CT 06, pl. 48, Bu 1891-05-09, 2519 (P385867)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope 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 092664 & BM 092664A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan)

Language(s)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. a-na _sa10 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3#_
3. _ki_ a-ma-at-be-el-tim _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ s,il2-li2-{d}iszkur
5. {disz}erisz-ti-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
6. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. a-di _a-sza3_-am i-sza-am-mu-ma
9. i-na-ad-di-nu-szi-im
10. sza-at-tum _3(asz) sze gur-ta_
11. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
reverse
1. i-na {gesz}me-sze-qum
2. i-na pi2-i a-ap-tim
3. i-na-ad-di-in
4. _3(disz) ezem {d}utu 1(disz) uzu-ta_
5. u3 _1(ban2) zi3 3(ban2)? kasz_ i-na-ad-di-isz-szi
  Woestenburg: 3(ban2)? kasz?; Dekiere reads: ma? bi?/ga?
6. _igi_ {d}amar-utu-la-ma-sa3-szu
7. _igi_ ra-pa-asz-s,il2-li2-e2-a
8. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur
9. _igi_ be-el-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ na-ka-rum
10. _igi_ sza-am-ha-tum _dumu-munus_ t,a3-ab-tap-pe2-e
11. _igi_ e-li-e-re-sa _dumu-munus_ na-ah-dingir
12. _igi_ be-le-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ ia-am-s,i!-ad-nu-u2
  Dekiere reads: ia-bi-ba-at-nu-u2
13. _igi_ e-li-e-re-sa
14. _dumu-munus_ wa-tar-pi2-szu
left
1. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
2. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_
envelope
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. a-na _sa10 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
3. _ki_ a-ma-at-be-el-tim _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ s,il2-li2-{d}iszkur#
5. {disz}erisz-ti-{d}utu#
6. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta#-ia-ar#
7. _szu ba-an-ti#_
8. a-di _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na-ad-di-nu
9. sza-at-tum _3(asz) sze gur-ta_
10. _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
11. i-na {gesz}me-sze-qum#
12. i-na pi2-i a-ap-tim
13. i-na-ad-di-in
reverse
1. [...] x _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. [...]-di#-in [...] _ma-na ku3-babbar_
3. [...] x [...]
4. [... _1(ban2)] zi3-da_
5. [i-pa-qi2]-is-si2
6. [...]
7. [_igi_ {d}amar-utu-la-ma-sa3-szu] _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
8. [_igi_ ra-pa-asz-s,il2-li2-e2]-a# _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
9. [_igi_ ...]-x _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2#
10. [_igi_ be-el-ta-ni _dumu-munus_] na#-ka-rum
11. [_igi_ sza-am-ha-tum _dumu-munus_ t,a3]-ab-tap-pe2-e
12. [...] x x x
13. [...] x x [...]
  broken
1'. _igi_ e-li-e-re-sa
2'. _dumu-munus#_ [...]-x-[...]
3'. _iti kin-{d}[inanna u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_]
4'. _mu_ sa-am#-[su-i-lu-na _...] du11#!-ga# zi#-da# {d#}amar#-utu#_
seal 1
1. [e]-ri-isz-ti-{d}[utu]
2. [dumu-munus] {d}suen-ta-ia-[ar]
seal 2
1. [{d}]amar-utu-la-ma-[sa3-szu]
2. dumu# {d}suen-[mu-sza-lim]
3. ugula lukur {d}[utu]
4. ARAD# sa-am-su!-i-[lu-na]
seal 3
1. x ta x [...]
2. dumu a-BI? zi x
3. ARAD# {d}[...]
4. u3 {d}[...]
seal 4
1. [be]-el-ta-ni
2. dumu#-munus# a-pil-x-[...]
3. ARAD# {d}utu {d}a-a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 6, 48b

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

  • history: MHET 2/3, 357

    [Dekiere1995MHET2/3] Dekiere, Luc. 1995. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 3: Documents from the Reign of Samsu-Iluna. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 092664 & BM 092664A
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2519 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2519A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune 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
2022-08-03 at 12:57:24 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2008-05-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“CT 06, Pl. 48, Bu 1891-05-09, 2519  Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385867.
CT 06, pl. 48, Bu 1891-05-09, 2519  artifact entry (No. P385867). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385867 (Original work published 2008)
CT 06, pl. 48, Bu 1891-05-09, 2519  artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385867 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 48, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 2519  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385867},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385867},
}


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