CT 04, pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0838 (P355754)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080700

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Litigation)

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Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{d}we-er-i-din-nam
ts: wēr-i(d)dinam
en: Wēr-iddinam
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir
ts: mār sîn-māgir
en: son of Sîn-māgir,
3. {disz}bur-{d}iszkur _dumu_ i3-li2-i-din-nam
ts: būr-adad mār ilī-i(d)dinam
en: Būr-adad son of Ilī-iddinam,
4. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ <...>
ts: nūr-šamaš mār ...
en: Nūr-šamaš son of ...,
5. szi-bu an-nu-tu-un sza mah-ri-szu-nu
ts: šībū annûtun ša maḫrīšunu
en: these are the witnesses before whom
6. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}utu-an-dul3-li2
ts: sîn-i(d)dinam mār šamaš-ṣulūlī
en: Sîn-iddinam son of Šamaš-ṣulūlī
7. a-na e-ri-ib-{d}suen
ts: ana erīb-sîn
en: to Erīb-sîn
8. ki-a-am iq-bu-u2 um-ma szu-ma
ts: kiam iqbû umma šūma
en: said the following:
9. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza a-na i-t,i3-ib-li-ba-szu
ts: išten šiqil kaspam ša ana iṭīb-li(b)bašu
en: "The one shekel of silver that to Iṭīb-libbašu
10. ap-qi2-du-ka
ts: apqidūka
en: I entrusted for you,
reverse
1. _ki_ i-t,i3-ib-li-ba-szu-ma
ts: itti iṭīb-li(b)bašuma
en: from Iṭīb-libbašu himself
2. te-le-qi2
ts: teleq(q)e
en: you will receive.
3. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza _szu-ti-a_
ts: išten šiqil kaspam ša namḫarti
en: The one shekel that he had received,
4. {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}suen
ts: etel-pî-sîn
en: Etel-pî-sîn
5. u2-ba-ra-ak-kum-ma
ts: ubar(r)akkumma
en: will confirm for you and
6. i-na-ad-di-na-kum
ts: inaddina(k)kum
en: will give to you;
7. u2-ul u2-bi-ra-ku-szu-ma
ts: ul ubi(r)ra(k)ku(š)šūma
en: (if) he does not establish it for you,
8. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-sza-qa2-al
ts: šinā šiqil kaspam aša(q)qal
en: I will pay 2 shekels of silver.
9. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ka-an-kam
ts: išten šiqil kaspam kankam
en: (Concerning) the one shekel of sealed silver,
10. sza a-na ia-szi-im
ts: ša ana iâšim
en: that to me
11. ta-ad-di-nam
ts: taddinam
en: you gave,
left
column 1
1. {disz}{d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it,
ts: marduk-muba(l)liṭ
en: Marduk-muballiṭ
2. u3 sin-i-din-nam i-qa2-bu-u2
ts: u sîn-i(d)dinam iqa(b)bū
en: and Sîn-iddinam will speak;
3. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-sza-qa2-al
ts: ištēn šiqil kaspam aša(q)qal
en: I will pay one shekel of silver.
column 2
1. _iti NE-NE-gar_
ts: waraḫ abim
en: The month of Abum,
2. _mu NIG2 IB? x bad3? BAD ASZ x_
ts: šattum ...
en: l'anno ...

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Litigation)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CT 4, 6a

[Pinches1898CT4] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: Dombradi, ZA 90, 59-61

[DombardiZA90] Dombradi, Eva. 2000. Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 90.
history: OLA 109, p. 137

[Goddeeris2002economy] Goddeeris, Anne. 2002. Economy and Society in Northern Babylonia in the Early Old Babylonian Period (ca. 2000 - 1800 BC). Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 109. Leuven: Peeters.
history: HG 3, 129

[Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.
history: UAZP = VAB 5, 315

[Schorr1913UAZP] Schorr, Moses. 1913. Urkunden Des Altbabylonischen Zivil- Und Prozessrechts. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 080700
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0838

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Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.05.00
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Accounting Period: 0

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Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-12-10 at 09:36:42	Guidi, Carlo	Artifact	Guidi, Carlo		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2023-12-10 at 09:31:46	Guidi, Carlo	Atf	Guidi, Carlo		Lafont, Bertrand	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2020-05-08 at 05:53:13	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2007-01-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	approved

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“CT 04, Pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0838 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355754.

CT 04, pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0838 artifact entry (No. P355754). (2023, December 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355754 (Original work published 2007)

CT 04, pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0838 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355754 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).

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