CT 06, pl. 29, Bu 1891-05-09, 0419 (P365143)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 06, pl. 29, Bu 1891-05-09, 0419 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365143 |
| Museum no. | BM 080283 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Warad-bunene |
| obverse 2 | whom Pirḫi-ilīšu his owner |
| obverse 3 | in Ešnunna for 90 shekels of silver |
| obverse 4 | had sold (lit. given) |
| obverse 5 | (for) 5 years in Ešnunna |
| obverse 6 | served in clientage and (then) |
| obverse 7 | fled to Babylon. |
| obverse 8 | The officers Sîn-mušallim and Marduk-lamassašu |
| obverse 9 | summoned Warad-bunene and |
| obverse 10 | thus said to him |
| obverse 11 | as follows: |
| obverse 12 | "You are free, your lock |
| obverse 13 | is shaved off. You have to serve among the soldiers.". |
| obverse 14 | Warad-bunene himself |
| obverse 15 | thus answered |
| obverse 16 | as follows: |
| obverse 17 | "I will not serve among the soldiers (but) |
| reverse 1 | the service pertaining to my father’s estate |
| reverse 2 | I shall perform.". |
| reverse 3 | Lipit-adad, Adad-luzirum |
| reverse 4 | and Ibni-šamaš his brothers, |
| reverse 5 | (by) the name of Marduk and Ammi-ditana the king |
| reverse 6 | have sworn (that) |
| reverse 7 | against Warad-bunene their brother |
| reverse 8 | they will not bring a claim because of the state of slavery. |
| reverse 9 | As long as Warad-bunene lives |
| reverse 10 | together with his brothers |
| reverse 11 | the service of their father’s house |
| reverse 12 | he will perform. |
| reverse 13 | Before Awīl-adad, general; |
| reverse 14 | before Anum-pî-ša son of Sîn-iddinam. |
| reverse 15 | The month of Dumuzi, the day 25, |
| reverse 16 | the year "Ammi-ditana the king, by the great advice of Šamaš and Marduk". |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}ARAD-{d}bu-ne-ne | |
| 2 | sza pir-hi-i3-li2-szu be-el-szu | |
| 3 | a-na asz2-nun-na a-na _1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | |
| 4 | id-di-nu-szu | |
| 5 | _mu 5(disz)-kam_ i-na li-ib-bi asz2-nun-na{ki} | |
| 6 | be-lu-tam il-li-ik-ma | |
| 7 | a-na babila{ki} it-ta-bi-tam | |
| 8 | {disz}{d}suen-mu-sza-lim u3 {d}amar-utu-la-ma-sa3-szu a-bi _erin2-mesz_ | |
| 9 | {disz}ARAD-{d}bu-ne-ne is-su2-u2-ma | |
| 10 | ki-a-am iq-bu-szum | |
| 11 | um-ma szu-nu-ma | |
| 12 | el-le-ta ab-bu-ut-ta-ka | |
| 13 | gu-ul-lu-ba-at ta-al-la-ak i-na _aga-us2-mesz_ | |
| 14 | {disz}ARAD-{d}bu-ne-ne szu-u2 | |
| 15 | ki-a-am i-pu-ul | |
| 16 | um-<ma> szu-u2-ma | |
| 17 | i-na _aga-us2-mesz_ u2-ul a-al-la-ak | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | il-ka sza _e2_ a-bi-ia | |
| 2 | a-al-la-ak | |
| 3 | {disz}li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur {d}iszkur-lu-zi-rum | |
| 4 | u3 ib-ni-{d}utu ah-hu-szu | |
| 5 | _mu_ {d}amar-utu u3 am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e_ | |
| 6 | _in-pa3-de3-e-mesz_ | |
| 7 | a-na ARAD-{d}bu-ne-ne a-hi-szu-nu | |
| 8 | a-na re-szu-tim la ra-ga-mi | |
| 9 | {disz}ARAD-{d}nu-ne-ne a-di ba-al-t,u2 | |
| 10 | it-ti ah-hi-szu | |
| 11 | i-lik! _e2_ a-bi-szu-nu | |
| 12 | i-il-la-ak | |
| 13 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _ugula mar-tu_ | |
| 14 | _igi_ an-pi2-sza _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din!-nam | |
| 15 | _iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | |
| 16 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e ad-gi4-a gu-la {d}utu {d}amar-utu-bi-da_ | |
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