CT 06, pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0270 (P365128)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 06, pl. 06, Bu 1891-05-09, 0270 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365128 |
| Museum no. | BM 080156 |
| 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 field of 15 IKU in the Ašukkum irrigation district |
| obverse 2 | on the other side of Kar-šamaš, in the territory of Sippar-Yaḫrurum, |
| obverse 3 | next to the canal of Awīl-šamaš’s sons |
| obverse 4 | and next to the field of Marduk-nāṣir son of Sîn-iddinam |
| obverse 5 | that Eriṣtī-ayya nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Ibbi-šakkan had bought, |
| obverse 6 | its first front is the field of Lamassani, nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 7 | daughter of Šamaš-māgir ... |
| obverse 8 | its second front is ..., |
| obverse 9 | is the (inheritance) share of Šamaš-bānī son of Sîn-iddinam |
| obverse 10 | that with Marduk-nāṣir his brother he had divided; |
| obverse 11 | that from Šamaš-bānī son of Sîn-iddinam |
| obverse 12 | Ayya-rīšat nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Ilšu-ibni overseer of the merchants |
| obverse 13 | for 80 shekels of silver in the year "By the strenght of Marduk" had bought; |
| obverse 14 | that from Awīl-sîn the judge son of Sîn-bēl-aplim, |
| obverse 15 | Sîn-imguranni son of Ilšu-ibni, |
| obverse 16 | Ibni-marduk son of Sîn-bēl-aplim, |
| obverse 17 | Sîn-mušallim son of Sîn-imguranni |
| obverse 18 | and Awīl-sîn son of Rīm-adad, |
| obverse 19 | the brothers of Ayya-rīšat nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Ilšu-ibni, |
| obverse 20 | the (last) owners of the field, |
| obverse 21 | Ina-esagil-zērum |
| obverse 22 | bought for 140 shekels of silver; |
| obverse 23 | the original and the "proof of ownership" documents |
| obverse 24 | he asked them and they answered (lit. said) as follows: |
| obverse 25 | "In the cloister, in front of Ayya-rišat, nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 26 | our sister, (the tablets) were kept. |
| obverse 27 | When our sister died (lit. to her fate |
| obverse 28 | went), |
| obverse 29 | we looked for those tablets but |
| obverse 30 | we did not find; |
| obverse 31 | where those tablets are kept |
| reverse 1 | we don’t know and we will search everywhere and give them to you." |
| reverse 2 | this they said. |
| reverse 3 | (That if) in future, the original and the “proof of ownership” documents |
| reverse 4 | of the 15 IKU’s field in the Ašukkum irrigation district |
| reverse 5 | on the other side of Kar-šamaš, in the territory of Sippar-Yaḫururum |
| reverse 6 | that from Awīl-sîn the judge son of Sîn-bēl-aplim, |
| reverse 7 | Sîn-imguranni son of Ilšu-ibni, |
| reverse 8 | Ibni-marduk son of Sîn-bēl-aplim, |
| reverse 9 | Sîn-mušallim son of Sîn-imguranni, |
| reverse 10 | and Awīl-sîn son of Rīm-adad |
| reverse 11 | Ina-esagil-zērum the chief temple administrator |
| reverse 12 | son of Etel-pî-ea |
| reverse 13 | had bought, should be found and should appear, |
| reverse 14 | (they will be) of Ina-esagil-zērum the chief temple administrator son of Etel-pî-ea, |
| reverse 15 | the buyer of the 15 IKU’s field, |
| reverse 16 | by the life of Šamaš, Ayya, Marduk and Ammi-ṣaduqa the king |
