CT 06, pl. 33, Bu 1891-05-09, 0586 (P385850)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080449

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Litigation)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it,
 ts: marduk-muba(l)liṭ
 en: Marduk-muballiṭ
2. u3 {d}suen-i-din-nam _szesz-a-ni_
 ts: u sîn-i(d)dinam aḫūšu
 en: and Sîn-iddinam his brother
3. _dumu-<mesz>_ ip-t,u2-ur-{d}suen
 ts: mārū ipṭur-sîn
 en: sons of Ipṭur-sîn
4. a-na sza-at-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ a-wi-il-dingir
 ts: ana šāt-ayya mārat awīl-ilī
 en: against Šāt-ayya daughter of Awīl-ilī
5. asz-szum _e2_ sza ga-gi-im
 ts: aššum bītim ša gagîm
 en: concerning the house in (lit. of) the cloister
6. ir-gu-mu-u2-ma
 ts: irgumūma
 en: have made a claim so
7. _di-ku5-mesz_ i-na _e2_ {d}utu
 ts: dayyānū ina bīt šamaš
 en: the judges, in the temple of Šamaš,
8. di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-ma
 ts: dīnam ušāḫizūšunūtīma
 en: have granted them a trial.
9. sza-at-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ a-wi-il-dingir
 ts: šāt-ayya mārat awīl-ilī
 en: Šāt-ayya daughter of Awīl-ilī
10. a-na ni-isz {d}[a]-a
 ts: ana nīš ayya
 en: (to make her swear by) the life of Ayya
11. id-di-nu-u2-szi#-ma
 ts: iddinūšīma
 en: have handed her over and
12. i-na ba-ab ni-isz# _dingir#_
 ts: ina bāb nīš ilim
 en: at the gate of the oath for the god
13. im#-ta#-ag-ru-u2-ma
 ts: imtagrūma
 en: they have reached an agreement
14. u3# _sza3!_ {d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it,
 ts: u libbi marduk-muba(l)liṭ
 en: and the heart of Marduk-muballiṭ
15. u3 {d}suen-i-din-nam _szesz-a-ni_
 ts: u sîn-i(d)dinam aḫīšu
 en: and Sîn-iddinam his brother
reverse
1. sza-at-{d}a-a u2-t,i3!-i-ib
 ts: šāt-ayya uṭīb
 en: Šāt-ayya has satisfied.
2. u2-ul i-tu-ru-ma
 ts: ul itu(r)rūma
 en: (That) again,
3. {d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it,
 ts: marduk-muba(l)lliṭ
 en: Marduk-muballiṭ
4. u3 {d}suen-i-din-nam _szesz-a-ni_
 ts: u sîn-i(d)dinam aḫūšu
 en: and Sîn-iddinam his brother
5. a-na sza-at-{d}a-a
 ts: ana šāt-ayya
 en: against Šāt-ayya,
6. asz-szum _e2_ sza ga-gi-im
 ts: aššum bītim ša gagîm
 en: concerning the house in the cloister,
7. u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu-u2
 ts: ul ira(g)gamū
 en: will not raise a claim (and that if)
8. tup-pu-um se2-eh-tum i-li-a-am-ma
 ts: ṭuppum ṣīḫtum i(l)liamma
 en: the invalid tablet appears
9. ih-he-e-ep-pe2 _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
 ts: iḫḫeppe nīš šamaš marduk
 en: it will be destroyed, by the name of Šamaš, Marduk
10. u3 a-pil-sin in!-pa3-de3-<<szu>>-mesz
 ts: u apil-sîn itmû
 en: and Apil-sîn have sworn.
11. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni
 ts: maḫar ilabrat-bānī
 en: Before Ilabrat-bānī;
12. _igi_ sin-<e>-mu-qi2 _lu2-muhaldim!(GU)_
 ts: maḫar sîn-emūqī nuḫatimmim
 en: before Sîn-emūqī, cook;
13. _igi_ {d}utu-da-ia-an _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
 ts: maḫār šamaš-dayyān mār šamaš-nāṣir
 en: before Šamaš-dayyān son of Šamaš-nāṣir;
14. _igi_ usz!-tasz-ni-dingir
 ts: maḫār uštašni-ilum
 en: before Uštašni-ilum;
15. _igi_ e-ri-sum2-ma-tum
 ts: maḫār eri(s)sum-mātum
 en: before Erissum-mātum;
16. [_igi_] be-le-su2-nu
 ts: maḫar bēle(s)sunu
 en: before Bēlessunu;
left
1. _igi_ ha-zi-rum _dumu_ {d}utu-da-ia-an
 ts: maḫar ḫazirum mār šamaš-dayyān
 en: before Ḫazirum son of Šamaš-dayyān;
2. _igi_ na-ra-nu-um _dumu_ ARAD-{d}iszkur
 ts: maḫar nāranum mār warad-adad
 en: before Nāranum son of Warad-adad.
3. _mu i7 a-pil-sin-he2-gal2_
 ts: šanat nāram apil-sîn-ḫengallum
 en: The year “(He dug) the canal ‘Apil-sîn-is-abundance’”.

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 6, 33b

    [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 080449
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0586

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-12-10 at 09:31:46 Guidi, Carlo Atf Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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 13:14:36 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. 33, Bu 1891-05-09, 0586 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385850.
CT 06, pl. 33, Bu 1891-05-09, 0586 artifact entry (No. P385850). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385850 (Original work published 2008)
CT 06, pl. 33, Bu 1891-05-09, 0586 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385850 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 33, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0586 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385850},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385850},
}

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