CT 02, pl. 15, Bu 1888-05-12, 332 (P365096)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 02, pl. 15, Bu 1888-05-12, 332 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365096 |
| Museum no. | BM 092566 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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 unbuilt plot of 45 shekels at Iplaḫi |
| obverse 2 | adjoining the house of Waqar-aḫum that he had bought from Lamassi, |
| obverse 3 | and adjoining the street; |
| obverse 4 | its first front is (adjacent to) the house of Erištum, nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 5 | (and) daughter of Rabût-šamaš, |
| obverse 6 | its second front is (adjacent to) the house of Awīl-adad, |
| obverse 7 | from Lamassi, nadītu of Šamaš (and) daughter of Awīl-adad, |
| obverse 8 | Pî-aya, nadītu of Šamaš (and) daughter of Ilšu-bālum, |
| obverse 9 | has bought with the silver ring. |
| obverse 10 | Its full price, |
| obverse 11 | 2 shekels of silver (per) 1 SAR of house, |
| obverse 12 | she has paid. |
| reverse 1 | (The seller) has concluded the sale (lit. has handed over the pestle), |
| reverse 2 | its transaction (of the plot) is settled. |
| reverse 3 | (That) in future one against the other |
| reverse 4 | shall not raise a claim, |
| reverse 5 | by the life of Šamaš, Marduk (and) Samsu-iluna the king, |
| reverse 6 | they have sworn. |
| reverse 7 | Before Abum-waqar, lieutenant (of Šamaš); |
| reverse 8 | before Nannatum, son of Būr-sîn; |
| reverse 9 | before Eteyatum, son of Esê; |
| reverse 10 | before Ḫappatum, son of Ašqudum; |
| reverse 11 | before Apil-ilīšu, son of Abatīya; |
| reverse 12 | before Ludlul-sîn, the scribe. |
| reverse 13 | The month of Nisānum, the day 10, |
| reverse 14 | the year (in which Samsu-iluna the king dug) the canal “Samsu-iluna the king is source of abundance”. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _2/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2_ i-na ip-la-hi-i{ki} | |
| 2 | _da e2_ {disz}wa-qar-a-hu-um sza _ki_ la-ma-si2 i-sza-mu | |
| 3 | u3 _da sila dagal-la_ | |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-[kam]-ma e2_ e-ri-isz-tum _lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 5 | _dumu-munus_ ra-bu-ut-{d}utu | |
| 6 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e2_ lu2-{d}iszkur-ra | |
| 7 | _ki_ la-ma-si2 _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ lu2-{d}iszkur-ra | |
| 8 | {disz}KA-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ba-a-lum | |
| 9 | [i]-na# _har ku3-babbar in-szi-in-sa10_ | |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | |
| 11 | _1(disz) sar e2 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | |
| 12 | _in-na-an-la2_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _gesz-gan-na ib-ta-bala_ | |
| 2 | _inim-bi al-til_ | |
| 3 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | |
| 4 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | |
| 5 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal#_ | |
| 6 | it-mu-u2 | |
| 7 | _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar wa-ar-ku-um | |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}nanna-tum _dumu_ bur-{d}suen | |
| 9 | _igi_ e-te-ia-tum _dumu_ e-si-e | |
| 10 | _igi_ ha-ap-pa-tum _dumu_ asz-qu2-du-um | |
| 11 | _igi_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ a-ba?-ti-ia | |
| 12 | _igi_ [lu-ud]-lu#-ul-sin _dub-sar_ | |
| 13 | _iti# [bara2]-za3-gar u4 1(u)-kam_ | |
| 14 | _mu i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e_ na-qa2-ab-nu-uh-szi | |
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