CT 08, pl. 20, Bu 1888-05-12, 244 (P370455)

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 092552

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 e2 ki-gal2_
2. _da e2_ nu-ur2-{d}gibil6 _dumu_ sa3-si2-ia
3. u3 _da e2_ dan-er3-ra _dumu_ dingir-a-bi _gudu4_
4. _[4(disz)] ninda us2 4(disz) ninda sag_ im-ta-har
5. x# [x x] x x# x# [...]
6. u3 {disz}sa-[la-tum ...]
7. _ki_ {disz}la-ma-si2 _lukur {d}utu_
8. _dumu-munus_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
9. {disz}sa-la-tum _lukur {d}utu_
10. _dumu-munus_ ip-qu2-ta-nim
11. i-na sza-wi-ri-sza
12. _in-szi-in-sa10_
13. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
14. _ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
15. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
16. _inim-bi al-til_
reverse
1. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
2. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
3. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
4. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu u3 {disz}sin-mu-ba-li2-it,
5. _in-pa3-de3-esz_
6. _igi_ dam-qi2-{d}en-lil2 _igi_ ur-{d}lugal-ban3-da
7. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu-mesz_ i-din-{d}en-lil2
8. _igi_ szu-{d#}nin-sun2 _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
9. [_igi_ ...]-x# _dumu_ a-ap-pa-t,a3-bi-im
10. [_igi_ ...]-x# _dumu_ RI-ZUM-AN?
11. [_igi_ ...]-x# _dumu#_ ARAD2-er3?-ra
12. _igi_ [...] _dumu#_ sin-tab-ba-we-di-im
13. _igi_ ru-ba-tum _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}en-lil2
14. _igi_ ri-ba-tum _dumu-munus_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
15. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}gibil6 _dumu_ {d}utu-AB-DI
16. _igi_ ku-bu-tum _dumu_ {d}utu-us,-ra-an-ni
17. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ RI?-ma-ia
18. _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
19. _igi_ sin-a-bu-szu _dumu_ {d}iszkur-GAL?-x

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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, 20b

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 092552
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0244

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-03-22 at 16:58:22 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. 20, Bu 1888-05-12, 244 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370455.
CT 08, pl. 20, Bu 1888-05-12, 244 artifact entry (No. P370455). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370455 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 20, Bu 1888-05-12, 244 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370455 (Accessed: September 2, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 20, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370455},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P370455
LB  - CDLI:P370455
M1  - 2025/9/2/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 20, Bu 1888-05-12, 244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370455
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 08, Pl. 20, Bu 1888-05-12, 244 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370455.
CT 08, pl. 20, Bu 1888-05-12, 244 artifact entry (No. P370455). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370455 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 20, Bu 1888-05-12, 244 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370455 (Accessed: September 2, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 20, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370455},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P370455
LB  - CDLI:P370455
M1  - 2025/9/2/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 20, Bu 1888-05-12, 244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370455
ER  - 
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