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AlT 023 (P347990)

Legal, Old Babylonian, Alalakh · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

Designation	AlT 023
ID	P347990
Museum no.	Ashm 1953-1320
Collection	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Language	Akkadian
Period	Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Genre	Legal
Find spot	Alalakh (mod. Tell Açana/Atshana)
Coordinates	36.2377, 36.3842

English translation

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Line	English
obverse 1	30 sheqels of silver belonging to Ammitaqum,
obverse 2	at the cost of Bentammu, the barber,
obverse 3	according to the silver Bentammu, the barber,
obverse 4	to the palace
obverse 5	as hostage
bottom 1	he is assigned.
bottom 2	If he gets lost
bottom 3	(or) flees,
reverse 1	(then) the silver is at the cost of Zuherashi, his brother,
reverse 2	and at the cost of Aya-ahatu, his sister,
reverse 4	at their warranty.
top 1	Before Werikiba;
top 2	before Zunna.

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse
1	3(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza am-mi-ta-kum
2	_ugu_ be2-en-tam-mu _szu-i3_
3	ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ {disz}be2-en-tam-mu _szu-i3_
4	a-na _e2 e2-gal_-lim
5	a-na li-it,-t,i
bottom
1	wa-szi-ib
2	szum-ma i-hal-li-iq
3	in-na-bi-it
reverse
1	_ku3-babbar ugu_ zu-he2-ra-shi / _szesz_-szu
2	u3 _ugu_ {mi2}a-ia-a-ha-ti a#-ha-su
4	qa3-tu-szu-nu
top
1	_igi_ we-ri-ki-ba
2	_igi_ zu-un-na

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