ZA 073, 059 (P260800)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ZA 073, 059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P260800 |
| Museum no. | CBS 04485 |
| 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 |
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| obverse 1 | Concerning the built house plot of 1 SAR, share (of the inheritance) of Ilī-erībam, |
| obverse 2 | the musician’s craft, the income (from it) and the office ... |
| obverse 3 | in the temple of Lugal-gudua and ..., |
| obverse 4 | the provision of Ilī-erībam, son of Mār-erṣetim |
| obverse 5 | that Ilī-erībam had given to Ḫadu-lū-zerūm his son and (for this reason) |
| obverse 6 | yearly, 360 litres of barley as food allowance (and) 1 shekel of silver as clothing allowance |
| obverse 7 | for rent Ḫadu-lū-zerūm his son to Ilī-erībam his father |
| obverse 8 | had given and for 15 years had mantained; |
| obverse 9 | moreover he had paid n shekels of silver as interest-bearing debt of Ilī-erībam. |
| obverse 10 | When 20 years passed, after Ilī-erībam son of Mār-erṣetim |
| obverse 11 | and Sîn-erībam, son of Pirḫi-erṣetim the brother of his father, |
| obverse 12 | of the aforementioned Ilī-erībam, died (lit. went to their fate), |
| obverse 13 | Ipqu-annunītum, son of Sîn-māgir, the house of 1 SAR from the share (of the inheritance) of Ilī-erībam |
| obverse 14 | and the house from the share (of the inheritance) of Sîn-erībam, son of Pirḫi-erṣetim, |
| obverse 15 | the heirs of Išdum-... sold (lit. gave for money). |
| obverse 16 | Ḫadu-lū-zerūm ... son of Ilī-erībam |
| obverse 17 | to Sîn-nadin-šumi, the governor of Sippar, and (to) the judges of Sippar |
| obverse 18 | presented and the aforementioned Ipqu-annunitum before the governor of Sippar |
| obverse 19 | and the judges of Sippar brought and their case they investigated. |
| obverse 20 | Ḫadu-lū-zerūm, the tablet of his portion (of inheritance), that Ilī-erībam his father |
| obverse 21 | had given to him, brought and also brought witnesses who knew their matters. |
| obverse 22 | The governor of Sippar and the judges examined (lit. heard) that tablet and |
| obverse 23 | the tablet of Sîn-māgir ... |
| reverse 1' | ... to ... |
| reverse 3' | ...had written (?), they invalidated ... |
| reverse 4' | for ... in order to give Ḫadu-lū-zerūm, |
| reverse 5' | the judges imposed on Ipqu-annunītum and |
| reverse 6' | they let him draw up a tablet renouncing claims: |
| reverse 7' | (that) again Ipqu-annunītum, son of Sîn-māgir |
| reverse 8' | and his heirs, anything |
| reverse 9' | from Ḫadu-lū-zerūm, son of Ilī-erībam |
| reverse 10' | would not claim, |
| reverse 11' | they swore by the life of Šamaš, Aya, Marduk and Samsu-iluna the king. |
| reverse 12' | Before Warad-sîn, temple chief administrator of Šamaš; |
| reverse 13' | before Awīl-ištar, son of Nannatum; |
| reverse 14' | before Ipqu-annunītum, son of Iddin-erra; |
| reverse 15' | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Šamaš-bānī; |
| reverse 16' | before Sîn-ḫāzir, son of Ilšu-bānī; |
| reverse 17' | before Awīl-šamaš, son of Aya-eni; |
| reverse 18' | before Iddin-šamaš, son of Sîn-māgir, (they are) the judges; |
| reverse 19' | before Sîn-iqīšam, gudapsû-priest; |
| reverse 20' | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Lu-saga; |
| reverse 21' | before Ali-talīmī, son of Nūr-adad; |
| reverse 22' | before Warad-bunene, son of Šamaš-zaemen; |
| reverse 23' | before Šamaš-nīšu, son of Rīš-ilī, (they are) the musicians. |
| reverse 24' | The month of Ayyarum, the day 1, |
| reverse 25' | the year of Samsu-iluna following its subsequent (in which) by the command of Enlil. |
| seal 1 1 | Ipqu-annunītum |
| seal 1 2 | son of Sîn-māgir |
| seal 1 3 | servant of the Ebabbar. |
| seal 2 1 | Warad-sîn |
| seal 2 2 | temple chief administrator of Šamaš |
| seal 2 3 | son of Šamaš-tappâšu |
| seal 2 4 | servant of Samsu-iluna. |
| seal 3 1 | Awīl-ištar |
| seal 3 2 | son of Nannatum |
| seal 3 3 | servant of Sîn |
| seal 3 4 | and (of) Diĝir-martu. |
| seal 5 1 | Iddin-šamaš |
| seal 5 2 | son of Sîn-māgir |
| seal 7 1 | Seal of Sîn-iddinam |
| seal 8 1 | Seal of Ali-talīmī |
| seal 10 1 | Seal of Šamaš-nīšu |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a ha-la_ [i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am] | |
| 2 | _nar-sa_-tim is-qi2-im u3 te-er#-[tim x? x?] | |
| 3 | _e2_ {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a{ki} u3 {d}x-[x?]-x-x | |
| 4 | uk-la-at i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am _dumu#_ dumu#-er-s,e-tim | |
| 5 | sza i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am a-na ha-du-lu-ze-rum _dumu-ni_ id-di-nu-ma | |
