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CT 06, pl. 34, Bu 1891-05-09, 0604 (P385851)

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 080467

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}im-gur-akszak{ki} _dumu_ si2-li#-[lum]
 ts: imgur-akšak mār ṣilīlum
 en: Imgur-akšak son of Ṣilīlum,
2. {disz}ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ sin-e-ri#-[ba-am]
 ts: ipqatum mār sîn-erībam
 en: Ipqatum son of Sîn-erībam,
3. {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ bur-{d}suen
 ts: ilšu-bāni mār būr-sîn
 en: Ilšu-bāni son of Būr-sîn,
4. szi-bu an-nu-tu-un sza ma-ah-ri-szu-nu
 ts: šībū annûtun ša maḫrīšunu
 en: these are the witnesses before whom
5. {disz}e-ri-ib-{d}suen _dumu_ puzur4-akszak{ki}
 ts: erīb-sîn mār puzur-akšak
 en: Erīb-sîn son of Puzur-akšak
6. {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}suen is,-ba-tu-ma
 ts: etel-pî-sîn iṣbatūma
 en: seized Etel-pî-sîn and
7. um-ma szu-u2-ma _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
 ts: umma šūma šinā šiqil kaspam
 en: (said) as follows: ”2 shekels of silver,
8. a-na _udu-nita2_ nu-da-ma-qa2-am
 ts: ana immerim nuda(m)maqam
 en: to (buy) a ram, we will do something good for me,
9. a-na ka-szi-im u3 {d}suen-i-din-nam
 ts: ana kâšim u sîn-i(d)dinam
 en: to you and to Sîn-iddinam
10. ad-di-in-ma
 ts: addinma
 en: I gave but
11. _udu-nita2_ u2-ul tu-sza-bi-la!(LU)-nim
 ts: immeram ul tušābilānim
 en: you didn’t bring the ram to me.
12. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam tap-pa-ka
 ts: sîn-i(d)dinam tappâka
 en: Sîn-iddinam, your partner,
13. as,-ba-at-ma um-ma szu-ma
 ts: aṣbatma umma šūma
 en: I seized and (he told me) as follows:
14. {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}suen
 ts: etel-pî-sîn
 en: 'Etel-pî-sîn(’s liability)
reverse
1. u2-ba-ra-ku-szu-ma
 ts: uba(r)ra(k)ku(š)šūma
 en: I will establish for you and
2. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ mi-it-ha-ar-szu
 ts: ištēn šiqil kaspam mitḫāršu
 en: 1 shekel of silver, its (the ram’s) equivalent,
3. i-na-di-na-kum
 ts: ina(d)dina(k)kum
 en: he will give you (and)
4. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na-ku mi-it-ha-ar-szu
 ts: ištēn šiqil kaspam anāku mitḫāršu
 en: 1 shekel of silver, its (other) equivalent,
5. a-na-di-na-ak-kum
 ts: ana(d)dinakkum
 en: I will give you.
6. szum-ma la u2-bi-ra-ak-kum
 ts: šumma la ubi(r)rakkum
 en: If I cannot establish (his liability) for you,
7. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na-ku
 ts: šinā šiqil kaspam anāku
 en: 2 shekels of silver, I myself
8. mi-it-ha-ar-szu
 ts: mitḫāršu
 en: (as) its equivalent,
9. a-na-di-na-ak-kum
 ts: ana(d)dinakkum
 en: will give you'".
10. um-ma e-tel-pi4-{d}suen-ma#
 ts: umma etel-pî-sînma
 en: So Etel-pî-sîn (answered):
11. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_-ka {disz}{d}suen-[i-din-nam]
 ts: šinā šiqil kasapka sîn-iddinam
 en: "Sîn-iddinam your 2 shekels of silver
12. i-pa-al-ka {disz}sin-i#-[din-nam]
 ts: i(p)palka sîn-iddinam
 en: will pay you; Sîn-iddinam
13. a-na-ku u2-ba-la-kum
 ts: anāku u(b)bala(k)kum
 en: I myself will bring you
left
1. u3 _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ia-um it-ti-szu
 ts: u ešret šiqil kaspam yā’um ittīšu
 en: and (the 2 shekels will be subtracted from) my 10 shekels of silver which are with him.
2. szum-ma la ub-la-ku-szu mi-it-ha-ra-am a-sza-qa2-al
 ts: šumma la ubla(k)ku(š)šu mitḫāram aša(q)qal
 en: If he does not bring them, I will pay the equivalent.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 6, 34b

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

  • history: Dombradi, ZA 90, 41-46

    [DombardiZA90] Dombradi, Eva. 2000. Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 90.

  • history: OLA 109, p. 141

    [Goddeeris2002economy] Goddeeris, Anne. 2002. Economy and Society in Northern Babylonia in the Early Old Babylonian Period (ca. 2000 - 1800 BC). Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 109. Leuven: Peeters.

  • history: HG 3, 697

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

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, 316

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 080467
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0604

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 13:27:06 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. 34, Bu 1891-05-09, 0604 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385851.
CT 06, pl. 34, Bu 1891-05-09, 0604 artifact entry (No. P385851). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385851 (Original work published 2008)
CT 06, pl. 34, Bu 1891-05-09, 0604 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385851 (Accessed: April 24, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 34, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0604 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385851},
}


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