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CT 04, pl. 45, Bu 1888-05-12, 0681 (P355859)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 45, Bu 1888-05-12, 0681 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355859 |
| Museum no. | BM 078759 & BM 078760 |
| 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 | _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ a-s,a-ri-im | a field of 2 iku in the aṣarum meadow |
| 2 | i-ta nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ puzur4-ku-bi | from Nur-ilišu son of Puzur-Kūbi |
| 3 | u3 i-ta a-pi2-il-ku-bi _dumu_ zi-ik-lum | and from Apil-Kūbi son of Ziklum |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ a-na _i7_ szu-la-ak-bi-im | the first to the Šulak-bīm |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ a-na _a-sza3_ | its top to the field |
| 6 | sza na-bi-{d}utu u2-s,i2 | which Nabi-šamaš brought out, |
| 7 | _ki_ a-pi2-il-ku-bi | from Apil-Kūbe |
| 8 | _dumu_ zi-ik-li-im | son of Ziklim, |
| 9 | {disz}a-ha-am-ar-szi <<I SZA>> | Aḫam-arši |
| 10 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 11 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar in-na-la2_ | he paid the silver. |
| 13 | _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_ | a threshing floor he crossed |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim-bi al-til u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | its word is finished. In the future, a man to another man |
| 2 | _inim nu:um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not raise a claim |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa3-bi-um | the year: “Šamaš, Marduk, and Sabium, |
| 4 | _in-pa3-da_ | he chose. |
| 5 | _igi_ isz-me-{d}suen _dumu_ szu-nu-nu | before Išme-Sîn, their son |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}nanna-a2-mah | before Nanna-amaḫ |
| 7 | _dumu_ a-ha-am-ni-szu | son of Aḫamnīšu |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}utu-da-ia-ni | before Šamaš-dayyāni |
| 9 | _dumu_ sin-ka-szi-id | son of Sin-kašid |
| 10 | _igi_ isz-me-sin | before Išme-sin |
| 11 | _dumu_ i-id-na-da | son of Idnada |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | before Sîn-iddinam |
| 13 | _dumu_ isz-me-sin | son of Išme-sin |
| 14 | _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ dingir#-[szu-ra-bi] | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Ilshu-rabi |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | before Nabi-ilīšu |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-hu-ni | son of Ahuni |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | before Ilšu-bani |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | son of Nanna-manšum |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | u3 i-ta [a-pi2-il-ku-bi _dumu_ zi-ik-lum] | and from Apil-Kūbi son of Ziklum |
| 2' | _sag 1(disz)-a-bi#_ [a-na _i7_ szu-la-ak-bi-im] | its 1st part to the Sulak canal |
| 3' | _sag 2(disz)-a-bi#_ [a-na] _a#-sza3_ na-bi-[{d}]utu# u2#-s,i2# | its 2nd head to the field of Nabi-šamaš went out. |
| 4' | _ki_ a-pil2#-[ku]-bi _dumu_ zi-ik#-lum | from Apil-Kūbi son of Ziklum |
| 5' | {disz}a-ha#-[am]-ar#-szi _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | Aḫam-arši, son of Nur-ilišu |
| 6' | _in-szi#-[in-sa10] sa10 til-la-<<TIL>>-bi-sze3_ | he bought, as its full price |
| 7' | _ku3-babbar# in-na-an#-la2# gesz#-gan#-na# | he paid the silver. The wagon |
| 8' | _ib2-ta-bala inim-bi al#-[til]_ | has crossed over, its word is finished. |
| 9' | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim# [nu-um-ga2]-ga2-a_ | In the future one against the other will not raise a claim |
| 10' | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa3-bi-um# _[in]-pa3#-da_ | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, and Sabium he swore by. |
| 11' | _igi_ isz-me-{d}suen _dumu_ szu-nu-nu | before Išme-Sîn, their son |
| 12' | _igi#_ {d#}nanna#-a2-mah _dumu_ a-ha-ni-szu | before Nanna-amaḫ, son of Aḫanišu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ isz-me-{d}suen | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Išme-Sīn |
| 2 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ a-hu-ni | before Nabi-ilīšu, son of Ahuni |
| 3 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Ilšu-bani, son of Nanna-manshum |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ dingir-szu-ra-bi | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Ilšu-rabi |
| 5 | _igi_ nu-ri-ia _dumu_ ma-an-nu-um-ki-ma-{d}suen | before Nuriya, son of Mannum-kima-Sîn |
| 6 | _igi_ isz-me-{d}suen _dumu_ dingir-i-id-na-da# | before Išme-Sîn, son of Ilī-idnada |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}utu-di-ku5 _dumu_ {d}suen-ka-szi-id | before Šamaš-diku, son of Sîn-kāšid |
| 8 | _igi_ a-pil-ku-bi x | before Apil-Kūbe ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | e2#-a-na-pi2-isz-ti | Eanapišti |
| 2 | [dumu ...]-{d}iszkur | son of ...-Adad |
| 3 | [ARAD an-nu]-ni-tum | servant of Annunitu. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | dingir-szu-ba-ni | Ilu-šubāni, |
| 2 | ARAD {d}utu | servant of Šamaš |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-[szubur] | For Ninšubur |
| 2 | sukkal an-[na] | minister of An |
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