CT 08, pl. 27, Bu 1891-05-09, 0320 (P365190)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 08, pl. 27, Bu 1891-05-09, 0320 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365190 |
| Museum no. | BM 080198 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Purchase and sale contracts |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | One slave girl, her name is Ilībītī, |
| obverse 2 | together with her suckling son, |
| obverse 3 | from the region between (the rivers), |
| obverse 4 | the slave of Marduk-mušallim son of ipqu-nabûm, |
| obverse 5 | from Marduk-mušallim son of Ipqu-nabûm, |
| obverse 6 | the owner of the slave, |
| obverse 7 | Bēlšūnu the physician |
| obverse 8 | son of Sîn-šēmi |
| obverse 9 | has bought. |
| obverse 10 | As her full price, |
| obverse 11 | 84 shekels of silver |
| obverse 12 | he has paid |
| obverse 13 | and has established 1 shekel of silver as her additional payment. |
| obverse 14 | For 3 days of inspection, |
| obverse 15 | for one month for (the slave’s contracting) epilepsy |
| obverse 16 | (and) for any claims about her |
| obverse 17 | which might be raised, |
| reverse 1 | (the seller) is responsible in accordance with the royal decree. |
| reverse 2 | Before Sîn-išmeanni, judge, |
| reverse 3 | son of Sîn-imguranni; |
| reverse 4 | before Tarībatum son of Šamaš-muballiṭ; |
| reverse 5 | before Ilī-erībam son of Wakka; |
| reverse 6 | before Ibnatum son of Iddin-enlil; |
| reverse 7 | before Ibni-adad son of Gimil-marduk; |
| reverse 8 | before Sîn-imguranni the scribe. |
| reverse 9 | The intercalary month of Nišānum (lit. second Nišānum), the day 6, |
| reverse 10 | the year "Abi-ešuḫ the king (built) the Abi-ešuḫ king's fortress upstream from the reed thickets (on the bank of) the Tigris". |
| seal 1 1 | Ipqu-nabûm |
| seal 1 2 | son of Iribam |
| seal 1 3 | servant of ... |
| seal 1 1' | Seal of Ipqu-nabûm |
| seal 1 2' | Seal of Addani. |
| seal 2 1 | Sîn-išmeanni |
| seal 2 2 | son of Sîn-imguranni |
| seal 2 3 | servant of Abi-ešuḫ. |
| seal 3 1 | Seal of Ilī-erībam |
| seal 4 1 | Ayya |
| seal 4 1' | Seal of Ibnatum |
| seal 5 1 | Seal of Tarībatum |
| seal 7 1 | Sîn-imguranni |
| seal 7 2 | the scribe |
| seal 7 3 | son of Marduk-mušallim. |
| seal 7 4 | servant of ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) sag-geme2_ i3-li2-bi#?-ti#? _mu-ni_ | |
| 2 | qa2-du _dumu gaba_-sza | |
| 3 | _sza3_ ma-at bi-ri-tim | |
| 4 | _sag-geme2_ {d}amar-utu-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ ip-qu2-{d}na-bi-um | |
| 5 | _ki_ {d}amar-utu-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ ip-qu2-{d}na-bi-um | |
| 6 | be-el _sag-geme2_ | |
| 7 | {disz}be-el-szu-nu _a-zu!_ | |
| 8 | _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-e | |
| 9 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | |
| 11 | _1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2# ku3#-babbar_ | |
| 12 | _in-na-an-la2_ | |
| 13 | u3 _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar si-bi_ isz-ku-un | |
| 14 | a-na _u4 3(disz)-kam_ te-eb-i-tum | |
| 15 | a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ be2-en-nu | |
| 16 | [a-na] ba-aq-ri-sza | |
| 17 | sza ib-ba-asz-szu-u2 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma s,i-im-da-at _lugal_ iz-za-az | |
| 2 | _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _di-ku5_ | |
| 3 | _dumu_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni | |
| 4 | _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum _dumu_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, | |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-eri-ba-am _dumu_ wa-ak-ka | |
| 6 | _igi_ ib-na-tum _dumu_ i-din-{d}en-lil2 | |
| 7 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu_ gi-mil-{d}amar-utu | |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _dub-sar_ | |
| 9 | _iti bara2-za3-gar 2(disz)-kam-ma u4 6(disz)-kam_ | |
| 10 | _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e bad3_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e ugu gesz#-gi4#-gi4# i7# idigna#{ki#?}-a#_ | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ip-qu2-{d}na-[bi-um] | |
| 2 | dumu i-ri-ba-am-{d}[...] | |
| 3 | ARAD {d}x#-[...] | |
| 1' | _kiszib3_ ip-qu2-{d}na-bi-um | |
| 2' | _kiszib3_ ad-da-ni | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni | |
| 2 | dumu {d}suen-im-gur-[an-ni] | |
| 3 | ARAD a-bi-e-szu-[uh] | |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ i3-li2-eri-ba-am | |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}a-a | |
| 1' | _kiszib3_ ib-na-tum | |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ta-ri-ba-tum | |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen#-[im-gur]-an-[ni] | |
| 2 | dub-sar | |
| 3 | dumu# {d}amar-utu-mu-sza-[lim] | |
| 4 | ARAD {d}UD?-GA?-RA?-ASZ2?-[...] | |
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