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BiMes 03, 36 (P273551)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Lagash · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BiMes 03, 36 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273551 |
| Museum no. | IM— |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Lagash (mod. El-Hiba) |
| Coordinates | 31.4182, 46.4108 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) me-at udu-hi-a_ | 100 sheep |
| 2 | a-na ma-s,a-ar-tim | for guarding |
| 3 | {disz}ku-du-u2-du | Kudurru |
| 4 | {disz}{d}suen-ra-bi | Sin-rabi, |
| 5 | u3 ia-ah-PI-dingir | and Yaḫ-PI-ilum |
| 6 | a-na bur-{d}suen dumu su2?-nu-ku | to Bur-Suen, son of Sunuku |
| 7 | _udu-hi-a_ i-da AMAR? | rams with a calf |
| 8 | _sa10 udu-hi-a_ | the purchase price of sheep |
| 9 | _1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 10 | {disz}bur-{d}suen | Bur-Suen |
| 11 | li-ba-szu-nu | their chests |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-t,e4-eb | |
| 2 | _kusz2? ni gar na-me nu-tuku_ {d}EN | “Its skin is thick, it has no skin, (it is) Bel |
| 3 | _igi_ ia-mu-ut-li-im | before Iamutlim |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}suen-li-di-isz | before Sîn-lī-diš |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | before Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 6 | _igi_ i-ku-pi4-{d}en-lil2 | before Ikūpi-Enlil |
| 7 | _igi_ ma-ah-nu-ub-dingir SA6 | before Ahnub-ili, red |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}suen-ma-an-szum2 | before Sîn-manšum |
| 9 | _dumu_ ku3-{d}en-ki-ka | son of Ku-enki |
| 10 | _kiszib-a-ni mu-ne-ne-sze3? nu-tuku_ | his seal he did not have |
| 11 | _kiszib igi-mesz_ | seal of the eyes |
| 12 | _kiszib-a-ni bi!-ib-ra-ah_ | his seal he impressed. |
| 13 | _iti kin-{d}inanna_ [...] | The month of Elūnum |
| 14 | _mu {gesz!}szu-nir nesag#_ [...] | year: “The šunir instrument, the first-fruit offering, . . |
Sources & licences
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