CT 02, pl. 45, Bu 1891-05-09, 2178a (P365123)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 02, pl. 45, Bu 1891-05-09, 2178a |
|---|---|
| ID | P365123 |
| Museum no. | BM 082042 & BM 082043 |
| 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 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
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| obverse 1 | Concerning a built house plot of 207 shekels |
| obverse 2 | along with a front of 80 cubits ..., |
| obverse 3 | the acquisition from Šamaš-bēl-ilī |
| obverse 4 | that from Šamaš-bēl-ilī son of Ṣillī-šamaš |
| obverse 5 | Mannaši nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Nidnuša |
| obverse 6 | had bought, again Šamaš-bēl-ilī |
| obverse 7 | brought a claim against Mannaši nadītu of Šamaš, so |
| obverse 8 | the judges have tried against them and, |
| obverse 9 | by means of the saw of Šamaš, |
| obverse 10 | the house has been checked and 12 shekels of house |
| obverse 11 | were lacking from the (amount in the) sale contracts; |
| obverse 12 | instead of an area of 12 shekels by the square, |
| obverse 13 | a rear area of 30 shekels, low-lying, |
| obverse 14 | adjoining the house of Mār-bizizana son of Rabbīya, |
| obverse 15 | has been given to Mannaši. |
| obverse 16 | Because Šamaš-bēl-ilī returned (to the matter) and |
| obverse 17 | complained against Mannaši, |
| obverse 18 | (the judges) have imposed a penalty to him. |
| obverse 19 | (That) again |
| reverse 1 | Šamaš-bēl-ilī, |
| reverse 2 | his wife Zarpanitum-ummī, |
| reverse 3 | Bēletīya the nadītu of Šamaš |
| reverse 4 | and Taddin-nunu the kulmašītu, |
| reverse 5 | the sons |
| reverse 6 | against Mannaši nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Nidnuša |
| reverse 7 | and her brothers |
| reverse 8 | will not sue, |
| reverse 9 | by the life of Šamaš, Marduk, |
| reverse 10 | Ḫammurapi and Sippar they have sworn. |
| reverse 11 | Before Sîn-erībam; |
| reverse 12 | before Nāram-ilīšu; |
| reverse 13 | before Būr-sîn; |
| reverse 14 | before Munawwirum son of Ikūn-pīša; |
| reverse 15 | before Ilšu-abūšu, before Šamaš-ṣulūlī |
| reverse 16 | sons of Šamaš-gāmil; |
| reverse 17 | before Nūr-ilīšu son of Sîn-ublam; |
| reverse 18 | before Sîn-nāṣir son of Ennam-sîn; |
| reverse 19 | before Sîn-išmeanni, before Ibni-wer, |
| reverse 20 | before Sîn-rēmēni sons of Ribam-ilī; |
| reverse 21 | before Emūq-šudan ...; |
| reverse 22 | before Ipqu...; |
| left col 1 1 | before Erīb-ea son of Sîn-erībam; |
| left col 1 2 | before Mār-bizizana son of Šamaš-nāṣir; |
| left col 1 3 | before Abu-waqar son of Sîn-nawir. |
| left col 2 1 | The month of Kislīmum, |
| left col 2 2 | the year “(Ḫammurapi made) seven statues”. |
| obverse 1' | along with one and one-third ... |
| obverse 2' | that from Šamaš-bēl-ilī son of Ṣillī-šamaš |
| obverse 3' | Mannaši nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Nidnuša |
| obverse 4' | had bought, again Šamaš-bēl-ilī |
| obverse 5' | have brought a claim against Mannaši nadītu of Šamaš, so |
| obverse 6' | the judges of the king |
| obverse 7' | have tried against them and, |
| obverse 8' | by means of the saw of Šamaš, |
| obverse 9' | the house has been checked and |
| obverse 10' | 12 shekels of house from the tablets |
| obverse 11' | of her purchase were lacking; |
| obverse 12' | instead of an area of 12 shekels by the square, |
| obverse 13' | a rear area of 30 shekels, |
| obverse 14' | low-lying, adjoining the house of Mār-bizizana |
