CT 04, pl. 47, Bu 1891-05-09, 0475 (P355866)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080338

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. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na zi-ma-gir
 ts: šinā ebel eqlam ina zimagir
 en: A field of 2 eblu in the Zimagir (irrigation district),
2. i-na {i7}li-ia-a-nim
 ts: ina liyānim
 en: by the canal Liyānim
3. i-sza-at-ti
 ts: išatti
 en: watered (lit. takes the water),
4. _da a-sza3_ sa3-la-ta-nu-um
 ts: ita eqel salatānum
 en: next to the field of Salatānum,
5. szu-bu-ra-szu
 ts: šubu(r)rašu
 en: its rear end
6. _a-sza3_ {d}suen-sze-mi
 ts: eqel sîn-šēmi
 en: is the field of Sîn-šēmi
7. _dumu_ a-hu-um
 ts: mār aḫum
 en: son of Aḫum
8. u3 _da a-sza3_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
 ts: u ita eqel nūr-ilīšu
 en: and next to the field of Nūr-ilīšu
9. _dumu_ {d}suen-en-nam
 ts: mār sîn-ennam
 en: son of Sîn-ennam,
10. i-na li-ib-bi
 ts: ina libbi
 en: inside
11. szu-ku-si2-szu
 ts: šukūsīšu
 en: his subsistence field,
12. a-na be-la-a _dumu-munus-a-ni_
 ts: ana bēlâ māratīša
 en: to Bēlâ his daughter
13. {disz}nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
 ts: nūr-ilīšu
 en: Nūr-ilīšu
14. _dumu_ {d}suen-en-nam
 ts: mār sîn-ennam
 en: son of Sîn-ennam
15. i-di-in
 ts: i(d)din
 en: has given.
16. _igi_ hu-mu-ru-um
 ts: maḫar ḫu(m)murum
 en: Before Ḫummurum
reverse
1. _dumu_ {d}suen-en-nam
 ts: mār sîn-ennam
 en: son of Sîn-ennam;
2. _igi_ da-ki-ru-um _dub-sar_
 ts: maḫar dakirum ṭupšarrim
 en: before Dakirum, scribe
3. _dumu_ za-ab-za-bu-um
 ts: mār zabzabum
 en: son of Zabzabum;
4. _igi_ za-za-tum _dumu-munus_ sa3-am-sum2
 ts: maḫar zazatum mārat samsum
 en: before Zazatum daughter of Samsum;
5. _igi_ {d}a-a-ri-sza-at
 ts: maḫar ayya-rīšat
 en: before Ayya-rīšat
6. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-en-nam
 ts: mārat sîn-ennam
 en: daughter of Sîn-ennam;
7. _igi_ {d}a-a-ri-sza-at
 ts: maḫar ayya-rīšat
 en: before Ayya-rīšat
8. _dumu-munus_ puzur4-{d}utu
 ts: mārat puzur-šamaš
 en: daughter of Puzur-šamaš;
9. _igi_ a-ma-at-{d}a-a
 ts: maḫar amat-ayya
 en: before Amat-ayya
10. _dumu-munus_ a-wi-la-ni
 ts: mārat awīlani
 en: daughter of Awīlani;
11. _igi_ sa-na-ak-ra-tum
 ts: maḫar sanakratum
 en: before Sanakratum
12. _dumu-munus_ mu-sa-li-mu-um
 ts: mārat muša(l)limum
 en: daughter of Mušallimum.
13. _iti ti-ru-um_
 ts: waraḫ tirum
 en: The month of Tirum,
14. _mu_ i-s,i2-su-mu-a-bu-um
 ts: šanat izi-sumu-abum
 en: the year "Izi-sumu-abum
15. _ba-usz2_
 ts: imūt
 en: died".
16. _igi_ dingir-mu-sza-lim
 ts: maḫar ilu-muša(l)lim
 en: Before Ilu-mušallim;
left
1. _igi_ {d}da-mu-gal-zu _dub-sar_
 ts: maḫar damu-galzu ṭupšarrim
 en: before Damu-galzu, the scribe;
2. _igi_ {d}utu-a-suk!-ni-szi _igi_ lu-da-ri
 ts: maḫar šamaš-asuk-nīši maḫār ludari
 en: before Šamaš-asuk-nīši; before Ludari.

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 4, 47b

    [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. 144

    [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: UAZP = VAB 5, 452

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

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 109

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 080338
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0475

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-11-06 at 17:12:11 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2021-08-20 at 09:44:51 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
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2021-08-02 at 13:46:46 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2021-08-02 at 13:45:56 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. 47, Bu 1891-05-09, 0475 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355866.
CT 04, pl. 47, Bu 1891-05-09, 0475 artifact entry (No. P355866). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355866 (Original work published 2007)
CT 04, pl. 47, Bu 1891-05-09, 0475 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355866 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 04, pl. 47, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0475 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355866},
}

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