CT 48, 079 (P366275)

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 080754

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. a-na be-le-su-nu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ta-ab-bi-ia-<<ma>>
4. a-ha-at-ki-ma {d}utu be-el-ki
5. da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-it,-ki
6. a-na i-din-{d}suen ma-ri
7. a-na _e2_ e-mi-im as2-si-ma
8. u2-ud-da-ab-bi-bu-ni-in-ne
9. um-ma szu-nu-ma ma-ra-at-ki
10. isz-tu _mu 1(disz)-kam_ sza zi-ka-ri
11. am-mi-<nim> la ta-ta-ri-a-szi
12. a-na [ma-an]-ni#-im
reverse
1. qa-[ti lu-ut-ru]-us,2
2. szum-ma# [x x] x li-ib-bi-im
3. a-ha-ti at-ti
4. _1(u) gin2 [ku3-babbar_ it]-ti# ra-im-ti-ki
5. am-ri#-[im-ma] qa#-qa-ad
6. bi#-[ti x ku-ub-bi]-ti
7. [...]
8. [...] x
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P366275

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 080754
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0892

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80754
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-892

References

  • primary: CT 48, 79

    [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: AbB 7, 188

    [Kraus1977AbB7] Kraus, Fritz R. 1977. Briefe Aus Dem British Museum (CT 52). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 7. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2018-09-07 at 06:38:13 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2007-03-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 48, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P366275.
CT 48, 079 artifact entry (No. P366275). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366275 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366275 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 48, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366275},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366275},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P366275
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - CT 48, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366275
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 48, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P366275.
CT 48, 079 artifact entry (No. P366275). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366275 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366275 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 48, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366275},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366275},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P366275
LB  - CDLI:P366275
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - CT 48, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366275
ER  -
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