CT 48, 008 (P366204)

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 082434 & BM 082434a

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)

-

Measurements

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tablet
  not copied, variants as noted
envelope
obverse
1. a-na _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza _a-gar3 gal_
2. sza la-ma-si2 _lukur! {d}utu dumu-munus_ ARAD-{d}suen
3. sza sza-at-{d}utu um-ma-sza id-di-nu-szi-im-ma
4. {disz}la-ma-si2 a-na ru-ba-tum id-di-nu
5. u3 a-na _2(iku) GAN2 1(disz) szu-szi 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar a-sza3_
  tablet: 6(disz) szi-ti-in sar
6. _ha-la_ i-na-szu-dingir a-bi-sza
7. sza ARAD-{d}suen a-bu-sza i-zu-zu-szum
  tablet: id-di-nu-szum
8. {disz}um-ma-ti-ia _dumu-munus_ i3-li2-an-dul3-li2
  tablet: um-ma-tum?
9. a-na ru-ba-tum _dumu-munus_ i-na-szu-dingir
10. ir-gu-um-ma _di-ku5-mesz_
11. i-na _e2 {d}utu_ i-na e2-babbar{+ri}
12. a-na _ka_ t,up-pa-ti-szi-na
  tablet: t,up-pa-a-ti-szi-na
13. di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szi-na-ti-ma
14. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza la-ma-si2 a-bu-sza
  tablet: la a-bi-sza
15. id-di-nu-szi-im
16. u3 _2(iku) GAN2 1(disz) szu-szi 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar a-sza3#_
17. sza _sza3 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
  sza omitted on tablet
18. a-bu-sza il-qu2-u2
reverse
1. a-na ru-ba-tum i-na-szu-dingir#
  tablet adds: _dumu-munus_
2. u2-bi-ru-szi-im-ma
3. i-di-nu-szi-im
4. _1(iku) GAN2 3(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar a-sza3_
5. i-ta hu-nu-ub-tum
6. sza-lu-usz-tam sza le-qe2
  tablet: sza-lu-usz-ti le-qe2
7. {disz}i3-li2-an-dul3-li2 a-bi-sza
8. a-na um-ma-ti-ia id-di-nu u2-ul i-tu-ru-ma
  tablet: um-ma-tum _dumu-munus_ i3-li2-an-dul3-li2
9. {disz}um-ma-tum {disz}sig-{i7}idigna
10. u3 _dumu-mesz_-szu a-na ru-ba-tum
11. _dumu-munus_ i-na-szu-dingir u2-ul i-ra-ga-am
  tablet: i-ra-ga-mu
12. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
13. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 it-mu-u2
  tablet omits itmȗ
14. di-in _e2 {d}utu_ i-na e2-babbar{+ri}
  tablet omits this line
15. _di-ku5-mesz_ {disz}nu-ur2-{d}szakkan2
  tablet adds: na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
16. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
17. _igi_ qi2-isz-nu-nu _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me
  tablet omits this name
18. _igi_ {d}suen-ba-ni _ugula lukur {d}utu_
19. _igi_ bur-{d}suen _dumu_ si2-li-lum
  tablet adds: szar-rum-{d}iszkur
20. mu bara2 mah {d}suen babila2{ki}
seal 1
1. {d}suen-ba-ni
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir
3. _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
4. _ARAD_ e2-babbar#
  = B. Teisser, Iraq 60 (1998) 132f. no. 64A
seal 2
1. i3-li2-AN-[...]
2. GIR3 NI? MAH?
  B. Teissier (no. 41) reads: giri3-ni-<i3>-sa6
3. _dumu_ {d}suen-[...]
4. _ARAD_ {d}x-[...]
5. u3? {d}[...]
  = B. Teisser, Iraq 60 (1998) 134f. no. 78
seal 3
1. dingir-szu-na-s,i-ir
2. _dam-gar3_
3. _dumu_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
  = B. Teisser, Iraq 60 (1998) 123f. no. 7
seal 4
1. <kiszib> sin-e-ri-ba-am
  = B. Teisser, Iraq 60 (1998) 144, 146 no. 158
seal 5
1. <kiszib> qi2-isz-nu-nu?
  = B. Teisser, Iraq 60 (1998)150, 152 no. 220
seal 6
1. <kiszib> bur-sin
  = B. Teisser, Iraq 60 (1998) 153, 155 no. 243
seal 7
  no linguistic content
  = B. Teisser, Iraq 60 (1998) 165f. no. 352

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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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: CT 48, 8

    [Finkelstein1968CT48] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1968. Old-Babylonian Legal Documents. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 48. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    Litigation over real property


  • history: Stol Fs Abusch, p. 253-256,

    [sec96984] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 082434 & BM 082434a
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2476

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
2020-09-28 at 13:10:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-03-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 48, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366204.
CT 48, 008 artifact entry (No. P366204). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366204 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366204 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 48, 008 artifact entry},
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}

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