CT 06, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 0707 (P365151)

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 080569

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Marriage)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}dumu-ki _dumu_ a-ia-ti-ia
 ts: mār-erṣetim mār ayyatīya
 en: Mār-erṣetim son of Ayyatīya
2. {disz}at-kal-a-na-be-el-ti a-ma-sa
 ts: atkal-ana-bēlti(m) ama(s)sa
 en: Atkal-ana-bēltim her (of his mother) slave
3. a-na asz-szu-tim u3 mu-tu-tim
 ts: ana aššūtim u mutūtim
 en: in marriage
4. i-hu-uz at-kal-a-na-be-el-ti
 ts: īḫuz atkal-ana-bēlti(m)
 en: has taken. Should Atkal-ana-bēltim
5. a-na a-ia-ti-ia be-el-ti-sza
 ts: ana ayyatīya bēltīša
 en: to Ayyatīya her mistress:
6. u2-ul be-el-ti at-ti
 ts: ul bēltī atti
 en: "You are not my mistress!"
7. i-qa2-ab-bi-ma
 ts: iqabbīma
 en: say,
8. u2-ga-la-ab-szi a-na _ku3-babbar_
 ts: uga(l)labši ana kaspim
 en: she will shave her (and) sell her (lit. for silver
9. [i]-na#-di-isz
 ts: ina(d)diš(ši)
 en: will give).
10. mi-im-ma sza a-ia-ti-ia
 ts: mimma ša ayyatīya
 en: Everything that Ayyatīya
reverse
1. ir-szu-u2 u3 i-ra-szu-u2
 ts: iršû u ira(š)šû
 en: has acquired or will acquire,
2. sza dumu-ki-ma
 ts: ša mār-erṣetimma
 en: is of Mār-erṣetim alone.
3. a-di ba-al-t,a3-at ki-la-la-an
 ts: adi balṭat kila(l)lān
 en: As long as (Ayyatīya) lives, they both
4. i-ta-na-szu-u2
 ts: i(t)tana(š)šû
 en: will support her.
5. _igi_ ARAD-sin _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri!-ba
 ts: maḫār warad-sîn maḫar sîn-erība(m)
 en: Before Warad-sîn; before Sîn-erībam;
6. _igi_ an-nu-um-a-bi
 ts: maḫār annum-abī
 en: before Annum-abī;
7. _igi#_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
 ts: maḫar mār-sippar
 en: before Mār-sippar;
8. _igi_ sin-na-s,ir! _igi_ {d}i-szum-ga-mil
 ts: maḫār sîn-nāṣir maḫār išum-gāmil
 en: before Sîn-nāṣir; before Išum-gāmil;
9. _igi_ i3-li2-im-na-an-ni
 ts: maḫar ilī-imnanni
 en: before Ilī-imnanni;
10. _igi#_ dingir-ma
 ts: maḫar ilīma
 en: before Ilīma;
11. _igi#_ sin-a-ha-am-i-din-nam
 ts: maḫar sîn-aḫam-i(d)dinam
 en: before Sîn-aḫam-iddinam.

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Marriage)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P365151

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 080569
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0707

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80569
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-707

References

  • primary: CT 6, 37a

    [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, 12

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

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, 35

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

  • history: Care of the Elderly p.59-117, p. 80

    [Stol1998elderly] Stol, Marten. 1998. “Care of the Elderly in Mesopotamia in the Old Babylonian Period.” In The Care of the Elderly in the Ancient Near East, edited by Marten Stol and Sven P. Vleeming, 59–117. Studies in the History and Culture of the Ancient Near East, Volume 14. Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-12-29 at 17:04:05 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-12-29 at 17:00:42 Guidi, Carlo Transliteration 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
2021-08-18 at 12:07:30 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 06, Pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 0707 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365151.
CT 06, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 0707 artifact entry (No. P365151). (2024, January 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365151 (Original work published 2007)
CT 06, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 0707 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365151 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jan 6},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 37, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0707 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365151},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 06, Pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 0707 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365151.
CT 06, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 0707 artifact entry (No. P365151). (2024, January 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365151 (Original work published 2007)
CT 06, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 0707 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365151 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jan 6},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 37, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0707 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365151},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/1/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P365151
LB  - CDLI:P365151
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CT 06, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 0707 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365151
ER  -
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