CT 45, 011 (P285697)
Inheritance Documents, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 45, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285697 |
| Museum no. | BM 092610 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Inheritance Documents |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1' | the inheritance of Ḫuššutum |
| obverse 2' | daughter of Qara'-šumuya nadītu of Šamaš; |
| obverse 3' | Erištum daughter of Warad-šamaš is the heir of her estate. |
| obverse 4' | A built house plot of half a mūsar |
| obverse 5' | in the cloister, |
| obverse 6' | next to (the property of) Nig-utu |
| obverse 7' | daughter of Ur-nesuna |
| obverse 8' | and next to (the property of) Arwītum |
| obverse 9' | daughter of Ilī-bānī, |
| obverse 10' | and her movable goods |
| obverse 11' | of the cloister, |
| obverse 12' | as many as there are, |
| obverse 13' | are of Erištum. |
| obverse 14' | All this |
| obverse 15' | Ḫuššutum her mother |
| obverse 16' | to Erištum, |
| obverse 17' | daughter of Warad-šamaš, |
| obverse 18' | her (adoptive) daughter, the nadītu of Šamaš, |
| obverse 19' | has given. |
| reverse 1 | Sîn-māgir her brother |
| reverse 2 | is the heir of Erištum. |
| reverse 3 | (By) the name of Šamaš, Ayya, Marduk |
| reverse 4 | and (by) the name of Apil-sîn, she has sworn. |
| reverse 5 | Whoever alters the wording of this tablet (is cursed). |
| reverse 6 | 360 litres of barley rations, 6 litres of oil allotment, |
| reverse 7 | 6 minas of clothing allowance, |
| reverse 8 | 6 food portions (consisting of) 1 bread and 3 (cuts of) meat will give |
| reverse 9 | and as long as Ḫuššutum lives |
| reverse 10 | Erištum her daughter |
| reverse 11 | will serve her |
| reverse 12 | and what is (written) on this tablet, |
| reverse 13 | as long as she lives |
| reverse 14 | her daughter to Ḫuššutum |
| reverse 15 | will give to her. |
| reverse 16 | Before Warad-sîn chief administrator; before Šamuḫ-sîn chief administrator; |
| reverse 17 | before Adad-rēmēni; |
| reverse 18 | before Ilabrat-manšum overseer of the nadītus; |
| reverse 19 | before Naram-ilīšu son of Išme-sîn; |
| reverse 20 | before ... Mayatum; |
| reverse 21 | before ...; |
| left 1 | before Innabatum daughter of Būr-sîn; before Ayya-šaga daughter of Ḫanḫanu; |
| left 2 | before ... daughter of Ibni-erra; before Amat-šamaš the female scribe. |
| left 3 | The year: "Apil-sîn built the wall of Kār-šamaš on the bank of the Tigris”. |
| right 1 | Before Ali-abuša in (the city of ?) Muru, |
| right 2 | daughter of Qara'-šumuya; |
| right 3 | before Kumu-ṣili. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | _ibila#_ hu#-szu#-[tum ...] | |
| 2' | _dumu-munus_ qa2-ra-su-mu-ia _lukur {d}utu_ | |
| 3' | {disz}e-ri-isz-tum _dumu-munus_ ARAD-{d}utu <re-di-it wa-ar-ka-ti-sza> | |
| 4' | _1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ | |
| 5' | i-na ga-gi-im | |
| 6' | i-ta nig2-{d}utu | |
| 7' | _dumu-munus_ ur-{d}ne-su-na | |
| 8' | u3 i-ta ar-wi-tum | |
| 9' | _dumu-munus_ i3-li2-ba-ni | |
| 10' | u3 bu-szu-sza | |
| 11' | sza ga-gi-im | |
| 12' | ma-la ba-szu-u2 | |
| 13' | sza e-ri-isz-tum-ma | |
| 14' | mi-im-ma an-ni-im | |
| 15' | hu-szu-tum um-ma-sza | |
| 16' | a-na e-ri-isz-tum | |
| 17' | _dumu-munus_ ARAD-{d}utu | |
| 18' | ma-ar-ti-sza _lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 19' | i-di-in | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}sin-ma-gi-ir _szesz-a-ni_ | |
| 2 | a-pil e-ri-isz-tum | |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | |
| 4 | u3 _mu_ a-pil-sin it-ma | |
| 5 | sza pi4 _dub_ an-ni-im u2-na-ka-ru# | |
| 6 | _1(asz) 1(barig) gur sze-ba 6(disz) sila3 i3-ba_ | |
| 7 | _6(disz) ma-na siki-ba_ | |
| 8 | _6(disz)_ i-si-ni _1(disz)_ ninda 3(disz) uzu_ i-na-di-in | |
| 9 | u3 a-di hu-szu-tum ba-al-t,a3-at | |
| 10 | e-ri-isz-tum ma-ra-sa3 | |
| 11 | i-pa-la-ah-szi | |
| 12 | u3 sza pi4 _dub_ an-ni-im | |
| 13 | [a-di] ba#-al-t,a3-at | |
| 14 | [ma-ra]-sa3 a-na hu-szu-tum i-na mu-ru | |
| 15 | [...] x-na-di-szi-im | |
| 16 | [_igi_ ARAD]-sin _sanga igi_ szamu-uh2-sin _sanga_ | |
| 17 | [_igi_ {d}iszkur]-re-me-ni | |
| 18 | [_igi_ {d}nin]-szubur#-ma-an-szum2 _ugula lukur {d}utu_ | |
| 19 | [_igi_ na-ra-am-i3]-li2-szu _dumu_ isz-me-sin | |
| 20 | [_igi_ ...] ma#-ia-tum | |
| 21 | [_igi_ ...] x pa | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [_igi_ in]-na-ba-tum _dumu-munus_ bur-sin _igi_ {d}a-a-SA-KA _dumu-munus_ ha-an-ha-nu | |
| 2 | [_igi_ ...]-ba#-tum _dumu-munus_ ib-ni-er3-ra _igi_ geme2-{d}utu _munus-dub-sar_ | |
| 3 | [_mu ...] bad3#_ ka-ar-{d}utu sza a-ah i-di-iq-la-at a-pil-sin _ba-du3_ | |
| right | ||
| 1 | _igi_ a-li2-a-bu-sza | |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ qa2-ra-su-mu-ia | |
| 3 | _igi_ ku-mu-s,i2-li | |
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