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BE 06/1, 047 (P258631)

Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

Designation	BE 06/1, 047
ID	P258631
Museum no.	CBS 01298 & CBS 01298a
Collection	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Language	Akkadian
Period	Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Genre	Legal
Find spot	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Coordinates	33.0605, 44.2552

English translation

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Line	English
obverse 1	A wing (of a house) as much as there is
obverse 2	from Ribbatum nadītu of Šamaš
obverse 3	daughter of Ipqatum,
obverse 4	Ilīma-abī,
obverse 5	son of Warad-kubi,
obverse 6	the house, against payment of rent for one (lit. his) year,
obverse 7	has rented.
obverse 8	(As) yearly rental,
reverse 1	he will pay 150 grains of silver.
reverse 2	As first installment, (Ribbatum)
reverse 3	has received 75 grains of silver.
reverse 4	(In) the month of Kislīmum, on the day 1,
reverse 5	he will move into.
reverse 6	Before Narām-šarur, son of Lipit-ištar;
reverse 7	before Sîn-māgir, son of Gamilum;
reverse 8	before Šumum-libši,
reverse 9	the scribe.
left 1	The year: “Samsu-iluna the king”.
obverse 1	A wing (of a house) as much as there is
obverse 2	from Ribbatum nadītu of Šamaš
obverse 3	daughter of Ipqatum,
obverse 4	Ilīma-abī,
obverse 5	son of Warad-kubi,
obverse 6	the house, against payment of rent
obverse 7	for one (lit. his) year,
obverse 8	(they) have rented.
obverse 9	(As) yearly rental,
reverse 1	he will pay 150 grains of silver.
reverse 2	As first installment, (Ribbatum)
reverse 3	has received 75 grains of silver.
reverse 4	(In) the month of Kislīmum, on the day 1,
reverse 5	he will move into.
reverse 6	Before Narām-šarur, son of Lipit-ištar;
reverse 7	before Sîn-māgir, son of Gamilum;
reverse 8	before Šumum-libši,
reverse 9	son of Nūr-kabta.
reverse 10	The year: “Samsu-iluna the king”.
seal 1 1	Seal of Sîn-māgir

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse
1	_e2_ e-da-kum ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
2	_ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
3	_dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tum
4	{disz}i3-li2-ma-a-bi
5	_dumu_ ARAD-ku-bi
6	_e2?_ a-na ki-is,-ri a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
7	u2-sze-s,i2
8	ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
reverse
1	_5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
2	re-esz15 ki-is,-ri
3	_1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-rum
4	_iti gan-gan-e3-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
5	i-ru-ub
6	_igi_ nam-ra-am-sza-ru-ur _dumu#_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
7	_igi_ sin-ma-gir _dumu_ ga-mi-lim
8	_igi_ szu-mu-um-li#-ib-szi#
9	_dub-sar#_
left
1	_mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-[e?_]
obverse
1	_e2_ e-da-kum ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
2	_ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
3	_dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tum
4	{disz}i3-li2-ma-a-bi
5	_dumu_ ARAD-ku-bi
6	_e2_ a-na ki-is,-ri
7	a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
8	u2-sze-s,u2-u2
9	ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
reverse
1	_5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
2	re-esz <<esz15>> ki-is,-ri
3	_1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
4	_iti gan-gan-e3-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
5	i-ru-ub
6	_igi_ nam-ra-sza-ru-ur _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
7	_igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ ga-mi-lum
8	_igi_ szu#-mu-um-li#-ib-szi
9	[_dumu_] nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
10	_mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-[e_]
seal 1
1	<_kiszib_> sin-ma-gir#

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