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CT 08, pl. 05, Bu 1888-05-12, 039 (P365168)

Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationCT 08, pl. 05, Bu 1888-05-12, 039
IDP365168
Museum no.BM 078202
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreLegal
Find spotSippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Coordinates33.0605, 44.2552

English translation

Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 1A field of 300 SAR in the Namzum irrigation district
obverse 2next to (the field of) Šamaš-lamassī (and) Nin-manšum
obverse 3and next to (the field of) Ummī-idiqlat;
obverse 4a field of 340 SAR in the Namzum irrigation district
obverse 5next to (the field of) Munawwirtum;
obverse 6a field of 700 SAR in the Maḫana irrigation district;
obverse 7a house of 1 SAR in the cloister
obverse 8adjacent to the house of Lamassatum;
obverse 9one female slave (named) Šamaš-lamassī;
obverse 10her inherited property (and) her personal possessions,
obverse 11everything (lit. from chaff to gold) is what
obverse 12Munawwirtum nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Nanna-manšum
obverse 13to Ipqu-ilīša daughter of Gaba-dingira
obverse 14her child has given.
obverse 15As long as Munawwirtum lives
obverse 16will have the usufruct of (lit. her hand will hold) field, house (and) slave.
obverse 17When she will die (lit. her god will summon her)
reverse 1(everything will be) of Ipqu-ilīšāma alone.
reverse 2(By) the name of Šamaš, Ayya, Marduk
reverse 3and Ḫammurapi the king (they have sworn).
reverse 4Before Ilum-pî-ayya, temple chief administrator of Šamaš;
reverse 5before Išme-sîn temple chief administrator of Šamaš;
reverse 6before Ipqu-ilīšu son of Šarrum-šamaš;
reverse 7before Šamaš-tillassu son of ...;
reverse 8before Iddin-erra son of Tappi-girri-šamaš;
reverse 9before Ilšu-bānī son of Ipqu-adad;
reverse 10before Nūr-alīšu son of Erībam
reverse 11before Marduk-lamassašu, overseer of the nadītu of Šamaš;
reverse 12before Rapaš-ṣilli-ea;
reverse 13before Imgur-enlil; before ...;
reverse 14before Abum-waqar house builder;
reverse 15before Adad-manšum;
reverse 16before Erīb-sîn;
reverse 17before Ibni-adad the scribe.
reverse 18The month of Elūnum, the day 11,
reverse 19the year "(Ḫammurapi the king made a statue of red gold for) Tašmetum".

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
1_3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ nam-zu-um{ki}
2i-ta {d}utu-la-ma-si2 nin-ma-an-szum2
3u3 i-ta um-mi-{d}{i7}idigna
4_3(iku) GAN2 4(u) sar <a-sza3>_ i-na _a-gar3_ nam-zu-um{ki}
5i-ta mu-na-wi-ir-tum
6_1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ ma-ha!-na
7_1(disz) sar e2_ i-na _ga2-gi-a{ki}_
8_da e2_ la-ma-sa3-tum
9_1(disz) sag-geme2_ {d}utu-la-ma-si2
10bu-szu-sza wa-ar-ka-sa3
11isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_-ma? sza
12{disz}mu-na-wi-ir-tum _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
13a-na sig-i3-li2-sza! _dumu-munus_ GABA-dingir-ra
14ma-ri-sza id-di-nu
15a-di mu-na-wi-ir-<tum> ba-al-t,a3-[at]
16_a-sza3# e2 geme2_ qa2-sa3-ma u2-ka#-[al]
17[isz]-tu i-lu-sza iq-te-ru-[szi]
reverse
1sza [sig]-i3-li2-sza#-ma
2_mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
3u3 ha-am-u-ra-pi2 _lugal_
4_igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}a-a _sanga_ {d}utu
5_igi_ isz-me-{d}suen _sanga_ {d}utu
6_igi_ sig-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ lugal-{d}utu
7_igi_ {d}utu-illat-su2 _dumu_ x [x] x mi#?
8_igi_ i-din-er3-ra _dumu_ ta-ap#-gi#-ri#-{d}utu
9_igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ sig-{d}iszkur
10_igi_ nu-ur2-a-li-szu _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am
11_igi_ {d}marduk-la-ma-sa3-szu _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
12_igi_ ra-pa-asz-s,il2-li2-e#-[a]
13_igi_ im-gur-{d}en-lil2 _igi_ x x x x
14_igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar _szitim_
15_igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
16_igi_ e-ri-ib-sin
17_igi_ ib-ni-{[d]}iszkur _dub-sar_
18iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam_
19_mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum

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