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CT 08, pl. 07, Bu 1888-05-12, 049 (P365170)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 08, pl. 07, Bu 1888-05-12, 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365170 |
| Museum no. | BM 092516 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3 pa-hu#-[s,um]{ki#} | 2 eše3 3 iku field, meadow of Phuṣum |
| 2 | a-na ni-id-na-[at]-{d}suen x#-ka-nu | to Nidnat-Sîn |
| 3 | _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 e-t,e-rum _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Eṭerum, son of Iddin-Sîn |
| 4 | _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ib-ni-{d}sze-rum _dumu_ ar-di-ia | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Ibni-Šerum son of Ardiya |
| 5 | _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ARAD2-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum _dumu_ dingir-szu#-na#-s,ir# | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Warad-Ulmašsitu son of Ilu-zunaṣir |
| 6 | _2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ pa-hu-s,um{ki#} | 2 bur3 1 eše3 field, meadow of Phuṣum |
| 7 | _sza3-ba 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 ab-sin2_ | therefrom: 1 bur3 3 iku of furrows |
| 8 | _1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 ki-kal_ | 1 bur3 3 iku field area |
| 9 | s,i-bi-it _erin2_ zimbir{ki} _nig2-szu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _ugula mar-tu_ | the workforce of Sippar under the authority of Ibbi-Ninšubur the overseer of Amurru. |
| 10 | a-na qa2-be2-e i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _ugula mar-tu_ | At the command of Ibbi-Ninšubur, foreman of Amurru |
| 11 | {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri_ | Ilu-šū-ibni, foreman of the scepter |
| 12 | u3 i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_ | and Ibbi-Ninšubur, son of the scribal school |
| 13 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}suen _dub-sar_ | Awīl-Sîn, scribe |
| 14 | a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na te-ep-ti-tim | for the errû-laments and the extispicies |
| 15 | a-na _mu 3(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2 | for 3 years he shall serve. |
| 16 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 17 | _a-sza3#_ pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu | the field of the mouth of Šulpišu |
| 18 | i-sza-ad-da-du-ma | he shall measure out, and |
| 19 | sza# _1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_ | of 1 bur3 3 iku field, furrow |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(bur3) GAN2-e 6(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | 1 bur3 field, 6 gur of barley, the Šamaš ban2 |
| 2 | sza _1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ki-kal_ | of 1 bur3 3 iku of field Kikal |
| 3 | _1(iku) GAN2-e 1(barig) sze {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | 1 iku field, 1 barig barley, Šamaš's ban |
| 4 | _sze gur kar_ zimbir{ki}-am-na-nim _i3-ag2#-e#_ | the barley of the quay of Sippar he shall measure out. |
| 5 | a-di _ki-kal_ u2#-pa-at-tu-u2 | as far as the surface of the watercourse |
| 6 | _ab-sin2_ i-ik-ka-al | the furrow he shall weigh out. |
| 7 | i-na sza-lu-usz-tim sza-at-tim | in the middle of the year |
| 8 | a-na _gu2-un_ i-ir-ru-ub | to a talent he shall enter |
| 9 | _sza3-ba gu2-un hi-a a-sza3_-szu-nu | therefrom: a share of their field |
| 10 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-ah-ru | 1 shekel of silver they received. |
| 11 | _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu _ugula mar-tu_ | before Ilshu-abushu, foreman of Amurru |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dumu_ {d}amar-utu-na-s,i-ir | before Sîn-nādin-šumi, son of Marduk-nashir |
| 13 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ {d}nanna?-na-s,i-ir | before Ilšu-ibni, son of Nanna-nāṣir |
| 14 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 5 |
| 15 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal#-[e] bad3 isz-ku-un-{d}[amar-utu-ke4] gu2 i7 si2-la2#-kum#-[...]_ | year: “Ammi-ditana, the king, the wall of Iškun-Marduk, the bank of the Sila-kum canal |
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