CT 08, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 219 (P365180)
Lease Contracts, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 08, pl. 17, Bu 1888-05-12, 219 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365180 |
| Museum no. | BM 078337 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Lease Contracts |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | A field of 1 eblu in the "Good" meadow |
| obverse 2 | adjacent to the field of the king’s daughter, |
| obverse 3 | its first front is the transversal canal, |
| obverse 4 | from Mēlūlatum nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 5 | daughter of Ipquša, |
| obverse 6 | the owner of the field, |
| obverse 7 | Iltani, the king’s daughter, |
| obverse 8 | the field in tenancy |
| obverse 9 | for rent |
| obverse 10 | has rented. |
| obverse 11 | At harvest time, |
| reverse 1 | 6 kor of barley of the vessel of Šamaš for 1 BUR |
| reverse 2 | at the harbour of Sippar |
| reverse 3 | she will pay (lit. measure out). |
| reverse 4 | Before Ēṭerum son of Anum-pîša; |
| reverse 5 | before Ātanaḫ-ilī son of ...; |
| reverse 6 | before Šumum-libši son of Puzur-sîn; |
| reverse 7 | before Adad-zimu, the scribe. |
| reverse 8 | The month of Nišānum, the day 2, |
| reverse 9 | the year "Abi-ešuḫ the king (made) daises of gold and silver." |
| seal 1 1 | Elmešum |
| seal 1 2 | ... Šamaš |
| seal 1 3 | servant of Abi-ešuḫ |
| seal 2 1 | Seal of Šumum-libši |
| seal 4 1 | Ātanaḫ |
| seal 5 1 | Adad-zimu |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu | |
| 2 | i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-munus lugal_ | |
| 3 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam i7_ pa-ri-ik-tum | |
| 4 | _ki_ me-lu-la-tum _lukur {d}utu_ | |
| 5 | _dumu-munus_ ip-qu2-sza | |
| 6 | be-el-ti _a-sza3_ | |
| 7 | {disz}il-ta-ni _dumu-munus lugal_ | |
| 8 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim | |
| 9 | a-na _gu2-un_ | |
| 10 | u2-sze-s,i# | |
| 11 | _u4 buru14-[sze3]_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(bur3) GAN2-e 6(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | |
| 2 | i-na _kar zimbir{ki}_ | |
| 3 | _i3-ag2-e_ | |
| 4 | _igi_ e-t,e-[rum _dumu_ an]-pi2?-sza? | |
| 5 | _igi_ a-ta-na#-[ah-dingir? _dumu_ ...]-x#-a-qar | |
| 6 | _igi_ szu-mu-li#-ib#-szi _dumu_ puzur4-{d}suen | |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-zi-mu _dub-sar_ | |
| 8 | _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(disz)-kam_ | |
| 9 | _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e bara2-bara2-a# ku3#-sig17#-ga ku3-babbar2!-ra-bi-da#-ke4_ | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | el-me-szum | |
| 2 | x x {d}utu | |
| 3 | ARAD a-bi-e-szu-[uh] | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ szu-mu-li-ib-szi | |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | a-ta-na-[ah] | |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | {d}iszkur-zi-mu | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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