CT 06, pl. 33, Bu 1891-05-09, 0565 (P365147)
Inheritance Documents, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 06, pl. 33, Bu 1891-05-09, 0565 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365147 |
| Museum no. | BM 080426 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Inheritance Documents |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | (Concerning) the inheritance of Eli-erēssa nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Šamaš-ilī, |
| obverse 2 | Bēlessunu nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Nakkarum |
| obverse 3 | is the heiress of her legacy. |
| obverse 4 | A fallow field of 1 eblum in the bank of the canal |
| obverse 5 | next to the field of Iṣṣuriya; |
| obverse 6 | a house of 1 SAR at Ḫalḫalla |
| obverse 7 | adjacent to the house of Nakkarum; |
| obverse 8 | a house of 24 shekels in the cloister; |
| obverse 9 | 1 slave woman (named) Ša-lā-bēltim-manna; |
| obverse 10 | her silver-ring of 10 shekel; |
| obverse 11 | all this, her inherited property, |
| obverse 12 | her pin (is stuck) into the wall, |
| obverse 13 | everything (lit. from chaff to gold) |
| obverse 14 | that Eli-erēšša nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 15 | daughter of Šamaš-ilī |
| obverse 16 | has or will acquire |
| obverse 17 | to Bēlessunu nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 18 | daughter of Nakkarum |
| reverse 1 | has given. |
| reverse 2 | Every year, 3 kor of barley, |
| reverse 3 | 10 minas of clothing allowance (and) 12 litres of oil allotment |
| reverse 4 | Bēlessenu nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Nakkarum |
| reverse 5 | to Eli-erēssa daughter of Šamaš-ilī |
| reverse 6 | will give (lit. has given). |
| reverse 7 | (By) the life of Šamaš, Marduk and Samsu-iluna |
| reverse 8 | they have sworn. |
| reverse 9 | Before Annum-pî-ayya, chief admninistrator of Šamaš('s temple); |
| reverse 10 | before Išme-sîn, chief admninistrator of Šamaš('s temple); |
| reverse 11 | before Marduk-lamassašu, overseer of the nadītu(s) of Šamaš; |
| reverse 12 | before Rapaš-ṣilli-ea, overseer of the nadītu(s) of Šamaš; |
| reverse 13 | before Šamaš-ḫāzir; before Adad-manšum; |
| reverse 14 | before Ilī-u-šamaš, (official) of the cloister’s gate; |
| reverse 15 | before Bēlessunu daughter of Yamṣiat-nuni; |
| reverse 16 | before Iltani daughter of Rabut-sîn; |
| reverse 17 | before Uṣur-wedam the scribe. |
| reverse 18 | The month of Dumuzi, the day |
| reverse 19 | the year "(Samsu-iluna the king made) a royal socle (of copper decorated with) mountains and rivers.". |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _ibila_ e-li-e-ri-sa3 _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ {d}utu-dingir | |
| 2 | {disz}be-le-su2-nu _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ na-ka-rum | |
| 3 | re-di-it wa-ar-ka-ti-sza | |
| 4 | _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 ki-kal_ i-na _gu2_ nam-ka-rum | |
| 5 | i-ta _a-sza3_ is,-s,u2-ri-ia | |
| 6 | _1(disz) sar e2_ i-na hal-hal-la{ki} | |
| 7 | _da e2_ na-ka-rum | |
| 8 | _1/3(disz) sar 4(disz) <gin2> e2_ i-na ga-gi-im{ki} | |
| 9 | _1(disz) sag-geme2_ sza-la-be-el-tim-ma-an-na? | |
| 10 | _1(u) gin2 har ku3-babbar_-sza | |
| 11 | mi-im-ma an-ni-im wa-ar | |
| 12 | s,u2-lu-sza i-na i-ga-ri-im | |
| 13 | isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_ | |
| 14 | sza e-li-e-ri-sa3 _lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 15 | _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-dingir | |
| 16 | i-szu-u2 u3 i-ra-asz-szu-u2 | |
| 17 | a-na be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 18 | _dumu-munus_ na-ka-rum | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | id-di-in | |
| 2 | i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam 3(asz) sze gur_ | |
| 3 | _1(u) ma-na siki-ba 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 i3-ba_ | |
| 4 | {d}be-le-su2-nu _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ na-ka-rum | |
| 5 | a-na# [e]-li-e-ri-sa3 _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-dingir | |
| 6 | id#-[di]-in | |
| 7 | _mu#_ [{d}utu {d}]marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na# | |
| 8 | [_in-pa3]-de3-mesz_ | |
| 9 | _igi_ dingir-[pi4-{d}a-a] _sanga_ {d}utu | |
| 10 | _igi_ isz-[me-{d}suen] _sanga_ {d}utu | |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}marduk-la-ma-sa3-szu! _ugula lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 12 | _igi_ ra-pa!-asz-s,il2-li2-e2-a! _ugula lukur_ {d}utu <<{d}utu>> | |
| 13 | _igi_ {d}utu-ha-zir3 _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 14 | _igi_ i3-li2-u3-{d}utu sza _ka2 ga2-gi4-a_ | |
| 15 | _igi_ be-le-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ ia-am-s,i2-at-<nu-ni> | |
| 16 | _igi_ il-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ ra-bu-ut-<{d}suen> | |
| 17 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-we-dam _dub-sar_ | |
| 18 | _iti szu-numun-a u4_ | |
| 19 | _mu ki-lugal-gub hur-sag i7 didli!-bi_ | |
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