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CT 45, 002 (P285688)
Legal, Early Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | CT 45, 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285688 |
| Museum no. | BM 082491 & BM 082492 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | _1/3(disz) sar ki bala#_ | 1/3 sar of the rebel land |
| 2 | _da_ sza-at-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ na?-bi-sin? | next to Šāt-šumi, daughter of Nabi-sin |
| 3 | _sig4_ u3 e-pe2-ru | bricks and paving |
| 4 | sza szi-la-ma-si2-ma | of Šilamassima |
| 5 | _ki_ ar-tum | from Artum |
| 6 | szi-la-ma-si2# | Šilamassi |
| 7 | _dumu-munus_ szar-ru-ut-{d}suen | daughter of Šarrut-Sin |
| 8 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 9 | _sa10-am3 til-la-ni-sze3_ | as his full price |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar in-na-la2_ | he paid the silver. |
| 11 | _gesz-gan-na_ | a type of tree |
| 12 | _ib2-ta-bala_ | he ruled |
| 13 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4 kur2 lu2 lu2_ | the day that a man another man |
| 2 | _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_ | shall not return. |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}utu | the year (in which) Šamaš |
| 4 | {d}marduk | Marduk |
| 5 | u3 su-mu-la-el3 | and Sumula-el |
| 6 | _in-pa3-de3-esz_ | they have sworn |
| 7 | _igi_ sza-at-li-[BI-tum] | before Šatlibitum |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ lugal-e-x | daughter of Lugal-e, |
| 9 | _igi_ dam-qa-tum | before Damqatum |
| 10 | _dumu-munus_ ha-la-qum | daughter of Halaqum |
| 11 | _igi_ ba-za-tum | before Bazatum |
| 12 | _dumu-munus_ a-ba-nu-um | daughter of Abanum |
| 13 | _igi_ be-<el>-ta-ni | before Bēltani |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _dumu-munus_ puzur4-{d}utu | daughter of Puzur-šamaš |
| 2 | _igi_ uq-ni-tum _dumu-munus_ a-da-ni-szi | before Uqnitum, daughter of Adanišu |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ {d}da-mu-ma-an-szum2 | before Damu-manšum |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1/3(disz)# [sar ...] ga-ga_ | 1/3 sar ... is to be measured out. |
| 2 | [_da_ sza-at-{d}utu] _dumu-munus_ na-bi-{d}suen | adjacent to Šāt-šumi, daughter of Nabi-Sîn |
| 3 | _sig4#_ [u3 e-pe2-ru sza szi]-la-ma-si2 | bricks and earthwork of Šilamasi |
| 4 | _ki#_ [ar-tum ...] na-bi-{d}suen | from Artum ... Nabi-Suen |
| 5 | {disz}[szi-la-ma-si2 _dumu]-munus_ szar-ru-ut-{d}suen | Šila-massi, daughter of Sargon (II), |
| 6 | _in#-[szi-sa10] _sa10-am3 til-la-ni-sze3_ | he bought, and as his full price |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar# [in-na-la2 gesz]-gan-na_ | the silver he paid, the wagon |
| 8 | _ib2-ta#-bala# inim-bi al-ti_ | he has turned away, his word is life |
| 9 | _u4 kur2 lu2 lu2-gin7_ | a new day, like a man |
| 10 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 su-mu-la-[el3] | year: “Šamaš, Marduk and Sumūl-El |
| 11 | _in-pa3#-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}utu-[tab-ba]-szu _sanga nig2_ {d}utu | before Šamaš-tabbāzu, the priest of the property of Şopaḫ |
| 13 | _igi_ bur#-[nu-nu _ugula nin]-dingir#_ {d}utu | before Bur-nunu, foreman of the goddesses Šamaš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ {d}[mar-tu]-ba#-ni | before Martu-bani |
| 2 | _igi_ e-[ri-isz-ti-{d}]a-a | before Erišti-Aya |
| 3 | _dumu-[munus_] im#-lik#-[{d}]suen# | daughter of Imlik-Sin |
| 4 | _igi_ sza-at-li-BI-ti-im | before Šatlibītum |
| 5 | _dumu-munus_ lugal-[...] | daughter of Lugal- |
| 6 | _igi_ dam-qa2-tum | before Damqatum |
| 7 | _dumu-munus_ ha-la-qum | daughter of Halaqum |
| 8 | _igi_ ba-za-tum _dumu-munus_ a-ba-nu-um | before Bazatum, daughter of Abanum |
| 9 | _igi_ [be]-el#-ta#-ni# _dumu-munus_ puzur4#-[{d}utu] | before Bēltani, daughter of Puzur-šamaš |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ uq-ni-tum | before Uqnitum |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ da-da-um | daughter of Dadām |
| 3 | _igi_ geme2-{d}utu _dub-sar_ | before Geme-šamaš, scribe |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | bur-nu-nu | (a kind of container) |
| 2 | _ugula nin-dingir_ {d}utu | foreman: Nin-dingir, Šamaš |
| 3 | _dumu_ im-lik-{d}suen | son of Imlik-Sin |
| 4 | ARAD e2-babbar | servant of the Ebabbar. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu | for Utu, |
| 2 | {d}a-a | Aya |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | ba-za-tum | Bazatum, |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ a-ba-nu-um | daughter of Abanum |
| 3 | _geme2_ {d}a-a | the slave woman of Aya |
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