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CT 45, 020 (P285706)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 45, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285706 |
| Museum no. | BM 078280 & BM 092534 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 | a-na pu-uh _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | in exchange for 3 iku of field |
| 2 | sza i-na qe2-er-be2-et pa-hu-s,um[{ki}] | who in the midst of Phuṣum |
| 3 | i-ta _a-sza3_ e-ri-isz-tum | from the field Erištum |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ u2-ul-a-ma-asz#-sza | the daughter of Ulamašša |
| 5 | u3 i-ta i-din-{d}nu-musz-[da] | and from Iddin-Numušda |
| 6 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ du10-er-<s,e>-tum | Its first head is Du-erṣetum. |
| 7 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam i7 esz2-gar3_ | its second head: the Ešgar canal; |
| 8 | _a-sza3_ za-ba-bi-ia!(I) | the field Zababiya |
| 9 | _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na szi-di-im ar#-ki-im | a field of 3 ikû according to the šidum standard |
| 10 | i-na bu-ra-a{ki} | in Bura |
| 11 | i-ta _kaskal iri_ hu-ba{ki} | from the road of the city Huba |
| 12 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ szum-szu-im-[x] | and from the field Sumšum-x |
| 13 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam a-sza3_ [...] | its head is 1; field ...; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _a-sza3_ x [...] | field ... |
| 2 | u2-pi2#-ih#-hu | |
| 3 | _mu_ [{d}utu] {d}marduk x x (x) | year: “Šamaš, Marduk |
| 4 | u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} | and the city of Sippar |
| 5 | it-mu-u2 | they heard. |
| 6 | _igi_ an-pi4-sza _dumu_ ba-za-zum | before Apiša, son of Bazazum |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ {d}suen-ga-mil | before Utu-manšum, son of Sîn-gamil |
| 8 | _igi_ akszak#{ki}-i-din-nam _dumu_ a-ha-am#-ar#-szi | before Akšak-iddinam, son of Aḫam-arshi |
| 9 | _igi_ an-pi4-sza _dumu_ [dingir]-szu-ba-ni | before Apisha, son of Ilshu-bani |
| 10 | _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ i3-li2-ma-li-<ki> | before Nabi-šamaš, son of Ilī-mālicki |
| 11 | _igi_ e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ {d}utu-ra#-bi# | before Erībam, son of Šamaš-rabi |
| 12 | _mu i7_ ha-am-mu#-ra#-pi2 | year: “The canal Hammurapi |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na pu-uh _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | in exchange for 3 iku of field |
| 2 | sza i-na qe2-er-be2-et pa-hu-s,um{ki} | who in the midst of Phuṣum |
| 3 | i-ta _a-sza3_ e-ri-isz-tum _lukur_ {d}utu | from the field Erishtum nadītu of Šamaš |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ u2-ul-a-ma-asz-sza | the daughter of Ulamašša |
| 5 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ i-[din-{d}nu-musz-da] | and adjacent to the field of Iddin-Numušda |
| 6 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ du10-er-s,e-tum | Its first head is Du-erṣetum. |
| 7 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam i7 esz2-gar3_ | its second head: the Ešgar canal; |
| 8 | _a-sza3_ za-ba-bi-ia | the field Zababiya |
| 9 | _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na szi-di-im ar-ki-im | a field of 3 ikû according to the šidum standard |
| 10 | i-na bu-ra-a{ki} | in Bura |
| 11 | i-ta _kaskal_ hu-ba{ki} | from the road of Huba |
| 12 | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x (x) [...] | |
| 2' | u3 _iri#_ [zimbir{ki}] | and the city of Sippar |
| 3' | it-[mu-u2] | they heard. |
| 4' | _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ za-ka-ia# | before Nabi-šamaš, son of Zakkaya |
| 5' | _igi_ an-pi4-sza _dumu_ ba-za-zum | before Apiša, son of Bazazum |
| 6' | _igi_ e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi | before Erībam, son of Šamaš-rabi |
| 7' | _igi_ {d}utu-illat-su2 _dumu_ {d}suen-la-sza-na-an | before Šamaš-tillassu, son of Sîn-lāšanana |
| 8' | _igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ {d}suen-ga-mil | before Utu-manšum, son of Sîn-gamil |
| 9' | _[igi]_ akszak#{ki}-i-din-nam | before Akšak-iddinam |
| 10' | _dumu_ a-ha-am-ar-szi | son of Aham-arši, |
| 11' | _igi_ an-pi4-sza _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | before Anopša, son of Enlil-bani |
| 12' | _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ i3-li2-ma-li-ki | before Nabi-šamaš, son of Ilī-maliki |
| 13' | _mu i7_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | year: “The canal Hammurapi |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ba-za-zu-um | Bazzum, |
| 2 | a-igi-du8 | (a kind of container) |
| 3 | dumu i-ku-un-pi4-esz18-dar | son of Ikun-pî-Ištar, |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 | Utu-manšum |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | [...]-dingir | ...-dingir |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | akszak{ki}-i-din-nam | Akšak-iddinam |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | [...]-{d}utu | ...-šamaš |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-illat-su2 | Šamaš-tillassu |
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