CT 08, pl. 18, Bu 1888-05-12, 227 (P370452)

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 092549

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)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ qa2-du-um _{gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar!(SAR)_ i-<na> _a-gar3 1(esze3) GAN2# [...]
2. i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-munus a-zu-gal lukur {d}utu_ _
3. _sag 1(disz)-kam i7 zimbir{ki}_
4. _sag 2(disz)-kam i7_ ur-ni-a
5. _1(u) 5(disz) e2_ i-na _e2_ i3-li2-a-si2-ri
6. _ha-la_ e2-ma-gir14 _dumu_ ku3-babbar-sin
7. sza it-ti a-hi-szu i-zu-zu
8. zi-i-zu ga-am-ru
9. isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_
10. a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im
11. u2-ul i-ra-ga-am
12. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
13. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
reverse
1. u3 _iri{ki} zimbir{ki}_
2. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
  single ruling
3. _igi_ i3-li2-a-nu-um
4. _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am <<hu>>
5. _igi_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur u3 i3-li2-szi-it#-ti
6. _dumu-me_ i-di-isz-sin
7. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir u3 {d}marduk-na-s,ir
8. _dumu-me_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
9. _igi_ {d}utu-sza-tam
10. _dumu_ {d}nanna-me-gin7
11. _igi_ tu-ub-qum-na-s,ir
12. _dub!(AD)-sar#_
13. _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam_
14. _mu gu-za {d}inanna babila2{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P370452

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 092549
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0227

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.92549
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-227

References

  • primary: CT 8, 18c

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

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 139

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 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
2021-08-19 at 21:18:55 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-08-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 08, Pl. 18, Bu 1888-05-12, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P370452.
CT 08, pl. 18, Bu 1888-05-12, 227 artifact entry (No. P370452). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370452 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 18, Bu 1888-05-12, 227 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370452 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 18, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370452},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370452},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P370452
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 18, Bu 1888-05-12, 227 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 08, Pl. 18, Bu 1888-05-12, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P370452.
CT 08, pl. 18, Bu 1888-05-12, 227 artifact entry (No. P370452). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370452 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 18, Bu 1888-05-12, 227 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370452 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 18, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370452},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370452},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P370452
LB  - CDLI:P370452
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 18, Bu 1888-05-12, 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370452
ER  -
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