| reverse 17 | they have sworn. |
| reverse 18 | Before Nūr-kabta, temple administrator of Šamaš, son of Ilšu-ibni; |
| reverse 19 | before Marduk-nāṣir temple administrator of Ayya, son of Etel-pî-nabium; |
| reverse 20 | before Adad-manšum, overseer of the merchants; |
| reverse 21 | before Awīl-adad, officer, son of Ipqu-šala; |
| reverse 22 | before Sîn-iddinam, judge, son of Adad-manšum; |
| reverse 23 | before Iddin-ištar, judge, son of Ipqu-annunitum; |
| reverse 24 | before Awīl-šamaš, judge, son of Iddin-ilabrat; |
| reverse 25 | before Nabium-lamassašu, judge, son of Ibni-adad; |
| reverse 26 | before Marduk-mušallim, judge, son of Ipqu-annunitum; |
| reverse 27 | before Sîn-mušallim son of Lipit-adad; |
| reverse 28 | before Warad-ulmaššītum son of Ipqu-annunitum; |
| reverse 29 | before Šallurum, the military scribe. |
| reverse 30 | The month of Kinūnum, the day 4, |
| reverse 31 | the year in which Ammi-ṣaduqa the king, by the great widsom that marduk his king established for him, Fort Ammi-ṣaduqa on the bank (of the canal "Samsuiluna is source of abundance") built. |
| seal 1 1 | Awīl-sîn |
| seal 1 2 | son of Sîn-bēl-aplim |
| seal 1 3 | servant of Ammi-ṣaduqa |
| seal 2 1 | Sîn-imguranni |
| seal 2 2 | son of Ilšu-ibni |
| seal 2 3 | servant of Sîn |
| seal 2 4 | and Adad |
| seal 3 1 | Ibni-marduk |
| seal 3 2 | son of Sîn-bēl-aplim |
| seal 3 3 | servant of Sîn |
| seal 3 4 | and Adad |
| seal 4 3 | servant of Sîn |
| seal 4 4 | and Adad |
| seal 7 1 | Etel-pî-nabium |
| seal 7 2 | temple administrator of Ayya |
| seal 7 3 | son of Marduk-musallim |
| seal 7 4 | servant of Ammi-ṣaduqa |
| seal 8 1 | Adad-manšum |
| seal 8 2 | overseer of the merchants |
| seal 8 3 | son of Adad... |
| seal 8 4 | servant of Ammi-ṣaduqa |
| seal 9 1 | Awīl-adad |
| seal 9 2 | high military officer |
| seal 9 3 | son of Ipqu-šala |
| seal 10 1 | Sîn-iddinam |
| seal 10 2 | son of Adad-manšum |
| seal 10 3 | servant of Ammi-ṣaduqa |
| seal 11 1 | Iddin-ištar |
| seal 11 2 | son of Ipqu-annunitum |
| seal 11 3 | servant of Ammi-ṣaduqa |
| seal 12 1 | Awīl-šamaš |
| seal 12 2 | son of Iddin-ilabrat |
| seal 12 3 | servant of Ammi-ṣaduqa |
| seal 13 1 | Marduk-musallim |
| seal 13 2 | son of Ipqu-annunitum |
| seal 13 3 | servant of Ammi-ṣaduqa |
| seal 14 1 | Sîn-mušallim |
| seal 14 2 | son of Lipit-adad |
| seal 14 3 | servant of ... |
| seal 15 1 | Ibbi-ilabrat |
| seal 15 2 | son of Ilšu-ibni |
| seal 15 3 | servant of Ilabrat |
| seal 16 1 | Warad-ulmaššītum |
| seal 16 2 | son of Ipqu-annunitum |
| seal 16 3 | servant of Sîn |
| seal 16 4 | and Adad |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| obverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum _2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ a-szu-kum | |
| 2 | i-na _bala-ri_ kar#-{d}utu{ki} _sza3_ er-s,e-et zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum | |
| 3 | i-ta nam-kar _dumu-mesz_ a-wi-il-{d}utu | |
| 4 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 5 | sza e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ i-bi-{d}szakkan2 sza-ma-at | |
| 6 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ <<ib-ni>> la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 7 | _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-ma-gir x [x] x [...] x | |
