CT 48, 042 & 042a (P366238)

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 080139 & BM 080140

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 (litigation)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

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tablet
obverse
1. _2(u) sar a-sza3_
2. wa-at-ra-am
3. sza pa-ni qi2-is-ti-[im]
4. sza puzur4-{d}utu
5. _dumu_ isz-me-{d}<suen>
6. a-na i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 puzur4-{d}[utu]
7. a-na szi-bu-ul-tim# i-di-nu!
8. i-na ba-ha#-nim szi-bu-ul-[tam]
9. _szu ba-an-ti-esz_
10. puzur4-{d}utu _dumu_ isz-me-{d}suen
11. wa-ar-ki i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2
12. a-na nu-ur2-{d}utu
13. ir-gu4-um-ma
14. szi-im _2(u) sar a-sza3_
15. wa#-at-ri-im
16. _ku3-babbar_ li-ba-szu t,u2#-[ub]
reverse
1. isz-tu szi-im _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _ku3-babbar_ li-ba-szu t,u2-ub-<bu>
3. u3 _3(iku) GAN2 2(u) sar a-sza3_ li-<ba>-szu t,u2-ub-<bu>
4. sza szi-bu-ul-ti-szu
5. _mu_ {d}utu
6. u3 bu-nu-tah-tu-un#-[dingir it]-ma
7. a-na# _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ [(...)]
8. sza a-na# i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2
9. <<sza>> a-na ga-me-er-tim
10. a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-di-nu!
11. u3 _3(iku)# GAN2# 2(u) sar a-sza3_
12. sza pa-ni qi2-is-tim
13. sza a-na szi-bu-ul-tim#
14. a-na i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 i-di#-[nu]
15. a-na _a-sza3_ a-ta-pi2 i-ki
16. u3 _i7_ u2-la i-ra-ga-mu#
17. _igi_ {d}suen-en-nam _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
18. _igi_ na#!-bi-{d}en-lil2
left
column 1
1. _igi_ {d}suen-e-mu-qi2
2. _igi_ i-din-{d}utu
3. _igi_ i-ku-pi2-{d}suen
column 2
1. _igi_ {d}suen-ub-lam!
2. _igi_ sig#-{d}da!-mu
column 3
1. _mu_ li-li-sa-am a-na _e2_ {d}nin-kar-ra-ak u3-sze!-ri-bu
envelope
obverse
1. [_dub 2(u)] sar a-sza3_ wa-at#-ra#-[am]
2. [sza] pa-ni qi2-is-tim sza a-na# [szi-bu-ul-tim]
3. {disz}puzur4-{d}utu a-na i-pi2-iq-[isz8-tar2 i-di-nu]
4. sza i-na _3(iku) GAN2! a-sza3_ wa-at-ru#-u2#
5. wa-ar-ki i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 puzur4-{d}[utu]
6. a-na nu-ur2-{d}utu ir-gu4-um-ma
7. _ku3-babbar_ szi-im _2(u) sar a-sza3_-szu _ku3-babbar_ li#-[ba-szu t,u2-ub]
8. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala inim-bi al-til_
9. isz-tu szi-im _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_-szu sza pa-ni [qi2-is-tim]
10. sza i-pi2-iq#-isz8#-tar2# i-ti-szu i-sza-mu
11. _ku3-babbar_ li-ba-szu# t,u2-ub-bu u3! _3(iku) GAN2 2(u) sar# [a-sza3]_
12. sza ba-ha-nim szi-bu-ul-<ti-szu> <<isz-tu>>
13. li-ba#-szu# t,u2-bu _mu_ {d}utu u3 bu-nu-tah-[tu-un-dingir it-ma]
14. puzur4-{d}utu a-na nu-ur2-{d}utu
15. _dumu_ i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 la i-ra-ga-mu
16. a-na _a-sza3_ sza# ga#-me-er-tim a-na _a-sza3#_
17. a-ta-pi2-im i-ki _i7_ u2-la i-[ra-ga-am]
18. _igi_ {d}suen-en-nam _dumu_ i-din-{d}iszkur NI?
19. _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}szara2?-ba-ni
20. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ i-bi-{d}[nu-musz-da?]
21. _igi_ na-bi-{d}suen _dumu_ im-lik-e2-a
22. _igi_ {d}suen-e-mu-qi2 _dumu_ [...]
23. _igi_ i-[ku-pi2-{d}suen ...]
  about 2 lines broken
reverse
  (seal impressions)
seal 1
1. {d}suen-en-nam#
2. dumu i-din-{d}iszkur
3. dam-gar3
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
seal 5
  (uninscribed)
seal 6
  (uninscribed)
seal 7
  (uninscribed)
seal 8
  (uninscribed)
seal 9
  (uninscribed)

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • primary: CT 48, 42

    [Finkelstein1968CT48] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1968. Old-Babylonian Legal Documents. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 48. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    Litigation over real property.


  • history: MVS 10, no. XI

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

    (seals)


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 080139 & BM 080140
  • Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0664a, b

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
2022-05-30 at 15:05:10 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2007-03-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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 48, 042 & 042a Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366238.
CT 48, 042 & 042a artifact entry (No. P366238). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366238 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 042 & 042a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366238 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 48, 042 & 042a artifact entry},
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}

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