BDHP 37 (P510414)

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 082462 & BM 082463

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _ki_ inim-{d}nanna
3. ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ ka-ar-sza-ia
4. _szu ba-an-ti_
5. _2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-<sza3>_ i-na e-bi-ir-tim
6. i-na na-gi-im
7. i-na ta-wi-ir-tim
8. ra-bi-tim sza i-li-li
9. i-na _mar{ar}_-gi-im
10. _ki_ ARAD-{d}suen inim-{d}nanna
11. _a-sza3 szu ba-an-ti_
12. _a-sza3 u3 ku3-babbar_ i-ta-t,a3-lu
13. a-na e-bu-ri-im
14. _3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur sze gu2 a-sza3_
15. i-na ma-asz-ka-nim
reverse
1. ARAD-{d}suen a-na inim-{d}nanna
2. i-ma-da-ad
3. u3-la im-du-ud-ma
4. _a-sza_ inim-{d}nanna i-ki-im-szu-ma
5. i-ru-usz e-zi-ib
6. pi2 t,up-pi2-szu sza _a-sza3_
7. sza ga-me-er-tim
8. _mu_ sza _bad3_ ga-gi-im
9. im-me-ru-um i-pu-szu
10. _igi_ sza-i3-li2-ia
11. _dumu_ ka-ar-sza-ia
12. _igi_ inim-{d}en-lil2-la2
13. _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-la2-e-lu
14. _igi_ {d}en-lil2-la2-ba-ni
15. _dumu_ inim-{d}en-lil2-la2
16. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _szitim?_
17. _dumu_ szu-{d}kab-ta
18. _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
left
1. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _igi_ {d}utu-he2-gal2
2. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _ki_ inim-{d}nanna# ARAD-{d}suen
3. _dumu#_ ka#-ar-sza#-ia# _szu ba-an-ti_
4. _2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3#_ [i]-na e-bi-ir-tim
5. i-na na#-[gi-im i-na ta]-wi-ir-tim
7. ra-bi-tim sza [i-li]-li
8. i-na _mar[{ar}_-gi-rim _ki_ ARAD]-{d}suen
9. inim-{d}[nanna _a-sza3 szu ba]-an#-ti_
10. _a-sza3 u3 [ku3-babbar_ i-ta-t,a3-lu i-na e-bu-ri-im]
11. _3(asz) [1(barig) 4(ban2) gur sze gu2 a-sza3_ ...]
  rest broken
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. i-ki-im-szu-ma# i-ru-usz
4. e-zi-ib pi2 t,up-pi2-szu
5. sza _a#-sza3_ sza ga#-me-er-tim
7. _mu_ sza _bad3_ ga-gi-im
8. im-me-ru-um i-pu-szu
9. _igi_ sza-i3-li2-ia _dumu_ ka-ar-sza-ia
10. _igi_ inim-{d}en-lil2-la2 _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-la2-e-lu
11. _igi_ {d}en-lil2-la2-ba-ni _dumu_ inim-{d}en-lil2-la2
12. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _szitim? dumu_ szu-{d}kab-ta
13. _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
14. _igi_ {d}utu-he2-gal2 _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
seal 2
1. {d}suen-i-din-nam#
2. _dumu_ szu-{d}kab-[ta]
3. ARAD {d}nin-si4-an-na
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
seal 5
  (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
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  • primary: BDHP, 37

    [Waterman1916BDHP] Waterman, Leroy. 1916. Business Documents of the Hammurapi Period from the British Museum. London: Luzac & Co.

  • history: MVS 10, no. III

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

    (seals)

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1467

    [Koschaker1923HG6] Koschaker, Paul, and Arthur Ungnad. 1923. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band VI: Übersetzte Urkunden Mit Rechtserläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

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  • Museum No.: BM 082462 & BM 082463
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2493 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2493A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-07-31 at 13:15:00 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2021-07-31 at 13:08:16 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2018-06-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

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
“BDHP 37 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2018. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510414.
BDHP 37 artifact entry (No. P510414). (2018, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510414
BDHP 37 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510414 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
@misc{2018BDHP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {jun 1},
	title = {BDHP 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510414},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510414},
}


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DA  - 2018/6/1/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P510414
LB  - CDLI:P510414
M1  - 2024/4/16/
TI  - BDHP 37 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510414
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