CT 08, pl. 02, Bu 1888-05-12, 010 (P365165)
Dowries and other gifts, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 08, pl. 02, Bu 1888-05-12, 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365165 |
| Museum no. | BM 078178 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Dowries and other gifts |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | One golden pendant of 1/2 shekel; |
| obverse 2 | a silver bracelet of 2 shekels; |
| obverse 3 | a silver ring of 1 shekel; |
| obverse 4 | 1 guza-garment; |
| obverse 5 | 3 garments; 3 sashes; |
| obverse 6 | 1 metal pot, its weight is 5 mina; |
| obverse 7 | 1 grindstone for fine flour; 1 grindstone for coarse flour; |
| obverse 8 | 1 bed; 5 chairs; |
| obverse 9 | 1 table; 1 barber’s chest; |
| obverse 10 | 1 container (with) hanging arrangement; |
| obverse 11 | 1 chest for tablet(s); |
| obverse 12 | her sister Surratum the šugītu; |
| obverse 13 | all this is (the property) |
| obverse 14 | which Sîn-erībam her father |
| obverse 15 | son of Awīl-sîn |
| obverse 16 | to Lamassatum nadītu of Marduk and kulmašītum, |
| obverse 17 | her daughter, |
| obverse 18 | in the temple of Annunītum upon her elevation |
| obverse 19 | assigned and |
| obverse 20 | Šubultum her mother, |
| obverse 21 | Qīšat-sîn, Igmil-sîn |
| obverse 22 | and Sippar-lišer her brothers |
| obverse 23 | sons of Sîn-erībam |
| obverse 24 | gave her and |
| obverse 25 | into the house of her husband Ilšu-bānī |
| obverse 26 | son of Sîn-iddinam |
| obverse 27 | they made enter and |
| obverse 28 | were given to him. |
| reverse 1 | After one-third mina of silver, her bride, |
| reverse 2 | was handed over to her (lit. was tied in her hem) and |
| reverse 3 | was returned to Ilšu-bānī her husband, |
| reverse 4 | thenceforth her sons will be her heirs. |
| reverse 5 | (By) the name of Šamaš, Marduk and Ammi-ditana the king |
| reverse 6 | she swore. |
| reverse 7 | Before Ipqu-annunītum son of Sîn-iddinam; |
| reverse 8 | before Ibni-šamaš, diviner; |
| reverse 9 | before Ibni-marduk son of Nūratum; |
| reverse 10 | before Warad-sîn son of Sîn-iddinam; |
| reverse 11 | before Sîn-nadin-šumi son of Marduk-nāṣir; |
| reverse 12 | before Sîn-ismeanni son of Ibni-marduk; |
| reverse 13 | before Gimil-marduk son of Ṣilli-šamaš; |
| reverse 14 | before Abum-waqar son of Sîn-iddinam; |
| reverse 15 | before Ina-ulmaš-zērum son of Nidnuša; |
| reverse 16 | before Sîn-aḫam-iddinam son of Adad-manšum; |
| reverse 17 | before Ilšu-bānī (and) |
| reverse 18 | before Bēlšunu sons of Awīl-sîn; |
| reverse 19 | before Sîn-nāṣir the scribe. |
| reverse 20 | The month of Addarum, the day 26, |
| reverse 21 | the year in which Ammi-ditana the king brought an heroic statue of Samsu-iluna his grandfather into Enamtila and a statue of his rulership into Emeteursag. |
| seal 1 1 | Šubultum |
| seal 2 1 | Qīšat-sîn |
| seal 3 1 | Sîn-iddinam |
| seal 3 2 | son of Nūratum |
| seal 4 1 | Ibni-šamaš |
| seal 4 2 | diviner |
| seal 4 3 | son of Abu-waqar |
| seal 5 1 | Ibni-marduk |
| seal 5 2 | son of Nūratum |
| seal 5 3 | servant of ... |
| seal 7 1 | Sîn-ismeanni |
| seal 7 2 | son of Ibni-marduk |
| seal 7 3 | servant of ... |
| seal 7 4 | and ... |
| seal 8 1 | Gimil-marduk |
| seal 8 2 | son of Ṣilli-šamaš |
| seal 8 3 | servant of ... |
| seal 9 1 | Ina-ulmaš-zērum |
| seal 9 2 | son of Nidnuša |
| seal 9 3 | servant of Nin-sianna |
| seal 10 1 | Ilšu-bānī |
| seal 11 1 | Bēlšunu |
| seal 12 1 | Sippar-lišer |
| seal 13 1 | Igmil-sîn |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-sig17_ sza pa-ni na-ap-sza-ti-sza | |
| 2 | _2(disz) gin2 har-szu ku3-babbar_ | |
| 3 | _1(disz) gin2 szu-gur ku3-babbar_ | |
| 4 | _1(disz) tug2 guz-za_ | |
| 5 | _3(disz) tug2 hi-a 3(disz) {tug2}bar-si hi-a_ | |
