CT 06, pl. 20, Bu 1891-05-09, 0330 (P365134)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 06, pl. 20, Bu 1891-05-09, 0330 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365134 |
| Museum no. | BM 080205 |
| 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
Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | A field of 1 eblum in the Taptiātum irrigation district |
| obverse 2 | at Ḫalḫalla |
| obverse 3 | next to the field of the soldiers |
| obverse 4 | and next to the very field of the soldiers |
| obverse 5 | its first front is next to the 3 iku’s fields, |
| obverse 6 | its second front is the field of Ikūn-pî-sîn |
| obverse 7 | son of Sîn-tayyār |
| obverse 8 | which was bought by Ipqu-ilīšu the overseer of the merchant(s), |
| obverse 9 | its value is 20 shekels of silver; |
| obverse 10 | a built house plot of 3 SAR at Ḫalḫalla |
| obverse 11 | adjacent to the house of Būṣum’s daughter |
| obverse 12 | and adjacent to the house of the soldier, |
| obverse 13 | its first front is the street, |
| obverse 14 | its rear is the pen, |
| obverse 15 | its value is 10 shekels, |
| obverse 16 | from Ibbatum son of Mār-erṣetim |
| obverse 17 | Amat-māmu nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 18 | daughter of Akšaya |
| obverse 19 | bought with her ring of silver, |
| obverse 20 | at its full price, |
| reverse 1 | 30 shekels of silver she paid. |
| reverse 2 | His (of the seller) heart is satisfied, its transaction is settled. |
| reverse 3 | That in the future, one against the other shall not raise a claim, |
| reverse 4 | (by) the name of Šamaš, Marduk (and) Samsu-iluna the king |
| reverse 5 | she has sworn. |
| reverse 6 | Before Sîn-bēl-aplim, judge, son of Sîn-māgir; |
| reverse 7 | before Ipqu-ayya, governator, son of Ea-māgir; |
| reverse 8 | before Sîn-aḫam-iddinam son of Sîn-iddinam; |
| reverse 9 | before Šamaš-rabi son of Puzur-sîn; |
| reverse 10 | before Dan-erra son of ...; |
| reverse 11 | before Sîn-iddinam son of Ibbi-sîn; |
| reverse 12 | before Sîn-nādin-šumī the scribe. |
| reverse 13 | The month of Simānum, the day 15, |
| reverse 14 | the year of Samsu-iluna the king following (the year) "at the command of Enlil". |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ tap-ti-a-tum | |
| 2 | i-na hal-hal-la{ki} | |
| 3 | i-ta _a-sza3 aga-us2-mesz_ | |
| 4 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3 aga-us2-mesz_-ma | |
| 5 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 hi-a 3(iku) GAN2 us2-a_ | |
| 6 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen | |
| 7 | _dumu_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar | |
| 8 | sza _ki_ sig-i3-li2-szu _ugula dam-gar3_ isz-sza-mu | |
| 9 | _ku3-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na_ | |
| 10 | _3(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na hal-hal-la{ki} | |
| 11 | _da e2 dumu-munus_ bu-s,u2-um | |
| 12 | u3 _da e2 aga-us2_ | |
| 13 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila_ | |
| 14 | _egir-bi_ tar-ba-s,um | |
| 15 | _ku3-bi 1(u) gin2_ | |
| 16 | _ki_ ib-ba-tum _dumu_ dumu-ki | |
| 17 | {disz}a-ma-at-{d}ma-mu _lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 18 | _dumu-munus_ ak-sza-ia | |
| 19 | i-na _har ku3-babbar-bi in-szi-in-sa10_ | |
| 20 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | |
| 2 | _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10 inim-bi al-til_ | |
| 3 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_ | |
| 4 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ | |
| 5 | _in-pa3_ | |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim _di-ku5 dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir | |
| 7 | _igi_ sig-{d}a-a _szagina dumu_ e2-a-ma-gir | |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}utu-ra#-[bi] _dumu#_ puzur4-{d}suen | |
| 10 | _igi_ da-an-er3-ra _dumu_ {d}suen#-AN-x-x-x | |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-bi-{d}suen | |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dub-sar_ | |
| 13 | _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | |
| 14 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e us2-sa a2-ag2-ga2 {d}en-lil2-la2_ | |
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