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CT 04, pl. 07, Bu 1888-05-12, 0038 (P355755)

Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

Designation	CT 04, pl. 07, Bu 1888-05-12, 0038
ID	P355755
Museum no.	BM 078201
Collection	British Museum, London, UK
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

English translation

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Line	English
obverse 1	Before: Marduk-nāṣir,
obverse 2	Awil-amurru chief shepherd,
obverse 3	Sagil-daḫmu chief shepherd,
obverse 4	Šamaš-tappāšu soldier of the temple,
obverse 5	Aḫam-nirši overseer of the merchants,
obverse 6	Nanna-kiaĝ daughter of Ur-lugalbanda,
obverse 7	Itūr-kimum son of Iddin-sîn,
obverse 8	Ašri-enlil son of Bēlum,
obverse 9	Sîn-abūšu son of Išme-sîn,
obverse 10	Sîn-ublam son of Abu-ṭābum,
obverse 11	Sîn-iqīšam son of Awat-šamaš,
obverse 12	Amananum son of Ibni-sîn,
obverse 13	Sîn-ilum shepherd son of Sîn-erībam,
obverse 14	and Matatum,
obverse 15	Ibbi-ilabrat son of Sîn-gāmil
obverse 16	and Sîn-ublam the chief magistrate
reverse 1	a case regarding the house
reverse 2	have brought and,
reverse 3	before these witnesses,
reverse 4	Sîn-ublam thus said
reverse 5	as follows:
reverse 6	"The silver, the price of my house
reverse 7	full, and a house for a house
reverse 8	Ibbi-ilabrat has given to me;
reverse 9	my heart is satisfied,
reverse 10	the house that for a house
reverse 11	he has given to me, where is accetptable to me
reverse 12	i can give. What
reverse 13	do you have against me?";
reverse 14	"You have satisfied my heart!"
reverse 15	thus (to) Sîn-ublam
reverse 16	Ibbi-ilabrat replied.
reverse 17	(By) the name of Šamaš (and) Marduk, (by) the name of Apil-sîn
reverse 18	and the city of Sippar (they have sworn).
reverse 19	Whoever the content of this document
left col 1 1	alters (is cursed).
left col 2 1	The year in which the temple of Ištar in Elip (was built).

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse
1	_igi_ {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir
2	DISZ lu2-{d}mar-tu _u2-tul2_
3	DISZ sag-il2-dah-mu _u2-tul2_
4	DISZ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _aga-us2 e2_
5	DISZ a-ha-am-nir-szi _ugula dam-gar3_ TUR DA
6	DISZ {d}nanna-ki-ag2 _dumu_ ur-{d}lugal-ban3-da
7	DISZ i-tur2-ki-nu-um _dumu_ i-din-sin
8	DISZ asz-ri-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ be-lum
9	DISZ {d}suen-a-bu-szu _dumu_ isz-me-sin
10	DISZ {d}suen-ub-lam _dumu_ a-bu-t,a3-bu-um
11	DISZ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ inim-{d}utu
12	DISZ a-ma-na-nu-um _dumu_ ib-ni-sin
13	DISZ {d}suen-dingir _sipa dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
14	u3 ma-ta-tum
15	DISZ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ {d}suen-ga-mil
16	u3 {d}suen-ub-lam ha-za-a-nu-um
reverse
1	a-wa-at bi-ti-tim
2	isz-ku-nu-ma
3	_igi_ szi-bi an-nu-ti-in
4	{disz}{d}suen-ub-lam ki-a-am iq-bi
5	um-ma szu-ma
6	_ku3-babbar_ szi-im bi-ti-ia
7	ga-am-ra-am u3 bi-tam ki-ma bi-tim
8	{disz}i#-bi#-{d}nin-szubur i-din-nam
9	li-ib#-bi t,a3-ab
10	bi-tam sza ki-ma bi-tim
11	id-di-nam a-szar e-li-ia t,a3-bu
12	a-na-ad-di-in mi-nam
13	e-li-ia ti-szu
14	li-ib-bi tu-ut,-t,i4-ib
15	ki-a-am {d}suen-ub-lam
16	{disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur i-pu-ul
17	_mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk _mu_ a-pil-sin
18	u3 _iri{ki}_ zimbir{ki}
19	sza a-wa-at tup-pi2-im an-ni-i-im
left col 1
1	u2-na-ka-ru
left col 2
1	_mu e2 {d}inanna ki-bala-masz-da3{ki}_

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