CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0467 (P370457)

Administrative 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 080330

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative ((Loan of barley from the palace))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(barig) sze_
 ts: erbet pān âm
 en: 240 litres of barley
2. _{gesz}ba-ri2-ga {d}amar-utu_ sza nam-har-tim
 ts: parsikti marduk ša namḫartim
 en: (measured) by the parsiktu-measure of Marduk for the receipts,
3. szi-i-iq me-sze-qi2-im bi-ru-ia-im
 ts: šīq mešēqim biruyaim
 en: according to the medium misure,
4. _sza3 3(gesz2) sze gur_ sza _e2-gal_
 ts: libbu šalāsat šūš kur îm ša ekallim
 en: part of the 180 kor of palace barley
5. sza {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _ugula dam-gar3_
 ts: ša utu-šumundib akil tamkārim
 en: which Utu-šumundib, the overseer of the merchant(s),
6. i-na na-at-ba-ak zimbir{ki}-am-na-nim
 ts: ina natbak sippir-amnānim
 en: at the granary of Sippar-amnānum
7. a-na sze-se-e-ma
 ts: ana šīsima
 en: for the summon
8. im-hu-ru
 ts: imḫuru
 en: received,
9. _ki_ {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _ugula dam-gar3_
 ts: itti utu-šumundib akil tamkārim
 en: from Utu-šumundib the overseer of the merchant(s),
10. {disz}i-id-di-i dumu szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
 ts: iddī mār šumum-libši
 en: Iddī son of Šumum-libši
11. u3 ib-ba-tum _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
 ts: u ibbatum mār ipqu-annunītum
 en: and Ibbatum son of Ipqu-annunītum
12. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_
 ts: ilqû
 en: have borrowed.
reverse
1. _u4 buru14-sze3_
 ts: ina ūm ebūrim
 en: At harvest time,
2. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu-nu
 ts: ana našî kanīkīšunu
 en: to the bearers of their document
3. a-na na-at-ba-ak il-qu2-u2
 ts: ana natbak ilqû
 en: to the silo he took (it) from,
4. sze-am u2-ta-ar
 ts: âm utâr
 en: he will return the barley.
  blank space
5. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ addarim ūmam ištēššeret
 en: The month of Addarum, the day 11
6. _mu#_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan#-a-ni masz2 igi# [du8-a] szu-a an-da-[gal2-la]_
 ts: šattum ša ammi-ṣaduqa šarrum ṣalamšu ša urīṣam ana tāmartim ina qātim ibaššû
 en: the year in which Ammi-ṣaduqa the king (brought into Enamtila) a statue of himself in which a lamb as a gift holds in (his) hand.
seal 1
  (uninscribed)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative ((Loan of barley from the palace))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P370457

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 080330
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0467

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80330
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-467

References

  • primary: CT 8, 21b

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-06 at 10:59:57 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-10-06 at 10:53:40 Guidi, Carlo Translation Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-19 at 15:06:44 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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
2007-08-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 08, Pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0467 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P370457.
CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0467 artifact entry (No. P370457). (2024, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370457 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0467 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370457 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370457},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 08, Pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0467 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P370457.
CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0467 artifact entry (No. P370457). (2024, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370457 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0467 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370457 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	month = {oct 9},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370457},
}


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