| 8 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ [...]-bi#-{d}iszkur? [...] x | |
| 9 | _ha#-la#_ {d}utu-ba-ni# _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 10 | [sza] _ki#_ {d}marduk-na-s,i#-ir a-hi-szu i-zu-zu | |
| 11 | sza _ki#_ {d}utu-ba-ni dumu {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 12 | {disz}{d#}a-a-ri#-sza-at _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3_ | |
| 13 | a-na _1(disz) 1/3(disz)#? ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na _mu nam-a2-<gal2>-la {d}marduk-ke4_ i-sza-mu | |
| 14 | sza _ki_ a-[wi]-il-{d}suen _di-ku5 dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim | |
| 15 | {disz}{d}suen#-im-gur#-an-ni _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni | |
| 16 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim | |
| 17 | {disz}{d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni | |
| 18 | [u3 a]-wi-il-{d}suen _dumu_ ri-im-{d}iszkur | |
| 19 | ah-hu {d#}[a]-a-ri-sza-at [_lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ dingir]-szu-ib-ni | |
| 20 | be-lu [_a-sza3_-lim] | |
| 21 | {disz}i-na-e2-sag-il2-numun | |
| 22 | a-na _2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-sza-mu | |
| 23 | tup-pa-at um-ma-tim u3 se-er-de-e | |
| 24 | i-ri-is-su2-nu-ti-ma ki-a-am iq#-bu-u2 um-ma szu-nu-ma!(UM) | |
| 25 | i-na ga2-gi-a{ki} ma-har {d}a-a-ri-sza-at _lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 26 | a-ha-ti-ni sza-ak-na-ma | |
| 27 | ki-ma a-ha-at-ni a-na szi-im-ti-[sza] | |
| 28 | il-li-ku | |
| 29 | tup-pi2 szu-nu-ti nu-ba-'i-i-ma | |
| 30 | u2-ul ni-mu-ur | |
| 31 | e-ma tup-pu szu-nu sza-ak-nu | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ul ni-di ni-isz-te-ni-i-ma# ni-na-ad-di-na-ak-kum | |
| 2 | an-ni-tam iq-bu-u2 | |
| 3 | _u4 kur2-sze3_ tup-pa-at um-ma-tim u3 se-er-de-e | |
| 4 | sza _2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ a-szu-kum | |
| 5 | i-na _bala-ri_ kar-{d}utu{ki} [_sza3_] er-s,e-et zimbir{ki}-ia-<ah>-ru-rum | |
| 6 | sza _ki_ a-wi-il-{d}suen _[di]-ku5 dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim | |
| 7 | {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni# [_dumu_] dingir-szu-ib-ni | |
| 8 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}marduk# [_dumu_ {d}]suen#-be-el-ap-lim | |
| 9 | {disz}{d}suen-mu-sza-lim dumu {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni | |
| 10 | u3 a-wi-il-{d}suen dumu ri-im-{d}iszkur | |
| 11 | {disz}i-na-e2-sag-il2-numun sza-tam _e2_ | |
| 12 | _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}e2-a | |
| 13 | i#-[sza]-mu#! in#-na-am-ma-ra i-il-li-a-nim-ma | |
| 14 | sza# [i-na]-e2-sag-il2-numun sza-tam _e2 dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}e2-a | |
| 15 | sza#-[ia]-ma-an _2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | |
| 16 | _mu#_ [{d}utu] {d}a-a {d}marduk u3 am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e_ | |
| 17 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | |
| 18 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta _sanga_ {d}utu _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni | |
| 19 | _igi_ {d}marduk-[na]-s,i-ir _sanga_ {d}a-a _dumu_ e#-[tel]-pi4#-{d}na-bi-um | |
| 20 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma#-[an]-szum2 _ugula# dam#-gar3#_ | |
