CT 08, pl. 50, Bu 1891-05-09, 2512 (P370507)

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 092675 & BM 092675A

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 (Sale of a field and an e2.ki.gal2 plot)

Language(s)

-

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tablet
obverse
1. [x x?] _sar 2(disz)* gin2!* e2 ki-gal2#_ [i]-na# zimbir#{ki}-gal
  collation of Kalla, ZA 90, 147 contra Dekiere's sar a-sza3
2. _da# e2_ a-bi-ia-tum
3. u3# _da e2_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma sila dagal-la_
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma egir e2_ a x da? [...]
6. _ki_ pi2-la-ah-{d}iszkur _dumu_ x-bi-rum
7. {disz}ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
8. _dumu-munus_ ab-di-dingir
9. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza
10. _in-szi-in-sa10_
11. _[sa10 til]-la-bi-sze3_
12. 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
reverse
1. _inim-bi al-til_
2. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
3. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2-lu2-ra_
4. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu
5. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
6. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
  single ruling
7. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
8. _igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}utu _igi_ x x-tum x s,il2-li2-e2#-a#
9. _igi_ ni-id-nu-tum _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}iszkur#
10. [_igi_ {d}]utu3-an-dul7 _dumu_ i3-li2-ba-ni
11. [_igi_] na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i-di-x [...]
12. _igi_ {d}utu-he2-gal2
13. _dumu_ im-gur-{d}suen
14. [...] x-an-tum _dumu_ bur-x [...]
15. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ nu-ur2-[...]
16. _igi_ TUK?-sa-tum _dumu_ zimbir#[{ki} ...]
left
column 1
1. [...] x _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
2. [_igi_ a-hu]-ki-nu-um _dumu_ sza-{d}suen
column 2
1. _iti ki-{d}inanna u4 1(disz)-kam_
2. _mu kilib3? gu2-du3#-a#-bi
envelope
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. u3# ha-am#-mu#-ra-pi2#
2'. _in-pa3-de3-mesz#_
3'. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}iszkur-[ma-an-szum2]
4'. _igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}utu _igi_ x [...]
5'. _igi_ ni-id-na-tum _dumu_ s,il2#-[li2-{d}iszkur]
6'. _igi_ {d}utu-an-dul7 _dumu_ i3-li2-[ba-ni]
7'. _igi_ na-ra-am-i3-li2#-szu _dumu_ i#-[di-...]
8'. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ nu-ur2-[...]
9'. _igi_ {d}utu-he2-gal2 _dumu_ im-gur-[{d}suen]
10'. _igi_ a-hu-ki-nu-um# _dumu_ szu-{d}suen#

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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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Sale of a field and an e2.ki.gal2 plot)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: CT 8, 50b

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

  • history: MHET 2/2, 276

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 092675 & BM 092675A
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2512 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2512A

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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-09-01 at 12:03:49 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) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“CT 08, Pl. 50, Bu 1891-05-09, 2512 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P370507.
CT 08, pl. 50, Bu 1891-05-09, 2512 artifact entry (No. P370507). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P370507 (Original work published 2007)
CT 08, pl. 50, Bu 1891-05-09, 2512 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P370507 (Accessed: January 23, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 08, pl. 50, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 2512 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P370507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P370507},
}


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