CT 08, pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 014 (P365167)

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 078181

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _e2 du3-a_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 szu-ba-at
2. lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ka
3. qa2-du-um pa-pa-hi-szu u3 _e2_-szu#?
4. 1(disz) e-da-kum sza a-na x [...]
5. i-ta i-din-{d}nin-szubur [...]
6. _ha-la_ ni-id-nu-sza
7. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na na-gi-im i-na e? [...]
8. i-ta _a-sza3_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur a!-hi-[szu]
9. _2(iku) GAN2 2(u) 5(disz) sar a-sza3_ i-na na-gi-[im]
10. i-ta _a-sza3_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur a-[hi-szu?]
11. u3 dingir-szu-ba-ni ah#?-[hi-szu]
12. _1(iku) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar a-sza3-ga?_ x [...]
13. u3 i-ta {d}utu-ki-nam-i-de# [...]
14. _4(disz) sar e2-kislah_ i-ta i-din-[...]
15. u3 sin-i-din-nam
16. _1(disz) sar e2-kislah_ i-ta i-din-nam# [x x?] a?-hi?-szu?
17. u3 i-ta ri-isz-{d}utu [x?] x
18. _1(disz) sag-nita2_ dingir-[...]
19. _1(disz) {gesz}mar-gid2-[da ...] x x er-ba-ni
20. _ha-la_ ni-id-nu-sza#
21. _dumu_ lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ka
22. mi-im-ma an-ni-i-im
reverse
1. sza it-ti i-din-{d}nin-szubur
2. u3 dingir-szu-ba-ni ah-hi-szu
3. i-zu-zu zi-zu ga-am-ru-[u2?-ma?]
4. u2-ul i-ta-ar-ru-ma
5. isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_
6. a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im u2-ul i-ra-ga-am
7. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sin-mu-ba-li2#-[it,]
8. _e2_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 sza i-ta sin-i-din#-[nam]
9. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-ta_
10. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ sza-lu-ur-tum _ha-la_ geme2-[...]
11. um-mi-szu-nu isz-tu i-lu-sza iq#-[te-ru-szi]
12. {disz}i-din-{d}nin-szubur u3 ni-id-nu-sza [...]
13. i-zu-zu
14. _igi_ ab-di-a-ra-ah <_igi_> nu-ra-tum _dumu_ {d}suen#-[na-s,i-ir?]
15. _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2#
16. _igi_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am _ugula dam-gar3_
17. _igi_ {d}suen-a-bu-szu _dumu_ isz-me-[{d}suen]
18. _igi_ <i>-tur2-ki-nu-um u3#? [...] x [...]
19. _igi_ li-pi2-it-sin u3 sin-e-ri#-[ba-am]
20. _dumu_ {d}nanna-a2-mah#
21. _igi_ sin-sze-me _dumu_ sin-it-ti-[...]
22. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta _dumu_ puzur4-{d}utu
23. _igi_ {d}a-szur4-i-din-nam u3 i-din-{d}nin-szubur
24. _dumu-me_ sa3-lum
25. _igi_ bi#?-lum _dumu_ a-bi-ia
  So Suurmeijer, but copy suggests GA#-
left
column 1
1. _igi_ i#-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ szu-{d}nin-sun2
2. _igi_ dingir-ab-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}utu-illat-su2
3. _igi_ mu-dingir-mu _dumu_ {d}nanna-me-dim2
column 2
1. _igi_ a-hi-a-sa-at _dub-sar_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20131213 ccp: 3.1.u48: Enūma Anu Enlil (?)

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P365167

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 078181
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0014

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Cuneiform Commentaries Project (CCP) P365167
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78828
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-14 + W_1888-0512-Bu-14

References

  • primary: CT 8, 4a

    [Pinches1899CT8] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1899. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 8. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 130-131

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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
2021-08-19 at 21:18:55 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 Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 014 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365167.
CT 08, pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 014 artifact entry (No. P365167). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365167 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365167 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 04, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365167},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365167},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 014 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365167.
CT 08, pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 014 artifact entry (No. P365167). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365167 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365167 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 04, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365167},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365167},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P365167
LB  - CDLI:P365167
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 04, Bu 1888-05-12, 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365167
ER  -
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