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CT 04, pl. 20, Bu 1888-05-12, 0285 (P355785)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 20, Bu 1888-05-12, 0285 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355785 |
| Museum no. | BM 092559 |
| 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(u) 4(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a da e2_ sa-ab-tum | 14 shekels a built-up house adjoining the house of Sabtum |
| 2 | u3 _da e2_ ib-ni-{d}utu | and adjacent to the house of Ibni-šamaš |
| 3 | _ki_ nu-ru-um-li-s,i2 | from Nurum-liṣi |
| 4 | _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am | son of Sin-iqišam, |
| 5 | {disz}hu-szu-tum _lukur_ {d}utu | Hušutum, nadītu of Utu |
| 6 | _dumu-munus_ ib-ni-{d}utu | daughter of Ibni-šamaš |
| 7 | i-na sza-wi-ri-sza | in her heart |
| 8 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 9 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 10 | _4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-la2 in-na-la2_ | 4 shekels of silver he shall weigh out and weigh out |
| 11 | _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_ | a threshing floor he crossed |
| 12 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 13 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 3 | u3 sin-mu-ba-li2-it, | and Sin-muballiṭ |
| 4 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 5 | _igi_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur | before Sin-iqišam, son of Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 6 | _igi_ u2-la-{d}utu _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu | before Ula-Šamaš, son of Ibni-šadâm |
| 7 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-a-wa-at-{d}utu | before Uṣur-awat-šamaš |
| 8 | _dumu_ {d}utu-he2-gal2 | son of Šamaš-hegal |
| 9 | _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza | before Nidnuša |
| 10 | _dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba-am | son of Sîn-eribam |
| 11 | _igi_ zimbir{ki}-kur-i | before Sippar-eṭir |
| 12 | _dumu_ akszak{ki}-ia | son of Akšak, |
| 13 | _mu bad3_ eresz2{ki} | year: “The wall of Ereš.’ |
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