CT 33, pl. 36, BM 080714 (P479405)

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 080714

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. _a-sza3# ki-kal_ ma-la qa2-[as]-su2# i-ka-asz!-sza-du
2. _a-gar3_ bu-ra-a{ki}
3. _sza3#_ sza {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a{ki}
4. _a-sza3_ i-lu-ni _dumu_ bur-{d}iszkur
5. a-na qa2-be2-e si2-na-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
6. {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri dumu_ dingir-da-mi-iq
7. u3 i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
8. {disz}el-me-szum _{lu2}szitim_
9. a-na te-ep-ti-tim a-na _mu 3(disz)-kam_
10. u2-sze-s,i2
11. _gu2-un mu 2(disz)-kam_
12. _1(iku)! GAN2-e 1(barig) sze_ sza _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
13. _i3-ag2-e_-ma
reverse
1. i-na sza-lu-usz-tim sza-at-tim
2. a-na _gu2-un_ i-ir-ru-ub
3. ki-ma pi2-i ka-ni-ki-szu
4. _a-sza3_ szi-ip-ra-am u2-ul i-ip-pu-usz#-ma
5. _gu2-un a-sza3_ [ki-ma] _a-sza3 ab-sin2_
6. _i3-ag2#-e_
  single ruling
7. _igi_ szu-nu-ma-dingir _dumu_ e2-a-na-s,i-ir
8. _igi_ ma-an-nu-um-ba-lum-i3-li2-szu
9. _dumu_ ARAD2-{d}nin-szubur
  single ruling
10. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
11. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e {d}lamma-{d}lamma bar su3-ga-ke4#_
seal 1
1. a-bi-e-szu-uh-ke4
2. [...] {d}marduk
  rest broken
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sze-le-bu
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ szu-nu-ma-dingir

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P479405

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080714
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0852

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80714
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-852

References

  • primary: CT 33, pl. 36, BM 80714

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

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
2018-08-26 at 07:15:20 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2015-02-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 33, Pl. 36, BM 080714 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479405.
CT 33, pl. 36, BM 080714 artifact entry (No. P479405). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479405 (Original work published 2015)
CT 33, pl. 36, BM 080714 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479405 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 36, {BM} 080714 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479405},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P479405
LB  - CDLI:P479405
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CT 33, pl. 36, BM 080714 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479405
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 33, Pl. 36, BM 080714 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479405.
CT 33, pl. 36, BM 080714 artifact entry (No. P479405). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479405 (Original work published 2015)
CT 33, pl. 36, BM 080714 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479405 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 33, pl. 36, {BM} 080714 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479405},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P479405
LB  - CDLI:P479405
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CT 33, pl. 36, BM 080714 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479405
ER  -
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