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CT 04, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 0269 (P355777)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 0269 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355777 |
| Museum no. | BM 092555 |
| 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(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_ | 1 eše3 3 iku field, furrow |
| 2 | _a-gar3_ t,a3-bu | a good meadow |
| 3 | _a-sza3_ i3-li2-ma-a-hi _sipa dumu_ dingir-szu-a-li | field of Ilī-māḫi, shepherd, son of Ilu-šūli, |
| 4 | _ki_ i3-li2-ma-a-hi _sipa_ | from Ilī-māḫi, the shepherd |
| 5 | be-el _a-sza3_ | the owner of the field |
| 6 | {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am a-bi _erin2_ | Ilī-iqišam, son of the troops |
| 7 | a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na _gu2-un_ | for harvesting, as a talent |
| 8 | a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam ib2-ta-e3-a_ | for 1 year he shall have it returned. |
| 9 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 10 | a-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu | according to the wording of his sealed document |
| 11 | i-sza-ad-da-du-ma | he shall measure out, and |
| 12 | _1(bur3) GAN2 1(disz)-e 6(asz) sze gur_ | 1 bur3 surface area, 1 gur 6 gur of barley |
| 13 | _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu gu2-un a#-sza3#_ | a bow of Šamaš, the yield of the field |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 2 | i-na _sza3 gu2-un a-sza3_-szu | from the yield of his field |
| 3 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir | 2 shekels of silver he received. |
| 4 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni | before Ilu-šubāni, son of Utu-bani |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}utu-{d}en-lil2-i3-li2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | before Šamaš-enlilī, son of Ilu-zubani |
| 6 | _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-s,i _dumu e2-dub-ba_ | before Šumum-liṣi, student of the scribal school |
| 7 | _iti apin-du8-a u4 2(u)-kam_ | The month of Arahsamna, the day 20 |
| 8 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e# alan nam-nir!-gal2-la-an-ni# zubi ku3-sig17-ga-a-ke4 e2-babbar-ra-sze3 <in-ne>-en-ku4#-ra#_ | The year in which Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, brought into the Ebabbar a statue of himself bearing a crown of gold. |
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