CT 08, pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0396 (P370475)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 080261Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Issue of a document)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Annotation unreviewed
tablet
obverse
1. tup-pi2 szi-ma-tim
ts: ṭuppi šīmātim
en: The sale document
2. sza {d}sze-rum-na-wi-ir
ts: ša šērum-nāwir
en: of Šērum-nāwir,
3. sza _ki_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
ts: ša itti ikun-pî-sîn
en: which with Ikun-pî-sîn
4. i-il-li-a-am-ma he-pi2
ts: illiamma ḫepi(m)
en: appears, is (considered) broken.
5. _u4 kur2-sze3_ a-na nu-ma-tim
ts: ana warkiāt ūmī ana numātim
en: (That) in future, about the household furnishings
6. sza ma-hi-ra-at
ts: ša maḫirat
en: that she has received
7. u3 tup-pi2 {d}sze-rum-na-wi-ir
ts: u ṭuppi šērum-nāwir
en: and (about) Šērum-nāwir’s document,
8. {disz}il-ta-ni
ts: iltani
en: Iltani
9. _dumu-munus_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
ts: mārat mār-sippir
en: daughter of Mār-sippar
10. a-na i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
ts: ana ikun-pî-sîn
en: against Ikun-pî-sîn
11. u2-ul i-ra-gu-um
ts: ul ira(g)gum
en: will not raise a claim,
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
ts: nīš šamaš marduk u samsu-iluna šarrim
en: (by) the name of Šamaš, Marduk and Samsu-iluna the king
2. it-ma
ts: itmâ
en: she has sworn.
single ruling
3. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
ts: maḫar sîn-rēmēni mār i(b)bi-ilabrat
en: Before Sîn-rēmēni son of Ibbi-ilabrat;
4. _igi_ i-bi-{d}suen _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
ts: maḫar i(b)bi-sîn mār ipqu-annunītum
en: before Ibbi-sîn son of Ipqu-annunītum;
5. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a u3 ri-isz-{d}utu
ts: maḫar ipqu-ayya u rīš-šamaš
en: before Ipqu-ayya and Rīš-šamaš
6. _dumu-mesz_ szesz-nir-szi
ts: mārī aḫam-nirši
en: sons of Aḫam-niršī;
7. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni ha-za-nu
ts: maḫar sîn-rēmēni ḫaza(n)nu(m)
en: before Sîn-rēmēni the burgomaster;
8. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a _dub-sar_
ts: maḫar ipqu-ayya ṭupšarrim
en: before Ipqu-ayya the scribe;
9. _igi_ il-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ mu-na-wi-rum
ts: maḫar iltani mārat muna(w)wirum
en: before Iltani daughter of Munawwirum;
10. _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-ri-x
ts: maḫar taribatum mārat šamaš-...
en: before Taribatum daughter of Šamaš-...
11. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u)-kam_
ts: waraḫ addarim ūmam ešertum
en: The month of Addarum, the day 10,
12. _mu erin2_ i-da-ma-ra-as,
ts: šanat ummān idamaraṣ
en: the year "(Samsu-iluna the king smote) the troops of Idamaraṣ".
seal 1
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. sig-{d}a-a
ts: ipqu-ayya
en: Ipqu-ayya
seal 2
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. ri-isz-{d}utu
ts: rīš-šamaš
en: Rīš-šamaš
seal 3
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. il-ta-ni
ts: iltani
en: Iltani
obverse
1. tup-pi2 szi-ma-tim
ts: ṭuppi šīmātim
en: The sale document
2. sza {d}sze-rum-na-wi-ir
ts: ša šērum-nāwir
en: of Šērum-nāwir,
3. sza _ki_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
ts: ša itti ikun-pî-sîn
en: which with Ikun-pî-sîn
4. i-il-li-a-am-ma he-pi2
ts: illiamma ḫepi(m)
en: appears, is (considered) broken.
5. _u4 kur2-sze3_ a-na nu-ma-tim
ts: ana warkiāt ūmī ana numātim
en: (That) in future, about the household furnishings
6. sza ma-hi-ra-at
ts: ša maḫirat
en: that she has received
7. u3 tup-pi2 {d}sze-rum-na-wi-ir
ts: u ṭuppi šērum-nāwir
en: and (about) Šērum-nāwir’s document,
8. {disz}il-ta-ni
ts: iltani
en: Iltani
9. _dumu-munus_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
ts: mārat mār-sippir
en: daughter of Mār-sippar
10. a-na i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
ts: ana ikun-pî-sîn
en: against Ikun-pî-sîn
11. u2-ul i-ra-gu-um
ts: ul ira(g)gum
en: will not raise a claim,
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
ts: nīš šamaš marduk u samsu-iluna šarrim
en: (by) the name of Šamaš, Marduk and Samsu-iluna the king
2. it-ma
ts: itmâ
en: she has sworn.
single ruling
3. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
ts: maḫar sîn-rēmēni mār i(b)bi-ilabrat
en: Before Sîn-rēmēni son of Ibbi-ilabrat;
4. _igi_ i-bi-{d}suen _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
ts: maḫar i(b)bi-sîn mār ipqu-annunītum
en: before Ibbi-sîn son of Ipqu-annunītum;
5. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a u3 ri-isz-{d}utu
ts: maḫar ipqu-ayya u rīš-šamaš
en: before Ipqu-ayya and Rīš-šamaš
6. _dumu-mesz_ szesz-nir-szi
ts: mārī aḫam-nirši
en: sons of Aḫam-niršī;
7. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni ha-za-nu
ts: maḫar sîn-rēmēni ḫaza(n)nu(m)
en: before Sîn-rēmēni the burgomaster;
8. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a _dub-sar_
ts: maḫar ipqu-ayya ṭupšarrim
en: before Ipqu-ayya the scribe;
9. _igi_ il-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ mu-na-wi-rum
ts: maḫar iltani mārat muna(w)wirum
en: before Iltani daughter of Munawwirum;
10. _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-ri-x
ts: maḫar taribatum mārat šamaš-...
en: before Taribatum daughter of Šamaš-...
11. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u)-kam_
ts: waraḫ addarim ūmam ešertum
en: The month of Addarum, the day 10,
12. _mu erin2_ i-da-ma-ra-as,
ts: šanat ummān idamaraṣ
en: the year "(Samsu-iluna the king smote) the troops of Idamaraṣ".
seal 1
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. sig-{d}a-a
ts: ipqu-ayya
en: Ipqu-ayya
seal 2
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. ri-isz-{d}utu
ts: rīš-šamaš
en: Rīš-šamaš
seal 3
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. il-ta-ni
ts: iltani
en: Iltani
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: CT 8, 32c
[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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history: HG 3, 750
[Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.
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- Museum No.: BM 080261
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0396
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.10.12.10
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-08-09 at 15:52:33 | Guidi, Carlo | Artifact | Guidi, Carlo | Lafont, Bertrand | approved |
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| 2025-08-09 at 15:48:15 | Guidi, Carlo | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | Lafont, Bertrand | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-03-11 at 11:43:31 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Ferwerda, Bert | 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.80261) (BM.80261)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-396) (W_1891-0509-396)
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Cite this Artifact
“CT 08, Pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0396 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P370475.
CT 08, pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0396 artifact entry (No. P370475). (2025, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370475 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 32, Bu 1891-05-09, 0396 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370475 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).
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