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PRAK B 017 & B 028 (P343835)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PRAK B 017 & B 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343835 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ki 0607 & Ist Ki 0618 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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)
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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' | [u3 bi-ik-ku]-lu#-um# _ama-[a-ni_] | and the dowry of his mother |
| 2' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 3' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 4' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 5' | [...] | |
| 6' | _[n]+2(disz)#? [gin2 ku3-babbar_ {disz}gi-mil-lum] | x+2 shekels of silver: Gimillum |
| 7' | u3#? [isz8-tar2-i-bi] | and? Ištar-ibi |
| 8' | a#?-[na] hu#?-ut#?-tu#-[pu-um _ad-da-a-ni_] | to Ḫuttûum my father |
| 9' | u3# bi!-[ik]-ku#-lu-um# _ama#?-[a-ni_] | and the burial place of his mother |
| 10' | id#-di#-[nu] | they gave. |
| 11' | u4#-kur2-sze3 _tukum-bi_ | In the future, if |
| 12' | {disz}gi-mil-lum u3 isz8-tar2-i#-[bi _dam-a-ni_] | Gimillum and Ištar-ibbi his wife |
| 13' | x x | |
| 14' | [...] | |
| 15' | [...] | |
| 16' | _[1/3(disz)] ma#-na# ku3#-babbar# i3#-la2#?-[e-mesz]_ | 1/3 mina of silver he shall weigh out |
| 17' | u3# _nam-ibila-a-ni_ i#-[le-qe2-e?] | and his heirs he shall take |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3# _tukum-bi#_ {disz}ma-al#-[gu-um-li-ib-lu-ut,] | and if Malgum-liblibuṭ |
| 2 | a-na gi-mil-lum _ad-da-a-ni_ | to the wife of his father |
| 3 | u3 isz8-tar2-i-bi _ama-a-ni_ | and Ištar-ibbi, his mother |
| 4 | _ad-da-mu nu-me-en ama-mu nu-me-en_ | You are no father, you are no mother. |
| 5 | _ba-na-an-du11-mesz_ | supplications |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar in-na-ab-szum2-mesz_ | they shall pay back the silver. |
| 7 | _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ te-er-ha-at {disz}isz8-tar2-i-bi | 10 shekels of silver, the debt of Ištar-ibni |
| 8 | {disz}hu-ut-tu-pu-um u3 bi-ik-ku-lum _ama-a-ni_ | Ḫuttu-pum and Bikkulum his mother |
| 9 | i-na qa2-ti {disz}gi-mil#-lum# ma#-ah-ru | from the hand of Gimillum received |
| 10 | {disz}gi-mil-lum a-na isz8-tar2-i-bi _dam-a-ni_ | Gimillum to Ištar-ibbi his wife |
| 11 | _dam#-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11-mesz_ | They said: "You are not my wife!" |
| 12 | [i]-na _e2_ i-ip-pu-szu i-te-el-li | in the house they shall perform, he shall depart. |
| 13 | u3 _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_ | and 1/2 mina of silver he shall weigh out. |
| 14 | {disz}isz8-tar2-i-bi a-na gi-mil-lum _dam-a-ni | Ištar-ibbi to Gimillum his wife |
| 15 | _dam-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11-mesz_ | they said: "You are not my wife" |
| 16 | i-ha-asz-szu-szi-i-ma a-na me!-e | he seized her and to the water |
| 17 | i-na-ad-du-szi | he shall give her. |
| 18 | {disz}gi-mil-lum u3 isz8-tar2-i-bi | Gimillum and Ištar-ibi |
