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CT 04, pl. 09, Bu 1888-05-12, 0053 (P355759)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 09, Bu 1888-05-12, 0053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355759 |
| Museum no. | BM 078207 |
| 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 |
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 | {disz}er3-ra-ka#-mi#-[ni]-szi# | Erra-kāmin-iši |
| 2 | {disz}ri-isz-[er3-ra] | Rīš-Erra |
| 3 | u3 bu-ri-ia | and my cattle |
| 4 | _dumu-mesz_ szu-esz18-dar | sons of Shu-Ištar |
| 5 | a-na _ha-la_ ig-de-ru-ma | into a share they shall divide, and |
| 6 | i-na _e2 dingir iri{ki}_-szu-nu u3 i3-li2-szu-nu | in the temple of their city and their god |
| 7 | _ha-la_ i-zu-zu-ma | the share shall divide, and |
| 8 | _a-sza3_ ha-ar-rum ma-la ma!-s,u2-u2 | the field Ḫarrum as much as there is |
| 9 | _1(disz) 2/3(disz) sar e2 da e2_ ri-is-er3-ra | 1 2/3 sar, the house next to the house of Ris-Erra |
| 10 | _1/3(disz) sar e2 da_ sza-ma-ia-tum | 1/3 sar, the house next to Šamayatum |
| 11 | _1(disz) ab2? ha-la_ er3-ra-ka-mi-ni#-szi | 1 cow, share of Erra-ka-miniši |
| 12 | _a-sza3 a-gar3_ szu-ul-pi2 ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 | the field Šulpi, as much as there is, |
| 13 | _2/3(disz) sar e2 da_ er3-ra-ka-mi-ni-szi | 2/3 sar, the house next to Erra-ka-miniši |
| 14 | _ha-la_ ri-isz-er3-ra | share of Riš-Erra |
| 15 | _a-sza3 {gesz}szinig_ {d}ab-u2 | the field of the scepter of Abu |
| 16 | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) <sar> e2 da_ er3-ra-ka-mi-ni-szi# | 1 1/2 sar, the house next to Erra-ka-miniši |
| 17 | _2/3(disz) sar e2 da_ ri-isz-er3-ra | 2/3 sar, house next to Riš-Erra |
| 18 | _ha-la_ bu-ri-ia | the share of my cattle |
| 19 | _ninda_ {d}szu-lat u3 {d}marduk | bread for Šulat and Marduk |
| 20 | mi#-it-ha-ri-isz | inversely |
| 21 | [ub]-ba#-lu | they shall carry out. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [isz]-tu# pi2-e a#-di# _ku3-[sig17]_ | From the mouth to the gold |
| 2 | a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im | brother to brother |
| 3 | u2-ul i-ra-gu-um# | shall not raise a claim |
| 4 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 ha-am#-mu#-ra-<pi2> | year: “Šamaš, Marduk and Hammurapi |
| 5 | _in-pa3-da-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 6 | _igi_ dumu-i3-li2 _dumu_ i-la-nu-um | before Dumu-ilī, son of Ilanum |
| 7 | _igi_ i-ku-un-pi4-sza# _dumu_ mu-na-wi-rum | before Ikūn-piša, son of Munawwirum |
| 8 | _igi_ i-di-szum#? _dumu_ sza-ma-ia-tum | before Idišum, son of Šamayatum |
| 9 | _igi_ sig-esz18-dar _dumu_ mu-na-wi-rum | before Sîn-ištar, son of Munawirum |
| 10 | _igi_ na-ram-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ sig-esz18-dar | before Narām-ilišu, son of Sîn-Ishtar |
| 11 | _igi_ usz#-tasz-ni-dingir _dumu_ ri-isz-dingir | before Ushtašni-ili, son of Rīsh-Ili. |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir _dumu_ s,il2-li2-ia | before Šamaš-hazir, son of Ṣillīya |
| 13 | _igi_ gi-mil-lum _dumu_ dingir-szu-illat-su2 | before Gimillum, son of Ilšu-tillassu |
| 14 | _igi_ sze-le-bu-um _dumu_ an-pi4-{d}utu | before Šelebum, son of Anu-pî-šamaš |
| 15 | _igi_ in-bu#-sza _dumu_ {d}ha-ia3-ra-bi | before Inbuša, son of Haya-rabi |
| 16 | _igi_ x-[x-(x)]-x _dumu_ za#-am-za-qum | Witness: ..., son of Zamzaqum |
| 17 | _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur-ra _dumu_ i#-la-lum | before Awil-adad, son of Ilalum |
| 18 | _igi#_ szu-mu-li-ib-szi | before Šumu-libši |
| 19 | _[dumu_ ha?]-al-bi-ia _sanga_ | son of Ḫalbiya, priest |
| 20 | _[igi_ x]-ri-isz x | before ...rish ... |
| 21 | _[igi]_ sin-e-ri-ba# _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | before Sîn-eriba, son of Enlil-bani |
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