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CT 04, pl. 48, Bu 1888-05-12, 0717 (P355868)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 48, Bu 1888-05-12, 0717 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355868 |
| Museum no. | BM 078781 & BM 078782 |
| 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 {gesz}kiri6_ i-na e-bi-[ir-tim] | a garden of 2 ikû in the outskirts |
| 2 | i-na li-bi-szu _{gesz}geszimmar gub-ba_ | in its midst a date palm stands |
| 3 | _sag-bi_ sza il-ta-nim _da pu2_ | the top of the 'finger' is adjacent to the well. |
| 4 | _sag-bi_ sza-ni-tum a-mu-ru-um | The second head is a flood. |
| 5 | _dumu_ dam-ma-aq-tum | son of Dammaqtum |
| 6 | sza _ki_ ARAD-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | from Warad-Enlil son of Nabi-ilišu |
| 7 | {disz}puzur4-ku-bi i-sza-mu | Puzur-Kūbe will listen. |
| 8 | _ki#_ puzur4-ku-bi _dumu_ {d}suen-ba-ni | from Puzur-Kūbe son of Sîn-bani |
| 9 | u3 {disz}i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 _dumu-ni_ | and Ipiq-Ištar, his son |
| 10 | {disz}{d}nin-szubur-u3-{d}suen | Ninšubur-u-Suen |
| 11 | a-na ga-me-er-tim i-sza-mu# | he will listen to all. |
| 12 | a-na szi-mi-szu ga-am-ri-im | for his complete destiny |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ isz-qu2-ul | he paid the silver. |
| 14 | _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_ | a threshing floor he crossed |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-wa-su2 ga-am-ra-at | his word is complete |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ szi-im _{gesz}kiri6_-szu-nu li-[ba]-szu#-nu t,i3-bu | The silver is the price of their orchard, their possessions are good. |
| 3 | {disz}{d}nin-szubur-u3-{d}suen | Ninšubur-u-Suen |
| 4 | a-na wa-ar-ki-at u4-mi | In the future, |
| 6 | u3-ul i-ra-ga#-am# | he will not raise a claim. |
| 7 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk# [...] | the year (in which) Šamaš, Marduk |
| 8 | u3 su-mu-[la-dingir it]-mu#-u2 | and Sūmû-la-ilum heard. |
| 9 | _igi_ ARAD-{d}suen# _dumu_ isz-me-sin | before Warad-Sin, son of Išme-sin |
| 10 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ na-bi-i3-[li2-szu] | before Ilshu-bani, son of Nabi-ilišu |
| 11 | _igi_ puzur4-{d}utu | before Puzur-šamaš |
| 12 | _igi_ i-ku-pi4-[sza] | before Ikupīša |
| 13 | _dumu-me_ na-ra-[am-i3-li2-szu] | sons of Naram-ilišu |
| 14 | _igi_ a-wi-[li-ia] | before Awīliya |
| 15 | _igi_ {d}suen-sze-[me] | before Sîn-šeme |
| 16 | _dumu-me_ i3-li2-tu-ra-[am] | sons of Ilī-turam |
| 17 | _igi_ a-di-du-um _dumu_ sin-i#-[din-nam] | before Adīdum, son of Sin-iddinam |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 | before Nur-Ištar |
| 2 | _dumu_ ma-nu-um-ki-{d}suen | son of Mannum-kī-Sîn |
| 3 | _igi_ hi-sza-tum _nu-bar dumu-munus_ puzur4-ku-bi | before Hishatum, nubar, daughter of Puzur-Kūbe |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ u-bar-{d}nin-urta _dub-sar_ | before Ubar-Ninurta, scribe |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _[dub 2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}]kiri6#_ i-na e-bi-ir#-tim | A tablet of 2 iku of field, orchard, in the district |
| 2 | [i-na li]-bi#-szu _{gesz}geszimmar gub-ba#_ | in its midst a date palm stands |
| 3 | _[sag]-bi# 1(disz)#-kam#_ sza il-ta-nim _da [pu2]_ | Its top is the first of Iltanum, next to the well. |
| 4 | _[sag]-bi# 2(disz)-kam#_ a-mu-ru-um _dumu_ dam-ma#-[aq]-tum | Its second head is Amurrum, son of Dammaqtum. |
| 5 | sza _ki_ ARAD-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ na-bi-i3-[li2-szu] | from Warad-Enlil son of Nabi-ilišu |
| 6 | {disz}puzur4-ku-bi _dumu_ {d#}suen#-ba#-ni# [i-sza]-mu | Puzur-Kūbi, son of Sîn-bani, will listen. |
| 7 | _ki_ puzur4-ku-bi _dumu_ {d#}suen#-ba#-ni# | from Puzur-Kūbe son of Sîn-bani |
| 8 | u3 i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 _dumu-ni_ | and Ipiq-Ištar, his son |
| 9 | {disz}{d}nin-szubur-u3-{d}suen i-sza-[mu]-u2 | Ninšubur-u-Sîn heard |
| 10 | a-na szi-mi-szu ga-am-ri-[im _ku3-babbar_ isz-qu2]-lu# | for his complete destiny he will weigh out the silver. |
| 11 | _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta#-bala_ a-wa-[su2 ga-am-ra-at] | he crossed the chariot, his word is complete |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ szi-im _{gesz}kiri6_-szu-nu ga-[am-ra-at] li-ba#-[szu-nu t,i3-bu] | The silver is the price of their garden, the whole of their possessions are good. |
| 13 | [{disz}]{d#}nin-szubur-u3-{d}suen | Ninšubur-u-Suen |
| 14 | [...] x x [... a]-na# wa-ar-ki-at u4#-[mi] | ... ... forever. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _[igi_ dingir-szu]-ba-ni _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-[szu] | before Ilshu-bani, son of Nabi-ilišu |
| 2' | _igi_ puzur4-{d}utu u3 i-ku-pi4-sza | before Puzur-šamaš and Ikupīś |
| 3' | _dumu-me_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu | sons of Naram-ilišu |
| 4' | _igi_ a-wi-li-ia# _igi_ {d}suen-sze-me | before Awīliya, before Sîn-šeme |
| 5' | _dumu-me_ i3-li2-tu#-ra-am | sons of Ilī-turam |
| 6' | _igi_ a-di-du-um _dumu#_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | before Adīdum, son of Sîn-iddinam |
| 7' | _[igi_ nu]-ur2#-isz8-tar2 _dumu#_ [ma]-nu-um-ki-{d#}suen# | before Nur-Ištar, son of Mannum-kī-Sîn |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _igi#_ [u-bar]-{d}nin-urta _dub-sar_ | before Ubar-Ninurta, scribe |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ hi-sza-tum _nu-bar dumu-munus_ puzur4-ku-bi | before Hishatum, nubar, daughter of Puzur-Kūbe |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-i-din-nam# | Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | ARAD {d}lugal-ban3#-[da] | servant of Lugalbanda. |
| 3 | u3 {d}nin-[sun2] | and Ninsun |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 | Nur-Ištar |
| 2 | dumu isz-me-{d}suen | son of Išme-Suen, |
| 3 | ARAD {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
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