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TJA UMM G 18 (P315339)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TJA UMM G 18 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315339 |
| Museum no. | MMUM — |
| Collection | Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
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 | {i7}a-ra-ah-tum _an-ta_ | the Araḫtum Canal |
| 2 | isz-tu pi2-sza u3 _szita3 e-ta_ | from her mouth and the nose up |
| 3 | a-di _abul_ isz8-tar2 | as far as the city wall of Ištar |
| 4 | har-ra-an i-din-{d}na-na-a _ugula {munus}suhur-la2-mesz_ | road to Iddin-Nanaya foreman of junior female lambs |
| 5 | _ki_ i-din-{d}na-na-a _ugula {munus}suhur-la2-mesz_ | from Iddin-Nanāya the foreman of junior female lambs |
| 6 | {disz}ma-a-ad-a-hi-u2-ta _dumu_ {d}inanna!-x | Madahhuta, son of Ištar-x |
| 7 | a-na pa-ar-s,i ke-ze-ri-im | to the kingship of Kēzirim |
| 8 | u3 _gu2-un_ szu-ud-du-nim# | and a talent of šuddūnu |
| 9 | u2#-sze-[s,i2?] | he brought out. |
| 10 | pa-ar-s,i# [...] | ... the scepter ... |
| 11 | u2-sze-[s,i ...] | he brought out ... |
| 12 | u3 _gu2#-[un_ ...] | and the talent ... |
| 13 | qa2#-x-[...] | Qa-... |
| 14 | x [...] | |
| 15 | i3-[...] | ... ... |
| 16 | 4(disz)#? _gin2# ku3-babbar#_ [...] | 4 shekels of silver ... |
| 17 | x x? kaskal [...] | ... road |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ x [...] | 7 shekels of silver ... |
| 2 | ku kur gi? x [...] | The pure one, the mountain(?) |
| 3 | mu-usz-ta-bi-il u2 x [...] | Who carries food ... |
| 4 | _e2-gal_ i-ip-pa#-[al] | the palace he shall clear |
| 5 | _igi_ i-na-e2-sag-il2-numun _dumu_ pa#-li#-[...] | before Ina-Esagil-zeri, son of Pali-... |
| 6 | _igi_ {d#}amar#-utu#-ib-ni-szu _dumu_ ARAD-isz8-tar2 | before Marduk-ibnīšu, son of Warad-Adad |
| 7 | _igi_ su#-mu-akszak{ki#} _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_ | before Sumuakšak, son of the scribal school |
| 8 | _kiszib_ {d}a-[...] ($ between figures $) | Seal of A- |
| 9 | _iti gu4-si-sa2! u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 14 |
| 10 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa _lugal-e alan-a-ni du10-bi i3-musz3-a_ | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, his good statue Imuša. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _{na4}kiszib_ ma-a-ad-a-hi-u2-ta | seal of Madaḫuta |
Sources & licences
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