CT 48, 070 (P366266)

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 082393 & BM 082393A

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. {disz}na-ra-am-sza-ru-ur
2. szi-li-ip re-mi-im
3. _dumu_ a-hu-um-wa-qar
4. u3 na-ru-ub-tum
5. a-na e-ri-ba-am
6. u3 ZI-ir-pa-a
7. a-na te-ni-qi2-im
8. id-di-nu-szu
9. _sze-ba i3-ba siki-ba_ sza _mu 3(disz)-kam-am3_
10. ma-ah-ru li-ib-ba-szu-nu t,a3-ab
  single ruling
11. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu ra-bi-a-nu-um
12. _igi_ ia-ah-zu-ub-dingir _dumu_ ma-s,i2-lim
reverse
1. _igi_ tu-tu-ni-szu _dumu_ ig-mil-dingir
2. _igi_ er-s,e-ti-ia _dumu_ ku-ru-szu
3. _igi_ {d}utu-dingir _dumu_ sin-ga-mil
4. _igi_ ki-gu-la _dumu_ ARAD-mar-tu
5. _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni
6. _igi_ {d}mar-tu-na-s,ir _dumu_ ARAD-sa3
7. _igi_ ia-ar-szi-dingir _dumu_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
8. _igi_ {d}i-szum-ba-ni _dumu_ ku3-{d}nanna
9. _igi_ s,a-li-dingir _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
10. _igi_ sin-ma-gir _dumu_ pu-tu-ia
11. _igi_ mi-nam-e-pu-usz-dingir _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
12. _mu i7_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-he2-gal2
envelope
  (not copied, tablet variants cited include: rev. 1 ig-mil-lum, rev. 2 ku-ru-szu-um, rev. 9 s,a-li-lum)
  (written over seals:)
1. _kiszib_ {d}i-szum-ba-ni
2. _kiszib_ tu-tu-ni-szu
seal 1
1. {d}mar-tu-[na-s,i-ir]
2. _dumu_ ARAD-[sa3]
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu
seal 2
1. nu-ur2-{d}utu
2. _dumu_ ZI-ia-tum
3. _ARAD_ dingir {d}mar-tu
seal 3
1. er-s,e-ti-ia
2. _dumu_ ku-ru-szu-um
seal 4
1. [ki]-gu-la
2. [_dumu_] ARAD-{d}mar-tu
3. [_ARAD_] dingir {d}mar-tu

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P366266

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 082393 & BM 082393A
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2442 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2442A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82393
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2442

References

  • primary: CT 48, 70

    [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: AOAT 025 (pp. 187-194), 190

    [Finkelstein1976AOAT25] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1976. “Šilip Rēmim and Related Matters.” In Kramer Anniversary Volume Cuneiform Studies in Honor of Samuel Noah Kramer, edited by B. L. Eichelr, 25:187–94. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-26 at 10:11:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-26 at 10:06:45 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
2020-09-27 at 11:57:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2018-09-24 at 10:47:31 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 Artifact

“CT 48, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P366266.
CT 48, 070 artifact entry (No. P366266). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366266 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 070 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366266 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 26},
	title = {CT 48, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366266},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366266},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P366266
LB  - CDLI:P366266
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CT 48, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366266
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 48, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P366266.
CT 48, 070 artifact entry (No. P366266). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366266 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 070 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366266 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 26},
	title = {CT 48, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366266},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366266},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P366266
LB  - CDLI:P366266
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CT 48, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366266
ER  -
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