CT 08, pl. 25, Bu 1891-05-09, 0280 (P365188)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080164

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)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _ibila_ szi-la-ma-si2
ts: aplūt šî-lama(s)si
en: (Concerning) the inheritance of Šî-lamassi
2. _dumu-munus_ szar-ru-ut-{d}suen
ts: mārat šarrut-sîn
en: daughter of Šarrut-sîn,
3. {disz}{d}a-a-szar-ra-at _dumu-munus_ ha-ma-s,i2-rum
ts: ayya-šarrat mārat ḫamaṣirum
en: Ayya-šarrat daughter of Ḫamaṣirum
4. re-di-it wa-ar-ka-ti-sza
ts: rēdīt warkatīša
en: is the inheritor of her legacy.
5. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na ga-gi-<<ga>>-im
ts: ištēt mūšar bītam epšam ina gagîm
en: A built house plot of 1 SAR in the cloister
6. _da e2_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}mar-tu
ts: ṭēḫi bīt amat-šamaš mārat i(d)din-amurru
en: next to the house of Amat-šamaš daughter of Iddin-amurru
7. u3 _da e2_ ga-gi5-im
ts: u ṭēḫi bīt gagîm
en: and next to the “House of the cloister”;
8. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ ka-bi-ri
ts: ištēn ebel šalašat ikû eqlam ina ugārim kabiri
en: a field of 9 IKU in the Kabirum irrigation district
9. i-ta _a-sza3_ na-ra-am-tum
ts: ita eqel naramtum
en: adjacent to the field of Narāmtum
10. _dumu-munus_ a-bi-ma-isz8-tar2
ts: mārat abima-ištar
en: daughter of Abima-ištar
11. u3 i-ta a-ta-pu-um
ts: u ita ata(p)pum
en: and adjacent to the ditch;
12. _2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na ki-di-im
ts: šittā mūšar bītam epšam ina kīdim
en: a built house plot of 2 SAR in the countryside
13. _da e2_ sa-la-tum
ts: ṭēḫi bīt salatum
en: next to the house of Salatum
14. u3 _da e2_ <u2>-tul2-{d}ma-mi
ts: u ṭēḫi bīt utul-mami
en: and next to the house of Utul-mami;
15. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ ku-ti-bi
ts: ištēt amtam kutibi
en: 1 slave woman (named) Kutibi
16. qa2-du-um wi-il-di-sza
ts: qadum wildīša
en: together with her offspring,
17. ma-la wi-il-du
ts: mala wildu
en: whomever she has given birth to
18. u3 i-wa-la-du
ts: ū i(w)wa(l)ladu
en: or is about to give birth to;
19. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ hu-up-tum
ts: šinā ikû eqlam ḫuptum
en: a ḫuptu-field of 2 IKU
20. i-na ba-ab a-li-im
ts: ina bāb ālim
en: at the city gate
21. qa2-du-um i-ki!-szu
ts: qadum ikīšu
en: together with its (boundary) ditch
22. i-ta nu-ur2-{d}utu
ts: ita nūr-šamaš
en: adjacent to (the property of) Nūr-šamaš
23. _dumu_ ia-qu2-ub-dingir
ts: mār yaqub-ilum
en: son of Yaqub-ilum
24. u3 i-ta i3-li2-{d}mar-tu
ts: u ita ilī-amurru
en: and next to (the property of) Ilī-amurru;
25. wa-ar-ka-<sa3> bu-sze-e-sza
ts: warkassa būšēša
en: her inherited (and) her personal property,
reverse
1. isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_
ts: istu pê adi ḫurāṣim
en: everything (lit. from chaff to gold),
2. {disz}szi-la-ma-si2 um-ma-sza
ts: šî-lama(s)si ummaša
en: Šî-lamassi her mother
3. a-na {d}a-a-szar-ra-at ma-ar-ti-sza
ts: ana ayya-šarrat martīša
en: to Ayya-šarrat her daughter
4. i-di-in! ma-la i-szu-u2
ts: i(d)din mala īšu
en: has bequeathed. All that (Šî-lamassi) has
5. u3 i-ra-asz-szu-u2
ts: ū iraššû
en: or will acquire,
6. sza {d}a-a-szar-ra-at-ma
ts: ša ayya-šarratma
en: is Ayya-šarrat’s.
7. a-na wa-ar-ki-at u4-mi
ts: ana warkiāt ūmī
en: (That) in future,
8. i-na _dumu-mesz_ ha-ma-s,i2!(HA)-rum
ts: ina mārī ḫamaṣirum
en: among the sons of Ḫamaṣirum
9. u3 i-na _dumu-mesz_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
ts: u ina mārī sîn-erībam
en: and among the sons of Sîn-erībam,
10. a-na {d}a-a-szar-ra-at [u2-ul] i-ra-ga-mu
ts: ana ayya-šarrat ul ira(g)gamū
en: will not bring a claim against Ayya-šarrat
11. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
ts: nīš šamaš ayya marduk
en: by the name of Šamaš, Ayya, Marduk
12. u3 sin-mu-ba-li2-it, _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
ts: u sîn-muba(l)liṭ itmû
en: and Sîn-muballiṭ they have sworn.
13. _igi_ ARAD-{d}suen _sanga_ {d}utu
ts: maḫar warad-sîn šangê šamaš
en: Before Warad-sîn, temple administrator of Šamaš;
14. _igi_ sza-lim-pa-li-ih-szu _sanga_ {d}utu
ts: maḫar šalim-paliḫšu šangê šamaš
en: before Šalim-paliḫšu, temple administrator of Šamaš;
15. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ma-an-szum2 _ugula lukur {d}utu_
ts: maḫar ilabrat-manšum akil nadiāt šamaš
en: before Ilabrat-manšum, overseer of Šamaš’s Nadītu's;
16. _igi_ bu-sza-lum _igi_ {d}utu-ta-ia-ar
ts: maḫar bušalum maḫar šamaš-tayār
en: before Bušalum; before Šamaš-tayār;
17. _igi_ ka-lu-mu-um
ts: maḫar kalūmum
en: before Kalūmum;
18. _igi_ li-bur-ra-am
ts: maḫar liburram
en: before Liburram;
19. _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-e
ts: maḫar šamaš-tappê
en: before Šamaš-tappê;
20. _igi_ a-ha-am-ar-szi
ts: maḫar aḫam-arši
en: before Aḫam-arši;
21. _igi_ {d}a-a-tal-lik
ts: maḫar ayya-tallik
en: before Ayya-tallik;
22. _igi_ inim-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ ARAD-sin
ts: maḫar awāt-ayya mārat warad-sîn
en: before Awāt-ayya daughter of Warad-sîn;
23. _igi_ a-ha-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ sin-re-me-ni
ts: maḫar aḫā(s)sunu mārat sîn-rēmēni
en: before Aḫāssunu daughter of Sîn-rēmēni;
24. _igi_ {d}a-a-sza3!-ga
ts: maḫar ayya-saĝa
en: before Ayya-saĝa
25. _dumu-munus_ ha-an-ha-nu-um
ts: mārat ḫanḫanum
en: daughter of Ḫanḫanum;
26. _igi_ be-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ i-di-szum
ts: maḫar be(t)tani mārat idišum
en: before Bettani daughter of Idišum;
27. _igi_ na-ra-am-tum _dumu-munus_ dingir-na-s,ir
ts: maḫar narāmtum mārat ilum-nāṣir
en: before Narāmtum daughter of Ilum-nāṣir;
left
column 1
1. _igi_ a-ha-tum
ts: maḫar aḫātum
en: before Aḫātum
2. _dumu-munus_ im-gur-sin
ts: mārat imgur-sîn
en: daughter of Imgur-sîn;
3. _igi_ la-ma-si2
ts: maḫar lama(s)si
en: before Lamassi
4. _dumu-munus_ sin-a-bu-szu
ts: mārat sîn-abūšu
en: daughter of Sîn-abūšu;
column 2
1. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu
ts: maḫar amat-šamaš
en: before Amat-šamaš
2. _dumu-munus_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
ts: mārat sîn-erībam
en: daughter of Sîn-erībam;
3. _igi_ ru-ba-tum
ts: maḫar rubātum
en: before Rubātum
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}nanna-zi-mu
ts: mārat nanna-zimu
en: daughter of Nanna-zimu;
column 3
1. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu
ts: maḫar amat-šamaš
en: before Amat-šamaš
2. _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}mar-tu
ts: mārat i(d)din-amurru
en: daughter of Iddin-amurru;
3. _igi_ ri-ba-tum
ts: maḫar rībatum
en: before Rībatum
4. _dumu-munus_ i-na-szu-dingir
ts: mārat ina-qāt-ilī
en: daughter of Ina-qāt-ilī.
column 4
1. _mu bad3 an-za-gar3 da-da_ {d}sin-mu-ba-li2-it, _ba-du3_
ts: šattum dūr-dimat-dada sîn-muba(l)liṭ īpuš
en: The year “Sîn-muballiṭ built Dūr-dimat-dada”.

