CT 02, pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 387 (P382520)

Judicial 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 092624

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Judicial

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _e2_ su-mu-ra-a-ah
 ts: ana bīt sumu-araḫ
 en: Concerning the house of Sumu-araḫ
2. sza _da e2_ ni-id-nu-sza
 ts: ša ṭēḫi bīt nidnuša
 en: which is adjacent to the house of Nidnuša
3. u3 _da e2_ {d}al-la-tum
 ts: u ṭēḫi bīt allatum
 en: and is adjacent to the temple of (the goddess) Allatum,
4. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
 ts: sîn-erībam
 en: Sîn-erībam
5. _dumu_ akszak{ki}-ra-bi
 ts: mār akšak-rabî
 en: son of Akšak-rabî
6. ib-qu2-ur2-ma
 ts: ibqurma
 en: has claimed and then
7. a-na da-ia-<<NU>>-ni i-li-ku-ma
 ts: ana dayyānī i(l)likūma
 en: they have gone to the judges.
8. da-ia-nu di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-ma
 ts: dayyānū dīnam ušāḫizūšunūtīma
 en: The judges have granted them a trial and,
9. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am ar-nam
 ts: sîn-erībam arnam
 en: (regarding) Sîn-erībam, a punishment
10. i-mi-du-szu-ma
 ts: īmidūšūma
 en: they have imposed upon him and then
11. ku-nu-kam sza la ra-ga-mi
 ts: kunu(k)kam ša la ragāmi(m)
 en: a sealed document (promising) not to sue
12. u2-sze-zi-bu-szu
 ts: ušēzibūšu
 en: had him make out.
13. u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma
 ts: ul itârma
 en: (That) again
14. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
 ts: sîn-erībam
 en: Sîn-erībam,
reverse
1. a-na _e2_ su-mu-ra-a-ah
 ts: ana bīt sumu-araḫ
 en: regarding the house of Sumu-araḫ,
2. u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu
 ts: ul ira(g)gamu
 en: will not raise a claim,
3. _mu_ {d}utu sa3-bi-um u3 zimbir{ki}
 ts: nīš šamaš ṣabium u sippar
 en: by the life of Šamaš, Ṣabium and Sippar (he has sworn).
4. _igi_ ia-ah-ba-as-DINGIR
 ts: maḫar yaḫbas-ilu
 en: Before Yaḫbas-ilu (and)
5. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
 ts: maḫar nabi-ilīšu
 en: before Nabi-ilīšu,
6. _dumu-mesz_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
 ts: mārī lipit-ištar
 en: sons of Lipit-ištar;
7. _igi_ ur-{d}szu-bu-la _sanga_
 ts: maḫar ur-šubula šangû
 en: before Ur-šubula chief administrator,
8. _dumu_ er3-ra-na-da
 ts: mār erra-nada
 en: son of Erra-nada;
9. _igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ i3-li2-KA-ga-mil
 ts: maḫar šamaš-manšum mār ilī-pî-gāmil
 en: before Šamaš-manšum, son of Ilī-pî-gāmil;
10. _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2 _dumu_ nu-ur2-sin
 ts: maḫar sîn-bēl-ilī mār nūr-sîn
 en: before Sîn-bēl-ilī, son of Nūr-sîn;
11. _igi_ be-li2-na-s,ir _dumu_ sin-ga-mil
 ts: maḫar bēlī-nāṣir mār sîn-gāmil
 en: before Bēlī-nāṣir, son of Sîn-gāmil;
12. _igi_ en-ne-nu-um _dumu_ za-na-tum
 ts: maḫar ennenum mār zanatum
 en: before Ennenum, son of Zanatum;
13. _igi_ ARAD2-sa3 _dumu_ i3-li2-ib-ba-an-ni
 ts: maḫar warassa mār ilī-ibbanni
 en: before Warassa, son of Ilī-ibbanni;
14. _igi_ i-na-szu-{d}utu _dumu_ i3-li2-i-din-nam
 ts: maḫar īnašu-šamaš mār ilī-i(d)dinam
 en: before Īnašu-šamaš, son of Ilī-iddinam;
15. _igi_ {d}suen-tab-ba-we-di-im
 ts: maḫar sîn-tappâ-wedim
 en: before Sîn-tappâ-wedim,
left
1. _dumu_ sze-ru-um-i3-li2 _igi_ a-ba-tum _dub-sar_
 ts: mār šerum-ilī maḫar abatum ṭupšarrum
 en: son of Šerum-ilī; before Abatum, the scribe;
2. _igi_ sza-ma-ia _dumu_ ur-{d}nanna
 ts: maḫar šamaya mār ur-nanna
 en: before Šamaya, son of Ur-nanna;
3. _igi_ mu-na-wi-ru-um _dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba
 ts: maḫar muna(w)wirum mār sîn-erībam
 en: before Munawwirum, son of Sîn-erībam.

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Judicial
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P382520

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 092624
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0387

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.92624
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-387

References

  • primary: CT 2, 39

    [Pinches1896CT2] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1896. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 2. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: HG 3, n. 692

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

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, n. 262

    [Schorr1913UAZP] Schorr, Moses. 1913. Urkunden Des Altbabylonischen Zivil- Und Prozessrechts. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-05-18 at 18:43:51 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact metadata Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-04-01 at 14:15:05 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-04 at 09:01:59 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2008-02-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 02, Pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 387 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P382520.
CT 02, pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 387 artifact entry (No. P382520). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P382520 (Original work published 2008)
CT 02, pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 387 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P382520 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P382520},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 02, Pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 387 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P382520.
CT 02, pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 387 artifact entry (No. P382520). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P382520 (Original work published 2008)
CT 02, pl. 39, Bu 1891-05-09, 387 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P382520 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P382520},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P382520},
}


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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P382520
M1  - 2026/4/12/
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