CT 04, pl. 50, Bu 1888-05-12, 0731 (P355871)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078787

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 (sale)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
reverse
  (part of the tablet within showing through a break:)
1'. _igi_ [...]
2'. _dumu_ x-[...]
3'. _igi_ hi-isz-x-[...]
4'. _dumu li-[...]
5'. _igi_ AN-[...]
6'. _igi_ [...]
7'. _igi_ [...]
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 1(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 e2 |KI.KAL|_
2. _da e2_ a-da-ia-tum
3. _da e2_ {d}suen-a-bu-szu
4. u3 _da e2_ {d}suen-i-mi-ti
5. mu-s,u2-szu su-qu2-u2-um
6. _ki_ a-bu-wa-qar {d}suen-i-mi-ti
7. u3 be-te-tum
8. _dumu-mesz_ na-ru-um-dingir
9. {disz}geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
10. _dumu-munus_ ku3-babbar-isz8-tar2
11. i-na _har ku3-babbar in-szi-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
13. _ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
14. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
15. _inim-bi al-til_
16. _sza3-bi al-du10_
reverse
1. _u4 kur2 lu2 lu2 nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
3. u3 {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, it-mu-u2
4. _igi_ a-da-ia-tum _dumu_ ka-ni-ik-rum
5. _igi_ sza-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ a-bi-a-ra-ah
6. _igi_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu _dumu_ nu-rum-li-s,i2
7. _igi_ i-na-szu-dingir u3 usz-ta-asz-ni-dingir
8. _dumu-mesz_ ak-bu-u2
9. _igi_ li-tir-pi2-{d}utu _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
10. [_igi_ ...]-i-din-nam _dumu_ sin-dingir
11. [_igi_ ...]-MA?-zimbir{ki}-tum
12. [_dumu_] a-hu-wa-qar
13. [_igi_ a-wi]-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ dam-qi2-ia
14. [_igi_ ARAD]-{d#}esz-ha-ra _dumu_ sin-ga-mil
15. _igi#_ sza-ma-ia-tum _dumu_ du-lu-qum
16. _igi#_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ a-da-ia-tum
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ li#-[...]
seal 3
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. [_kiszib3_ ...]-tum#
seal 4
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (sale)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P355871

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
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 078787
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0731

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78787
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-731

References

  • primary: CT 4, 50b

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2021-08-15 at 12:16:34 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. 50, Bu 1888-05-12, 0731 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355871.
CT 04, pl. 50, Bu 1888-05-12, 0731 artifact entry (No. P355871). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355871 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 50, Bu 1888-05-12, 0731 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355871 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 50, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0731 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355871},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355871
LB  - CDLI:P355871
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 50, Bu 1888-05-12, 0731 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355871
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 04, Pl. 50, Bu 1888-05-12, 0731 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355871.
CT 04, pl. 50, Bu 1888-05-12, 0731 artifact entry (No. P355871). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355871 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 50, Bu 1888-05-12, 0731 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355871 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 50, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0731 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355871},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355871
LB  - CDLI:P355871
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CT 04, pl. 50, Bu 1888-05-12, 0731 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355871
ER  -
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