CT 45, 034 (P285720)

Administrative 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 078775 & BM 078776

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. ap-lu-ut be-el-ta-ni _nu-bar dumu-munus_ sin-ta-ia-ar
2. re-di wa-ar-ka-ti-sza
3. {disz}mu-ha-ad-du-um _dumu-munus_ i-ku-un-pi2-sin
  envelope: i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
4. _1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza ARAD-sin isz-sza-mu
  envelope: ARAD-{d}suen
5. _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-ta _1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2
6. sza _ki_ ARAD-{d}suen isz-sza-mu
7. _sza3 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza _ki_ sin-eri-ba
  envelope: {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza
8. _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am isz-sza-mu
9. _szunigin 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ hal-hal-la{ki}
10. _3(disz) sar e2 da e2_ {d}lugal-banda3{da}
11. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ isz8-tar2-[la]-ma-si2
  envelope: isz8-tar2-la-ma-as-si2
12. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ be-el-ti-ri#-[mi]-ni# be-el-tum-[ki-ma]-a#-bi
  envelope: be-el-ti-ri-mi-in-ni [_1(disz)] sag-geme2_ be-el-tum-ki-ma-a-bi
13. mi-im-ma an-ni-im {disz}be-el-ta-ni _nu-bar_
  envelope: an-ni-a-am, _nu-bar_ omitted
14. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar
15. ap-lu-us-sa3 a-na mu-ha-ad-du-um
16. _dumu_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen id-di-in
17. a-di ba-al-t,a-at mi-im-mu-sza an-ni-a-am
18. qa2-as-sa3-ma u2-ka-al
19. i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam 6(asz) sze gur 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_
20. u3 _1(u) ma-na siki siki-ba_
21. {disz}mu-ha-ad-du-um i-na-di-isz-szi
22. {disz}be-el-ta-ni ma-la# _sza3_-sza
reverse
1. u2-ul i-ma-as,-s,i2-i [...]
2. _a-sza3_ sag#? [...]
3. sza-ni-[im ...] x
4. u2-ul [...]-li an-nu-um!
5. a-na _ku3#-[babbar_ u2-ul i-na-ad-di]-in#
6. _u4-kur2-[sze3_ ...] x dingir x
7. ah-hu#-[sza u2]-ul# i-ra#-gu-mu#-szum
8. u3 [...] sza#? mi-im-ma _e2-a-ba_
9. u3 ma? [...] _gu2-un_
10. _a-sza3#_ [...] x bi# i-ra-gu-um?
11. _mu_ [... sa]-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_ it-mu-u2
  single ruling
12. _igi_ [...] an-nu-ni-tum
13. _igi_ dingir-x [...]
14. _igi_ sin-be-el#-ap-lim _dumu_ dingir-dingir-sze-me-a _sanga {d}suen
15. _igi_ sin-illat#-su2 _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
16. _igi_ sin-eri-ba _dumu_ lu-usz-ta-mar-sin
17. _igi_ sin-ma-gir _dumu_ bur-sin
18. _igi_ dingir-pi2-{d}utu _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
19. _igi_ {d}utu-li-wi-rum _ugula nu-bar-mesz_
20. _igi_ sin-eri-ba _dumu_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
21. _igi_ sin-dingir _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar
22. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a _dub-sar_
23. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_
24. _mu bad3 i3-si-in-na{ki} ki-bi-sze3 bi2-in-gi4-a_
envelope
  (BM 078776 was not copied, variants are noted above)
seal 1
1. [be]-el-ta-[ni _nu-bar_]
2. [_dumu-munus_] {d}suen-ta-[ia-ar]
3. [_geme2_] {d}x [...] x [...]
seal 2
1. [...]
2. _ARAD_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na
seal 3
1. [i]-pi2-iq-{d}a-[a]
2. [_dub]-sar_
3. [_dumu_ isz-me]-{d}e2-a
4. [_ARAD_] {d}en-ki-ke4

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 45, 34

    [Pinches1964CT45] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1964. Old-Babylonian Business Documents. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 45. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 165-167

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

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  • Museum No.: BM 078775 & BM 078776
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0707 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0708

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-08-19 at 21:24:55 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-01-25 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 45, 034 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P285720.
CT 45, 034 artifact entry (No. P285720). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P285720 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 034 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P285720 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P285720},
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