ni#_
9. i-di-in-szi-im
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ma-an-szum2 _ugula lukur_ {d}utu
2. _igi_ a-ha-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ x-x-tum
3. _igi_ wa-x-x-tum _dumu_ sin-sze-me
4. _igi_ a-ia-x-[...]-x
5. _igi_ be-le-[su2-nu] _dumu#-munus_ sin-re-me-ni
6. _igi_ du?-li?-nu _dumu_ a-bi-ia-tum
7. _igi_ na-x-x-x [...] x
8. _igi_ a-ha-am-ni-ir#-szi#
9. _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am#
10. _igi_ isz-me-sin
11. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ u-bar#-tum?-ma-al#?

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P355855

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 078728
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0640

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78728
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-640

References

  • primary: CT 4, 43b

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

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 106

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2021-06-25 at 14:14:41 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. 43, Bu 1888-05-12, 0640 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P355855.
CT 04, pl. 43, Bu 1888-05-12, 0640 artifact entry (No. P355855). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355855 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 43, Bu 1888-05-12, 0640 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355855 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 43, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0640 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355855},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355855},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P355855
LB  - CDLI:P355855
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 43, Bu 1888-05-12, 0640 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355855
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 43, Bu 1888-05-12, 0640 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P355855.
CT 04, pl. 43, Bu 1888-05-12, 0640 artifact entry (No. P355855). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355855 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 43, Bu 1888-05-12, 0640 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355855 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 43, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0640 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355855},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355855},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P355855
LB  - CDLI:P355855
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 43, Bu 1888-05-12, 0640 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355855
ER  -
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