BAP 100 (P507724)

Legal tablet 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

Museum Number

BM 092510

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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Akkadian

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tablet
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1. {disz}be-la-nu-um {disz}mu-ha-ad-du-um
 ts: bēlanum muḫaddûm
 en: Bēlanum, Muḫaddûm
2. u3 pe2-ru-ru-tum _dumu-mesz_ na-mi-ia-tum
 ts: u perurūtum mārū namiyatum
 en: and Perurūtum sons of Namiyatum,
3. a-na mi-im-ma nu-ma-at _e2_ a-bi-szu-nu
 ts: ana mimma numāt bīt abīšunu
 en: for all the furnishing of their father’s house,
4. {disz}ia-szu-ha-tum um-ma-szu-nu ig#-ru#-u2
 ts: yašuḫatum ummašunu igrû
 en: sued Yašuḫatum their mother (therefore)
5. a-na _di-ku5-mesz_ babila2{ki} is-ni-qu2
 ts: ana dayyānī bābilim isniqū
 en: they approached the judges of Babylon.
6. _di-ku5-mesz_ di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-ma
 ts: dayyānū dīnam ušāḫizūšunūtīma
 en: The judges granted them a trial and,
7. a-na mi-im-ma nu-ma-at _e2_ a-bi-szu-nu
 ts: ana mimma numāt bīt abīšunu
 en: for all the furnishing of their father’s house,
8. {disz}ia-szu-ha-tum um-ma-szu-nu
 ts: yašuḫatum ummašunu
 en: Yašuḫatum their mother
9. a-na _e2_ {d}marduk a-na ni-isz _dingir_ id-di-nu-szi-ma
 ts: ana bīt marduk ana nīš ilim iddinūšima
 en: handed over her to the Marduk’s temple (to make her swear by) the name of the god.
10. {disz}ia-szu-ha-tum a-na _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_
 ts: yašuḫatum ana kaspim ḫurāṣim
 en: Yašuḫatum, for the silver, the gold
11. _sag-geme2-ARAD2-mesz_ bu-szi-im u3 mi-im-ma
 ts: amātim wardī būšim u mimma
 en: the female and male slaves, the property and all
12. nu-ma-at _e2_ a-bi-szu-nu
 ts: numāt bīt abīšunu
 en: the furnishing of the paternal house
13. i-na _e2_ {d}marduk u2-x-x-x-szi# u2#-sza#-az#-ki#-ru#-szi#-i#
  Meissner reads u2-ba-ah-hu-szi from b/puhhu (BAP pp. 80 and 155)
 ts: ina bīt marduk ...ši ušazkirūši
 en: in the Marduk’s temple ... her (and) made her swear (that)
14. mi-im-ma nu-ma-at _e2_ a-bi-szu-nu
 ts: mimma numāt bīt abīšunu
 en: all the furnishing of their father’s house
15. u2-ul ib-ba-szi
 ts: ul ibba(š)ši
 en: were not available (to her).
16. _u4-kur2-sze3_ {disz}be-la-nu-um {disz}mu-ha-ad-du-um
 ts: ana warkiāt ūmī bēlanum muḫaddûm
 en: That in future Bēlanum, Muḫaddûm
17. u3 pe2-ru-ru-tum _dumu-mesz_ na-mi-ia-tum
 ts: u perurūtum mārū namiyatum
 en: and Perurūtum, sons of Namiyatum,
18. a-na i#-din#-{d}iszkur {disz}ia-szu-ha-tum
 ts: ana i(d)din-adad yašuḫatum
 en: against Iddin-adad, Yašuḫatum
19. u3# _dumu#-mesz_-szu-nu a-na nu-ma-at _e2_ a-bi#-[szu-nu]
 ts: u mārīšunu ana numāt bīt abīšunu
 en: and their sons, regarding the furnishing of their father’s house,
20. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
 ts: ul iraggamū
 en: will not raise a claim,
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e_
 ts: nīš marduk u samsu-iluna šarrim
 en: by the name of Marduk and Samsu-iluna the king
2. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
 ts: itmû
 en: they swore.
3. _igi_ {d}urasz-na-s,ir _dumu_ {d}urasz-mu-ba-li2-it,
 ts: maḫar uraš-nāṣir mār uraš-muba(l)liṭ
 en: Before Uraš-nāṣir son of Uraš-muballiṭ;
4. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ {d}urasz-na-s,i-ir
 ts: maḫar awīl-nabium mār uraš-nāṣir
 en: before Awīl-nabium son of Uraš-nāṣir;
5. _igi_ {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim u3 {d}na-bi-um-ha-s,ir
 ts: maḫar marduk-muša(l)lim u nabium-ḫāṣir
 en: before Marduk-musallim and Nabium-ḫāṣir
6. _dumu-mesz_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
 ts: mārī ibni-adad
 en: sons of Ibni-adad;
7. _igi_ {d}marduk-du-un-ni _dumu_ i-te-pu-um
