CT 45, 001 (P285687)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 45, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285687 |
| Museum no. | BM 082049 & BM 082050 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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
Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Regarding the date palm grove |
| obverse 2 | that from Ḫalikum |
| obverse 3 | son of Arwûm |
| obverse 4 | Amurrum |
| obverse 5 | and Takūmmātum |
| obverse 6 | nadītu of Šamaš had bought, |
| obverse 7 | Ḫiššatum nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 8 | daughter of Ḫalikum |
| obverse 9 | has sued and |
| obverse 10 | her claim, |
| obverse 11 | in the temple of Šamas, |
| obverse 12 | has been rejected. |
| obverse 13 | (That) again |
| obverse 14 | Ḫalikum |
| obverse 15 | and Ḫiššatum nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 16 | against Takūmmātum, |
| obverse 17 | regarding the date palm grove, |
| obverse 18 | will not claim, |
| obverse 19 | (by) the name of Šamaš, |
| reverse 1 | Marduk, |
| reverse 2 | Sumu-la-el |
| reverse 3 | and Buntaḫun-ila |
| reverse 4 | they have sworn. |
| reverse 5 | The year in which Buntaḫun-ila was king. |
| reverse 7 | Before Nūr-ilīšu |
| reverse 8 | son of Eya; |
| reverse 9 | before Ur-lugalbanda |
| reverse 10 | son of Sîn-muballiṭ; |
| reverse 11 | before Sîn-erībam |
| reverse 12 | son of Nūr-ilīšu; |
| reverse 13 | before Sag-nanna-izu |
| reverse 14 | son of Iddin-sîn; |
| reverse 15 | before Ilī-mušallim; |
| reverse 16 | before Damu-galzu; |
| reverse 17 | before Šamaš-ū’a-nišī; |
| reverse 18 | before Sîn-ibni |
| reverse 19 | son of Šū-mamitum; |
| reverse 20 | before Engur-abum |
| reverse 21 | son of Ali-tillatī; |
| left col 1 1 | before Awīl-nanna |
| left col 1 2 | son of Buralli; |
| left col 2 1 | before Ištar-ummī |
| left col 2 2 | daughter of Abum-ṭābum, the (female) scribe. |
| obverse 1 | Tablet regarding the date palm grove |
| obverse 2 | that from Ḫalikum son of Arwûm |
| obverse 3 | Amurrum and Takūmmātum |
| obverse 4 | had bought. Ḫiššatum nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 5 | daughter of Ḫalikum has sued and |
| obverse 6 | her claim has been rejected in the temple of Šamaš. |
| obverse 7 | (That) again Ḫalikum |
| obverse 8 | and Ḫiššatum daughter of Ḫalikum |
| obverse 9 | against Takūmmātum |
| obverse 10 | will not raise a claim, |
| obverse 11 | (by) the name of Šamaš and Marduk, |
| obverse 12 | (by) the name of Sumu-la-el |
| obverse 13 | and Buntaḫun-ila they have sworn. |
| obverse 14 | Before Nūr-ilīšu son of Eya; |
| obverse 15 | before Ur-lugalbanda son of Sîn-muballiṭ; |
| obverse 16 | before Sîn-erībam |
| obverse 17 | son of Nūr-ilīšu; |
| obverse 18 | before Sag-nanna-izu son of Iddin-sîn; |
| obverse 19 | before Ilī-mušallim, before Damu-galzu (and) |
| obverse 20 | before Šamaš-ū’a-nišī envoys of the temple of ...; |
| obverse 21 | before Engur-abum son of Ali-tillatī; |
| obverse 22 | before Sîn-ibni son of Šū-mamitum; |
| obverse 23 | before Ištar-ummī |
| reverse 1 | daughter of Abum-ṭābum; |
| reverse 2 | before Awīl-nanna mār Buratum. |
| reverse 3 | The year in which Buntaḫun-ila was king. |
| seal 2 1 | Sag-nanna-izu |
| seal 2 2 | son of Iddin-sîn |
| seal 2 3 | merchant |
| seal 4 1 | Enki |
| seal 5 1 | Belessunu |
| seal 5 2 | daughter of Barbartum |
| seal 6 3 | servant of Nusku |
| seal 8 1 | Ilī-mušallim |
| seal 8 2 | doorkeeper |
| seal 8 3 | of the cloister’s gate |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _{gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar_ | |
| 2 | sza i-ti a-li-kum | |
| 3 | _dumu_ ar-wi-um | |