| 21 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d#}iszkur# ra-bi# si2#?-ka#?-tim _dumu#_ [ip-qu2-{d}sza-la] | |
| 22 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam# _di-ku5 dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-[szum2] | |
| 23 | _igi_ i-din-isz8-tar2 _di-ku5 dumu_ ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum | |
| 24 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu _di-ku5 dumu_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur | |
| 25 | _igi_ {d}na-bi-um-la-ma#-sa3-szu _di-ku5 dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur | |
| 26 | _igi_ marduk-mu-sza-lim _di-ku5 dumu_ ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum | |
| 27 | _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur | |
| 28 | _igi_ ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum _dumu_ ip#-qu2#-an-nu-ni-tum | |
| 29 | _igi_ sza-al-lu-rum _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_ | |
| 30 | _iti apin-du8-a u4 4(disz)-kam_ | |
| 31 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e igi-gal2 gu-la {d}marduk lugal-bi in-na-an-gar-ra bad3 am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 gu2 sag-ga2-sze3! mu-un-du3-a_ | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-wi-il-{d}suen# | |
| 2 | dumu {d}suen-be-el-ap#-[lim] | |
| 3 | ARAD am-mi-s,a-du-[qa2-ke4] | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-im-gur-[an-ni] | |
| 2 | dumu dingir-szu-ib-ni | |
| 3 | ARAD {d}suen# | |
| 4 | u3 {d#}iszkur# | |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | ib-ni-{d}marduk# | |
| 2 | dumu {d}suen-be-el#-ap#-lim# | |
| 3 | ARAD# {d}suen# | |
| 4 | [u3] {d}iszkur# | |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] x [...] | |
| 3 | [ARAD] {d}suen# | |
| 4 | [u3] {d}iszkur# | |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | [e-tel]-pi4?-[{d}na-bi-um] | |
| 2 | sanga# {d}[a-a] | |
| 3 | [dumu] {d}marduk-[mu-sza-lim] | |
| 4 | [ARAD] am-mi-[s,a-du-qa2-ke4] | |
| seal 8 | ||
| 1 | [{d}iszkur]-ma-[an-szum2] | |
| 2 | [ugula] dam-[gar3] | |
| 3 | [dumu] {d}iszkur-[szar-x-x] | |
| 4 | [ARAD] am#-mi-s,a-du#-[qa2-ke4] | |
| seal 9 | ||
| 1 | a-wi-il-{d}iszkur# | |
| 2 | ra#-bi si2#-ik-ka3-[tim] | |
| 3 | dumu ip#-qu2#-{d}sza-[la] | |
| seal 10 | ||
| 1 | {d#}suen-i-din-[nam] | |
| 2 | [dumu] {d}iszkur-ma-[an-szum2] | |
| 3 | ARAD# am-mi-[s,a-du-qa2-ke4] | |
| seal 11 | ||
| 1 | [i-din-isz8-tar2] | |
| 2 | [dumu ip-qu2]-an#-nu-ni#-[tum] | |
| 3 | [ARAD am]-mi-s,a-du-qa2-ke4# | |
| seal 12 | ||
| 1 | [a]-wi#-il-{d}[utu] | |
| 2 | [dumu] i-din-{d#}nin#-[szubur] | |
| 3 | [ARAD] am-mi-s,a-du#-qa2#-[ke4] | |
| seal 13 | ||
| 1 | [{d}]marduk#-mu-sza-[lim] | |
| 2 | [dumu ip]-qu2#-an-nu-ni-tum# | |
| 3 | [ARAD am]-mi#-s,a-du-qa2-ke4 | |
| seal 14 | ||
| 1 | [{d}suen]-mu#-sza#-[lim] | |
| 2 | dumu li#-pi2#-[it]-{d}[iszkur] | |
| 3 | ARAD {d}[x] | |
| seal 15 | ||
| 1 | i-bi-{d}nin-szubur# | |
| 2 | dumu dingir-szu-ib-ni | |
| 3 | ARAD# {d}nin-szubur# | |
| seal 16 | ||
| 1 | ARAD#-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum# | |
| 2 | dumu# ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum# | |
| 3 | ARAD {d}suen | |
| 4 | u3# {d#}iszkur | |
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