CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 (P370456)

Loan Contracts 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 080356

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Loan Contracts (Loan of palace's wool.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) gu2-un siki_ sza _e2-gal_
2. _sa10 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. _nig2-szu_ u2-tul2-esz18-dar a-bi _erin2-mesz_
4. _ki_ isz-me-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim
5. {disz}{d}marduk-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
6. {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
7. u3 _dumu-mesz_ nu-ur2-{d}utu ah-hu-szu-nu
8. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_
9. _u4_-um ti-ru _e2-gal_
10. isz-sza-as2-su!-u2
11. _ku3-babbar_ a-na _e2-gal_
reverse
1. _i3-la2-e-mesz_
single ruling
2. _igi_ szu-mu-li-ib-szi _dumu_ pir-hi!-i3-li2-szu
3. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
single ruling
blank space
4. _iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u)-kam_
5. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub-ba i3-mah-a_
seal 1
(uninscribed)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ be-el-szu-nu
seal 2
(uninscribed)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim

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): Business / Contracts > Loan Contracts (Loan of palace's wool.)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CT 8, 21a

[Pinches1899CT8] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1899. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 8. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: JA 270, p.25-65, p. 34

[Charpin1982marchands] Charpin, Dominique. 1982. “Marchands Du Palais et Marchands Du Temple à La Fin de La Ire Dynastie de Babylone.” Journal Asiatique 270: 25–65.
history: HG 3, n. 221

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 080356
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0494

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.13.04.20
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-01 at 11:01:25	Guidi, Carlo	Artifact metadata	Guidi, Carlo		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2026-03-01 at 10:55:02	Guidi, Carlo	Transliteration	Guidi, Carlo			Submitted
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
2018-07-31 at 06:23:04	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		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.80356) (BM.80356)
British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-494) (W_1891-0509-494)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 08, Pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P370456.

CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 artifact entry (No. P370456). (2026, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370456 (Original work published 2007)

CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370456 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 21, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0494 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370456},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370456},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 08, Pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P370456.

CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 artifact entry (No. P370456). (2026, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370456 (Original work published 2007)

CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0494 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370456 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 21, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0494 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370456},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370456},
}

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