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CT 04, pl. 45, Bu 1888-05-12, 0689 (P355860)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 45, Bu 1888-05-12, 0689 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355860 |
| Museum no. | BM 078763 & BM 078764 |
| 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(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ | A built-up house plot of 1 sar |
| 2 | _da e2_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | adjacent to the house of Nur-šamaš |
| 3 | _dumu_ su2?-un-nim | son of Sūnum, |
| 4 | u3 _da e2_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur | and adjacent to the house of Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 5 | _dumu_ puzur4-{d}utu | son of Puzur-šamaš |
| 6 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e2_ da-ak-sa-tum | Its first head is the house of Daksatum. |
| 7 | _dumu-munus_ puzur4-{d}utu | daughter of Puzur-šamaš |
| 8 | mu-s,u2-szu a-na _sila_ isz8-tar2 | his sleep to the womb of Ištar |
| 9 | _ki_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu | from Naram-ilišu |
| 10 | u3 {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni | and Ninšubur-bani |
| 11 | {disz}u-bar-{d}utu u3 im-gur-{d}suen | Ubar-šamaš and Imgur-Sîn |
| 12 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 13 | _sa10 til-la-bi#-sze3#_ | as its full price |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar [in-na-an-la2]_ | he paid in silver. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _gesz-gan-[na ib2-ta-bala]_ | a wagon has crossed over |
| 2 | _sza3-ga-ni [i3-du10]_ | his heart was satisfied |
| 3 | _inim-bi al-[til]_ | Its word is finished. |
| 4 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 [lu2-ra]_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 5 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-[a]_ | shall not make a claim |
| 6 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk {d#}suen#-[mu]-ba#-li2-it, | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, Sîn-muballiṭ, |
| 7 | u3 _iri{ki}_ zimbir#[{ki}] | and the city of Sippar |
| 8 | it#-[mu-u2] | they heard. |
| 9 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur | before Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 10 | _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-sza | son of Ikūpiša, |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}utu-sza-tum _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-la2-me-du! | before Šamaš-šallim, son of Enlil-lā-medu |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | before Sîn-iddinam |
| 13 | _dumu_ u2-s,ur-a-ma-asz-szi | son of Uṣur-amašši, |
| 14 | _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}en-lil2 | before Lipit-Enlil |
| 15 | _dumu_ szesz-du10-ga | son of Šeš-duga |
| 16 | _igi_ ARAD-sin _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna | before Urad-sîn, son of Warad-Nanna |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _dub-sar_ | before Nanna-manšum, scribe |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [... _dumu]_ su2#-un#-ni#-[im? ...] | ... son of Sūnim ... |
| 2' | [u3 _da e2_ i-bi]-{d#}nin#-szubur# | and next to the house of Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 3' | _[sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e2]_ da#-ak-sa-tum | Its first head is the house of Daksatum. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _[inim]-bi# al#-[til]_ | Its word is finished. |
| 2' | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra#_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 3' | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 4' | _mu#_ {d}utu {d}marduk {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-[it,] | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, Sîn-muballiṭ, |
| 5' | u3 _iri{ki}_ zimbir{ki} | and the city of Sippar |
| 6' | it-mu-u2 | they heard. |
| 7' | _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-sza | before Ibbi-Ninšubur, son of Ikupiša |
| 8' | _igi_ {d}utu-sza-tum _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-la2-me-du# | before Utu-šātum, son of Enlil-lamedu |
| 9' | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ u2-s,ur-a-ma-asz#-[szi] | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Uṣur-amašši |
| 10' | _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ szesz-du10-ga# | before Lipit-Enlil, son of Šeš-duga |
| 11' | _igi_ ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna | before Warad-Sîn, son of Waradan-Nanna |
| 12' | _igi_ {d}nanna#-[ma]-an-szum2 _dub-sar_ | before Nanna-manšum, scribe |
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