CT 04, pl. 38, Bu 1888-05-12, 0645 (P355840)

Legal 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 092575 & BM 092575A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. ki erisz-ti-{d}a-a lukur {d}utu
3. dumu-munus sig-er-s,e-tim
4. {disz}sig-{d}a-a
5. u3 sig-qa2-tum
6. szu ba-an-ti-me-esz
7. iti bara2-za3-gar
8. ku3-babbar i3#-[la2]-e-me-esz
9. ki lu2 [silim]-ma#-ta
10. u3 lu2 gi#-na-ta
11. igi lu-mur-sza-{d}utu
12. dumu {d}suen-i-na-ma-tim
13. igi nig2-gur11-{d}nanna
14. dumu i-din-ia
15. igi u-bar-{d}utu dub-sar
16. iti ab-e3-a u4 1(disz)-kam
17. mu bad3 gal zimbir{ki}
envelope
  only the seals have been published:
seal 1
  Teissier no. 95
1. i-pi2-iq-ab2-gal
2. ARAD {d}suen
seal 2
  Teissier no. 102
1. na-bi-{d}[...]
2. dumu {d}utu?-x-[...]
3. [ARAD ...]
seal 3
  Teissier no. 329
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. sig-{d}a-a
seal 4
  Teissier no. 358
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. sig-qa2-tum

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 4, 38c

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

  • history: Iraq 60 (pp. 109-186), 109-186 (seals on the case)

    [Teissier1998Iraq60] Teissier, Beatrice. 1998. “Sealing and Seals. Seal Impressions from the Reign of Hammurabi on Tablets from Sippar in the British Museum.” Iraq 60: 109–86.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 092575 & BM 092575A
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0645 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0646

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-09-10 at 20:07:12 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2021-06-20 at 14:53:49 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2021-06-20 at 14:41:47 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“CT 04, Pl. 38, Bu 1888-05-12, 0645 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355840.
CT 04, pl. 38, Bu 1888-05-12, 0645 artifact entry (No. P355840). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355840 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 38, Bu 1888-05-12, 0645 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355840 (Accessed: April 24, 2024).
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