CT 04, pl. 07, Bu 1888-05-12, 0038 (P355755)

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 078201

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)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _igi_ {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir
 ts: maḫar marduk-nāṣir
 en: Before: Marduk-nāṣir,
2. DISZ lu2-{d}mar-tu _u2-tul2_
 ts: awīl-amurru utullim
 en: Awil-amurru chief shepherd,
3. DISZ sag-il2-dah-mu _u2-tul2_
 ts: sagil-daḫmu utullim
 en: Sagil-daḫmu chief shepherd,
4. DISZ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _aga-us2 e2_
 ts: šamaš-tappāšu rēdi bitim
 en: Šamaš-tappāšu soldier of the temple,
5. DISZ a-ha-am-nir-szi _ugula dam-gar3_ TUR DA
  The last two signs are a mistake from the next line
 ts: aḫam-nirši akil tamkārī
 en: Aḫam-nirši overseer of the merchants,
6. DISZ {d}nanna-ki-ag2 _dumu_ ur-{d}lugal-ban3-da
 ts: nanna-kiaĝ mār ur-lugalbanda
 en: Nanna-kiaĝ daughter of Ur-lugalbanda,
7. DISZ i-tur2-ki-nu-um _dumu_ i-din-sin
 ts: itūr-kimum mār i(d)din-sîn
 en: Itūr-kimum son of Iddin-sîn,
8. DISZ asz-ri-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ be-lum
 ts: ašri-enlil mār bēlum
 en: Ašri-enlil son of Bēlum,
9. DISZ {d}suen-a-bu-szu _dumu_ isz-me-sin
 ts: sîn-abūšu mār išme-sîn
 en: Sîn-abūšu son of Išme-sîn,
10. DISZ {d}suen-ub-lam _dumu_ a-bu-t,a3-bu-um
 ts: sîn-ublam mār abu-ṭābum
 en: Sîn-ublam son of Abu-ṭābum,
11. DISZ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ inim-{d}utu
 ts: sîn-iqīšam mār awat-šamaš
 en: Sîn-iqīšam son of Awat-šamaš,
12. DISZ a-ma-na-nu-um _dumu_ ib-ni-sin
 ts: amananum mār ibni-šîn
 en: Amananum son of Ibni-sîn,
13. DISZ {d}suen-dingir _sipa dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
 ts: sîn-ilum rē’im mār sîn-erībam
 en: Sîn-ilum shepherd son of Sîn-erībam,
14. u3 ma-ta-tum
 ts: u matatum
 en: and Matatum,
15. DISZ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ {d}suen-ga-mil
 ts: i(b)bi-ilabrat mār sîn-gāmil
 en: Ibbi-ilabrat son of Sîn-gāmil
16. u3 {d}suen-ub-lam ha-za-a-nu-um
 ts: u sîn-ublam ḫaza(n)num
 en: and Sîn-ublam the chief magistrate
reverse
1. a-wa-at bi-ti-tim
 ts: awat bītim
 en: a case regarding the house
2. isz-ku-nu-ma
 ts: iškunūma
 en: have brought and,
3. _igi_ szi-bi an-nu-ti-in
 ts: maḫar šībī annûtin
 en: before these witnesses,
4. {disz}{d}suen-ub-lam ki-a-am iq-bi
 ts: sîn-ublam kīam iqbi
 en: Sîn-ublam thus said
5. um-ma szu-ma
 ts: umma šūma
 en: as follows:
6. _ku3-babbar_ szi-im bi-ti-ia
 ts: kaspam šīm bītīya
 en: "The silver, the price of my house
7. ga-am-ra-am u3 bi-tam ki-ma bi-tim
 ts: gamram u bītam kima bītim
 en: full, and a house for a house
8. {disz}i#-bi#-{d}nin-szubur i-din-nam
 ts: i(b)bi-ilabrat i(d)dinam
 en: Ibbi-ilabrat has given to me;
9. li-ib#-bi t,a3-ab
 ts: libbī ṭāb
 en: my heart is satisfied,
10. bi-tam sza ki-ma bi-tim
 ts: bītam ša kima bītim
 en: the house that for a house
11. id-di-nam a-szar e-li-ia t,a3-bu
 ts: iddinam ašar elīya ṭābu
 en: he has given to me, where is accetptable to me
12. a-na-ad-di-in mi-nam
 ts: anaddin mīnam
 en: i can give. What
13. e-li-ia ti-szu
 ts: elīya tīšu
 en: do you have against me?";
14. li-ib-bi tu-ut,-t,i4-ib
 ts: libbī tuṭṭīb
 en: "You have satisfied my heart!"
15. ki-a-am {d}suen-ub-lam
 ts: kīam sîn-ublam
 en: thus (to) Sîn-ublam
16. {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur i-pu-ul
 ts: i(b)bi-ilabrat īpul
 en: Ibbi-ilabrat replied.
17. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk _mu_ a-pil-sin
 ts: nīš šamaš marduk nīš apil-sîn
 en: (By) the name of Šamaš (and) Marduk, (by) the name of Apil-sîn
18. u3 _iri{ki}_ zimbir{ki}
 ts: u āli sippar
 en: and the city of Sippar (they have sworn).
19. sza a-wa-at tup-pi2-im an-ni-i-im
 ts: ša awat ṭuppim annim
 en: Whoever the content of this document
left
column 1
1. u2-na-ka-ru
 ts: una(k)karu
 en: alters (is cursed).
column 2
1. _mu e2 {d}inanna ki-bala-masz-da3{ki}_
 ts: šattum ša bīt ištar elip
 en: The year in which the temple of Ištar in Elip (was built).

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 4, 7a

    [Pinches1898CT4] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: OLA 109, p. 70

    [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, 705

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

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, 310

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 078201
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0038

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-11-06 at 17:08:10 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2021-05-24 at 10:21:46 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2020-05-07 at 08:42:58 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2007-01-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 04, Pl. 07, Bu 1888-05-12, 0038 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355755.
CT 04, pl. 07, Bu 1888-05-12, 0038 artifact entry (No. P355755). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355755 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 07, Bu 1888-05-12, 0038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355755 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 07, {Bu} 1888-05-12, 0038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355755},
}


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