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CT 04, pl. 39, Bu 1888-05-12, 0617 (P355842)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 39, Bu 1888-05-12, 0617 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355842 |
| Museum no. | BM 078705 |
| 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 | {disz}ta-s,a-ah-a-na-a-li-sza | Taṣaḫ-ana-ališa |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ AN-szu-x-x-x-(x) | daughter of Geme-Šamaš, nadītu of Šadâm, daughter of Anszu- |
| 3 | _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu um-mi-sza | from Geme-Šamaš, nadītu of Šadâm, her mother |
| 4 | {disz}nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ puzur4-x | Nur-ilišu, son of Puzur- |
| 5 | a-na asz-szu-tim u3 mu-tu-tim | for a wife and a husband |
| 6 | i-hu-us-si2 _5(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar]_ | he weighed out: 5 shekels of silver |
| 7 | {disz}geme2-{d}utu um-ma-sza mah-[ra-at] | Geme-Šamaš, her mother, received. |
| 8 | _sza3_-sza t,a3-ab | her heart is sweet |
| 9 | {munus}ta-s,a-ah-a-na-a-li-sza | Taṣaḫ-ana-ališa |
| 10 | a-na be-le-su2-[nu? ...] | to Belessunu |
| 11 | [x] x MI x [...] | ... ... |
| 12 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x (x)] x [...] | |
| 2 | [x] mi x x x x x [...] | ... ... |
| 3 | x e-li-szu-nu i-na-ad-di# | he will give to them. |
| 4 | e-re-bi-sza i-ru-ub | entered it. |
| 5 | wa-s,i2-sza us,x(AZ)-s,i2 _mu_ {d}utu#? [... u3] | “The one who goes out, the name of Šamaš(?) and |
| 6 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e_ [it-mu-u2] | Samsu-iluna the king heard |
| 7 | _igi_ kal-{d}inanna _dumu_ ARAD2-{d}utu | before Kal-Inanna, son of Warad-Šamaš |
| 8 | _igi_ sin-ma-gir _dumu_ da-ba-at-tim? | before Sin-magir, son of Dabattim? |
| 9 | _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ sig-{d}nin-szubur | before Iddin-šamaš, son of Šulmu-Ninszubur |
| 10 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 15 |
| 11 | _mu us2-sa us2-<sa-bi>_ sa-am-su-i-lu-<na> | year following: “Samsu-iluna |
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