BE 06/2, 070 (P262071)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BE 06/2, 070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P262071 |
| Museum no. | CBS 07017 & CBS 07012a |
| 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 | One built house plot of 70 shekels |
| obverse 2 | in the cloister; |
| obverse 3 | one built house plot of 1 sar in the open country, |
| obverse 4 | adjacent to the house of Innabatum, |
| obverse 5 | its front is (adjacent to) the street; |
| obverse 6 | 1 (bronze) kettle; 1 grindstone for fine flour; |
| obverse 7 | 1 grindstone for coarse flour; |
| obverse 8 | 1 (stone) pestle |
| obverse 9 | Sîn-rā’im-urim |
| obverse 10 | to Dan-imissa, nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 11 | his daughter, |
| obverse 12 | has given. |
| obverse 13 | Her heir is Šamaš-eribam. |
| obverse 14 | As long as Dan-imissa nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 15 | lives, |
| obverse 16 | Šarrum-adad |
| obverse 17 | and Šamaš-iddinam |
| obverse 18 | monthly, |
| obverse 19 | 2 seahs of barley each as food allowance |
| reverse 1 | (and) 1/2 liter of oil as oil allotment; |
| reverse 2 | yearly, 1/2 shekel of silver each as clothing allowance |
| reverse 3 | will give to her. |
| reverse 4 | By the life of Šamaš, Aya, Marduk |
| reverse 5 | and Ḫammurapi |
| reverse 6 | they have sworn. |
| reverse 7 | Before Sîn-ludlul, son of Šumma-šamaš; |
| reverse 8 | before Ubar-šamaš, son of Šamaš-muballiṭ; |
| reverse 9 | before Erraya, son of Warad-kubi; |
| reverse 10 | before Aḫīya, son of Talaḫum; |
| reverse 11 | before Ḫayam-didum, |
| reverse 12 | son of ...; |
| reverse 13 | before Šeš-i-pad, the scribe. |
| reverse 14 | The month of intercalary Addarum, |
| reverse 15 | the year: “He (Ḫammurapi) made the throne for Nabium”. |
| obverse 1 | One built house plot of 70 shekels |
| obverse 2 | in the cloister; |
| obverse 3 | one built house plot of 1 sar (= 60 shekels) |
| obverse 4 | in the open country, |
| obverse 5 | adjacent to the house of Innabatum, |
| obverse 6 | its front is (adjacent to) the street; |
| obverse 7 | 1 (bronze) kettle; 1 grindstone for fine flour; |
| obverse 8 | 1 grindstone for coarse flour; |
| obverse 9 | 1 (stone) pestle |
| obverse 10 | Sin-rā’im-urim |
| obverse 11 | to Dan-imissa, nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 12 | his daughter, |
| obverse 13 | has given. |
| obverse 14 | Her heir is Šamaš-eribam. |
| obverse 15 | Šarrum-adad |
| obverse 16 | and Šamaš-iddinam |
| reverse 1 | as long as Dan-imissa nadītu of Šamaš |
| reverse 2 | lives, |
| reverse 3 | monthly: 2 seahs of barley each |
| reverse 4 | (and) 1/2 liter each of oil; |
| reverse 5 | yearly, |
| reverse 6 | 1/2 shekel of silver each as clothing allowance |
| reverse 7 | will give to her. |
| reverse 8 | By the life of Šamaš, Aya, Marduk |
| reverse 9 | and Ḫammurapi |
| reverse 10 | they have sworn. |
| reverse 11 | Before Sîn-ludlul, son of Idišum; |
| reverse 12 | before Ubar-šamaš, son of šamaš-muballiṭ; |
| reverse 13 | before Erraya, son of Warad-kubi; |
| reverse 14 | before Aḫīya, son of Talaḫum; |
| reverse 15 | before Ḫayam-didum, son of ...; |
| reverse 16 | before Šeš-i-pad, the scribe. |
| reverse 17 | The month of intercalary Addarum, |
| reverse 18 | the year: “He (Ḫammurapi) made the throne for Nabium”. |
| seal 1 1 | Sîn-rā’im-urim |
| seal 1 2 | son of Sîn-iqīšam, |
| seal 1 3 | servant of Šamaš (and) Aya. |
| seal 2 1 | Seal of Sîn-ludlul |
| seal 3 1 | Sîn-pilaḫ |
| seal 3 2 | merchan |
| seal 3 3 | son of Puzur-sagkud. |
| seal 3 3 | Seal of Ubar-šamaš |
| seal 4 1 | Seal of Aḫīya |
| seal 5 1 | Seal of Wardiya |
| seal 6 1 | Seal of Ḫayam-didum |
| seal 7 1 | Seal of Šeš-i-pad |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 e2 du3-a_ | |
| 2 | i-na ga-gi-i-im | |
