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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 080330Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative ((Loan of barley from the palace))Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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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.
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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)
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)
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative ((Loan of barley from the palace))
- Language(s): Akkadian
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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.
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- Museum No.: BM 080330
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0467
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.05.12.11
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-06 at 10:59:57 | Guidi, Carlo | Artifact | Guidi, Carlo | Lafont, Bertrand | approved |
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| 2024-10-06 at 10:53:40 | Guidi, Carlo | Translation | Guidi, Carlo | Lafont, Bertrand | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-03-19 at 15:06:44 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | Jagersma, Bram | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2007-08-01 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.80330) (BM.80330)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-467) (W_1891-0509-467)
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Cite this Artifact
“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: September 7, 2025).
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