CT 04, pl. 13, Bu 1888-05-12, 0188 (P355766)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 13, Bu 1888-05-12, 0188 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355766 |
| Museum no. | BM 078317 |
| 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 | Concerning 1 sheep and the deliveries |
| obverse 2 | for (lit. of) the intercalary month, Šumiki |
| obverse 3 | son of Būr-adad appealed to the judges. |
| obverse 4 | The judges, to (make him swear by) the life of the god, at the šamaš’s gate |
| obverse 5 | handed him over so |
| obverse 6 | an agreement was reached and |
| obverse 7 | the barley and the sheep, the deliveries |
| obverse 8 | for the intercalary month, half, |
| obverse 9 | they gave to him. Again |
| obverse 10 | Šumiki son of Būr-adad, |
| obverse 11 | regarding the barley and the sheep |
| obverse 12 | of the deliveries for the intercalary month, |
| obverse 13 | will not raise a claim against the brothers |
| obverse 14 | (and) not return on it. |
| obverse 15 | When in the intercalary month, |
| obverse 16 | concerning his share (lit. the taken from him), they (the other brothers who inherited the prebend) wrong him, |
| reverse 1 | he himself will end up (the all offering). |
| reverse 2 | Before Etawiraši; |
| reverse 3 | before Puzur-sîn; |
| reverse 4 | before Puzurša; |
| reverse 5 | before Muḫaddûm; |
| reverse 6 | before Ilšu-bānī; |
| reverse 7 | before Sîn-iddinam; |
| reverse 8 | before Ilšu-ibbi; |
| reverse 9 | before Ipqu-antum; |
| reverse 10 | before Ipqu-ištar; |
| reverse 11 | before Adad-nāṣir; |
| reverse 12 | before Sîn-iqīšam |
| reverse 13 | and Rīš-šamaš; |
| reverse 14 | before Iddin-ea. |
| reverse 15 | The month of šabāṭum, the day 10 |
| reverse 16 | the year “(Samsu-iluna dug) the canal ‘(Samsu-iluna is source of) abundance for the people’” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum 1(disz) _udu-nita2_ u3 na-ap-ta-ni-im! | |
| 2 | sza _iti diri-ga_ {disz}szu-mi-ki | |
| 3 | _dumu_ bur-{d}iszkur _di-ku5-mesz_ im-hu-ur-ma | |
| 4 | _di-ku5-mesz_ a-na ni-isz _dingir_ a-na _ka2_ {d#}[utu] | |
| 5 | id-di-nu-szu-u2-ma | |
| 6 | tam-gu-ur-tum ib-ba-szi-i-ma | |
| 7 | sze-a-am u3 _udu-nita2_ na-ap-ta-an | |
| 8 | _iti diri-ga_ mi-isz-lum | |
| 9 | id-di-nu-szum u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma | |
| 10 | {disz}szu-mi-ki _dumu_ bur-{d}iszkur | |
| 11 | a-na sze-im u3 _udu-nita2_ | |
| 12 | sza na-ap-ta-an _iti# diri-ga_ | |
| 13 | a-na a-ah-hi u2-ul i-ra-ga#-am | |
| 14 | u2-ul i-<tu>-ra-am | |
| 15 | i-nu-u2-ma _iti diri-ga_ | |
| 16 | sza le-qi2-szu ih-ta-ab-lu!(szu)-szum | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-u2-ma u2-ga-mar | |
| 2 | _igi_ e-ta-wi-ra-szi | |
| 3 | _igi_ puzur4-{d}suen | |
| 4 | _igi_ puzur4-sza# | |
| 5 | _igi_ mu-ha-du#-um | |
| 6 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni# | |
| 7 | _igi_ sin-i-din-nam | |
| 8 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-bi | |
| 9 | _igi_ sig-an-tum | |
| 10 | _igi_ sig-esz18-dar | |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-na-s,ir | |
| 12 | _igi_ sin-i-qi2-sza | |
| 13 | u3# ri#-isz-{d}utu | |
| 14 | _igi#_ i-din-e2-a | |
| 15 | _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(u)-kam_ | |
| 16 | _mu i7_ nu-hu-usz-ni-szi | |
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