CT 06, pl. 40, Bu 1891-05-09, 2524 (P385860)
Loan Contracts 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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 082512 & BM 082513Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
obverse
1. _1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 [ku3-babbar]_
ts: šaluš manā erbet šiqil kaspam
en: 24 shekels of silver,
2. esz-re-tum _ki_ {d}[utu]
ts: ešrētum itti šamaš
en: a tithe, from Šamaš
3. {disz}ki-szu-szu-u2
ts: kišūšû
en: Kišūšû
4. _szu ba-an-ti_
ts: ilqe
en: has received.
5. a-na dingir-a-bi
ts: ana anum-abī
en: To Anum-abī
6. a-na ip-t,e4-ri-szu
ts: ana ipṭerīšu
en: for his ransom
7. i-di-in
ts: i(d)din
en: he has given.
8. _u4 buru14 sze_-am
ts: ina ūm ebūrim âm
en: At harvest time, the barley (equivalent to the value of silver)
9. a-na {d}utu
ts: ana Šamaš
en: to Šamaš
10. i-na-di-in
ts: ina(d)din
en: he will give.
reverse
1. _igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
ts: maḫar lipit-ištar
en: Before Lipit-ištar;
2. _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni
ts: maḫar adad-rēmēni
en: before Adad-rēmēni;
3. _igi_ ia-di-ih-dingir
ts: maḫar yadiḫ-ilum
en: before Yadiḫ-ilum;
4. _igi_ na-ki-mu-um
ts: maḫar nakimum
en: before Nakimum
5. _dumu_ ia-ta-ru-um
ts: mār yatarum
en: son of Yatarum;
6. _igi_ nin-a-zu
ts: maḫar ninazu
en: before Ninazu.
7. _mu us2-<sa>_ sa3-bi-um _lugal-e_
ts: šanat warki sabium šarrum
en: The year after (the year) "Sabium is king".
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
ts: ṭuppum šaluš manā erbet šiqil kaspam
en: Tablet. 24 shekels of silver,
2. esz-re-tum _ki_ {d}utu
ts: ešrētum itti šamaš
en: a tithe from Šamaš,
3. _ki_ {d}utu [{disz}]ki#-szu-szu-u2
ts: itti šamaš kišūšû
en: Kišūšû from Šamaš
4. _szu ba-an-ti#_ a-na dingir-a-bi
ts: ilqe. ana anum-abī
en: has received. To Anum-abī
5. a-na ip-t,e4#-ri-szu i-di-in
ts: ana ipṭerīšu i(d)din
en: he has given for his ransom.
6. _u4 buru14 sze_-am a-na {d}utu i-na-di-in
ts: ina ūm ebūrim âm ana Šamaš ina(d)din
en: At harvest time he will give to Šamaš the barley.
7. _igi_ li-pi2-it#-isz8-tar2 _sanga#_
ts: maḫar lipit-ištar šangê
en: Before Lipit-ištar, chief administrator (of the temple);
8. _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni
ts: maḫar adad-rēmēni
en: before Adad-rēmēni;
9. _igi_ na-ki-mu-um
ts: maḫar nakimum
en: before Nakimum
10. _dumu_ ia-ta-ru-um
ts: mār yatarum
en: son of Yatarum;
reverse
1. _igi_ ia-di-ih-dingir _dumu_ bur#-{d#}[...]
ts: maḫār yadiḫ-ilum mār būr-...
en: before Yadiḫ-ilum son of Būr-...
2. _igi_ nin-a-zu _{munus}dub-sar_
ts: maḫar ninazu ṭupšarratim
en: before Ninazu, the female scribe.
single ruling
blank space
seal 1
1. {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
ts: šamaš-tappâšu
en: Šamaš-tappâšu,
2. ARAD e2-babbar
ts: warad ebabbar
en: servant of the Ebabbar,
3. _dumu_ an-pi4-{d}utu
ts: mār anum-pî-šamaš
en: son of Anum-pî-šamaš.
seal 2
(uninscribed)
seal 3
1. {d}iszkur-[re-me-ni]
ts: adad-rēmēni
en: Adad-rēmēni
2. _ra2-[gaba]_
ts: rakbûm
en: envoy
3. sza _e2_ ga#-[gi-im]
ts: ša bīt gagîm
en: of the cloister’s temple,
4. ARAD {d}utu# [{d}a-a]
ts: warad šamaš ayya
en: servant of Šamaš (and) Ayya.
seal 4
(uninscribed)
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- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Business / Contracts > Loan Contracts (Loan of silver for ransom)
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: CT 6, 40c
[Pinches1898CT6] Pinches, Theophilus G. (dup.). 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 6. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
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history: MVS 10, no. XXI
[Blocher1993MVS10] Blocher, Felix. 1993. Siegelabrollungen Auf Frühaltbabylonischen Tontafeln Im British Museum. Ein Katalog. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 10. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.(seals)
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history: OLA 109, p. 105
[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.
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history: HG 3, 149
[Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.
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history: UAZP = VAB 5, 52
[Schorr1913UAZP] Schorr, Moses. 1913. Urkunden Des Altbabylonischen Zivil- Und Prozessrechts. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
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- Museum No.: BM 082512 & BM 082513
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2524 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2524A
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Sabium.02.00.00 (us2 year)
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-11-24 at 17:18:52 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Lafont, Bertrand | Lafont, Bertrand | approved | ||
2023-11-23 at 17:43:02 | Guidi, Carlo | Artifact | Guidi, Carlo | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | ||
2023-11-23 at 16:58:37 | Guidi, Carlo | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | Lafont, Bertrand | approved | ||
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
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 | |
2021-08-01 at 14:42:24 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | approved | ||
2008-05-12 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |