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CT 04, pl. 23, Bu 1888-05-12, 0309 (P355794)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 23, Bu 1888-05-12, 0309 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355794 |
| Museum no. | BM 078408 |
| 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(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu# | 1 iku field, good meadow |
| 2 | _u2-sal i7_ si-ip-pi2-ri-tum | the meadow of the Sippiritu canal |
| 3 | _a-sza3 ARAD2-ku-bi _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2 | field of Warad-Kūbi, son of Sîn-bēla-ili; |
| 4 | _ki_ ARAD2-ku-bi be-el _a-sza3_ | from Warad-Kūbe owner of the field |
| 5 | {disz}ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ {d}utu-li-wi-ir | Ipqatum, son of Šamaš-liwwir |
| 6 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim | the field for cultivation |
| 7 | a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ | for the oxen for 1 year |
| 8 | _ib2-ta-e3-a_ | went out |
| 9 | _u4 buru14-sze3 a-sza3_ a-sza-ad-da-du-ma | at harvest time the field I shall cultivate, and |
| 10 | _1(bur3) GAN2 6(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu | 1 bur3 field area: 6 gur of barley, (measured) by the seah of Šamaš |
| 11 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sza3 gu2-un a-sza3_-szu | from the yield of his field |
| 2 | _igi-6(disz)-<gal2> gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir | 1/6 shekel of silver he received. |
| 3 | _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ dingir-da-mi#-iq | before Bēlšunu, son of Ilum-dammiq |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}utu-szu-mu-dib _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni | before Utu-šumu-dib, son of Ilu-shu-ibni |
| 5 | _igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ qur-da-a | before Sîn-erībam, son of Kurdāiu |
| 6 | _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Nisannu, the day 10 |
| 7 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan-a-ni szu silim-ma_ | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, erected this statue of himself. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-be-el-[i3-li2] | Sîn-bel-ilī |
| 2 | dumu dingir-szu-na-s,i#-[ir] | son of Ilu-šunaṣir |
| 3 | ARAD# {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | be-el#-[szu-nu] | their owner |
| 2 | dub-[sar] | scribe |
| 3 | dumu# dingir-[da-mi-iq] | son of Dingir-dammiq |
| 4 | ARAD# {d}[...] | servant of |
| 5 | u3 {d}x-[...] | and ... |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _na4_ {d}utu-szu-mu-dib | stone of Šamaš-šulmu-dib |
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