CT 08, pl. 42, Bu 1891-05-09, 2455 (P370497)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope 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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 092655 & BM 092655A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P370497

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 092655 & BM 092655A
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2455 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2455A

External resources

References

  • primary: CT 8, 42b

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

  • history: JEOL 41, p.151-177, p. 160

    [vanKoppen2008-2009Sippar] Koppen, Frans van, and Denis Lacambre. 2008-2009. “Sippar and the Frontier between Ešnunna and Babylon. New Sources for the History of Ešnunna in the Old Babylonian Period.” Jaarbericht van Het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap “Ex Oriente Lux” 41: 151–77.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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. 42, Bu 1891-05-09, 2455 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370497.
CT 08, pl. 42, Bu 1891-05-09, 2455 artifact entry (No. P370497). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370497 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 42, Bu 1891-05-09, 2455 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370497 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 42, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 2455 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370497},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370497},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P370497
LB  - CDLI:P370497
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 42, Bu 1891-05-09, 2455 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 08, Pl. 42, Bu 1891-05-09, 2455 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P370497.
CT 08, pl. 42, Bu 1891-05-09, 2455 artifact entry (No. P370497). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P370497 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 42, Bu 1891-05-09, 2455 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P370497 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 42, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 2455 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P370497},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P370497},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P370497
LB  - CDLI:P370497
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - CT 08, pl. 42, Bu 1891-05-09, 2455 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P370497
ER  - 
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