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CT 04, pl. 48, Bu 1888-05-12, 0713 (P355867)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 48, Bu 1888-05-12, 0713 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355867 |
| Museum no. | BM 092584 & BM 092584A |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_ | a built house plot of 5 1/2 sar |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) _e2 ki-gal2_ | 15 (mana wool for) the storehouse |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) _szunigin 2(u) 1/2(disz) sar e2 | total: 20 1/2 sar house |
| 4 | _da e2 _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}suen _nu-bar_ | adjacent to the house of the daughter of Iddin-Sîn, the bronzesmith; |
| 5 | u3 _da e2_ [{d}esz-ha-ra] | and next to the house of Ezhara |
| 6 | u3 isz-me-sin _dumu_ er3-ra-e-ri-isz-nu | and Išme-sin, son of Erra-erishnu |
| 7 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma dagal-la_ | Its width is the first. |
| 8 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am | Its second head is Sîn-magir, son of Erībam. |
| 9 | u3 {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu | and Sîn-erībam, son of their lord |
| 10 | mu-s,u-szu a-na _sila dagal-la_ | his sleep to the wide street |
| 11 | _ki_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | from Nanna-manšum, son of Ilu-zubani |
| 12 | {disz}erisz-ti-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_ | Erishti-Šamaš, nadītu-priest of the god Utu |
| 13 | _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia#-ar | daughter of Sîn-tayyar |
| 14 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi#-[in]-sa10_ | with her silver ring he bought. |
| 15 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 16 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na 2(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | 2/3 mina 2 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 17 | _{gesz}gan-na ib2-ta-bala_ | a threshing floor he crossed over |
| 18 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 19 | _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}amar-utu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, Hammurapi, |
| 3 | u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2 | and Sippar they heard. |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}utu-illat-su2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | before Šamaš-tillassu, son of Ilu-shubani |
| 5 | _igi_ qi2-isz-nu-nu _igi_ bur-sin | before Qišnunu, before Bursin |
| 6 | _dumu-me_ {d}suen-sze-me | sons of Sîn-šeme |
| 7 | _igi_ sin-ma-gir _igi_ {d}utu-i-din-nam | before Sin-magir, before Šamaš-iddinam |
| 8 | _dumu-me_ e-ri-ba-am | sons of Erībam |
| 9 | _igi_ lu2-{d}utu _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir | before Lu-šamaš, son of Ilu-zunaṣir |
| 10 | _igi_ dingir-pi4-sza# _dumu_ li-pi2-it-sin | before Ilu-piša, son of Lipit-sin |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}utu-illat-su2 _dumu_ sin-la-sza-na-an | before Šamaš-tillassu, son of Sin-lašanan |
| 12 | _igi_ dingir-[...] szu#-me-en _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi | Before Ili-..., you are the son of Šamaš-rabi |
| 13 | _igi_ e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi | before Erībam, son of Šamaš-rabi |
| 14 | _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ a-wi-il-dingir | before Nabi-šamaš, son of Awil-ilī |
| 15 | _igi_ isz-me-e2#-a _dub-sar_ | before Išmea, scribe |
| 16 | _mu alam 7(disz)-bi_ | the seven names of the statues |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-[a]_ | a built house plot of 5 1/2 sar |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) _e2 ki-[gal2]_ | 15 houses of the site |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) _szunigin 2(u) 1/2(disz) sar [e2] | total: 20 1/2 sar house |
| 4 | _da e2 ki-gal2 [_dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}suen _nu-bar_] | adjacent to the house of Kigal, daughter of Iddin-Sîn, the bronzesmith |
| 5 | u3 _da e2_ [{d}esz-ha-ra] | and next to the house of Ezhara |
| 6 | u3# [isz-me-sin _dumu_ er3-ra-e-ri-isz-nu] | and Ishme-sin, son of Erra-erishnu |
| 7 | _sag-bi [1(disz)]-kam# [dagal-la]_ | Its width is 1 00 cubits. |
| 8 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ {d}suen-ma-gir# [_dumu_] e#-ri#-ba-am | Its second head is Sîn-magir, son of Erībam. |
| 9 | [u3] {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu# | and Sîn-eribam, son of Bēlšunu |
| 10 | mu-s,u-szu# a-na _sila dagal-la_ | his sleep to a wide bed |
| 11 | _ki_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | from Nanna-manšum, son of Ilu-zubani |
| 12 | {disz}erisz-ti-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_ | Erishti-Šamaš, nadītu-priest of the god Utu |
| 13 | _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar | daughter of Sîn-tayyar |
| 14 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_ | with her silver ring bought. |
| 15 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 16 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na 4(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | 2/3 mina 4 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 17 | _{gesz}gan-na ib2#-ta-bala_ | a threshing floor he crossed |
| 18 | _inim-bi al-til#_ | Its word is finished. |
| 19 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 20 | <_kiszib_> bur-sin | Seal of Bur-sin |
| 21 | <_kiszib_> e-ri-ba-am# | Seal of Erībam |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib_> qi2-isz-nu-nu | Seal of Qishnunu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 3 | {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | Hammurapi, the king |
| 4 | u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2 | and Sippar they heard. |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}utu-illat-su2 _dumu_ dingir#-szu#-ba-ni | before Šamaš-tillassu, son of Ilu-shubani |
| 6 | _igi_ qi2-isz-nu-nu _igi#_ bur-sin | before Qišnunu, before Bursin |
| 7 | _dumu-me_ {d}suen-sze-me | sons of Sîn-šeme |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir u3 {d}utu-i-din-nam# | before Sîn-magir and Šamaš-iddinam |
| 9 | _dumu-me_ e-ri-ba-am | sons of Erībam |
| 10 | _igi_ lu2-{d}utu _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir | before Lu-šamaš, son of Ilu-zunaṣir |
| 11 | _igi_ dingir-pi4#-sza _dumu#_ li-pi2-it-sin | before Ili-piša, son of Lipit-sin |
| 12 | _igi_ [na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_] a#-wi-il-dingir | before Nabi-šamaš, son of Awil-ili |
| 13 | _igi_ e#-[ri-ba-am _dumu_] {d}utu#-ra#-bi# | before Erībam, son of Šamaš-rabi |
| 14 | _igi_ dingir#-[... szu-me-en _dumu_] {d}utu-ra-bi | before Ili-..., you are the son of Šamaš-rabi |
| 15 | _igi_ ri?-[...] | before Ri- |
| 16 | _igi_ isz-[me]-e2#-[a _dub-sar_] | before Ishme-ea, scribe |
| 17 | <_kiszib_> na-bi-{d}utu | Seal of Nabi-šamaš |
| 18 | <_kiszib_> dingir-pi4-sza | Seal of Ilī-pisha. |
| 19 | _mu alam 7(disz)-bi_ | the seven names of the statues |
| left | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib_> {d}utu-i-din-nam | Seal of Šamaš-iddinam |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | dingir-szu-ba-ni _dam-gar3_ | Ilshu-bani, the merchant |
| 2 | {d}utu | for Utu, |
| 3 | {d}sza-ha-an | Šahan |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{[d]}utu | Lu-Utu |
| 2 | _dumu_ dingir#-[szu-na]-s,i-ir | son of Ilšu-nashir |
| 3 | _dam-gar3#_ | merchant |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | [bur-sin] | bursin |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me | son of Sîn-šeme, |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | Nanna-manšum |
| 2 | _dam-gar3_ | merchant |
| 3 | _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | son of Ilšu-bani, |
| 4 | _ARAD_ {d}utu u3 {d}[...] | servant of Utu and |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}[utu] | Lu-Utu |
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