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CT 04, pl. 16, Bu 1888-05-12, 0265 (P355776)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 16, Bu 1888-05-12, 0265 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355776 |
| Museum no. | BM 078374 |
| 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 | _1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na x x gu?-a-tum | 1 bur3 3 iku of field in ... Guatum |
| 2 | i-ta _a-sza3_ a-ta-ap szu-szi-im | from the field I cut down. |
| 3 | u3 i-ta _kaskal_ | and from the road |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam i7_ sa3-bu-um | its head is the first canal: Sabum |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ ha-ru-um | Its second head is Harum. |
| 6 | _ki_ e-te-lum {d}marduk-dingir | from the son of Marduk-ilī |
| 7 | u3 e-ri-ib-sin | and Eribsin |
| 8 | u3# i-iz-zi-{d}gu-la | and Izzi-Gula |
| 9 | _dumu#-[mesz ...]-ZI#-mi-id | sons of PN, |
| 10 | {disz}geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ e-tel-pi4-sin | Geme-Šamaš, daughter of Etel-pisin |
| 11 | _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-sin | son of Etel-pisin |
| 12 | i-na szu-wi-ri-sza | in her hand |
| 13 | _in-szi-in-<sa10>_ | he bought. |
| 14 | _sa10-am3 til-la-a-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | he paid back the silver. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_ | a threshing floor he crossed |
| 2 | _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_ | his heart is satisfied |
| 3 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 4 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 5 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 a-pil-sin | the year: “Šamaš, Marduk and Apil-sin |
| 6 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 7 | _igi_ mu-da-du-[um ...]-a#?-KA | Before Mudādum |
| 8 | _igi_ tu-tu-na-s,ir | before Tutunaṣir |
| 9 | _igi_ ia-ab-ni-ik-el3 | before Iabnik-el |
| 10 | _dumu_ sa-si-ia | son of Sasiya |
| 11 | _igi_ su-pa-pu-um | before Suppānum |
| 12 | _igi_ na-ki-mu-um | before Nakimum |
| 13 | _dumu_ i-zi-szar | son of Izišar |
| 14 | _igi_ e-ri-ba-am | before Erībam |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ an-pi4-{d}utu | before Apī-šamaš |
| 2 | _dumu_ sin-isz-me-ni | son of Sin-išmēni, |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am | before Sîn-eribam |
| 2 | _dumu_ akszak{ki}-sze-me | son of Akšak-Šeme, |
| left col 3 | ||
| 1 | _mu us2-sa_ sza ka-ra-am a-na {d}utu a-pil{il}-sin _sipa_ | year following: “For Šamaš Apil-sîn, the shepherd, |
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