CT 06, pl. 29, Bu 1891-05-09, 0419 (P365143)

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

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BM 080283

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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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}ARAD-{d}bu-ne-ne
 ts: warad-bunene
 en: Warad-bunene
2. sza pir-hi-i3-li2-szu be-el-szu
 ts: ša pirḫi-ilīšu bēlšu
 en: whom Pirḫi-ilīšu his owner
3. a-na asz2-nun-na a-na _1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
 ts: ana ešnunna ana išten u mišil manā kaspim
 en: in Ešnunna for 90 shekels of silver
4. id-di-nu-szu
 ts: iddinūšu
 en: had sold (lit. given)
5. _mu 5(disz)-kam_ i-na li-ib-bi asz2-nun-na{ki}
 ts: ḫamiš šanātim ina libbi ešnunna
 en: (for) 5 years in Ešnunna
6. be-lu-tam il-li-ik-ma
 ts: bēlūtam illikma
 en: served in clientage and (then)
7. a-na babila{ki} it-ta-bi-tam
 ts: ana babila ittabitam
 en: fled to Babylon.
8. {disz}{d}suen-mu-sza-lim u3 {d}amar-utu-la-ma-sa3-szu a-bi _erin2-mesz_
 ts: sîn-muša(l)lim u marduk-lama(s)sašu abi ṣābi
 en: The officers Sîn-mušallim and Marduk-lamassašu
9. {disz}ARAD-{d}bu-ne-ne is-su2-u2-ma
 ts: warad-bunene issûma
 en: summoned Warad-bunene and
10. ki-a-am iq-bu-szum
 ts: kīam iqbūšum
 en: thus said to him
11. um-ma szu-nu-ma
 ts: umma šunūma
 en: as follows:
12. el-le-ta ab-bu-ut-ta-ka
 ts: ellēta abbuttaka
 en: "You are free, your lock
13. gu-ul-lu-ba-at ta-al-la-ak i-na _aga-us2-mesz_
 ts: gullubat tallak ina rēdî
 en: is shaved off. You have to serve among the soldiers.".
14. {disz}ARAD-{d}bu-ne-ne szu-u2
 ts: warad-bunene šū
 en: Warad-bunene himself
15. ki-a-am i-pu-ul
 ts: kīam īpul
 en: thus answered
16. um-<ma> szu-u2-ma
 ts: umma šūma
 en: as follows:
17. i-na _aga-us2-mesz_ u2-ul a-al-la-ak
 ts: ina rēdî ul allak
 en: "I will not serve among the soldiers (but)
reverse
1. il-ka sza _e2_ a-bi-ia
 ts: ilka(m) ša bīt abīya
 en: the service pertaining to my father’s estate
2. a-al-la-ak
 ts: allak
 en: I shall perform.".
3. {disz}li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur {d}iszkur-lu-zi-rum
 ts: lipit-adad adad-luzirum
 en: Lipit-adad, Adad-luzirum
4. u3 ib-ni-{d}utu ah-hu-szu
 ts: u ibni-šamaš aḫḫūšu
 en: and Ibni-šamaš his brothers,
5. _mu_ {d}amar-utu u3 am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e_
 ts: nīš marduk u ammi-ditana šarrim
 en: (by) the name of Marduk and Ammi-ditana the king
6. _in-pa3-de3-e-mesz_
 ts: itmû
 en: have sworn (that)
7. a-na ARAD-{d}bu-ne-ne a-hi-szu-nu
 ts: ana warad-bunene aḫīšunu
 en: against Warad-bunene their brother
8. a-na re-szu-tim la ra-ga-mi
 ts: ana rēšūtim la ragami
 en: they will not bring a claim because of the state of slavery.
9. {disz}ARAD-{d}nu-ne-ne a-di ba-al-t,u2
 ts: warad-bunene adi balṭu
 en: As long as Warad-bunene lives
10. it-ti ah-hi-szu
 ts: itti aḫḫīšu
 en: together with his brothers
11. i-lik! _e2_ a-bi-szu-nu
 ts: ilik bīt abīšunu
 en: the service of their father’s house
12. i-il-la-ak
 ts: illak
 en: he will perform.
  single ruling
13. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _ugula mar-tu_
 ts: maḫar awīl-adad akil amurrim
 en: Before Awīl-adad, general;
14. _igi_ an-pi2-sza _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din!-nam
 ts: maḫar anum-pî-ša mār sîn-i(d)dinam
 en: before Anum-pî-ša son of Sîn-iddinam.
  single ruling
15. _iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ dumuzim ūmam ešrā ḫamšat
 en: The month of Dumuzi, the day 25,
16. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e ad-gi4-a gu-la {d}utu {d}amar-utu-bi-da_
 ts: šanat ammi-ditana šarrum ina milik šamaš u marduk rabîm
 en: the year "Ammi-ditana the king, by the great advice of Šamaš and Marduk".

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 6, 29

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

  • history: HG 3, 740

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

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, 37

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 080283
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0419

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-11-23 at 17:54:12 Guidi, Carlo Artifact Guidi, Carlo Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-11-23 at 17:51:04 Guidi, Carlo Atf Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2021-05-25 at 12:18:28 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2016-11-08 at 10:21:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 06, Pl. 29, Bu 1891-05-09, 0419 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P365143.
CT 06, pl. 29, Bu 1891-05-09, 0419 artifact entry (No. P365143). (2023, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P365143 (Original work published 2007)
CT 06, pl. 29, Bu 1891-05-09, 0419 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P365143 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {CT 06, pl. 29, {Bu} 1891-05-09, 0419 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P365143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P365143},
}


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