CT 06, pl. 23, Bu 1891-05-09, 0442 (P385838)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080306

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of harvesters)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}ARAD-{d}bu-ne-ne
 ts: warad-bunene
 en: Warad-bunene;
2. {disz}id-di-nu
 ts: iddinu(m)
 en: Iddinum;
3. {disz}id-da-tum
 ts: iddatum
 en: Iddatum;
4. {disz}ib-ba-tum
 ts: ibbatum
 en: Ibbatum;
5. {disz}{d}suen-be-el-i3-li2
 ts: sîn-bēl-ilī
 en: Sîn-bēl-ilī;
6. {disz}zimbir{ki}-sza-du-ni
 ts: sippir-šadûni
 en: Sippar-šadûni;
7. {disz}ARAD-ku-bi _a-u5_
 ts: warad-kūbi a’ûm
 en: Warad-kūbi, ferryman;
8. {disz}be-la-nu _nar_
 ts: bēlānu(m) nârum
 en: Bēlānum, musician;
9. {disz}{d}utu-ba-ni _gudu4_
 ts: šamaš-bānī pašīšum
 en: Šamaš-bānī, pašīšu-priest;
10. {disz}ta-ri-bu-um
 ts: tarībum
 en: Tarībum;
11. {disz}ARAD-{d}ra-bu-tim
 ts: warad-rabûtim
 en: Warad-rabûtim;
12. {disz}{d}na-bi-um-pa-li-ih-szu-i-ba-ni
 ts: nabium-pāliḫšu-iba(n)ni
 en: Nabûm-pāliḫšu-ibanni;
13. {disz}ib-ni-{d}iszkur
 ts: ibni-adad
 en: Ibni-adad;
14. {disz}ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum
 ts: warad-ulmaššītum
 en: Warad-ulmaššītum;
15. {disz}ARAD-i-ba-ri _lu2 erin2_ ka-asz-szu-u2
 ts: warad-ibari ṣābum kaššû
 en: Warad-ibari, the kassite worker;
reverse
1. {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
 ts: ilī-iqīšam
 en: Ilī-iqīšam;
  single ruling
2. _1(u) 6(disz) erin2 lu2 erin2 sze-sag11-ku5_
 ts: šeššeret ēṣidum
 en: (total:) 16 harvester(s).
  single ruling
3. {disz}sza-al-lu-rum
 ts: šallūrum
 en: Šallūrum;
4. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam
 ts: sîn-i(d)dinam
 en: Sîn-iddinam;
5. {disz}qi2-isz-tum
 ts: qīštum
 en: Qīštum.
  single ruling
  blank space
6. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ nisānim ūmam ešrā
 en: The month of Nisānum, the day 20,
7. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {d}en-lil2 en mah-a_
  Coll. Horsnell, Year-names II (1989) p. 352
 ts: šanat ammi-ṣaduqa šarrum enlil bēlim ṣārim
 en: the year "Ammi-ṣaduqa the king (for) Enlil, the supreme lord (who helps him)".

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 6, 23b

    [Pinches1898CT6] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 6. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

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  • Museum No.: BM 080306
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0442

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-15 at 12:17:52 Guidi, Carlo Translation Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-08-20 at 10:37:05 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2008-05-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 06, Pl. 23, Bu 1891-05-09, 0442 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385838.
CT 06, pl. 23, Bu 1891-05-09, 0442 artifact entry (No. P385838). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385838 (Original work published 2008)
CT 06, pl. 23, Bu 1891-05-09, 0442 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385838 (Accessed: November 30, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 23, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0442 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385838},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385838},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 06, Pl. 23, Bu 1891-05-09, 0442 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385838.
CT 06, pl. 23, Bu 1891-05-09, 0442 artifact entry (No. P385838). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385838 (Original work published 2008)
CT 06, pl. 23, Bu 1891-05-09, 0442 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385838 (Accessed: November 30, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 23, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0442 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385838},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385838},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P385838
LB  - CDLI:P385838
M1  - 2025/11/30/
TI  - CT 06, pl. 23, Bu 1891-05-09, 0442 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P385838
ER  - 
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