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CT 45, 046 (P285732)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 45, 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285732 |
| Museum no. | BM 080161 |
| 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)
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 | asz-szum _5(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar sa10 x x_ | Concerning the 5 minas of silver as the purchase price |
| 2 | i-li-ik _di-ku5-mesz_ u3 zimbir{ki#}-ia#-ah-ru-rum | went to the judges and Sippar-Yaḫrum |
| 3 | sza tup-pi2 _lugal_ a-na li-t,i#-ib-li-ib-ba!-szu# _szu#-i_ | of the tablet of the king for his reading |
| 4 | sza _ku3-babbar_ szu-a-ti szu#-ud-di-in# | of that silver he shall give |
| 5 | {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_ [...]-x#-a-am-ma | Ilu-šū-ibni, foreman of merchants |
| 6 | a-na babila2{ki} li-ib-lam# | to Babylon may he bring |
| 7 | ki-a-am tup-pi2 _lugal#_ [...] | Thus the tablet of the king ... |
| 8 | {disz}{d}iszkur-la-ma-sa3-szu [...] | Adad-lamassašu |
| 9 | a-na li-t,i#-ib-li#-[ib-ba-szu] | for his life |
| 10 | ki-ma _lugal_ [...] | like a king ... |
| 11 | _5(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ x#-[...] | 5 minas of silver |
| 12 | {disz}li#-t,i-ib-li#-[ib-ba-szu] | Liṭiblibbašu |
| 13 | a-na# dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam#-gar3-mesz_ | to Ilu-šū-ibni, foreman of merchants |
| 14 | x KI-ma# | ... with |
| 15 | u4#-um _ku3-babbar_ i-ir-ri-szu-ma | the day that the silver shall accrue against him |
| 16 | x x szi x x | [......] |
| 17 | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}dingir]-szu#-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_ x# | Ilu-šū-ibni, foreman of merchants |
| 2 | [_ku3-babbar_] a-na _e2-gal_ | the silver to the palace |
| 3 | [ub]-ba-lam | he brought |
| 4 | _igi_ ARAD2-{d}suen _di-ku5 dumu_ i-din#-{d}utu | before Warad-Sin, judge, son of Iddin-šamaš |
| 5 | _igi_ zimbir{ki}-li-wi-ir# _di-ku5 dumu_ ta#-ri-[ba-tum] | before Sippar-liwwir, judge, son of Taribatum |
| 6 | _igi_ e#-[tel-pi4-{d}utu _di]-ku5# dumu_ i-din-{d}utu | before Etel-pî-šamaš, judge, son of Iddin-Suen |
| 7 | _igi_ ib#-ni-{d}iszkur _di-ku5 dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | before Ibni-Adad, judge, son of Sîn-iddinam |
| 8 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _di-ku5 dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}utu# | before Ilšu-bani, judge, son of Awīl-šamaṣ |
| 9 | _iti szu-numun-a u4 3(u)-kam_ | The month of Dumuzi, the day 30 |
| 10 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e {d}utu lugal bala-a-a-na DISZ BA? x# x# x# NE x AN? LA? x gu-za ki# bad-a ku3-sig17 u3 alan-a-ni DU ab-di#-[di-a] e2-babbar-ra-sze3 i-ni-in-ku4#-[ra]_ | year: “Ammi-ditana, the king, Šamaš, king of his reign, ... the throne on the other side of the city wall with gold and his statue ... he brought into the Ebabbar. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | dingir-[szu]-ib-ni | Ilum-šu-ibni |
| 2 | ugula dam-gar3! | foreman of merchants |
| 3 | dumu {d}er3-ra-x#-[...] | son of Erra- |
| 4 | ARAD am-mi-di-ta-[na] | servant of Ammi-ditana. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | i-bi-{d}utu | Ibbi-šamaš |
| 2 | dumu {d}suen-ma-gir | son of Sin-magir |
| 3 | ARAD {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a | servant of Lugalgudua. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | zimbir{ki}-li-wi-ir | Sippar-liwwir |
| 2 | dumu ta-ri-ba-tum# | son of Tarībatum |
| 3 | [ARAD {d}]lugal-gu2-du8-a | servant of Lugal-gudua. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | dingir-szu-[ba]-ni | Ilu-šubani |
| 2 | dumu a-wi-il-[dingir] | son of Awil-ilī |
| 3 | ARAD {d}nin-[...] | servant of Nin- |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | [{d}]suen-i-din-nam | Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | dumu nu-ur2-{d}utu | son of Nur-šamaš |
| 3 | ARAD# nig2#? {d}iszkur | servant of Adad |
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