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CT 06, pl. 49, Bu 1891-05-09, 2514 (P385869)

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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© [see publications]

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082496 & BM 082497

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 (Assignment of sister's share by her brothers)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na
2. ka-re-e-em
3. _da_ a-hi-lu2-ku5
4. u3 e-en-qi2-im-dingir
5. a-na hu-du-ul-tum
6. _dumu-munus_ i-ni-ib-nu-nu
7. qi2-isz-nu-nu
8. im-gur-ru-um
9. u3 dingir-a-bi a-hu-sza
10. i-di-nu-szi-im
11. a-na zi-ti-sza
12. _igi_ masz-pi-ru-um
13. _igi_ bur-ia
reverse
1. _igi_ ha-ia-bu-um
2. _igi_ {d}suen-na-s,i-ir
blank space
3. DISZ _mu bad3 zimbir{ki} su-mu-le-el# _lugal_ i-pu-szu#
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na ka3#-re-e#-em
3. _da_ a-[hi]-lu2-ku5
4. u3 e-en-qi2-im-dingir
5. a-na hu-du-ul-ti-im
6. _dumu-munus_ i-ni-ib-nu-nu
7. qi2-isz-nu-nu dingir-a-bi2
8. _dumu-mesz_ i-ni-ib-nu-nu a-na
9. a-ha-ti-szu-nu# a-na zi-ti-sza
10. i-di-nu-szi-im
11. _igi_ masz-pi-ru-um _dumu_ isz-ku-ru-um
12. _igi_ bur-ia# _dumu_ mu-na-wi-ru-um
13. _igi_ ha#-ia-bu#-um
14. [_igi_ ...] ki [...]
15. _igi_ [{d}suen]-na-s,i-ir
16. DISZ _mu bad zimbir{ki} su-mu-le-el3! _lugal_ i-pu2-szu

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Assignment of sister's share by her brothers)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: CT 6, 49b

[Pinches1898CT6] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 6. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: MVS 10, no. XII

[Blocher1993MVS10] Blocher, Felix. 1993. Siegelabrollungen Auf Frühaltbabylonischen Tontafeln Im British Museum. Ein Katalog. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 10. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

(seals)
history: MHET 2/1, 20

[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. 123-124

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 082496 & BM 082497
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2514 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2514A

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Sumu-la-El.29.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

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
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
2021-08-19 at 21:18:56	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2008-05-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

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Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

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“CT 06, Pl. 49, Bu 1891-05-09, 2514 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385869.

CT 06, pl. 49, Bu 1891-05-09, 2514 artifact entry (No. P385869). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385869 (Original work published 2008)

CT 06, pl. 49, Bu 1891-05-09, 2514 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385869 (Accessed: January 21, 2025).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-01-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 49, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 2514 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385869},
}

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“CT 06, Pl. 49, Bu 1891-05-09, 2514 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385869.

CT 06, pl. 49, Bu 1891-05-09, 2514 artifact entry (No. P385869). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385869 (Original work published 2008)

CT 06, pl. 49, Bu 1891-05-09, 2514 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385869 (Accessed: January 21, 2025).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-01-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 49, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 2514 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385869},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P385869
LB  - CDLI:P385869
M1  - 2025/1/21/
TI  - CT 06, pl. 49, Bu 1891-05-09, 2514 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385869
ER  -

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