CT 06, pl. 20, Bu 1891-05-09, 0330 (P365134)

Purchase and sale contracts 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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080205

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

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obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ tap-ti-a-tum
ts: ištēn ebel eqlum ugārum taptiātum
en: A field of 1 eblum in the Taptiātum irrigation district
2. i-na hal-hal-la{ki}
ts: ina ḫalḫalla
en: at Ḫalḫalla
3. i-ta _a-sza3 aga-us2-mesz_
ts: itā eqel rēdî
en: next to the field of the soldiers
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3 aga-us2-mesz_-ma
ts: u itā eqel rēdīma
en: and next to the very field of the soldiers
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 hi-a 3(iku) GAN2 us2-a_
ts: pūssu maḫrītum eqlī šalāšat ikû saniq
en: its first front is next to the 3 iku’s fields,
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
ts: šanītum pūssu eqel ikūn-pî-sîn
en: its second front is the field of Ikūn-pî-sîn
7. _dumu_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar
ts: mār sîn-tayyār
en: son of Sîn-tayyār
8. sza _ki_ sig-i3-li2-szu _ugula dam-gar3_ isz-sza-mu
ts: ša itti ipqu-ilīšu akil tamkārim iššamu
en: which was bought by Ipqu-ilīšu the overseer of the merchant(s),
9. _ku3-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na_
ts: kasapšu šaluš manā
en: its value is 20 shekels of silver;
10. _3(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na hal-hal-la{ki}
ts: šalāšat mūšar bītam epšam ina ḫālḫālla
en: a built house plot of 3 SAR at Ḫalḫalla
11. _da e2 dumu-munus_ bu-s,u2-um
ts: ṭēḫi bīt mārat būṣum
en: adjacent to the house of Būṣum’s daughter
12. u3 _da e2 aga-us2_
ts: u ṭēḫi bīt rēdîm
en: and adjacent to the house of the soldier,
13. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila_
ts: pūssu maḫrītum sūqum
en: its first front is the street,
14. _egir-bi_ tar-ba-s,um
ts: warkassu tarbaṣum
en: its rear is the pen,
15. _ku3-bi 1(u) gin2_
ts: kasapšu ešret šiqlū
en: its value is 10 shekels,
16. _ki_ ib-ba-tum _dumu_ dumu-ki
ts: itti ibbatum mār mār-erṣetim
en: from Ibbatum son of Mār-erṣetim
17. {disz}a-ma-at-{d}ma-mu _lukur_ {d}utu
ts: amat-māmu nadīt šamaš
en: Amat-māmu nadītu of Šamaš
18. _dumu-munus_ ak-sza-ia
ts: mārat akšaya
en: daughter of Akšaya
19. i-na _har ku3-babbar-bi in-szi-in-sa10_
ts: ina šawer kaspīša išām
en: bought with her ring of silver,
20. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
ts: ana šīmīšu gamrim
en: at its full price,
reverse
1. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
ts: mišil manā kaspam išqul
en: 30 shekels of silver she paid.
2. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10 inim-bi al-til_
ts: libbašu ṭāb awassu gamrat
en: His (of the seller) heart is satisfied, its transaction is settled.
3. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
ts: ana warkiāt ūmim awīlum ana awīlim ul iraggumu
en: That in the future, one against the other shall not raise a claim,
4. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
ts: nīš šamaš marduk samsu-iluna šarrim
en: (by) the name of Šamaš, Marduk (and) Samsu-iluna the king
5. _in-pa3_
ts: itma
en: she has sworn.
single ruling
6. _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim _di-ku5 dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir
ts: maḫār sîn-bēl-aplim dayyānim mār sîn-māgir
en: Before Sîn-bēl-aplim, judge, son of Sîn-māgir;
7. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a _szagina dumu_ e2-a-ma-gir
ts: maḫār ipqu-ayya šakkanakkim mār ea-māgir
en: before Ipqu-ayya, governator, son of Ea-māgir;
8. _igi_ {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
ts: maḫār sîn-aḫam-i(d)dinam mār sîn-i(d)dinam
en: before Sîn-aḫam-iddinam son of Sîn-iddinam;
9. _igi_ {d}utu-ra#-[bi] _dumu#_ puzur4-{d}suen
ts: maḫār šamaš-rabi mār puzur-sîn
en: before Šamaš-rabi son of Puzur-sîn;
10. _igi_ da-an-er3-ra _dumu_ {d}suen#-AN-x-x-x
ts: maḫār dan-erra mār ...
en: before Dan-erra son of ...;
11. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-bi-{d}suen
ts: maḫār sîn-i(d)dinam mār i(b)bi-sîn
en: before Sîn-iddinam son of Ibbi-sîn;
12. _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dub-sar_
ts: maḫār sîn-nādin-šumī ṭupšarrim
en: before Sîn-nādin-šumī the scribe.
single ruling
13. _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
ts: waraḫ simānim ūmam ḫamiššeret
en: The month of Simānum, the day 15,
14. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e us2-sa a2-ag2-ga2 {d}en-lil2-la2_
ts: šanat samsu-iluna šarrim warki ana têrti enlil
en: the year of Samsu-iluna the king following (the year) "at the command of Enlil".

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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CT 6, 20a

[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, n. 409

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 080205
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0330

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.29.03.15
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-29 at 16:31:30	Guidi, Carlo	Artifact metadata	Guidi, Carlo		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2025-11-29 at 16:29:02	Guidi, Carlo	Transliteration	Guidi, Carlo		Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-08-19 at 10:25:28	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.80205) (BM.80205)
British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-330) (W_1891-0509-330)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 06, Pl. 20, Bu 1891-05-09, 0330 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365134.

CT 06, pl. 20, Bu 1891-05-09, 0330 artifact entry (No. P365134). (2025, December 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365134 (Original work published 2007)

CT 06, pl. 20, Bu 1891-05-09, 0330 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365134 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 27},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 20, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0330 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365134},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365134},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 06, Pl. 20, Bu 1891-05-09, 0330 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365134.

CT 06, pl. 20, Bu 1891-05-09, 0330 artifact entry (No. P365134). (2025, December 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365134 (Original work published 2007)

CT 06, pl. 20, Bu 1891-05-09, 0330 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365134 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 27},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 20, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0330 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365134},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365134},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/27/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P365134
LB  - CDLI:P365134
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - CT 06, pl. 20, Bu 1891-05-09, 0330 artifact entry
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