CT 06, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0371 (P385836)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080238

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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1. _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na isz-ka-ri#-[im]
 ts: ḫamšat ikû eqlum ina iškarim
 en: A field of 5 IKU in the Iškarum (irrigation district)
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ ku?-hu-um
 ts: ita eqel kuḫum
 en: adjacent to the field of Kuḫum
3. u3 i-ta be-la-kum
 ts: u ita bēlakum
 en: and adjacent to (the property of) Bēlakum,
4. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na sza-lu-ta-nim#
 ts: šalāšat ikû eqlum ina šalutanim
 en: a field of 3 IKU in Šalutānum
5. i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ sin-dingir
 ts: ita eqel mārī sîn-ilī
 en: adjacent to the field of Sîn-ilī’s sons
6. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ akszak{ki}-ia
 ts: u ita eqel akšakya
 en: and adjacent to the field of Akšakya,
7. _7(disz) u8-hi-a 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2_ sza hal-hal-la{ki}
 ts: sebe laḫrū mišil mušar ḫamšat šiqil bītum ša ḫalḫalla
 en: 7 ewes, an house of 35 shekels in (lit. of) Ḫalḫalla;
8. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
 ts: mimma annim
 en: all this
9. {disz}akszak{ki}-ia a-na be-el-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
 ts: akšakya ana bēltani nadīt šamaš
 en: Akšakya to Bēltani nadītu of Šamaš
10. _dumu-munus_ er-s,e-ti-ia i-di-in
 ts: mārat erṣetīya i(d)din
 en: daughter of Erṣetīya has bequeathed.
11. {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu u3 sin-ta-ia-ar
 ts: rīš-šamaš u sîn-tayār
 en: (If to) Rīš-šamaš and Sîn-tayār
12. a-hu-sza u2-ul a-hu-ia
 ts: a(ḫ)ḫūša ul a(ḫ)ḫūya
 en: her brothers: "Not my brothers
13. at-tu-nu i-qa2-ab-bi-ma
 ts: attunu iqabbīma
 en: you are!" (Bēltani) says,
14. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
 ts: mimma annim
 en: everything
15. u2-ul i-na-di-szi-im
 ts: ul ina(d)di(š)šim
 en: (Akšakya) will not give to her.
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}i-ku-nim
 ts: maḫar ikunim
 en: Before Ikunim;
2. _igi_ {d}utu-dingir! ra-bi-<a>-nu-um
 ts: maḫar šamaš-ilī rabiānum
 en: before Šamaš-ilī, the mayor;
3. _igi_ er3-ra-na-da
 ts: maḫar erra-nada
 en: before Erra-nada;
4. _igi_ akszak-na-s,ir
 ts: maḫar akšak-nāṣir
 en: before Akšak-nāṣir;
5. _igi_ sza-ma-ia-tum
 ts: maḫar šamayatum
 en: before Šamayatum;
6. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu
 ts: maḫar nabi-šamaš
 en: before Nabi-šamaš;
7. _igi_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu
 ts: maḫar warad-amurru
 en: before Warad-amurru;
8. _igi_ i-din-{d}mar-tu
 ts: maḫar i(d)din-amurru
 en: before Iddin-amurru;
9. _igi_ sin-APIN-ti?
 ts: maḫar sîn-ērišti
 en: before Sîn-ērišti;
10. _igi_ ta-ri-bi-um
 ts: maḫar taribium
 en: before Taribium;
11. _igi_ x-ni#?-i#?-szi# x [x?]
 ts: maḫar ...
 en: before ...
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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 6, 21c

    [Pinches1898CT6] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 6. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: OLA 109, p. 65

    [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: HG 3, 488

    [Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, 218

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

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 110

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

  • history: LAOS 1, p.37-70, p. 69

    [Tardi2011LAOS1] Tardi, Carsten. 2011. “Altbabylonische Rechts- Und Wirtschaftsurkunden.” In Die Keilschrifttexte Des Altorientalischen Instituts Der Universität Leipzig, edited by Michael P. Streck, 37-70 + Tafel 23-28. Leipziger Altorientalistische Studien 1. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

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  • Museum No.: BM 080238
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0371

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-03 at 08:57:27 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-09-29 at 10:02:07 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-08-19 at 21:18:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 06, Pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0371 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385836.
CT 06, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0371 artifact entry (No. P385836). (2023, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385836 (Original work published 2008)
CT 06, pl. 21, Bu 1891-05-09, 0371 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385836 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 21, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385836},
}


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