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CT 02, pl. 09, Bu 1888-05-12, 199 (P365090)

Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationCT 02, pl. 09, Bu 1888-05-12, 199
IDP365090
Museum no.BM 078327
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreLegal
Find spotSippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Coordinates33.0605, 44.2552

English translation

Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 1Regarding the house, the boat, the male and female slaves,
obverse 2the silver and the belongings, Pala-šamaš
obverse 3raised a claim against Apil-ilīšu.
obverse 4The governor (and) the elders of Ḫudādum
obverse 5and Šibabum,
obverse 6after having granted them a trial,
obverse 7Apil-ilīšu to the emblem of šamaš, (to take the oath)
obverse 8by the kilkillu symbol in the temple of Nungal (and)
obverse 9by the hoop of flour (?), handed him over (so)
obverse 10he pulled out the emblem of Šamaš.
obverse 11(That) again Pala-šamaš
obverse 12against Apil-ilīšu (regarding) the house, the boat, the male
obverse 13and female slaves, the silver and what he will acquire
obverse 14and has acquired,
obverse 15will not return and will not claim,
reverse 1(by) the name of Šamaš, Marduk and Ḫammurapi
reverse 2they have sworn. Whoever the wording of this tablet
reverse 3alters (is cursed).
reverse 4Before Šamaš-ilī son of Ennam-marduk;
reverse 5before Sîn-iddinam, bailiff;
reverse 6before E-kibi-gim son of Kittum-ṣulūlī;
reverse 7before Warad-ilīšu son of Šamaš-...;
reverse 8before Šū-ilīšu and Iddin-šamaš
reverse 9sons of Nidnuša;
reverse 10before Sîn-erībam son of Yakubum;
reverse 11before Šamaš-tappâ-wēdim son of Ur-šamaš;
reverse 12before Bēlī-iddinam son of Šamaš-qarrād;
reverse 13before Mār-erṣetim son of Ilussa;
reverse 14before Ilšu-bānī, the scribe.
reverse 15The year: "(Ḫammurapi elevated) a statue of Ištar of Elip".

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
1a-na _e2 {gesz}ma2 sag-ARAD2 sag-[geme2_]
2ku3-babbar u3 bu-sze-e {disz}pa-la-{d}utu
3a#-na# a-pil-i3-li2-szu ir-gu-um-ma
4_szagina#_ szi-bu-ut hu-da-di
5u3 szi-ba-bi-im
6isz-tu-ma# di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-ma
7{disz}a-pil-i3-li2-szu a-na szu-ri-nim <sza> {d}utu
8i-na ki-il#-ki#-li i-na _e2_ {d}nun#-[gal]
9i-na ki-pa-at qe2-mi-im i-di-nu-szu#
10szu-ri-nam sza {d}utu i-su2-uh!
11u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma# {disz}pa-la-{d}utu
12a-na a-pil-i3-li2-szu _e2 {gesz}ma2 sag-ARAD2_
13_sag-geme2 ku3-babbar_ u3 sza i-ra-szu
14u3 ir-szu-u2
15[u2]-ul# i-ta-ar-ma u2-ul i-ra-ga-am
reverse
1_mu#_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 <ha>-am-mu-ra-pi2
2_in-pa3-mesz_ sza a-wa!(BU)-at tup-pi2 an-ni
3u2-na-ka-ru-um
4_igi_ {d}utu-dingir _dumu_ en-nam-{d}marduk
5_igi_ sin-i-din-nam _lu2_ na-gi-ir
6_igi_ e2-ki-bi#-gi# _dumu_ nig2-gi!-an-dul3-li2
7_igi_ ARAD2-i3-li2-szu _dumu#_ {d}utu-sza#-[...]
8_igi_ szu-i3-li2-szu u3 i-din-{d}utu
9_dumu-<mesz_> ni-id-nu-sza
10_igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ ia-ku-bu
11_igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-we-di _dumu_ ur-{d}utu
12_igi_ be-li-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}utu-qar-ra-ad
13_igi_ dumu-er-s,e2-ti _dumu_ i-lu-sa
14_igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dub-sar_
15_mu alan {d!}inanna! ki-bala! masz-da3{ki}_

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