 ts: maḫar marduk-dunnī mār itepum
 en: before Marduk-dunnī son of Itepum;
8. _igi_ e-te-ia-tum _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
 ts: maḫar eteyatum mār abu-waqar
 en: before Eteyatum son of Abu-waqar;
9. _igi_ szu-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
 ts: maḫar šu-nabium mār šumum-libši
 en: before Šu-nabium son of Šumum-libši;
10. _igi_ {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik _dumu_ szu-te-szu-ra-szum
 ts: maḫar nabium-malik mār šutešurašum
 en: before Nabium-malik son of Šutešurašum;
11. _igi_ {d}marduk-ha-zi-ir _dumu_ {d}marduk-ni-szu
 ts: maḫar marduk ḫāzir mār marduk-nīšu
 en: before Marduk-ḫāzir son of Marduk-nīšu,
12. _giri3-se3-ga-mesz e2_ {d}marduk
 ts: girseqī bīt marduk
 en: domestics of the temple of Marduk
13. _giri3_ im-gur-{d}suen _ra2-gaba_ sza re-esz di-[nim]
 ts: šēp imgur-sîn rakbîm ša rēš dīnim
 en: under the responsibility of Imgur-sîn, envoy of the head of the court;
14. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum _dumu_ ga-mil-lum
 ts: maḫar nannatum mār gāmillum
 en: before Nannatum son of Gāmillum;
15. _igi_ {d}marduk-na-s,ir _dumu_ i-di-szum
 ts: maḫar marduk-nāṣir mār idišum
 en: before Marduk-nāṣir son of Idišum;
16. _igi_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ i-zi-ia-tum
 ts: maḫar ipqatum mār iziyatum
 en: before Ipqatum son of Iziyatum;
17. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim
 ts: maḫar bēlšunu mār sîn-bēl-aplim
 en: before Bēlšunu son of Sîn-bēl-aplim;
18. _igi_ {d}za-ba4-ba4-na-s,ir _dumu_ {d}marduk-a-bi
 ts: maḫar zababa-nāṣir mār marduk-abī
 en: before Zababa-nāṣir son of Marduk-abī;
19. _igi_ gi-mil-lum _dumu_ ka-ri-ia
 ts: maḫar gimillum mār karīya
 en: before Gimillum son of Karīya.
  single ruling
20. _iti ab-e3-a u4 5(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ ṭebētim ūmam ḫamištum
 en: The month of Tebētum, the day 5,
21. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e <ama>-ar-gi i-ni-gar-ra_
 ts: šattum ša samsu-iluna šarrum andurāram iškunu
 en: the year in which Samsu-iluna the king established the freedom.

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  • primary: BAP, 100

    [Meissner1893BAP] Meissner, Bruno. 1893. Beiträge Zum Altbabylonischen Privatrecht. Assyriologische Bibliothek 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: BM Guide 1908, p. 164

    [BMGuide1908] A Guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian Antiquities. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. 1908. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: HG 3, 718

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

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, 296

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 092510
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0037

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-19 at 15:31:04 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-10-19 at 15:24:00 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2020-06-05 at 02:27:39 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-09-08 at 09:06:11 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-09-08 at 08:41:40 Jagersma, Bram Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-12-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BAP 100 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P507724.
BAP 100 artifact entry (No. P507724). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P507724 (Original work published 2017)
BAP 100 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P507724 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2023BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {BAP 100 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P507724},
}

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