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CT 02, pl. 01, Bu 1888-05-12, 019 (P365082)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 02, pl. 01, Bu 1888-05-12, 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365082 |
| Museum no. | BM 078186 |
| 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 | ma-ar#-szi-it a-ha#-at# a-bi-ia _lukur_ {d}utu | who is opposite my father, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 2 | _4(disz) gin2 asz-me ku3-sig17_ 2(disz) {na4}za-ar-na-nu sza babila{ki} | 4 shekels of gold, 2 zārānu-stones of Babylon |
| 3 | ta-ak-pi2-tu sza _1(disz) gin2-ta-am3_-szu-nu | the payment of 1 shekel each |
| 4 | 2(disz) {gesz}pa-asz-szu-ru ka-an-na-asz-ka-ra-ak-ku | 2 sticks of ka-ana-škarakku-wood |
| 5 | 1(disz) {gesz}pa-asz-szu-ur ge-er-ri sza _sag-du_-su2 _{gesz}mes_ | 1 tray of cedar, whose head is made of mes wood, |
| 6 | 3(disz) ka-ab-lu-szu _{gesz}taskarin 1(disz) gesz-nu2 asz-ne {gesz}taskarin_ | 3 (pieces of) kablušu-tree, 1 bed of juniper, |
| 7 | _3(disz) {gesz}gu-za hi-a_ sza _{gesz}mes 1(disz) {dug}i3-dub sal-la_ | 3 thrones of mes-wood, 1 sala-bowl |
| 8 | _1(disz) {dug}i3-dub_ sza 3(barig) 2(ban2) ka-ar-ka-mi-su2-u2 | 1 idub-vessel of 3 barig 2 ban2 Karkamesû, |
| 9 | 1(disz) ne-em-se-e-tum _zabar_ 1(disz) {uruda}ru-uq-qum sza 3(ban2) | 1 bronze nēmesetu-bowl, 1 bruqqum-vessel of 3 ban2 capacity |
| 10 | 1(disz) {uruda#}[ru]-uq-qum sza 1(ban2) 2(disz) ku-un-du-lu _zabar_ | 1 copper ruqqum-vessel of 1 ban2 (and) 2 bronze kundulu-bowls |
| 11 | _1(disz) ur5 ad-bar 2(disz) ur5 zi3-gazx(KUM) 1(disz) na4 IGI-NI 2(disz) na4 za3-hi-li_ | 1 piece of adbar-stone, 2 pieces of saḫlû-flour, 1 stone of gypsum, 2 stones of lapis lazuli, |
| 12 | 1(disz) di-qa2-ru sza al!-ga-mi-su sza _2(disz) sila3_ | 1 diqaru-vessel of algamisu, of 2 sila3 (weight), |
| 13 | e-zu-ub _{gesz}pisan hi-a_ u3 _tur-tur kin nagar_ u3 szu-ku-ut-ti-sza | he settled. A basket of small and large, the work of the carpenter and her šukuttu. |
| 14 | sza a-bu-sza id-di-nu-szi sza i-nu-ma szar?-ru-ra-ba | that her father gave to her, which when Šarraba |
| 15 | a-na a-ha-at a-bi-ia _lukur_ {d}utu ni-zi-bu-ma | to the side of my father the nadītu of Šamaš we stood, and |
| 16 | a-na _sza3_ ma-tim ni-ip-pa-ri-ru-ma | to the country we shall send, and |
| 17 | a-di re-esz _bala_ sza am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 la ni-tu-ra-am | until the beginning of the reign of Ammī-ṣaduqa we did not return. |
| 18 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) tup-pa-at szi-ma-tim sza _a-sza3_-im u3 _e2 hi-a_ | 90 tablets of the šimātum-offerings of field and house |
| 19 | iz-zu-az-ma it-ti nu-ma-tim an-ni-tim | he stood and with these stars |
| 20 | a-na babila2{ki} a-na _e2_-szu u2-sza-bi-il | to Babylon for his house he brought |
| 21 | ki-ma a-na-ku a-na zimbir{ki} as-su2-ha-am | as I have returned to Sippar, |
| 22 | ki-ma nu-ma-ta-am u3 tup-pa-at _a-sza3_-im u3! _e2 hi-a_ | like a numātu-tablet and a tablet of field and house |
| 23 | a-na babila2{ki} u2-sza-bi-lu | to Babylon he brought |
| 24 | i-na ba-ab-tim iq-ta-bu-nim | they said in the assembly: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na i-di-im u2-te-er-szum-ma | he returned to the army, and |
| 2 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma tup-pa-tu-ia u3 nu-ma-ti | Thus (says) “I, my tablets and the numātu-offerings: |
| 3 | ki-ma _e2_ ma-li-a-at u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi | like a house of slaves there is none, |
| 4 | _{d}szu-nir-mesz_ a-lik ma-ah-ra ki-la-al-li | Šunir, the one who marched before Kilalli |
| 5 | sza _e2-di-ku5_ u3 _e2-di-ku5-kalam-ma_ | of the judge and the judge of the country |
| 6 | u2-sza-asz-sza-am-ma i-na ba-ab-tim az-za-az | I raised up, and I stood in the gate. |
| 7 | pi2-ia is,-s,a-ba-at um-ma szu-u2-ma | he has seized my mouth, thus he: |
| 8 | _dingir_ la ta-ha-as-sa3-as2 a-ha-at a-bi-ka | May the god not be angry with your father. |
| 9 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szi-ma | he said thus: |
| 10 | ma? x x u2-ul i-szu ip-ra-an-ni-ma | “He did not have , he sent me, and |
| 11 | lu x x at-ta _a-sza3_-am _e2_-am | or ... you the field, the house |
| 12 | u3 mar-szi-ta-am le-qi2 | Take a copy of the document. |
| 13 | ki-[ma x x x x] te#-el-qu2-u2 | like ... you took |
| 14 | tup#-[pa]-ti#-ka u3# nu#-ma#-at-ka le-qi2 | Take your tablets and your nummatu! |
| 15 | u3? a-na? a-wi-lim a-wi-il-{d}suen | and to a man, Awil-Sîn |
| 16 | lu x ta ti ka ma szi im? _2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | ... 2 minas of silver |
| 17 | lu-ul-qe2-a-ak-ku u3 _a-sza3_-am u3 _e2_-am | let me take, and the field and house |
| 18 | hi-bi-il-ta-ka li-te-er-ra-ak-ku | May they return to you your guilt. |
| 19 | a-na-ku a-na a-ha-at a-bi-ia ki-a-am aq-bi | I said thus to my father: |
| 20 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _ku3-sig17_ sza na-ap-sza-ti-ki | Thus I: the gold of your lips |
| 21 | u3 {uruda}ru-uq-qa2-tu-ki a-ni-na | and your uqqatu-bowls, we |
| 22 | um-ma szi-ma _ku3-sig17_ sza na-ap-sza-ti-ia | thus she: “The gold of my lips |
| 23 | u3 ru-uq-qa2-ti-ia a-na a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um | and my possessions to Awīl-Nabium |
| 24 | [a]-na# _ku3-babbar_ ad-di-im-ma i-ta-ab-la-an-ni# | to silver I sold, and he has brought me |
| 25 | [u3 e]-le-nu an-ni-i | and above this |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza _1(disz) ninda_ u2-ub-ba-lu u2-ul i-de di-nam a-na babila2{ki} iz-za-[ba]-al?# | which 1 ninda they shall carry I did not know, a lawsuit to Babylon he shall litigate |
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