| obverse 15' | son of Rabbīya, (the judges) have (lit. has) given to her. |
| obverse 16' | Because Šamaš-bēl-ilī, |
| obverse 17' | returned (to the matter) and |
| reverse 1 | against Mannaši daughter of Nidnuša |
| reverse 2 | complained, (the judges) imposed a penalty to him. |
| reverse 3 | (That) again Šamaš-bēl-ilī, |
| reverse 4 | his wife Zarpanitum-ummī, |
| reverse 5 | Bēletīya the nadītu of Šamaš |
| reverse 6 | and Taddin-nunu the kulmašītu, the sons |
| reverse 7 | against Mannaši daughter of Nidnuša |
| reverse 8 | and her brothers will not sue, |
| reverse 9 | by the life of Šamaš, Ayya, Marduk, |
| reverse 10 | Ḫammurapi and Sippar they have sworn. |
| reverse 11 | Before Sîn-erībam son of Ikūn-pīša; |
| reverse 12 | before Nāram-ilīšu son of Ali-ḫaṭ-šamaš; |
| reverse 13 | before Būr-sîn son of Ṣillilum; |
| reverse 14 | before Munawwirum son of Ikūn-pīša; |
| reverse 15 | before Ilšu-abūšu, before Šamaš-ṣulūlī |
| reverse 16 | sons of Šamaš-gāmil; |
| reverse 17 | before Nūr-ilīšu son of Sîn-ublam; |
| reverse 18 | before Sîn-nāṣir son of Ennam-sîn; |
| reverse 19 | before Sîn-išmeanni, before Ibni-wer, |
| reverse 20 | before Sîn-rēmēni sons of Ribam-ilī. |
| left 1 | ... the judges |
| left 1' | The month of Kislīmum, the year “(Ḫammurapi made) seven statues”. |
| seal 1 1 | Seal of Ilšu-abūšu |
| seal 2 1 | Seal of Erīb-ea |
| seal 3 1 | Seal of Būr-sîn |
| seal 4 1 | Seal of Nūr-ilīšu |
| seal 5 1 | Seal of Emūq-šudan |
| seal 6 1 | Seal of Munawwirum |
| seal 7 1 | Seal of Sîn-erībam |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 7(disz) gin2# [e2 du3-a_] | |
| 2 | qa2-du-um _1(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3 sag_ x [...] | |
| 3 | ki-isz!-da-at {d}utu-be-el-[i3-li2] | |
| 4 | sza _ki_ {d}utu-be-el-i3-li2 _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu | |
| 5 | {disz}ma-an-na-szi _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ni-id-nu-sza | |
| 6 | i-sza-mu i-tu-ur2 {d}utu-be-el-i3-li2 | |
| 7 | a-na ma-an-na-szi _lukur_ {d}utu ir-gu-um-ma | |
| 8 | _di-ku5-mesz_ di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-ma | |
| 9 | i-na sza-sza-ri-im sza {d}utu | |
| 10 | _e2_ us-sa3-ni-iq-ma _1(u) 2(disz) gin2 e2_ | |
| 11 | a-na _ka_ tup-pa-at szi-ma-tim im-t,i3-ma | |
| 12 | ki-ma _1(u) 2(disz) gin2 e2 sila dagal-la_ | |
| 13 | _1/2(disz)! sar e2_ wa-ar-ka-tum szu-pa-lum | |
| 14 | _da! e2_ dumu-bi-zi-za-na _dumu_ ra-ab-bi-ia | |
| 15 | a-na ma-an-na-szi in-na-di-in | |
| 16 | asz-szum i-tu-ru-ma {d}utu-be-el-i3-li2 | |
| 17 | a-na ma-an-na-szi ir-gu-mu | |
| 18 | ar-nam i-mi-du-szu | |
| 19 | u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}{d}utu-be-el-i3-li2 | |
| 2 | {disz}{d}zar-pa-ni-tum-um-mi _dam-ni_ | |
| 3 | {disz}be-le-ti-ia _lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 4 | u3 ta-ad-di-in-nu-nu _nu-<<NA>>-bar_ | |
| 5 | _dumu-mesz_ | |
| 6 | a-na ma-an-na-szi _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ni-id-nu-sza | |
| 7 | u3 a-ah-hi-i-sza | |
| 8 | u2-ul i-ra-ga-am | |
| 9 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk | |
| 10 | {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 u3 {iri}zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2 | |
| 11 | _igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am | |
| 12 | _igi_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu | |
| 13 | _igi_ bur-sin | |
| 14 | _igi_ mu-na-wi-rum _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-sza! | |
| 15 | _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu _igi_ {d}utu-<an>-dul3-li2 | |
