YOS 12, 321 (P305718)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 12, 321 |
|---|---|
| ID | P305718 |
| Museum no. | YBC 04479 & YBC 10839 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| 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 |
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 | _1(disz) sar e2# du3-a_ | A built-up house plot of 1 sar |
| 2 | _e2_ {d}utu-ra-bi | the temple of Šamaš-rabi |
| 3 | {disz}dumu-er-s,e-tim | Dumu-erṣetim |
| 4 | _dumu_ pa-la#-er3-ra | son of Pala-Erra |
| 5 | _ki iri{ki#}_ i-sza-am-ma | with the city he shall ask, and |
| 6 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}mar#-tu | Ibni-Amurrum |
| 7 | _dumu#_ {d#}utu#-ra#-bi# | son of Šamaš-rabi |
| 8 | ir-gu-um-ma# | he set up, and |
| 9 | ra-bi-[a-nu-(um)] | the great one |
| 10 | u3 szi-bu-ut _[iri{ki}]_ | and the inhabitants of the city |
| 11 | iz-zi-zu usz#-[tam?-gi-ru]-szu#-nu-ti | he stood, he impressed upon them. |
| 12 | _sa10 e2_ u3 ma#-na#-ha#-tim | the purchase price of the house and the granary |
| 13 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}mar-tu | Ibni-Amurrum |
| 14 | _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi | son of Šamaš-rabi |
| 15 | a#-na# dumu#-er#-s,e-tim | to the eldest son |
| 16 | _dumu_ pa-la-er3-ra | son of Pala-Erra, |
| 17 | _2(disz)#+[n gin2] ku3#-babbar# [in-na-an]-la2#?_ | he paid 2 shekels of silver. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim-bi al#-[til]_ | Its word is finished. |
| 2 | _u4# [kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-ga2]-ga2?# | In the future one will not raise a claim against the other. |
| 3 | _mu#_ [... u3 sa-am-su]-i-lu-na | the year ... and Samsu-iluna |
| 4 | _[in-pa3-(mesz)]_ | have sworn |
| 1' | _igi_ ia-da#?-[ah?-...] | before Yadaḫ- |
| 2' | _dumu_ a-hi-i#?-[...] | son of Ahi- |
| 3' | _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 1 |
| 4' | _mu ugnim_ a-da-ma-ra#-as, | I will write the name of the army. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _[1(disz) sar] e2# du3-[a]_ | a built house plot of 1 sar |
| 2 | _e2_ {d}utu-ra#-[bi ...] | The temple of Šamaš |
| 3 | {disz}dumu-er-s,e#-[tim ...] | Dumu-erṣetim |
| 4 | _dumu_ pa-la-er3-ra# | son of Pala-Erra |
| 5 | _ki_ szar-rum-[(...) i-sza-am-ma] | from Sharrum- he will hear, and |
| 6 | {disz}ib-ni-[{d}mar-tu] | Ibni-Amurrum |
| 7 | _dumu#_ {d#}utu#-[ra-bi] | son of Šamaš-rabi |
| 8 | ir-gu#-um-[ma] | he set up, and |
| 9 | ra-bi#-a-[nu]-um# | the great one |
| 10 | u3# szi#-bu-ut _iri{ki#}_ | and the inhabitants of the city |
| 11 | iz#-zi#-i-zu | stood. |
| 12 | usz#-tam#-gi-ru-szu#-nu-ti | I had them recite. |
| 13 | _sa10# e2#_ u3 ma-na-ha#-tim# | the purchase price of the house and the granary |
| 14 | _[2(disz)+n] gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 shekels of silver |
| 15 | [{disz}ib]-ni#-{d}mar-tu | Ibni-Amurrum |
| 16 | _[dumu_ {d}]utu#-ra-bi | son of Shamash-rabi |
| 17 | [a-na] dumu#-er-s,e-tim | to the eldest son |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu#_ [pa-la-er3-ra] | son of Pala-Erra |
| 2 | isz-qu?#-[ul ...] | he heaped up ... |
| 3 | _inim#-[bi al-til]_ | Its word is finished. |
| 4 | _u4 [kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra]_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 5 | _inim# [nu-ga2-ga2?]_ | a word cannot be spoken |
| 1' | _igi#_ [...] | Before ... |
| 2' | _igi#_ [...] | Before ... |
| 3' | _igi#_ [...] | Before ... |
| 4' | _igi#_ [...] | Before ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | in-bu-[sza] | Inbuša |
| 2 | _dumu#_ ARAD-{d}mar-[tu] | son of Warad-Amurrum |
| 3 | ARAD# _nig2_ {d}dingir-mar-[tu] | servant of Ilī-Marduk. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ib#?-ni-{d}mar-[tu] | Ibni-Amurrum |
| 2 | _dumu#_ a-ha-am-nir-[szi] | son of Aham-nirši |
| 3 | ARAD {d}dingir#-mar-tu# | servant of Ilī-martu. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-a-bu-szu# | Sîn-abušu |
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