CT 47, 78 (P366194)

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 016814 & BM 016814a

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 (Naditu records)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na ga-ma-a-na-nim
2. i-ta {d}suen-re-me-ni
3. u3 i-ta na-bi-{d}utu
4. _sag 1(disz)-kam_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ KA-DA-DA
5. _sag 2(disz)-kam_ nam-ka-rum
6. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ qa2-ab-li-im
7. i-ta wa-tar-i-ku-nu-um
8. u3 i-ta na-bi-{d}utu
9. _sag 1(disz)-kam e_ eb-le-e
10. _sag 2(disz)-kam i7_ akszak{ki}-ga-mi-il
11. ($ blank space $) _szu-nigin2 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
12. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ {d}a-a-ti-la-ti
13. _1(disz)_ sag-geme2_ a-bi-li-bu-ra-am
14. _1(disz) {na4}kinkin zi3-gu_
15. _1(disz) {na4}kinkin dabin_
reverse
1. _1(disz) {uruda}szen_ sza _3(ban2)_
2. _1(disz) ab2_ {d}a-a-du-ri _mu-ni-im_
  blank space
3. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
4. {disz}na-bi-{d}utu a-na ru-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
5. _dumu-munus-a-ni_ id-di-in
6. _ibila_ ru-ba-tum# {d}utu-sze-me
  blank space
7. _igi_ ARAD-sin _igi_ sza-mu-uh2-sin
8. _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni
9. _igi_ im-gur-sin _lu2_ hal-hal-la{ki}
10. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am
11. _igi_ i-lam-sza-ta-ri _dumu_ sin-sze-me
12. _igi_ e-tel-pi4-sin _dumu_ da-am-da!-nim
13. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ KA-DA-DA#
14. _igi_ a-wa-ti-a _dumu_ pi2-ir-hu-um
15. _igi_ sin-ga-mil _dumu_ tar-bu-um
left
1. _igi_ be-le-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ {d}en-lil2?-sze-me
2. _igi_ la-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ na-ka-rum _igi_ na-ru-ub-tum _dumu-munus_ szesz-unu{ki}-nam-[...]
3. il-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ sin-sze-me _igi_ be-le-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ mu-tum-e-el
envelope
obverse
1. _dub# 3(iku)# GAN2# [a-sza3_ i-na ga-ma-a-na-nim]
2. i-ta {d}suen-re#-[me-ni]
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3#_ [na-bi-{d}utu]
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ {d}suen#-[i-din-nam _dumu_ KA-DA-DA]
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ nam#-[ka-rum]
6. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-[na _a-gar3_ qa2-ab-li-im]
7. i-ta wa-tar-i#-[ku-nu-um]
8. u3 i-ta [na-bi-{d}utu]
9. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam# [e_ eb-le-e]
10. _sag-bi 2(disz)-[kam i7_ akszak{ki}-ga-mi-il]
11. _|NIGIN.SZU| 1(esze3) [3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_]
12. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ [{d}a-a-ti-la-ti]
13. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ [a-bi-li-bu-ra-am]
14. _1(disz) {na4}kinkin# [zi3-gu 1(disz) {na4}kinkin dabin_]
15. _1(disz) {uruda}[szen_ sza _3(ban2)_]
16. _1(disz) ab2#_ [{d}a-a-du-ri _mu-ni-im_]
bottom
  (seal impressions)
reverse
1. mi#-im#-ma# an#-[ni-im]
2. [{disz}na-bi-{d}utu]
3. [a-na ru-ba-tum]
4. [_lukur {d}utu_]
5. _dumu#-munus#-ni_ [i-di-in]
6. _ibila_ [ru-ba-tum {d}utu-sze-me]
7. _igi#_ [...]
8. _igi#_ x [...]
9. _igi#_ {d}suen#-[...]
10. _igi_ [x x?] dingir x [...]
11. _igi_ {d}iszkur#-[re-me-ni]
12. _igi_ im-gur-sin [_lu2_ hal-hal-la{ki}]
13. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir
14. _dumu_ i3-[li2-e]-ri#-[ba-am]
15. _igi_ e-tel-[pi4-sin _dumu_ da-am-da-nim]
16.. _igi_ i-[lam-sza-ta-ri _dumu_ sin-sze-me]
  rest broken
left
1. [_igi_] be-le-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-sze#-me _igi_ be-le-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ mu-tum-e-el
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ il-ta-ni
seal 3
1. im#-gur-{d}suen
2. _dumu#_ u2-qa-i-lu
3. _ARAD#_ {d}mar-tu
seal 4
1. [...]
2. [_dumu_] {d}suen-i-mi-ti#
3. _ARAD# e2-babbar_
seal 5
  (uninscribed, with aption:)
1. _kiszib_ e#-tel#-pi4#-sin#
seal 6
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ be-le-su2#-nu#
seal 7
1. [...] ru#? [...]
2. _dumu_ da# [...]
3. [_ARAD_] {d}mar-tu

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CT 47, 78

    [Figulla1967CT47] Figulla, Hugo H. 1967. Old-Babylonian Nadītu Records. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 47. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 201-203

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 016814 & BM 016814a
  • Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0350 & 1892-05-16, 0350a

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 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-08-20 at 20:05:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-03-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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 47, 78 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366194.
CT 47, 78 artifact entry (No. P366194). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366194 (Original work published 2007)
CT 47, 78 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366194 (Accessed: April 24, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 47, 78 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366194},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366194},
}


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