| 6 | _1(disz) {uruda}szen tur ki-la2-bi 5(disz) ma-na_ | |
| 7 | _1(disz) {na4}ur5 zi3-gu 1(disz) {na4}ur5 dabin_ | |
| 8 | _1(disz) gesz-nu2 5(disz) {gesz}gu-za hi-a_ | |
| 9 | _1(disz) {gesz}banszur 1(disz) {gi}pisan szu-i_ | |
| 10 | _1(disz) {gi}pisan zu2-kesz2_ | |
| 11 | _1(disz) {gi}pisan dub_ | |
| 12 | {disz}{munus}su-ra-tum szu-gi-tum _nin9-a-ni_ | |
| 13 | mi-im-ma an-ni-i-im | |
| 14 | sza {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am a-bu-sza | |
| 15 | _dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}suen | |
| 16 | a-na la-ma-sa3-tum _lukur_ {d}marduk u3 _nu-bar_ | |
| 17 | ma-ar-ti-szu | |
| 18 | i-na _e2_ an-nu-ni-tum i-na ni*-szi-ti-sza | |
| 19 | u2-we-du-szi-im-ma | |
| 20 | {disz}{munus}szu-bu-ul-tum um-ma-sza | |
| 21 | {disz}qi2-sza-at-{d}suen {disz}ig-mil-{d}suen | |
| 22 | u3 zimbir{ki}-li-sze-er ah-hu-sza | |
| 23 | _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | |
| 24 | id-di-nu-szi-im-ma | |
| 25 | a-na _e2_ dingir-szu-ba-ni mu-ti-sza | |
| 26 | _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 27 | u2-sze-ri-bu-ma | |
| 28 | in-na-ad-nu-szum | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-tu _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ te-er-ha-as-sa3 | |
| 2 | i-na qa2-an-ni-sza ra-ak-su-ma | |
| 3 | a-na dingir-szu-ba-ni mu-ti-sza tu-ur-ru | |
| 4 | _u4 kur2-sze3_ ma-ru-sza ap-lu-sza | |
| 5 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal_ | |
| 6 | _in-pa3_ | |
| 7 | _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 8 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | |
| 9 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ nu-ra-tum | |
| 10 | _igi_ ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dumu_ {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir | |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}marduk | |
| 13 | _igi_ gi-mil-{d}marduk _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu | |
| 14 | _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 15 | _igi_ i-na-ul-masz-numun _dumu_ ni-id-nu-sza | |
| 16 | _igi_ {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 17 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | |
| 18 | _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu-mesz_ a-wi-il-{d}suen | |
| 19 | _igi_ {d}suen-na-s,i-ir _dub-sar_ | |
| 20 | _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam_ | |
| 21 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan nam-ur-sag-ga2 sa-am-su-i-lu-na pa4-bil-en-na e2-nam-ti-[la]-sze3 u3 alan nam-en-na-ni e2-me-te-ur-sag-ga2-sze3# in-ne-en-ku4-ra#_ | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | szu-bu-ul-tum | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | qi2-sza-at-{d}suen | |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-i-din-[nam] | |
| 2 | _dumu_ nu-ra-tum | |
| 3 | [ARAD ...] | |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | ib-ni-{d}[utu] | |
| 2 | _masz2-szu-gid2-[gid2]_ | |
| 3 | _dumu_ a-bu-[wa-qar] | |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | ib-ni-{d}[marduk] | |
| 2 | _dumu_ nu-ra-[tum] | |
| 3 | ARAD {d}sza-[...] | |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-isz#-[me-a-ni] | |
| 2 | _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}[marduk] | |
| 3 | ARAD {d}x-[...] | |
| 4 | [u3 {d}x]-[...] | |
| seal 8 | ||
| 1 | [gi-mil]-[{d}marduk] | |
| 2 | [_dumu_] s,il2-[li2-{d}utu] | |
| 3 | [ARAD ...] | |
| seal 9 | ||
| 1 | [i-na]-[ul-masz-numun] | |
| 2 | [_dumu_] ni-id-nu#-[sza] | |
| 3 | [ARAD] nin-si-[an-na] | |
| seal 10 | ||
| 1 | dingir-szu-ba-ni | |
| seal 11 | ||
| 1 | be-el-szu-nu | |
| seal 12 | ||
| 1 | zimbir{ki}-li-sze-er | |
| seal 13 | ||
| 1 | ig-mil-{d}suen | |
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