CT 08, pl. 11, Bu 1891-05-09, 0596 (P370439)

Administrative 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 080459

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative ((Loan of wool from the palace))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) gu2-un siki_ nam-har-ti _e2-gal_
 ts: ištēt bilat šipātum namḫarti ekallim
 en: 1 talent of wool, goods of the palace,
2. _|KI.LAM| 6(disz) ma-na_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
 ts: maḫīr šeššet manā ana ištēn šiqil kaspim
 en: at the rate of 6 minas for 1 shekel of silver,
3. _sa10 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_
 ts: šīmum ešret šiqil kaspum
 en: (therefore) the price is 10 shekels of silver,
4. _nig2-szu_ u2-tul2-isz8-tar2 _dub-sar_
 ts: būš utul-ištar ṭupšarrim
 en: under the control of Utul-ištar the scribe,
5. _ki_ {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _di-ku5_
 ts: itti utu-šumundib dayyānim
 en: from Utu-šumundib the judge
6. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
 ts: mār ilšu-ibni
 en: son of Ilšu-ibni,
7. {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ be-li2-ia-tum
 ts: ilšu-ibni mār bēliyatum
 en: Ilšu-ibni son of Bēliyatum
8. _szu ba-an-ti_
 ts: ilqe
 en: has borrowed.
9. u4-um szi-si _e2-gal_
 ts: ūm šīsi ekallim
 en: When the call of the palace
10. isz-sza-su-u2
 ts: išša(s)sû
 en: is issued,
11. _ku3-babbar_ a-na _e2-gal2 i3-la2-e_
 ts: kaspam ana ekallim išaqqal
 en: he will pay the silver to the palace.
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
 ts: maḫar sîn-māgir mār sîn-i(d)dinam
 en: Before Sîn-māgir son of Sîn-iddinam;
2. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
 ts: maḫar šumum-libši
 en: before Šumum-libši
3. _dumu_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu
 ts: mār pirḫi-ilīšu
 en: son of Pirḫi-ilīšu;
4. _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi
 ts: maḫar sîn-nadin-šumī
 en: before Sîn-nadin-šumī
5. _dumu_ be-la-nu
 ts: mār bēlānu
 en: son of Bēlānu;
6. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}suen _dub-sar_
 ts: maḫar awīl-sîn ṭupšarrim
 en: before Awīl-sîn, the scribe.
  blank space
7. _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ simānim ūmam šinšeret
 en: The month of Simānum, the day 12,
8. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {d}utu-gin7 kalam-ma-ni-sze3 zi-be2-esz im-ta-e3-a ug3! szar2-ra-ba si bi2-ib2-sa2-sa2-a_
 ts: šattum ša ammi-ṣaduqa šarrum kīma šamaš ana mātīšu kīniš uṣû nišī ina kiššatīšunu uštēširu
 en: the year in which Ammi-ṣaduqa the king like Šamaš rose for his country faithfully (and) caused the people, in their totality, to prosper.
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
seal 3
1. [{d}]suen-i-[din-nam]
 ts: sîn-i(d)dinam
 en: Sîn-iddinam
2. dumu i-din-{d}[...]
 ts: mār i(d)din-...
 en: son of Iddin-...
3. ARAD# {d}nin#-[...]
 ts: warad ...
 en: servant of ...

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative ((Loan of wool from the palace))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P370439

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 080459
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0596

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80459
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-596

References

  • primary: CT 8, 11c

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

  • history: HG 3, 223

    [Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-06 at 10:58:04 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-10-06 at 10:53:40 Guidi, Carlo Translation Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-15 at 12:25:23 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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
2007-08-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 08, Pl. 11, Bu 1891-05-09, 0596 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P370439.
CT 08, pl. 11, Bu 1891-05-09, 0596 artifact entry (No. P370439). (2024, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370439 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 11, Bu 1891-05-09, 0596 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370439 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370439},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370439},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 08, Pl. 11, Bu 1891-05-09, 0596 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P370439.
CT 08, pl. 11, Bu 1891-05-09, 0596 artifact entry (No. P370439). (2024, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370439 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 11, Bu 1891-05-09, 0596 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370439 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 11, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0596 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370439},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370439},
}


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