BE 06/1, 062 (P258734)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BE 06/1, 062 |
|---|---|
| ID | P258734 |
| Museum no. | CBS 01401 |
| 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 |
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| obverse 1 | A field of ... iku on the other bank in the “Nagûm” meadow, |
| obverse 2 | adjacent to the field of Puzur-gula |
| obverse 3 | and adjacent to the field of Rīš-šamaš son of Bēltani; |
| obverse 4 | a field of 1 eblum on the other bank in the “Nagûm” meadow |
| obverse 5 | (with) gate (and) towers, |
| obverse 6 | adjacent to the field of Awil-nanna the diviner |
| obverse 7 | and adjacent to the field of Rīš-šamaš son of Bēltani; |
| obverse 8 | a built house plot of 1 sar at “Great Sippar”, |
| obverse 9 | adjoining the house of Iṭib-libbi-šamaš |
| obverse 10 | and adjoining the house of Rīš-šamaš son of Bēltani; |
| obverse 11 | a tower of 1 sar and half of the supporting wall, |
| obverse 12 | adjoining the house of Ipqu-irnina |
| obverse 13 | and adjoining the house of Rīš-šamaš son of Bēltani; |
| obverse 14 | 1 slave (named) Bēli-ēpiri; |
| obverse 15 | 1 slave woman (named) Mamu...; |
| obverse 16 | 1 slave woman (named) Amat-sîn; |
| obverse 17 | 1 slave woman (named) Kabtat...; |
| obverse 18 | 10 shekels of silver, (as) compensatory payment for a slave |
| obverse 19 | which Rīš-šamaš has paid to her; |
| obverse 20 | 6 oxen, 1 cow ...; |
| obverse 21 | a bronze fetter (weighing) 4 minas; |
| reverse 1 | 1 grindstone for fine flour; |
| reverse 2 | the barley and the possessions |
| reverse 3 | they equally divided. |
| reverse 4 | (This is) the share of Amat-ummī nadītu of Šamaš |
| reverse 5 | (and) daughter of Ilšu-bani |
| reverse 6 | that with Rīš-šamaš son of Bēltani ... |
| reverse 7 | they have completely shared; |
| reverse 8 | their heart is satisfied. |
| reverse 9 | (That) in future, one against the other will not bring a claim, |
| reverse 10 | by the life of Šamaš, Marduk and Samsu-iluna |
| reverse 11 | they have sworn. |
| reverse 12 | Before Sîn-erībam, son of Luštammar-sîn; |
| reverse 13 | before Sîn-aḫam-iddinam, son of Sîn-iddinam; |
| reverse 14 | before Sîn-nāṣir, son of Puzur-sîn; |
| reverse 15 | before Nūr-ilīšu, priest of Sîn; |
| reverse 16 | before Adad-šarrum, son of Dadiya; |
| reverse 17 | before Uṣi-bītum, son of Šū-nintu; |
| reverse 18 | before Sîn-māgir, son of Adad-ublam; |
| reverse 19 | before Ibi-sîn, son of Sîn-iddinam; |
| reverse 20 | before Bēlanum, the scribe. |
| reverse 21 | The month of Tašrītum, the day 11 |
| reverse 22 | the year (in which) Samsu-iluna the king (cut stones) in the great montain of the land of Amurru. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [n?] _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _bala:ri a-gar3_ na-gu-um | |
| 2 | i#-ta _a-sza3_ puzur4-{d}gu-la | |
| 3 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ be-el-ta-ni | |
| 4 | _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _bala:ri a-gar3_ na-gu-um | |
| 5 | ($ blank space $) _ka2 an-za-gar3-mesz_ | |
| 6 | i-ta _a-sza3_ lu2-{d}nanna _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | |
| 7 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ri-isz-{d}utu [_dumu_] be-el-ta-ni | |
| 8 | _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na zimbir!{ki}-gal | |
| 9 | _da e2_ i-t,i4-ib-li-ib-bi-{d}utu | |
| 10 | u3 _da e2_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ be-el-ta-ni | |
| 11 | _1(disz) sar e2 an-za-gar3_ u3 ba-wa!-at ka-wa-ri | |
| 12 | _da# e2_ sig-{d}ir-ni-na | |
| 13 | u3 _da e2_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ be-el-ta-ni | |
| 14 | _1(disz) sag-nita2_ be-li2-e-pi2-ri# | |
| 15 | _1(disz) sag-geme2_ {d}ma-mu-x [...] i | |
| 16 | _1(disz) sag-geme2_ geme2-{d}suen | |
| 17 | _1(disz) sag-geme2_ kab-ta-at-[...] x x | |
| 18 | _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-ip-la-at _sag-nita2_ | |
| 19 | sza# ri-isz-{d}utu ip#-pu-lu-szi-[im] | |
| 20 | _6(disz) gu4? gu2-a 1(disz) ab2? [...] | |
| 21 | _4(disz) ma-na uruda_ ma-asz-ka-nu | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) {na4}kinkin zi3-gu_ | |
| 2 | sze-am u3 ba-szi-ta-am | |
| 3 | mi-it-ha-ri-isz i-zu-zu | |
| 4 | _ha-la_ geme2-ama-an-ni _lukur {d}[utu]_ | |
| 5 | _dumu-munus dingir-szu-ba-ni | |
| 6 | sza _ki_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ be-el-ta-ni x x x | |
| 7 | i-zu-zu zi-zu# ga-am-ru | |
| 8 | li-ib-ba-szu-nu t,a3-ab | |
| 9 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ u2-ul i-ra-gu-um | |
| 10 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na | |
| 11 | it-mu-u2 | |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ lu-usz-ta-mar-sin | |
| 13 | _igi_ {[d]}suen#-szesz-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 14 | _igi_ {[d]}suen#-na-s,ir _dumu_ puzur4-sin | |
| 15 | _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _sanga_ sin | |
| 16 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum _dumu_ da-di-ia | |
| 17 | _igi_ u2-s,i-bi-tum _dumu_ szu-{d}nin-tu | |
| 18 | _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ub-lam | |
| 19 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 20 | _igi_ be-la-nu-um _dub-sar_ | |
| 21 | _iti du6-<<gar>>-ku3 u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam_ | |
| 22 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e hur-sag gal kur mar-tu_ | |
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