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Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Sin-muballit.07.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P365188
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P365188

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 080164
Accession Number	1891-05-09 Bu, 0280

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.80164
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1891-0509-280

References

primary: CT 8, 25a

[Pinches1899CT8] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1899. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 8. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: OLA 109, p.154

[Goddeeris2002economy] Goddeeris, Anne. 2002. Economy and Society in Northern Babylonia in the Early Old Babylonian Period (ca. 2000 - 1800 BC). Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 109. Leuven: Peeters.
history: HG 3, n. 678

[Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.
history: UAZP = VAB 5, n. 16

[Schorr1913UAZP] Schorr, Moses. 1913. Urkunden Des Altbabylonischen Zivil- Und Prozessrechts. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 142-143

[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
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-21 at 13:54:08	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Guidi, Carlo		Lafont, Bertrand	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 21:18:56	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 08, Pl. 25, Bu 1891-05-09, 0280 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365188.

CT 08, pl. 25, Bu 1891-05-09, 0280 artifact entry (No. P365188). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365188 (Original work published 2007)

CT 08, pl. 25, Bu 1891-05-09, 0280 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365188 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 25, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0280 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365188},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365188},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 25, Bu 1891-05-09, 0280 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 08, Pl. 25, Bu 1891-05-09, 0280 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365188.

CT 08, pl. 25, Bu 1891-05-09, 0280 artifact entry (No. P365188). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365188 (Original work published 2007)

CT 08, pl. 25, Bu 1891-05-09, 0280 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365188 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 25, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0280 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365188},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365188},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P365188
LB  - CDLI:P365188
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 25, Bu 1891-05-09, 0280 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365188
ER  -