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TJA UMM H 57 (P315377)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TJA UMM H 57 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315377 |
| 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 | _3(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ | a built house plot of 3 1/2 sar |
| 2 | _da e2_-i lu2-dingir _nimgir_ | next to the house of Lu-dingir, the herald |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ i3-li2-erisz-{d}utu | and adjacent to the house of Ilī-eriš-šamaše |
| 4 | _sag-bi sila dagal-la_ | its top on the broad street |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e2_ kisz{ki}-a-bi | Its second head is the house of Kiš. |
| 6 | pu-uh2 _4(disz) 2/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ | a built house plot of 4 2/3 sar |
| 7 | sza {munus}da-an-e-re-es-sa3 _erisz-dingir_ {d}za-ba4-ba4 | of Dān-ēressa, the diviner of Zababa |
| 8 | u3 ip-qu2#-{d#}er3-ra _sipa u8!-hi-a_ | and Ipqu-Erra, shepherd of the ewes |
| 9 | sza a-na _e2-bu-ur-sag_ sza {d}za-ba4-ba4 | which to the Ebursag of Zababa |
| 10 | il-le-qu2-u2 | they took. |
| 11 | i-na qa2-be2-[e] szar-ri-im | at the command of the king |
| 12 | {disz}{d}za-ba4-ba4-[mu]-ba#-li2#-it,# ra-bi2-a-an kisz{ki} | Zababa-muballiṭ chief of Kiš |
| 13 | {disz}mu-na-wi-rum _szagina#_ | Munawwirum, general |
| 14 | {disz}mu-na-wi-rum _nimgir_ | Munawwirum, the herald |
| 15 | u2 szi-bu-ut kisz{ki} | and the inhabitants of Kiš |
| 16 | id-di-nu-szu-szi-im | gave to her |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ is-su2-ka-szi-id | before Nur-Ištar, son of Issu-kasid |
| 2 | _igi_ ta-ri-bu _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu | before Taribu, son of Apil-ilišu |
| 3 | _igi_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}za-ba4-ba4 | before Ikūn-pî-Zababa |
| 4 | _dumu_ ka-lu-mu-um | son of Kalumum |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-{d}za-ba4-ba4 | before Šamaš-tabba-Zababa |
| 6 | _igi_ im-gur-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}szu-bu-la-a-bi | before Imgur-šamaš, son of Šula-abī |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}suen-dingir _dumu_ {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam | before Sîn-ilī, son of Sịn-aham-iddinam |
| 8 | _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um | before Etel-pî-Nabium |
| 9 | _igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 | before Lipit-Ištar, son of Nūr-išaṭ |
| 10 | _igi_ an-na-dingir _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}za-ba4-ba4 | before Ana-il, son of Etel-pî-Zababa |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}za-ba4-ba4-a-sza-ri-id | before Zababa-ašared |
| 12 | _dumu_ i3-li2-ia-e-ni-isz | son of Ilīya-eniš, |
| 13 | _igi_ sa3-ni-iq-pi2-i-{d}za-ba4-ba4 | before Saniq-pî-Zababa |
| 14 | _dumu_ {d}nanna-lu2-ti | son of Nanna-luti |
| 15 | _iti_ GAN-GAN-e3 _u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 15 |
| 16 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e_ {d}en-lil2-le_ mu-un-SA2-ma-ta_ | from the year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, whom Enlil had chosen, |
Sources & licences
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