| 3 | _1(disz) sar <e2 du3-a>_ i-na ki-di-im | |
| 4 | _da e2_ in-na-ba-tum | |
| 5 | _sag-bi sila dagal_ | |
| 6 | _1(disz) {uruda}szen 1(disz) {na4}kinkin zi3-gu_ | |
| 7 | _1(disz) {na4}kinkin dabin_ | |
| 8 | _1(disz) {na4}na za3-hi-li_ | |
| 9 | {disz}{d}suen-ra-im-uri2{ki} | |
| 10 | a-na dan-i-mi-sa3 _lukur {d}utu_ | |
| 11 | _dumu-munus-a-ni_ | |
| 12 | _in-na-an-szum2_ | |
| 13 | _ibila-a-ni_ {d}utu-e-ri-ba-am | |
| 14 | a-di dan-i-mi-sa3 _lukur {d}utu_ | |
| 15 | ba-al-t,a3-at | |
| 16 | {disz}szar-rum-{d}iszkur | |
| 17 | u3 {d}utu-i-din-nam | |
| 18 | i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | |
| 19 | _2(ban2) sze-ta-am3 sze-ba_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz i3-ba_ | |
| 2 | i-na _mu 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar-ta-am3 siki-ba_ | |
| 3 | i-na-di-nu-szi-im | |
| 4 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | |
| 5 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | |
| 6 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | |
| 7 | _igi_ sin-lu-ud-lu-ul _dumu_ szum-ma-{d}utu | |
| 8 | _igi_ u-bar-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, | |
| 9 | _igi_ er3-ra-ia _dumu_ ARAD-ku-bi | |
| 10 | _igi_ a-hi-ia _dumu_ ta-la-hu-um | |
| 11 | _igi_ ha-ia-am-di!(KI)-du-um | |
| 12 | _dumu_ <...> | |
| 13 | _igi_ szesz-i3-pa3 _dub-sar_ | |
| 14 | _iti diri sze-sag11-ku5_ | |
| 15 | _mu gu-za_ {d}na-bi-um _mu-na-dim2_ | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) sar 1(u) [gin2] e2# du3-a_ | |
| 2 | i-na ga#-gi-i-im | |
| 3 | _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ | |
| 4 | i-na ki-di-im | |
| 5 | _da e2_ in-na-ba-tum | |
| 6 | _sag-bi sila dagal_ | |
| 7 | _1(disz) {uruda}szen# 1(disz) {na4}kinkin zi3-gu_ | |
| 8 | _1(disz) {na4#}kinkin dabin_ | |
| 9 | _1(disz) {na4#}na# za3-hi-li_ | |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-ra-im-uri2{ki} | |
| 11 | a-na dan-i-mi-sa3 _lukur {d#}utu#_ | |
| 12 | _dumu-munus-a-ni_ | |
| 13 | _in-na-an-szum2_ | |
| 14 | _ibila-a-ni_ {d}utu-e-ri-ba-am | |
| 15 | {disz}szar-rum-{d}iszkur | |
| 16 | u3 {d#}utu#-i-din-nam | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-di dan-i-mi-sa3 _lukur {d}utu_ | |
| 2 | ba-al-t,a3#-[at] | |
| 3 | i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam 2(ban2) sze-ta-am3_ | |
| 4 | _1/2(disz) sila3-ta-am3 i3-gesz_ | |
| 5 | i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ | |
| 6 | _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar-ta-am3 siki-ba_ | |
| 7 | i-na-di-nu-szi-im | |
| 8 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | |
| 9 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | |
| 10 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-lu-ud-lu-ul _dumu_ i-di-szum | |
| 12 | _igi_ u-bar-{d}utu# _dumu_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, | |
| 13 | _igi_ er3-ra-ia# _dumu_ ARAD-ku-bi | |
| 14 | _igi_ a-hi-ia# _dumu_ ta-la-hu-um | |
| 15 | _igi_ ha-ia-am-di#-du-um _dumu_ <...> | |
| 16 | _igi#_ szesz-i3-pa3# _dub-sar_ | |
| 17 | [_iti diri sze]-sag11-ku5_ | |
| 18 | [_mu gu-za_ {d}na-bi-um _mu-na-dim2_] | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [{d}]suen#-ra-im-uri2[{ki}] | |
| 2 | [dumu] {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | |
| 3 | ARAD# {d}utu {d}a-a | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ sin-lu-ud-lu-ul | |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-pi2-la-ah | |
| 2 | _dam-gar3_ | |
| 3 | _dumu_ puzur4-{d}sag-ku5 | |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ a-hi-ia-a | |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib#_ [ARAD-di]-ia# | |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ ha-ia-am-di-du-um | |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ szesz-i3#-pa3 | |
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