CT 48, 083 (P366279)

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 080746

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}e-ri-ib-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ puzur4-akszak{ki}
3. u3 _e2_ er3-ra-ga-mil
4. i-na de-ku-tam
5. _lu2_ sza-ad-la-asz2{ki}
6. a-na _buru14!(EN)_
7. na-asz2-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi#_ x#-[...]
2'. _dumu_ ib#-bi-x#-[...]
  blank space
3'. _[iti bara2]-za3#-gar u4 3(u)-kam_
4'. _[mu ...] bar?-ra [x] x# x#-ta_
seal 1
1. su-mu-{d}utu
2. _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen
3. ra-bi-a-an
4. am-na-an sza-ad-la-asz2

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

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
CDLI Seals 012780 (composite) (P509078) S012780 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Sumu-Samas.00.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P366279

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 080746
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0884

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80746
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-884

References

  • primary: CT 48, 83

    [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: RIME 4, .15.02.01, ex. 01 (seal)

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: PIHANS 40, p. 86

    [Stol1976PIHANS40] Stol, Marten. 1976. Studies in Old Babylonian History. Vol. 40. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te İstanbul. [Leiden] : Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te İstanbul.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-06 at 18:56:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2022-07-01 at 15:20:54 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, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P366279.
CT 48, 083 artifact entry (No. P366279). (2024, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366279 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 083 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366279 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {CT 48, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366279},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366279},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P366279
LB  - CDLI:P366279
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - CT 48, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366279
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 48, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P366279.
CT 48, 083 artifact entry (No. P366279). (2024, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366279 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 083 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366279 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {CT 48, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366279},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366279},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P366279
LB  - CDLI:P366279
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - CT 48, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366279
ER  -
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