| 4 | {disz}a-mu-ru-um | |
| 5 | u3 ta-ku-ma-tum | |
| 6 | _lukur nig2_ {d}utu i-sza-mu | |
| 7 | {disz}hi-isz-sza-tum _lukur nig2_ {d}utu | |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ a-li-kum | |
| 9 | ir-gu-um-ma | |
| 10 | ru-gu-mu-sza | |
| 11 | i-na _e2_ {d}utu | |
| 12 | na-as2-hu | |
| 13 | u3-ul i-ta-ar-ma | |
| 14 | {disz}a-li-kum | |
| 15 | u3 hi-isz-sza-tum _lukur nig2_ {d}utu | |
| 16 | [a]-na# ta#-ku#-ma-[tum] | |
| 17 | a-na _{gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar_ | |
| 18 | u3-ul e-ra-ga-mu | |
| 19 | _mu_ {d}utu | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}marduk | |
| 2 | sa-mu-la-el3 | |
| 3 | u3 bu-un-tah-un-i-la | |
| 4 | _in-pa3-de3-esz_ | |
| 5 | _mu nig2_ bu-un-tah-un-i-la _lugal-e_ | |
| 7 | _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | |
| 8 | _dumu_ e-ia | |
| 9 | _igi_ ur-{d}lugal-ban3-da | |
| 10 | _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | |
| 12 | _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | |
| 13 | _igi_ sag-{d}nanna-i3-zu | |
| 14 | _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | |
| 15 | _igi_ dingir-mu-sza-lim | |
| 16 | _igi_ {d}da-mu-gal-zu | |
| 17 | _igi_ {d}utu-u8!-a-ni-szi | |
| 18 | _igi_ {d}suen-ib-ni | |
| 19 | _dumu_ szu-{d}ma-mi-tum | |
| 20 | _igi_ {d}engur-a-a-bu-um | |
| 21 | _dumu_ a-li-illat-ti | |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ lu2-{d}nanna | |
| 2 | _dumu_ bu-ra-li2 | |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ {d}inanna-ama-mu | |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ a-ab-ba-t,a3-bu-um _dub-sar_ | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _dub_ a-na _{gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar_ | |
| 2 | sza i-ti a-li-kum _dumu_ ar-wi-um | |
| 3 | {disz}a-mu-ru-um u3 ta-ku-ma-tum | |
| 4 | i-sza-mu {disz}hi-isz-sza-tum _lukur nig2_ {d}utu | |
| 5 | _dumu-munus_ a-li-kum ig-ru-um-ma# | |
| 6 | ru-gu-mu-sza i-na _e2_ {d#}[utu] na#-as2-hu | |
| 7 | u3-ul i-tu-ru-ma a-[li]-kum# | |
| 8 | u3 hi-isz-sza-tum _dumu-munus_ a-[li-kum] | |
| 9 | a-na ta-ku-ma-tum | |
| 10 | u3-ul e-ra-ga-mu | |
| 11 | _mu_ {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | |
| 12 | _mu_ sa-mu-la-el3 | |
| 13 | u3 bu-un-tah-un-i-la _in-pa3-de3-esz_ | |
| 14 | _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ e-ia | |
| 15 | _igi_ ur-{d}lugal-ban3-da _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | |
| 16 | _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | |
| 17 | _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | |
| 18 | _igi_ sag-{d}nanna-i3-zu _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | |
| 19 | _igi_ dingir-mu-sza-lim _igi_ {d}da-mu-gal-zu | |
| 20 | _igi_ {d}utu-u8-a-ni-szi _ra2-gaba-<me>-esz e2_ {d}x-[(x)] | |
| 21 | _igi_ {d}engur-a-a-bu-um _dumu_ a-li2-illat-[ti] | |
| 22 | _igi_ {d}suen-ib-ni _dumu_ szu-{d}ma-mi#-[tum] | |
| 23 | _igi_ {d}inanna-ama-mu | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu-munus_ a-ab-ba-t,a3-bu-um# | |
| 2 | _igi_ lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ bu-[ra]-tim#? | |
| 3 | _mu nig2_ bu-un-tah-un-i-la _lugal-e_ | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | sag-{d}nanna-i3-zu | |
| 2 | dumu i-din-{d}suen | |
| 3 | dam-gar3 | |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}en-ki | |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | be-le-su-[nu] | |
| 2 | dumu-munus bar-bar-tum | |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] NI [...] | |
| 3 | ARAD#? {d#?}nusku | |
| seal 8 | ||
| 1 | dingir-mu-sza-lim | |
| 2 | _i3-du8_ | |
| 3 | _ka2_ ga-gu-um | |
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