CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1888-05-12, 247 (P365184)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 078360Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _[n]+1(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2# sze gur_
2. _{gesz}ba-ri2-ga {d}amar-utu_ sza nam-har!-tim!
copy has here and in rev. 3 nam-MU for expected nam-har-tim
3. sza a-na _sze-ba munus-usz-bar-mesz_
4. i-ha-AB _szesz*-a-ni_ u3 _lu2 didli_
coll. Harris, JESHO 6 (1963) p. 143
5. _9(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur_
6. [sza a]-na# _sze-ba munus_ se2-ek-rum u3 szi-x-x-a-ib-bi
the final two signs moved to the next line
7. _2(barig) 2(ban2) sze_ a-na _sza3-gal 1(u) 4(disz) uz-tur{muszen}_
8. sza isz-tu _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
9. a-di _u4 3(u)-kam_ sza _iti 1(disz)-kam_
10. _1(barig) sze_ a-na _kur6 lu2_ su-ti-i
11. ma-as,-s,a-ar _a-sza3 sze-gesz#-[i3]_
12. _1(barig) sze_ a-na _kur6_ {d}na-bi-um-ma#-lik#
13. _sza3 ma2-lah5-mesz_
reverse
1. _[1(barig)] sze_ a-na _kur6_ mu-he2-gal2
single ruling
2. _5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur? x_
3. _{gesz}ba-ri2-ga {d}amar-utu_ sza nam-har!-tim!
4. szi-i-iq me-sze-qi2-im bi-ru-ia-im
5. _zi-ga_
6. _sza3# [n]+1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur_
7. _{gesz}ba-ri2-ga 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3_
8. u3 _3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) sze gur_
9. _{gesz}ba-ri2-ga {d}amar-utu_
10. [sza i]-na# _e2-i3-dub e2 ga2-gi4-a_
11. sza#-ap-ku
single ruling
12. _[iti apin]-du8#-a u4 2(disz)-kam_
13. _[mu]_ am#-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e# alan-a-ni masz2 igi# [du8-a] szu-a an-da#-[gal2-la]_
obverse
1. _[n]+1(u) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2# sze gur_
2. _{gesz}ba-ri2-ga {d}amar-utu_ sza nam-har!-tim!
copy has here and in rev. 3 nam-MU for expected nam-har-tim
3. sza a-na _sze-ba munus-usz-bar-mesz_
4. i-ha-AB _szesz*-a-ni_ u3 _lu2 didli_
coll. Harris, JESHO 6 (1963) p. 143
5. _9(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur_
6. [sza a]-na# _sze-ba munus_ se2-ek-rum u3 szi-x-x-a-ib-bi
the final two signs moved to the next line
7. _2(barig) 2(ban2) sze_ a-na _sza3-gal 1(u) 4(disz) uz-tur{muszen}_
8. sza isz-tu _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
9. a-di _u4 3(u)-kam_ sza _iti 1(disz)-kam_
10. _1(barig) sze_ a-na _kur6 lu2_ su-ti-i
11. ma-as,-s,a-ar _a-sza3 sze-gesz#-[i3]_
12. _1(barig) sze_ a-na _kur6_ {d}na-bi-um-ma#-lik#
13. _sza3 ma2-lah5-mesz_
reverse
1. _[1(barig)] sze_ a-na _kur6_ mu-he2-gal2
single ruling
2. _5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur? x_
3. _{gesz}ba-ri2-ga {d}amar-utu_ sza nam-har!-tim!
4. szi-i-iq me-sze-qi2-im bi-ru-ia-im
5. _zi-ga_
6. _sza3# [n]+1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur_
7. _{gesz}ba-ri2-ga 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3_
8. u3 _3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) sze gur_
9. _{gesz}ba-ri2-ga {d}amar-utu_
10. [sza i]-na# _e2-i3-dub e2 ga2-gi4-a_
11. sza#-ap-ku
single ruling
12. _[iti apin]-du8#-a u4 2(disz)-kam_
13. _[mu]_ am#-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e# alan-a-ni masz2 igi# [du8-a] szu-a an-da#-[gal2-la]_
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Legal
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primary: CT 8, 21d
[Pinches1899CT8] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1899. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 8. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
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- Museum No.: BM 078360
- Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0247
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.05.03.02
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-03-19 at 12:43:07 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | Jagersma, Bram | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.78360) (BM.78360)
- British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-247) (W_1888-0512-Bu-247)
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Cite this Artifacts
“CT 08, Pl. 21, Bu 1888-05-12, 247 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P365184.
CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1888-05-12, 247 artifact entry (No. P365184). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365184 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1888-05-12, 247 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365184 (Accessed: February 12, 2026).
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