CT 06, pl. 07, Bu 1891-05-09, 0272 (P365129)

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 080158

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (inheritance)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}ba-bi-li-tum
 ts: bābilītum
 en: Bābilītum
2. _di-ku5-mesz_ im-hu-ur-ma#
 ts: dayyānī imḫurma
 en: appealed the judges so
3. {disz}e-ri-isz-sag-il2#
 ts: ēriš-sagil
 en: Ēriš-sagil,
4. {disz}u-bar-{d}na-bi-um
 ts: ubār-nabium
 en: Ubār-nabûm
5. u3 {d}amar-utu-na-s,ir
 ts: u marduk-nāṣir
 en: and Marduk-nāṣir
6. u2-sze-lu-nim-ma
 ts: ušēlūnimma
 en: (the judges) summoned;
7. a-na mi-mu _e2_ a-bi-szu-nu
 ts: ana mi(m)mû bīt abīšunu
 en: concerning the possessions of their father’s house,
8. i-na ki-sa-al {d}utu
 ts: ina kisal šamaš
 en: in the courtyard of Šamaš
9. ub-ta-u2-ma
 ts: ubta’’ûma
 en: they examined and
10. ba-szi-su2-nu i-mu-ru-u2-ma
 ts: bāšī(s)sunu īmurūma
 en: inspected their possessions and
11. a-na ba-bi-li#-tum _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: ana bābilītum nadīt šamaš
 en: (assigned) to Bābilītum nadītu of Šamaš
12. a-na zi-it-ti-sza
 ts: ana zittīša
 en: as her share:
13. {disz}a-hi-li-ib-lu-ut,
 ts: aḫī-libluṭ
 en: Aḫī-libluṭ,
14. {disz}na-da-an#-be-el-ti-ra-bi
 ts: nadan-bēlti-rabî
 en: Nadan-bēlti-rabî,
15. {disz}ta-ki-il-ba?-nu-sza
 ts: takil-bānûša
 en: Takil-bānûša,
16. {disz}sza-ra-at-ta-IGI-ma-tim
 ts: ša(r)rat-tašīmātim
 en: Šarrat-tašīmātim,
17. {disz}ta-ra-am-{d}iszkur
 ts: tarām-adad
 en: Tarām-adad,
18. {disz}{d}ki-ti-tum-ha-zi-ra-at
 ts: kititum-ḫāzirat
 en: Kititum-ḫāzirat,
19. {disz}a-na-be-el-ti-tak-la-a-ku
 ts: ana-bēltī-taklāku
 en: Ana-bēltī-taklāku,
20. {disz}i-ia-am-ru-um?-zi-i-lu-um#
 ts: yamru(ṣ)ṣi-ilum
 en: Yamruṣṣi-ilum,
21. {disz}a-na-{d}utu-te-er-ri
 ts: ana-šamaš-terrī
 en: Ana-šamaš-terrī,
22. {disz}a-hi-sza-ki-in
 ts: aḫī-šakin
 en: Aḫī-šakin,
  blank space
23. ($ blank space $) _szunigin 1(u) sag geme2 hi-a_
 ts: napḫarum ešer amātum
 en: the total is 10 female slaves;
reverse
1. _3(disz) gu4 hi-a_
 ts: šalāšat alpū
 en: 3 oxen;
2. _2(disz) {na4}ara3_
 ts: šinā erû
 en: 2 grindstones;
3. _1(disz)_ {uruda}ru-ku-um
 ts: ištēn ru(q)qum
 en: 1 bronze kettle.
4. sza e-ri-isz-sag-il2
 ts: ša ēriš-sagil
 en: (That is) what Ēriš-sagil,
5. {disz}u-bar!-{d}na-bi-um
 ts: ubār-nabium
 en: Ubār-nabûm
6. u3 {d}amar-utu-na-s,ir
 ts: u marduk-nāṣir
 en: and Marduk-nāṣir
7. a-na ba-bi-li-tum _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: ana bābilītum nadīt šamaš
 en: to Bābilītum the nadītu of Šamaš
8. id-di-nu
 ts: iddinū
 en: gave,
9. e-zu-ub# _4(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
 ts: ezub erbet manā kaspim
 en: apart from 4 minas of silver
10. sza x [x x?]-sza a-bu-sza
 ts: ša ... abūša
 en: which ... her father
11. a?-na? ba#-[bi-li]-tum id-di-nu
 ts: ana bābilītum iddinu
 en: had given to Bābilītum.
12. i-na ki-sa-al {d}utu
 ts: ina kisal šamaš
 en: In the courtyard of Šamaš
13. a-hu-um ma-la a-hi-im
 ts: aḫum mala aḫim
 en: one like the other
14. il-qu2-u2
 ts: ilqû
 en: they took.
15. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
 ts: maḫar šamaš ayya
 en: Before Šamaš (and) Ayya (they swore).
  blank space
16. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 5(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ addarim ūmam ḫamšat
 en: The month of Addarum, the day 5,
17. _mu {gesz}gu-za bara2 ga2_
 ts: šanat kussî parakkim rabîm
 en: the year: "(Samsu-iluna the king made for Ningal) the throne of the great dais".

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (inheritance)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

RIME 4.03.10.2002-2008

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013845 (composite) (P514433) S013845 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ammi-saduqa.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 013846 (composite) (P514434) S013846 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ammi-saduqa.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 013847 (composite) (P514435) S013847 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ammi-saduqa.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 013848 (composite) (P514436) S013848 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ammi-saduqa.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 013849 (composite) (P514437) S013849 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ammi-saduqa.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 013850 (composite) (P514438) S013850 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ammi-saduqa.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 013851 (composite) (P514439) S013851 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ammi-saduqa.00.00.00

Record

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Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080158
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0272

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80158
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-272

References

  • primary: CT 6, 7a

    [Pinches1898CT6] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 6. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: HG 3, 733

    [Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, 297

    [Schorr1913UAZP] Schorr, Moses. 1913. Urkunden Des Altbabylonischen Zivil- Und Prozessrechts. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Fs Kraus p.426-483, p. 467

    [Wilcke1982Kaufverträge] Wilcke, Claus. 1982. “Zwei Spät-Altbabylonische Kaufverträge Aus Kiš. Mit Zwei Exkursen. A: Nudunnûm Und Nīšītum; B: Quasi-Hüllentafeln Und Kanīkāt/Ṭuppāt Ummatim.” In Zikir Šumim. Assyriological Studies Presented to F.R. Kraus on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday, edited by Govert van Driel, Theo J. H. Krispijn, Marten Stol, and Klaas R. Veenhof, 426–83. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

    (seals only)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-22 at 15:11:22 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-06-22 at 14:52:40 Guidi, Carlo Translation Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
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 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-11-12 at 11:28:55 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 06, Pl. 07, Bu 1891-05-09, 0272 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365129.
CT 06, pl. 07, Bu 1891-05-09, 0272 artifact entry (No. P365129). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365129 (Original work published 2007)
CT 06, pl. 07, Bu 1891-05-09, 0272 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365129 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 07, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0272 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365129},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - CT 06, pl. 07, Bu 1891-05-09, 0272 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 06, Pl. 07, Bu 1891-05-09, 0272 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365129.
CT 06, pl. 07, Bu 1891-05-09, 0272 artifact entry (No. P365129). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365129 (Original work published 2007)
CT 06, pl. 07, Bu 1891-05-09, 0272 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365129 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 07, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0272 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365129},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P365129
LB  - CDLI:P365129
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - CT 06, pl. 07, Bu 1891-05-09, 0272 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365129
ER  -
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