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CT 06, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 0709 (P385855)

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 080571

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Gift of a field)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ t,a3-bu-um
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ ni-din-ti-im _lukur_ {d}utu
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ a-pa-tu-um
4. {disz}dingir-szu-na-s,ir a-na sig-i3-li2-szu! ma-ri-<szu>
5. ki-ma _dam_ a-ha-zi-im
6. id-di-szum
7. _igi_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am u3 puzur4-{d}utu
8. _dumu-me_ szu-<{d}>nin-sun2
9. _igi_ ku-ur2-ku-ru-um
10. _dumu_ {d}utu-gu-ga-al
reverse
1. _igi_ e-ri-ba-am
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-tab-ba-e!
3. _igi_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ puzur4-nu-nu
4. _igi_ a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
5. _igi_ i-na-szu-{d}utu
6. _dumu_ dingir-lam-u2-qa2-a
7. _igi_ sig-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ ni-id-nu-sza

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 6, 37b

    [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 080571
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0709

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2021-08-18 at 09:23:39 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. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 0709 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385855.
CT 06, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 0709 artifact entry (No. P385855). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385855 (Original work published 2008)
CT 06, pl. 37, Bu 1891-05-09, 0709 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385855 (Accessed: April 25, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 37, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0709 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385855},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385855},
}


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