CT 08, pl. 34, Bu 1891-05-09, 2504 (P370478)

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 082479 & BM 082480

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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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
3. _dumu_ a-di-ma-ti-i3-li2
4. _sag-bi sila dagal_ {i7}a-ra-ah-tum
5. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ sa3-ni-iq-qa2-be2-e-<{d}utu>
  emendation from envelope
6. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ a-na-be-el-tim-tak2-la-ku
7. _5(disz) tug2-hi-a_
8. _1(u) {tug2}bar-si_
9. _1(disz) {na4}kinkin zi3-gu_
10. _1(disz) {na4}kinkin dabin_
11. _1(disz) {uruda}szen 2(ban2)_
12. _2(disz) gesz-nu2_
13. _5(disz) {gesz}gu-za_
reverse
1. sza a-wi-il-dingir
2. a-na mu-na-wi-ir-tum _dam-a-ni_
3. id-di-nu
4. i-na _dumu-mesz_ a-wi-il-dingir
5. a-na sza i-pa-al-la-hu-szi
6. u3 li-ib-ba-sza u2-t,a2-ab-bu
7. i-na-ad-di-in
8. _igi_ ia-ah-su2!-ub-dingir _dumu_ la-sa3-ru-um!(RA)*
9. _igi_ dingir-i-din _dumu_ ip-t,ur-sin
10. _igi_ im-gur-e2-a _dumu_ ARAD-nu-nu
11. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _dumu_ ma-ah-nu-ub-dingir
12. _igi_ u-bar-{d}utu _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
13. _igi_ szum-ma-dingir _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
14. _igi_ sig-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ mu-nu-um-ba-lum*-dingir
15. _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dub-sar_
left
1. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
2. _mu bad3 muru3{ki}
envelope
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
3. _dumu_ a-di-ma-ti-i3-li2
4. _sag-bi sila dagal_ {i7}a-ra-ah-tum
5. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ sa3-ni-iq-qa2-be2-e-{d}utu
6. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ a-na-be-el-tim-tak2-la-ku
7. _5(disz) tug2-hi-a_
8. _1(u) {tug2}bar-si_
9. _1(disz) {na4}kinkin zi3-gu_
10. _1(disz) {na4}kinkin dabin_
11. _2(disz) gesz-nu2_
12. _5(disz)# {gesz}gu-za_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [i-na _dumu]-mesz_ [a-wi]-il-dingir
2'. [...] li-ib-ba-sza t,a2-bu-ma
3'. [... a-na i-pa-al-la]-hu#-szi
4'. [u3 li]-ba-sza# u2#-t,a-ab-bu
5'. [i-na-ad]-di-in
6'. _igi_ ia-ah-su2!-ub-dingir _dumu_ la-sa3-ru-um!
7'. _igi_ dingir-i-din _dumu_ ip-t,ur-sin
8'. _igi_ im-gur?-e2-a _dumu_ ARAD-nu-nu
9'. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _dumu_ ma-ah-nu-ub-dingir
10'. _igi_ u-bar-{d}utu _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
11'. _igi_ szum-ma-dingir _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
12'. _igi_ sig-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ mu-nu-um-ba-lum*-dingir
13'. _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dub-sar_
left
1. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
2. _mu bad3 muru3{ki}
seal 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-[tu]
seal 2
1. [...] NI dingir [...]
seal 3
1. dingir-i-din#-nam
2. [_dumu_] ip-t,ur-{d}suen
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-[tu]
seal 4
1. {[d]}utu-ba-[ni]
2. [_dumu_ {d}]suen#-e-ri#-[ba-am]
3. _dub-sar_
seal 5
1. [...] UD# [...]
2. [_dumu_] dingir x [...]
3. [_ARAD_] dingir
seal 6
1. szum#-ma#-[dingir]
2. _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen#
3. _ARAD_ {d}x
seal 7
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ ip-t,ur-{d}suen#
3. [...]
seal 8
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ ia#-ah#-szu#-ub-dingir#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: CT 8, 34b

    [Pinches1899CT8] Pinches, Theophilus G. (dup.). 1899. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 8. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: MHET 2/1, 117

    [Dekiere1994MHET2/1] Dekiere, Luc. 1994. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 1: Pre-Hammurabi Documents. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 147-149

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 082479 & BM 082480
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2504 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2504A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2021-08-19 at 21:24:55 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-08-01 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 08, Pl. 34, Bu 1891-05-09, 2504 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P370478.
CT 08, pl. 34, Bu 1891-05-09, 2504 artifact entry (No. P370478). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P370478 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 34, Bu 1891-05-09, 2504 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P370478 (Accessed: September 11, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-09-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 34, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 2504 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P370478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P370478},
}


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