BE 06/1, 058 (P258950)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BE 06/1, 058 |
|---|---|
| ID | P258950 |
| Museum no. | CBS 01618 |
| 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 | Concerning the infant (lit. drawn from the womb) |
| obverse 2 | whom from Ṣiḫatum, his mother |
| obverse 3 | and Mar-baya, son of Sîn-remeni, |
| obverse 4 | Būr-adad, son of Sîn-remeni, |
| obverse 5 | adopted. |
| obverse 6 | After Ṣiḫatum to her fate |
| obverse 7 | had gone (= had died), Mar-baya |
| obverse 8 | brought a claim against Būr-adad and |
| obverse 9 | the judges (lit. the men) the matter |
| obverse 10 | have investigated and |
| obverse 11 | the tablet, (attesting) that next to the removal (from the womb) |
| obverse 12 | he took (the child), |
| obverse 13 | Būr-adad has brought so that |
| obverse 14 | one female slave |
| reverse 1 | like a female slave |
| reverse 2 | to give |
| reverse 3 | they told him. |
| reverse 4 | (That) Mar-baya will not come back and |
| reverse 5 | against the adoption |
| reverse 6 | ... not make a claim, |
| reverse 7 | by the life of Šamaš, Marduk, Samsu-iluna |
| reverse 8 | and the town of Sippar, they swore. |
| reverse 9 | Before Ipqu-sîn, son of Šar-šamaš; |
| reverse 10 | before Šamaš-muballiṭ, son of Ili-kimti; |
| reverse 11 | before Ipqu-erṣetim, son of Sîn-iddinam; |
| reverse 12 | before Nabi-šamaš, son of Idiš-sîn; |
| reverse 13 | before Ilšu-bānī, the scribe. |
| reverse 14 | The month of Simānum, the day 6 |
| reverse 15 | (of) the year "The wall of Ur". |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na szi-li-ip-re-<mi>-im | |
| 2 | sza _ki_ s,i2-ha-tum _ama-a-ni_-szu | |
| 3 | u3 dumu-{iri}ba-ia _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni | |
| 4 | {disz}bur-{d}iszkur _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni | |
| 5 | il-qu2-u2 | |
| 6 | wa-ar-ki s,i2-ha-tum a-na szi-ma-ti-sza | |
| 7 | il-qu2-u2 {disz}dumu-{iri}ba-ia | |
| 8 | a-na {disz}bur#-{d#}iszkur# ir-gu-um-ma | |
| 9 | [a-wi-lu]-u2# a-wa-ti-szu-nu | |
| 10 | [i]-mu-ru-u2-ma | |
| 11 | [t,up]-pa#-am sza i-na szi-li-ip-tim#? | |
| 12 | [x?] il-qu2-u2 | |
| 13 | [{disz}]bur-{d}iszkur ub-lam-ma | |
| 14 | _[1(disz)] sag-geme2_-tam# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki#?-ma _sag-geme2_-tim# | |
| 2 | [x?] na-da-nam | |
| 3 | [iq]-bu-szum | |
| 4 | [u2-ul] i#-ta-ar-ma | |
| 5 | {disz#}[dumu-{iri}]-ba#-ia a-na szi-li-ip <re-mi>-im | |
| 6 | x [... u2]-ul# i#-ra-ga-am | |
| 7 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk sa#-am-su-i-lu-na | |
| 8 | u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2 | |
| 9 | _igi_ sig{+qu2}-sin _dumu_ lugal-{d}utu | |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_ i3-li2-ki!-im-ti | |
| 11 | _igi_ sig-ki _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam | |
| 12 | _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ i-di-isz-sin | |
| 13 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dub-sar_ | |
| 14 | _iti sig4-a u4 6(disz)-kam_ | |
| 15 | _mu bad3_ uri2{ki} | |
Sources & licences
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