BE 06/1, 090 (P258726)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BE 06/1, 090 |
|---|---|
| ID | P258726 |
| Museum no. | CBS 01393 |
| 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
By Guidi, Carlo · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | A field of 4 eblu in the meadow "Good" |
| obverse 2 | (is) the field of Mellatum, nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 3 | daughter of Ipquša; |
| obverse 4 | from Mellatum nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 5 | the owner of the field, |
| obverse 6 | Marduk-muballiṭ the scribe |
| obverse 7 | for tenancy, at the rent |
| obverse 8 | of 6 kor of barley on 1 būrum, has rented. |
| obverse 9 | At harvest time, 6 kor of barley, at the gate of the cloister |
| obverse 10 | he will pay (lit. measure out). |
| obverse 11 | Out of the rent of her field |
| obverse 12 | 1 shekel of silver she has received. |
| reverse 1 | Before Sîn-rēmēni, official of the temple; |
| reverse 2 | before Ipqu-nabium, doorkeeper at the gate of the cloister; |
| reverse 3 | before Marduk-muballiṭ, doorkeeper; |
| reverse 4 | before Ibašši-ilum, doorkeeper; |
| reverse 5 | under the responsability of Adad-mušallim, the barber. |
| reverse 6 | The month of Ṭebētum, the 16th day |
| reverse 7 | the year "Ammi-ditana the king, the great ruler beloved of Šamaš, (remitted) the debts which his country had incurred". |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a#-sza3# a#-gar3#_ t,a-bu-um# | |
| 2 | _a-[sza3]_ me#-el-la-tum _lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 3 | _dumu#-munus_ ip-qu2-sza | |
| 4 | _ki#_ me-el-la-tum _lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 5 | be-el-ti _a-sza3_ | |
| 6 | {disz}{d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it, _dub-sar_ | |
| 7 | a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na _gu2-un_ | |
| 8 | a-na _1(bur3) GAN2 6(asz) sze gur ib2-ta-e3_ | |
| 9 | _u4 buru14-sze3 6(asz) sze gur_ i-na _ka2 ga2-gi4-a_ | |
| 10 | _i3-ag2-e_ | |
| 11 | _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3-sza_ | |
| 12 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-ah-ra-at# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _lu2_ i#-ri#-ib# _[e2]_ | |
| 2 | _igi_ ip-qu2-{d}na-bi-um _i3-du8 ka2 ga2-gi4-a_ | |
| 3 | _igi_ {d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it, _i3-du8_ | |
| 4 | _igi_ i-ba-asz-szi-AN _i3-du8_ | |
| 5 | _giri3_ {d}iszkur-mu-sza-lim _szu-i_ | |
| 6 | _iti ab-e3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_ | |
| 7 | _mu am-mi-di-ta-na lugal-e en ib2 gu-la ki-ag2 {d}utu [...] ur5#-ra ma-da-an-ni# ab-ak-ak x [...]_ | |
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