BAP 104 (P512369)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 092513

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. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a <u3> kislah#_
 ts: ištēn mūšar bītum epšum u maškanum
 en: A built and unbuilt plot of 1 SAR
2. _da e2_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
 ts: ṭēḫi bīt sîn-iqīšam
 en: next to the house of Sîn-iqīšam
3. u3 _da e2_ esz18-dar-um-ma-sza
 ts: u ṭēḫi bīt ištar-ummaša
 en: and next to the house of Ištar-ummaša,
4. _2(disz) kusz3_ mu-s,u2-um a-na _sila_
 ts: šittā ammat mūṣûm ana sūqim
 en: (with) a right-of-way to the street of 2 cubits,
5. _ha-la_ ib-ni-{d}utu
 ts: zītti ibni-šamaš
 en: is the share (of the inheritance) of Ibni-šamaš
6. sza _ki_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
 ts: ša itti sîn-iqīšam
 en: that with Sîn-iqīšam
7. u3 er3-ra-na-s,ir
 ts: u erra-nāṣir
 en: and Erra-nāṣir
8. i-zu-u2-zu
 ts: izūzu
 en: has divided;
9. isz-tu pi2-e a-di _ku3#-sig17#_
 ts: ištu pê adi ḫurāṣim
 en: everything (lit. from chaff to gold)
10. zi-zu-u2
 ts: zīzu
 en: is divided.
11. a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im
 ts: aḫum ana aḫim
 en: (That) brother against brother
12. u2-ul i-ra-ga-am
 ts: ul ira(g)gam
 en: will not raise a claim,
13. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a
 ts: nīš šamaš ayya
 en: by the life of Šamaš, Ayya,
14. {d}marduk
 ts: marduk
 en: Marduk
reverse
1. u3 {d}suen-mu-ba-[li2-it,]
 ts: u sîn-muba(l)liṭ
 en: and Sîn-muballiṭ,
2. _in-pa3#-[de3-mesz]_
 ts: itmû
 en: they have sworn.
3. _igi_ sin-pu-ut,-ra-am
 ts: maḫar sîn-puṭram
 en: Before Sîn-puṭram;
4. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam
 ts: maḫar sîn-i(d)dinam
 en: before Sîn-iddinam;
5. _igi_ li-bu-ra#-am#
 ts: maḫar libū(r)ram
 en: before Libūrram;
6. _igi_ ARAD2-i3-li2-szu
 ts: maḫar warad-ilīšu
 en: before Warad-ilīšu;
7. _igi_ sza-{d}isz-ha-ra
 ts: maḫar ša-išḫara
 en: before Ša-išḫara;
8. _igi_ sin-ma-gir
 ts: maḫar sîn-māgir
 en: before Sîn-māgir;
9. _igi_ ARAD2-{d}mar-tu
 ts: maḫar warad-amurru
 en: before Warad-amurru;
10. _igi_ sin-dingir
 ts: maḫar sîn-ilī
 en: before Sîn-ilī;
11. _igi_ li-bur-na-di-szu
 ts: maḫar libur-nādīšu
 en: before Libūr-nādīšu.
12. _mu i7 tu-tu-he2-[gal2]_
 ts: šanat nāram tutu ḫengallum
 en: The year "(Sîn-muballiṭ dug) the canal 'Tutu is abundance'"

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BAP, 104

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

  • history: OLA 109, p. 127

    [Goddeeris2002economy] Goddeeris, Anne. 2002. Economy and Society in Northern Babylonia in the Early Old Babylonian Period (ca. 2000 - 1800 BC). Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 109. Leuven: Peeters.

  • history: HG 3, 41

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

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, 180

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

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 31

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

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  • Museum No.: BM 092513
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0046

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-19 at 15:08:17 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
2018-09-08 at 11:16:42 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BAP 104 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512369.
BAP 104 artifact entry (No. P512369). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512369 (Original work published 2018)
BAP 104 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512369 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BAP 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512369},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P512369},
}


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