| 6 | i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur sze-ba 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar siki-ba_ | |
| 7 | ki-is,-[ri]-szu {disz}ha-du-lu-za-rum _dumu-ni_ a-na i3-li2-eri-ba a-bi-szu | |
| 8 | it-[ta-ad]-di#-nu#-ma# _mu 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ it-ta-asz-szu-u2-szu | |
| 9 | u3 [n] _gin2 ku3-babbar ur5-ra_ sza i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am {disz}ha-du-lu-ze-rum i-pu-lu | |
| 10 | isz-tu _mu 2(u)-kam_ il-li-ku wa-ar-ki i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am _dumu dumu#-ki_ | |
| 11 | u3 {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ pir-hi-er-s,e-tim a-hi a-bi-szu | |
| 12 | sza i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am# szu-a-ti a-na szi-ma-ti-szu-nu il-li-ku | |
| 13 | {disz}sig-an-nu-ni-tum [_dumu_] {d}suen-ma-gir _1(disz) sar e2 sza3 e2 ha-la_ i3-li2-e-ri-ba | |
| 14 | u3# _e2 sza3 ha-la_ {[d]}suen#-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ pir-hi-er-s,e-tim | |
| 15 | [_dumu]-mesz_ isz-du-um-[x-x-x? a]-na _ku3-babbar_ id-di-in-ma | |
| 16 | [{disz}ha]-du-lu-ze#-[rum x? x?] _dumu_ i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am | |
| 17 | a-[na] {d}suen#-na#-di#-[in]-szu#-mi sza-pir zimbir{ki} u3 _di-ku5-<mesz>_ zimbir{ki} | |
| 18 | isz#-ku-un#-ma {disz}sig-an-nu-ni-tum szu-a-ti a-na ma-har sza-pir zimbir{ki} | |
| 19 | u3 _di-ku5-<mesz>_ zimbir#{[ki]} it#-ru-u2-szu a-wa-ti-szu-nu i-mu-ru-ma | |
| 20 | {disz}ha-du-ze-rum _dub ha-la_-szu sza i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am a-bu-szu | |
| 21 | id-di-nu-szum ub-lam u3 szi-bi mu-de-e a-wa-[ti]-szu#-nu it-ru-nim-ma | |
| 22 | sza#-pir zimbir{ki} u3 _di-ku5-mesz#_ t,up#-pa-am szu#-[a-ti] isz-mu#-[u2]-ma# | |
| 23 | t,up#-pi2 {d}suen#-ma#-gir# [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x a-na# [...] | |
| 2' | [...] DI x [...] | |
| 3' | [...]-ru# ih-pu-u2 [...] | |
| 4' | x x [... a-na ... a-na ha]-du-lu-ze-rum [na]-da-nim | |
| 5' | _di#-ku5#-mesz_ {disz}sig-an-nu-ni-tum i-mi-du-[ma] | |
| 6' | _dub_ la# ba-qa2-ri-im u2-sze-zi-bu-szu | |
| 7' | u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma {disz}sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir | |
| 8' | u3 _dumu-mesz_-szu [a-na] mi#-im-ma szum-szu | |
| 9' | a-na ha-du#-lu#-ze-rum _dumu_ i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am | |
| 10' | u2-ul# i#-ra-ag-gu-um | |
| 11' | _mu_ [{d}utu {d}a]-a {d}marduk# u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3-esz_ | |
| 12' | _igi_ ARAD-{d}suen# _sanga# {d}utu_ | |
| 13' | _igi_ a-wi-il-isz8-tar2# _dumu#_ {d}nanna#-tum | |
| 14' | _igi_ sig-an#-[nu]-ni-tum _dumu_ i-din-er3-ra | |
| 15' | _igi#_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni | |
| 16' | _igi#_ {d}suen-ha-zi-ir _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | |
| 17' | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu _dumu_ a-ia-e-ni | |
| 18' | _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir _di-ku5-mesz_ | |
| 19' | _igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _gudu4-abzu_ | |
| 20' | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ lu2-sa6-ga | |
| 21' | _igi_ a-li2-ta-li-mi _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}iszkur | |
| 22' | _igi_ ARAD-{d}bu-ne2-ne2 _dumu_ {d}utu-za-e-me-en | |
| 23' | _igi_ {d}utu-ni-szu _dumu_ ri-isz-dingir _nar-sa-mesz_ | |
| 24' | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(disz)-kam_ | |
| 25' | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e us2-sa us2-sa-bi a2-ag2-ga2 {d}en-lil2-la2_ | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | sig-an-nu-ni-tum | |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-[gir] | |
| 3 | _ARAD_ e2-babbar2# | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ARAD-{d}suen# | |
| 2 | _sanga {d}[utu_] | |
| 3 | _dumu_ {d}utu-tab-ba#-[szu] | |
| 4 | _ARAD_ sa-am-su-i-[lu-na] | |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | a-wi-il-[isz8-tar2] | |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}nanna#-[tum] | |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}suen# | |
| 4 | u3 {d}AN-[mar-tu] | |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | i-din#-[{d}utu] | |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen#-ma-[gir] | |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | <kiszib> sin-i-din-nam | |
| seal 8 | ||
| 1 | <kiszib> a-li2-ta-li-mi | |
| seal 9 | ||
| 1 | x [...] | |
| 2 | x [...] | |
| seal 10 | ||
| 1 | <kiszib> {d}utu-ni-szu | |
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