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CT 04, pl. 44, Bu 1888-05-12, 0677 (P355857)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 092577 & BM 092577A

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)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2
2. egir e2 {d}sze-rum-i3-li2
3. u3 da e2 {d}utu-i-te-e
single ruling
4-5. ki {d}utu-i-te-e dumu su-nu-bu-um
6. {disz}la-ma-si2 lukur {d}utu dumu-munus {d}sze-rum-i3#-[li2]
7. in-szi-sa10 sa10 til-la-bi#-[sze3]
8. ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2
9. gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala
10. inim-bi al-til
11. sza3-ga-ni i3-du10
12. u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra
13. mu {d}utu {d}marduk
14. u3 {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
reverse
1-2. igi puzur4-{d}utu dumu {d}suen-an-dul3
3. igi i3-li2-i-din-nam dumu en-nam-sin
4. igi puzur4-{d}utu dumu a-bu-um-wa-qar
5. igi puzur4-{d}utu dumu hur-za-nim
6. igi zimbir{ki}-kur dumu dumu-[akszak{ki}]
7. igi {d}suen-a-bu-um dub-sar

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 & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CT 4, 44b

[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 092577 & BM 092577A
Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0677 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0677A

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Sin-muballit.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-07 at 16:18:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2021-06-25 at 14:22:01	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2007-01-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.92577) (BM.92577)
The British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-677) (W_1888-0512-Bu-677)

Seals

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

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 44, Bu 1888-05-12, 0677 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P355857.

CT 04, pl. 44, Bu 1888-05-12, 0677 artifact entry (No. P355857). (2025, November 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355857 (Original work published 2007)

CT 04, pl. 44, Bu 1888-05-12, 0677 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355857 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 7},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 44, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0677 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355857},
}

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DA  - 2025/11/7/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P355857
LB  - CDLI:P355857
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 44, Bu 1888-05-12, 0677 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355857
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 04, Pl. 44, Bu 1888-05-12, 0677 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P355857.

CT 04, pl. 44, Bu 1888-05-12, 0677 artifact entry (No. P355857). (2025, November 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355857 (Original work published 2007)

CT 04, pl. 44, Bu 1888-05-12, 0677 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355857 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 7},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 44, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0677 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355857},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/7/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P355857
LB  - CDLI:P355857
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 44, Bu 1888-05-12, 0677 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355857
ER  -