| 19 | a-di ku-ut-tu-pu-um u3 bi-ik-ku-lu-um | as far as Kuttupum and Bikkulum |
| 20 | [ba]-al-t,u3 it-ta-na-asz-szu-[szu-nu-ti] | he is ill, he keeps them alive. |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [_u4 kur2]-sze3# lu2 lu2-u3_ | In the future, either a man |
| 2 | _[nu]-mu#-un-gi4-gi4-dam_ | does not return. |
| 3 | _[mu_ {d}]suen? {d}dam-ki-na# | the year (in which) Sîn and Damkina |
| left col 2 | ||
| 4 | [u3 {d}]suen#-mu#-[ba-li2]-it,# | and Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 5 | _in-pa3#-de3#-esz | they have sworn |
| 6 | _igi_ ma-[x]-x-x | Witness: A.... |
| left col 3 | ||
| 7 | _igi_ a#-ap-pa-x?-sza#? | before Appaša |
| 8 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2#-szu# | before Nabi-ilišu |
| 9 | _igi_ lu2-{d}nusku | before Lu-Nusku |
| left col 4 | ||
| 10 | dingir#?-szu?-isz8#?-tar2#? | Ilum-šu-išatar(?) |
| 11 | _igi {d}suen!(|EN.SU|)-nin#?-[x] | before Sîn-nin |
| 12 | _dumu_ i#-bi#-{d}isz8-tar2# | son of Ibbi-Ishtar |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...] _dumu#?-ni#_ [...] | ... his son ... |
| 3' | [...] x _in-na-an#?-[...]_ | ... he will ... |
| 4' | [ma-al]-gu#-um{ki}-li-ib-lu-[ut,] | Malgium-libluṭ |
| 5' | [_ki_ hu-ut]-tu#-pu-um _ad-da-a-ni#_ | from Hattupum my father |
| 6' | [u3 bi]-ik#-ku-lu-um _ama-a-[ni_] | and the burial place of his mother |
| 7' | [_nam-ibila]-a-ni-sze3_ {disz}gi-mil-[lum ...] | for his heir Gimillum |
| 8' | [_nam-ibila]-a-ni-sze3_ {disz}ma-al#-[gu-um-li-ib-lu-ut,] | for his heirship Malgum-libluṭ |
| 9' | [gi]-mil#-[lum] _bi2-[in-sar?_] | a reed bundle he wrote. |
| 10' | _[n]+2(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar_ {disz}gi#-mil#-lum u3#? [isz8-tar2-i-bi] | x+2 shekels of silver: Gimillum and Ištar-ibi |
| 11' | a-na {disz}hu-ut-tu-pu#-um _ad-da-a#-[ni_] | to Huttu-pum, his father |
| 12' | u3# bi-ik-ku-lum _ama-a-[ni_] | and the dowry of his mother |
| 13' | id-di-nu | they gave. |
| 14' | _[u4-kur2]-sze3# tukum-bi_ {disz}gi-mil-lum | In the future, if Gimillum |
| 15' | u3# [isz8-tar2-i]-bi _dam-a-ni_ | and Ishtar-ibbi, his wife |
| 16' | a-na ma#-al-gu-um-li-ib-lu-ut, | to Malgum-libluṭ |
| 17' | _dumu#-mesz-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11#-[mesz]_ | They said: "I am not my sons!" |
| 18' | _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e-mesz_ | 1/3 mina of silver they shall weigh out. |
| 19' | u3 _nam-ibila-ni#_ x x x [...] | and his heirs ... ... |
| 20' | u3 _tukum#-[bi_ ma-al-gu-um-li-ib-lu-ut,] | and if Malgum-liblut |
| 21' | a-na gi-mil#-[lum _ad-da-a-ni_] | to the wife of his father |
| 22' | u3 [isz8-tar2-i-bi _ama-a-ni_] | and Ishtar-ibbi, his mother |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ma-nu-[...] | Manu- |
| 2 | x [...] | |
| 3 | x [...] | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | a#-ap#-pa-s,u? | |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}nusku-x-[...] | son of Nusku- |
| 3 | ARAD {d}nusku#? | servant of Nusku. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | a-bu-[...] | Abu- |
| 2 | _dumu_ ip-qu2-{d}[...] | son of Ipqu- |
| 3 | [...] | |
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