CT 48, 059 (P366255)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 082432 & BM 082423

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _ibila_ be-le-tum _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
  envelope: _dub ibila_
2. {disz}sza-at-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ e-<tel>-pi2-{d}utu
3. re-di-it wa-ar-ka-ti-sza
4. _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_
5. i-na e-bi-ir-tim
6. _2(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ <i-na di>-ma-at-{d}suen
  envelope: i-na di-ma-at-
  1 erased line
7. _e2 du3-a_ sza ga-gi-im
8. ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
  (envelope inserts 2 lines here here:)
8a. _1(disz) sag-munus_ be-el-ti-e-ri-me _mu-a-ni_
8b. _1(disz) sag-nita2_ a-bu-um-ba-ni _mu-a-ni_
9. wa-ar-ka-sa-a
10. u2 bu-szu-sza isz-tu pe2-e
11. a-di _ku3-sig17 1(disz) sag-geme2*_ be-el-ti-e-re-me
12. _1(disz) sag-nita2_ a-bu-um-ba-ni
13. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
14. {disz}be-le-tum _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
15. a-na sza-<at>-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ e-tel-pi2-{d}utu
16. i-di-in
17. a-di be-le-tum
18. ba-al-t,a3-at
19. {disz}sza-at-{d}a-a
20. i-ta-na-szi-szi
reverse
1. wa-ar-ki be-le-tum
  envelope adds: um-mi-sza
  (envelope inserts 3 lines here:)
1a. i-na [_dumu-mesz?_ nu]-ur2-{d}utu ma-ma-an
1b. e-li# [... sza]-at#-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ e-tel-pi2#-[{d}utu ...]
1c. u2-la# [... i-ra-ga-mu _mu_] {d}utu {d}a-a
2. sza sza-at-{d}a-a
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a
4. _mu_ {d}marduk u3 a-pil-sin
5. _in-pa3-de3-esz_
6. _igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
7. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni
8. _igi_ {d}a-a-szi-ti!
9. _igi_ ku-na-a _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-na!-s,i2!-<ir>
  envelope has: -{d}<suen>-na-s,i-ir
10. _igi_ za-ka-a _dumu_ e-tel-pi2-sin
11. _igi_ da-mi-iq-tum
12. _dumu-munus_ hu-na-bi
13. _igi_ {d}a-a-tal-lik _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
14. _igi_ be-le-tum _dumu-munus_ i-zi-ib-dingir
15. _igi_ be-le-ti-ia
  envelope adds: _dumu-munus_ puzur4-x x
16. _igi_ la-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ isz-me-{d}iszkur
17. _igi_ um-ma-tum
  envelope adds: _dumu-munus_ puzur4#-[...]
18. _igi_ {d}a-a-tal-lik
19. _igi_ ku-nu-tum
  envelope adds: _dumu-munus_ a-ta-na-ah#-[...]
20. _igi_ mu-na-wi-ir:tum
  envelope has: mu#-na#-wi-ir-tum _dumu-munus_ x x x-i-din-nam
21. [_igi_] na-ra-am-tum _dumu-munus_ [x ...]-bi#?
  on envelope only
left
1. _igi_ la-ma-si2 _igi_ ru-ba-tum _igi_ hu-szu-tum
2. _igi_ a-ha-su2-nu _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni _igi_ ma-at-tum
3. _igi_ ARAD-{d}utu
seal 1
1. na-ap-sze-x-x [...]
2. _dumu_ {d}marduk-[...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}na-bi-um
seal 2
1. ARAD-{d}utu
2. _kisal-luh_
3. _ARAD_ e2-babbar2-ra
seal 3
1. i-da-du-um
2. _dumu_ pa-la-{d}suen
3. _i3-du8 nig2 {d}utu_
seal 4
1. s,a-[li?]-lum
2. _dam-gar3_
3. _dumu_ i-pi2?-iq-isz8-tar2
4. [_ARAD_ {d}nin]-szubur#
seal 5
1. [...]
2. _dumu-munus_ {d}[...]
3. _geme2_ {d}utu a-a
seal 6
1. li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
3. _sanga {d}utu_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P366255

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 082432 & BM 082423
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2475 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2467A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82432
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2475

References

  • primary: CT 48, 59

    [Finkelstein1968CT48] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1968. Old-Babylonian Legal Documents. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 48. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: MVS 10, no. LXVI

    [Blocher1993MVS10] Blocher, Felix. 1993. Siegelabrollungen Auf Frühaltbabylonischen Tontafeln Im British Museum. Ein Katalog. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 10. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

  • history: Finkel & Taylor, Cuneiform, Fig. 33 (seal)

    [FinkelTaylor2015] Finkel, Irving L., and Jonathan Taylor. 2015. Cuneiform. British Museum.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 207-209

    [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
2024-06-01 at 15:52:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2022-08-19 at 16:07:32 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2022-05-31 at 12:38:08 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2021-08-20 at 20:05:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-03-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 48, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P366255.
CT 48, 059 artifact entry (No. P366255). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366255 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366255 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 48, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366255},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366255},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P366255
LB  - CDLI:P366255
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - CT 48, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366255
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 48, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P366255.
CT 48, 059 artifact entry (No. P366255). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366255 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366255 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 48, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366255},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366255},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P366255
LB  - CDLI:P366255
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - CT 48, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366255
ER  -
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