CT 08, pl. 13, Bu 1888-05-12, 185 (P370442)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 092536

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 e2 du3-a_ li-tir li-im-t,i3-ma
2. _da e2_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
3. u3 _da e2_ er3-ra-ga-mil
4. mu-s,u2-szu a-na _sila dagal-la {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a_
5. _ki_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_
6. _dumu-munus_ ma-an-na-tum
7. {disz}e-li-e-ri-is-sa _lukur {d}utu_
8. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
9. i-na _har ku3-babbar in-szi-in-sa10_
10. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
11. _1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
12. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
13. _inim#-bi al-til_
14. _sza3#-ga-ni al-[du10]_
15. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 [lu2-ra]_
16. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-[a]_
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu
2. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 it-mu-u2
  single ruling
3. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
4. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ sze-le-bu-um
5. _igi_ u-bar-{d}utu _dumu_ dingir-na-da
6. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ nig2-{d}iszkur
7. _igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ zimbir{ki}-kur-i
8. _igi_ ib-ba-tum _dumu_ im-gur-ia
  single ruling
9. _igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ lugal-{d}utu
10. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ AN-AN-x-x
  blank space
11. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
12. _mu uru4 bad3 zimbir{ki}_

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: CT 8, 13b

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

  • history: BAP, 31

    [Meissner1893BAP] Meissner, Bruno. 1893. Beiträge Zum Altbabylonischen Privatrecht. Assyriologische Bibliothek 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

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  • Museum No.: BM 092536
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0185

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-03-15 at 15:59:25 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 13, Bu 1888-05-12, 185 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370442.
CT 08, pl. 13, Bu 1888-05-12, 185 artifact entry (No. P370442). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370442 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 13, Bu 1888-05-12, 185 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370442 (Accessed: October 12, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 13, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370442},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P370442
LB  - CDLI:P370442
M1  - 2025/10/12/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 13, Bu 1888-05-12, 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370442
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 13, Bu 1888-05-12, 185 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370442.
CT 08, pl. 13, Bu 1888-05-12, 185 artifact entry (No. P370442). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370442 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 13, Bu 1888-05-12, 185 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370442 (Accessed: October 12, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 13, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370442},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P370442
LB  - CDLI:P370442
M1  - 2025/10/12/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 13, Bu 1888-05-12, 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370442
ER  -
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