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

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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

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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}

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
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Related publications

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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 092549
Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0227

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.14.11.11
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-08-19 at 21:18:55	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2007-08-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

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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: March 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	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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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: March 4, 2026).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	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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DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P370452
M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 18, Bu 1888-05-12, 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370452
ER  -