| 16 | _dumu-me_ {d}utu-ga-mil | |
| 17 | _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ sin-ub-lam | |
| 18 | _igi_ sin-na-s,ir _dumu_ en-nam-sin | |
| 19 | _igi_ sin-isz-me-a-ni _igi_ ib-ni-[{d}we-er] | |
| 20 | _igi_ sin-re-me-ni _dumu-me_ ri-ba-am#-[i3-li2] | |
| 21 | _igi_ e-mu-uq-szu#-dan [...] | |
| 22 | _igi_ ip-qu2?-[...] | |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ e-ri-ib-e2-a _dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba-am | |
| 2 | _igi_ dumu-bi-zi-za-na _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir | |
| 3 | _igi_ a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ sin-na-wi-ir | |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _iti gan-gan-e3_ | |
| 2 | _mu alan 7(disz)!-bi_ | |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | qa2-[du-um _1(disz) 1/3(disz)_ ...] | |
| 2' | sza _ki_ [{d}utu-be-el]-i3-li2 _dumu_ s,il2-[li2-{d}utu] | |
| 3' | {disz}ma-an#-[na-szi] _lukur_ {d}]utu# _dumu-munus_ ni-id-nu-sza | |
| 4' | i-sza-mu i-tu-ur2# {d#}utu#-be-el-i3-li2 | |
| 5' | a-na ma-an-na-szi _lukur_ {d}utu ir-gu#-um#-ma | |
| 6' | _di-ku5-mesz#_ szar-ri-im | |
| 7' | di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti#-[ma] | |
| 8' | i-na sza-sza-ri-im sza {d}utu | |
| 9' | _e2_ u2-sa-an-ni-qu2-u2-ma | |
| 10' | _1(u) 2(disz) gin2 e2_ a-na _ka_ tup-pa-at# | |
| 11' | szi-ma-ti-sza im-t,i3-i-ma | |
| 12' | ki-ma _1(u) 2(disz) gin2 e2 sila dagal-la_ | |
| 13' | _1/2(disz) sar# e2 ki-gal2_ wa-ar-ka-tam | |
| 14' | szu#-[pa]-lum# _da e2_ dumu-bi-zi#-za#-na | |
| 15' | _dumu_ ra-ab-bi-ia id-di-szi#-im | |
| 16' | asz-szum {d}utu#-be#-el-i3-li2 | |
| 17' | [i-tu-ru]-ma | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ma-an-na-szi _dumu-munus_ ni-id-nu-sza | |
| 2 | ir-gu-mu ar-nam i-mi-du-szu | |
| 3 | u2-ul i-ta-ar {d}utu-be-el-i3#-li2 | |
| 4 | {disz}{d}zar-pa-ni-tum-um-mi _dam-ni#_ | |
| 5 | {disz}be-le-ti-ia _lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 6 | u3 ta-ad-di#-in-nu-nu# _nu-bar dumu-mesz_ | |
| 7 | a-na ma-an-na-szi _dumu-munus_ ni-id-nu#-sza | |
| 8 | u3# a-ah-hi-sza u2-ul i-ra-ga#-am | |
| 9 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | |
| 10 | {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 u3 {iri}zimbir#[{ki} it-mu-u2] | |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-[sza] | |
| 12 | _igi_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu# _dumu_ a-li2-hat-{d#}[utu] | |
| 13 | _igi#_ bur-{d}suen _dumu_ s,i2-li-lum# | |
| 14 | [_igi_] mu#-na-wi-[rum] _dumu_ i-ku#-pi2#-[sza] | |
| 15 | [_igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu _igi_ {d}utu]-an-dul3-li2 | |
| 16 | _dumu-me_ {d}[utu]-ga-mil# | |
| 17 | _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-[szu] _dumu_ sin-ub-lam | |
| 18 | _igi_ {d}suen-[na]-s,ir# _dumu_ en-nam-sin | |
| 19 | _igi#_ {d}suen#-isz-me-<a>-ni _igi_ ib-ni-{d}we-er | |
| 20 | [_igi_ {d}]suen#-re-me-ni _dumu_ ri-ba-am-i3#-[li2] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] x _di-ku5-mesz_ | |
| 1' | [_iti gan-gan]-e3# mu alan# [7(disz)!-bi_] | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ e-ri-ib-e2-a | |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ bur-sin | |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ e-mu-uq-szu#-da#-[an] | |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ mu-na-wi-rum | |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ sin-e-ri-ba-am | |
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