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CT 04, pl. 50, Bu 1891-05-09, 0318 (P355872)

Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

Designation	CT 04, pl. 50, Bu 1891-05-09, 0318
ID	P355872
Museum no.	BM 092615
Collection	British Museum, London, UK
Language	Sumerian
Period	Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Genre	Purchase and sale contracts
Find spot	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Coordinates	33.0605, 44.2552

English translation

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Line	English
obverse 1	An orchard of 1 IKU
obverse 2	adjacent to (the properties of) Kanikrum
obverse 3	her brother (of Ḫalikum)
obverse 4	and Zikar-pî-sîn,
obverse 5	from Ḫalikum son of Arwûm,
obverse 6	Takūmmātum nadītu of Šamaš
obverse 7	daughter of Amurrum
obverse 8	and Rabâtum her mother
obverse 9	have bought;
obverse 10	as its full price
obverse 11	they have paid the silver.
obverse 12	(The seller) has concluded the sale (lit. has handed over the pestle),
obverse 13	its (of the field) transaction is settled.
obverse 14	(That) in the future, one against the other
obverse 15	shall not return (on the decision),
reverse 1	(by) the name of Šamaš and Immerum,
reverse 2	(by) the name of Marduk and Sumu-la-el
reverse 3	they have sworn.
reverse 4	Before Kanikrum son of Arwûm;
reverse 5	before Itūr-ašdum son of Akbaḫunûm;
reverse 6	before Abum-ṭābum son of Azak-naum;
reverse 7	before Apil-kubi son of Šamaš-tillassu;
reverse 8	before Būr-adad son of Tatim;
reverse 9	before Nanna-manšum
reverse 10	son of Narām-sîn;
reverse 11	before Anum-pî-šamaš, temple chief administrator;
reverse 12	before Imlik-sîn, musician;
reverse 13	before Ilī-mušallim, gatekeeper;
reverse 14	before Lū-dāri, envoy;
reverse 15	before Šamaš-kam, the scribe.
reverse 16	The month of Nabrûm,
reverse 17	the year in which (Sumu-la-el) built two kettledrums instruments for Šamaš.
left 1	before Zababa-abum
left 2	son of Puzurša.

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse
1	1(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6
2	us2-sa-du ka-ni-ik-ru-um
3	szesz-a-ni
4	u3 zi-kar3-pi4-{d}suen
5	ki ha-li-kum dumu ar-wi-um
6	{disz}ta-ku-un-ma-tum lukur {d}utu
7	dumu-munus a-mu-ru-um
8	u3 ra-ba-tum ama!(dam)-a-ni
9	in-szi-in-sa10-esz
10	sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
11	ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2
12	gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-an-bala
13	inim-bi al-til
14	u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-sze3
15	nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam
reverse
1	mu {d}utu u3 im-me-ru-um
2	mu {d}marduk u3 su-mu-la-el3
3	in-pa3-de3-esz
4	igi ka-ni-ik-ru-um dumu ar-wi-um
5	igi i3-tur2-asz-dum dumu ak-ba-hu-ni-um
6	igi a-ab-ba-t,a3-bu-um dumu a-za-ak-na-nu-um
7	igi a-pil2-ku-bi dumu {d}utu-illat-su2
8	igi bur-{d}iszkur dumu ta-ti-im
9	igi {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
10	dumu na-ra-am-{d}suen
11	igi an-pi4-{d}utu sanga
12	igi im-lik-{d}suen nar
13	igi dingir-mu-sza-lim i3-du8
14	igi lu-da-ri2 ra2-gaba
15	igi {d}utu-kam dub-sar
16	iti na-ab-ri
17	mu balag li-li-is3 2(disz)-a-bi {d}utu-ra mu-na-an-dim2
left
1	igi {d}za-ba4-ba4-a-bu-um
2	dumu puzur4-sza

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