CT 33, pl. 27, BM 078373 (P479396)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078373

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. a-na szi-i-im sza-am-mi
3. ra-a-at _u8 udu hi-a_
4. sza {munus}na-ru-ub-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
5. _dumu-munus_ {d}marduk-la-ma-sa3-<szu a>-bi _erin2_
6. sza qa2-ti-szu
7. sza _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e mu gibil_ sza _egir nam-a2-gal2-la {d}marduk-ke4_
10. nam-ha-ar-ti
reverse
1. {disz}ib-ni-{d}iszkur _sipa_
2. a-hi dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
  single ruling
3. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _di-ku5 dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni
4. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}iszkur-na-s,i-ir
5. _igi_ tam-la-tum _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}marduk
6. _igi_ be-el-le-tim _dumu_ na-ka-rum
  single ruling
  blank space
7. _iti ab-e3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e mu gibil_ sza _egir nam-a2-gal2-la {d}marduk-ke4_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
seal 2
1. sig#-an-nu-ni-tum#
seal 3
1. {d}utu
2. {d}a-a
  (caption written next to the seal impression:)
3. _kiszib3_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ be-el-le-tim
seal 5
  (caption without seal impression)
1. _kiszib3_ tam-la-tum

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012135 (composite) (P500567) S012135 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P479396

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 078373
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0263

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78373
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-263

References

  • primary: CT 33, pl. 27, BM 78373

    [King1912CT33] King, Leonard W. 1912. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 33. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 77

    [Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-25 at 02:27:13 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-02-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 33, Pl. 27, BM 078373 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479396.
CT 33, pl. 27, BM 078373 artifact entry (No. P479396). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479396 (Original work published 2015)
CT 33, pl. 27, BM 078373 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479396 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 27, {BM} 078373 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479396},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 33, Pl. 27, BM 078373 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479396.
CT 33, pl. 27, BM 078373 artifact entry (No. P479396). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479396 (Original work published 2015)
CT 33, pl. 27, BM 078373 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479396 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 27, {BM} 078373 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479396},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P479396
LB  - CDLI:P479396
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CT 33, pl. 27, BM 078373 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479396
ER  -
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