CT 48, 002 (P366198)

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 080129 & BM 080130

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

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ sa3-ni-iq-qa2-bu-sza _mu-ne_-sza
2. sza a-ha-ia-am-szi a-bu-sza u3 la-ma-si2 um-ma-sza
3. a-na dumu-munus-er-s,e-tim _dumu-munus-a-ni_-szu _nu-gig#_
4. i-nu-ma i-na-szu-u2 ki-ma _a-sza3_-im u3 _e2#_
5. id-di-nu-szi-im _mu 1(u)-kam_ il-li-ik-ma
6. i-nu-ma _sag-geme2 dumu-munus-a-ni_ wa-al-da-at
7. {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum u3 ba-na-nu-um _dumu#-me_ si-li-lum
8. _szesz_ a-bi-sza
9. {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu u3 iq-qu2-du-du-um _szesz-a-ni_-sza#
10. {disz}sa3-ni-iq-qa2-bu-sza u3 _dumu-munus-a-ni_
11. ib-qu2-ru-ma szu-ri-nu-um sza {d}suen
12. szi-bu-ut _lu2_ akszak{ki} u3 za-ar-da-i{ki}
13. usz-bu-ma tup-pa-sza la-bi-ra-am
14. sza ni-szi-ti-sza isz-mu-u2
15. u3 a-wa-ti-sza i-mu-ru-u2-ma#
16. {disz}sa3-ni-iq-qa2-bu-sza u3# [...]
17. a-na dumu-munus-er-s,e-tim u2-bi#-ir#-[ru-ma]
18. id-di-[nu-szi-im]
reverse
1. {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum u3 ba-na-nu#-um#
2. _dumu-mesz_ si-li-lum _szesz_ a-bi-sza#
3. {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu u3 iq-<qu2>-du-du-um
4. _szesz-a-ni_-sza
5. u-ul i-tu-ru-ma
6. u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu
7. _mu_ {d}suen {d}utu {d}marduk u3 ha-am-mu-ra-bi
8. it-mu-u2
9. _igi_ in-bu-sza _szagina lu2_ akszak{ki}
10. _igi_ {d}suen-a-sza-re-ed u3 u-bar-[x]
11. _dumu-mesz_ sin-e-mu-qi2
12. _igi_ ma-ni-um _sipa_
13. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir _szu-i_
14. _igi_ szu-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ sin-isz-me-a-an-ni
15. _igi_ t,a3-ab-s,il2-lum _dumu_ i-din-ia-tum
16. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}isz-ha-ra u3 akszak{ki}-x-[x]
17. _dumu-mesz_ sin-tab-ba-e-em
18. _igi_ ARAD-sa3 {disz}hu-za-lum
19. _dumu-mesz_ is,-ru-pa-an-ni
20. _igi_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am u3 akszak{ki}-ga#-mil#
left
column 1
1. _igi_ sin-szesz-i-din-nam _dumu_ sin-ga-mil
2. _igi_ ku-du-u2-um _dumu_ puzur4-sin
3. _igi_ sa-mi-ki _dumu_ sza-lu-rum
column 2
1. _igi_ er3-ra-ia _dumu_ {d}utu-na-di
2. _igi_ sin-ip-pa-al-sa
3. _mu erin2_ elam-ma{ki#}
envelope
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am]
2'. [u3] akszak{ki}-ga-[mil]
3'. _igi_ {d}suen-a-ha-am#-[i-din-nam]
4'. _dumu#_ {d}suen-ga-mil
5'. _igi_ ARAD-sa3 hu-za-lum _dumu#-[mesz_ ...]
6'. _igi_ ku-du-u2-um _dumu_ puzur4#-[{d}suen]
7'. _igi_ t,a3-ab-s,il2-lum _dumu_ i-din-ia#-[tum]
8'. _igi_ sa-mi-ki _dumu_ sza-lu-rum
9'. _igi_ {d}suen-ip-pa-al-sa3
10'. _dumu_ na-bi-{d}suen
11'. _igi ib-ni-{d}mar-tu _dub-sar_
12'. _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-tab-li
  blank space
13'. _mu erin2 ugnim_ elam-ma{ki}
seal 1
1. in-bu-sza
2. _dumu_ be-el-szu-[nu]
3. ARAD {d}nin-[...]
seal 2
1. sza-{d}mar?-[tu?]
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-isz#-[...]
seal 3
1. ma#-ni-um
2. _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
3. ARAD {d}suen
seal 4
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ er3-ra-ia
seal 5
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ t,a3-ab-s,il2-lum

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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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: CT 48, 2

    [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.

    Litigations, mainly about family property.


  • history: Fs Kraus p.426-483, p. 442-443

    [Wilcke1982Kaufverträge] Wilcke, Claus. 1982. “Zwei Spät-Altbabylonische Kaufverträge Aus Kiš. Mit Zwei Exkursen. A: Nudunnûm Und Nīšītum; B: Quasi-Hüllentafeln Und Kanīkāt/Ṭuppāt Ummatim.” In Zikir Šumim. Assyriological Studies Presented to F.R. Kraus on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday, edited by Govert van Driel, Theo J. H. Krispijn, Marten Stol, and Klaas R. Veenhof, 426–83. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 080129 & BM 080130
  • Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0659

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
2021-06-10 at 07:50:28 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2007-03-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 48, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366198.
CT 48, 002 artifact entry (No. P366198). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366198 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366198 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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