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CT 29, pl. 41-43, BM 078184 (P365972)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 29, pl. 41-43, BM 078184 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365972 |
| Museum no. | BM 078184 |
| 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 | [isz-tu] ip-qa2-tum a-na szi-im-ti-im il#-li#-ku-u2 | After they had entrusted it to the fate, |
| 2 | [{disz}]ib-ni-{d}mar-tu [u3] dingir#-u3-{d}utu _dumu-mesz_ ip-qa2-tum | Ibni-Amurrum and Ilu-u-šamaš, sons of Ipqatum |
| 3 | a-na ba-szi-tim sza _e2 a-ba_ [ni-a-ti] is,-ba-tu-ma | to the owner of the house of the father of the people took, and |
| 4 | {disz}i-din-er3-ra _dumu_ ta-pi2#-[ge-ri]-{d}utu | Iddin-Erra, son of Tapigēri-Šamaš |
| 5 | {disz}{d}nanna-tum _dumu_ na-ra-am-{d}suen | Nanna-tum, son of Naram-Sin |
| 6 | {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ sig-{d}iszkur ap-pa-an-dingir _di-ku5_ babila2{ki} | Ilu-šubāni son of Sîn-Adad Appan-ili the judge of Babylon. |
| 7 | {disz}im-gur-{d}suen _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}iszkur an-na-tum dumu a-wi#-il-dingir | Imgur-Sîn son of Ṣillī-Adad Anatum son of Awil-ili |
| 8 | i-na pa-ni-tim di-nam i-di-nu-ni-a-ti-ma | Before the judge gave me a verdict, |
| 9 | isz-sza-lu-ma a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im t,e4-em-szu u2-te!-er-ma | he weighed out and the brother returned his report to the brother. |
| 10 | a-na dingir-u3-{d}utu u3 ib-ni-{d}mar-tu | To Ilu-utu and Ibni-Amurru |
| 11 | ki-a-am iq-bu-u2 a-li-ik | Thus they said: "Go!" |
| 12 | {disz}asz-qu2-du-um i-na _ka2_ {d}nun-gal ki-a-am li-iz-ku-ru | Ašqudum in the gate of Nungal thus may he establish. |
| 13 | da-i-ik {disz}ip-qa2-tum la i-du-u2 | Ipqatum did not know, |
| 14 | a-na-ku la u2-sza-hi-zu u3 ba-szi-tum sza ip-qa2-tum | I will not raise a claim against you, and the debt that I imposed |
| 15 | la el-qu2-u2 la al-pu-tu {disz}asz-qu2-du-um | did not take, did not release, Ašqudum |
| 16 | u3 geme2-{d}mar-tu li-iz-ku-ru | and Geme-Amurru may they grant. |
| 17 | di-nam an-ni-a-am u2-ul il-qu2-ma | this case he did not take, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na sza-ni-im di-nim | in another case a lawsuit |
| 2 | {disz}ha-ia-ab-ni-dingir {disz}i-din-er3-ra | Haya-abni-ili, Iddin-Erra |
| 3 | {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni {disz}{d}nanna-tum | Ilu-šubāni, Nanna-tum |
| 4 | u3 ap-pa-an-dingir _di-ku5_ babila2{ki} | and Appan-il, judge of Babylon |
| 5 | i-na li-bu ka-la-ak-ki-im# u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti | In the course of the campaign he made them rise up. |
| 6 | di!-nam sza-tu u2-ul il-qu2-u2 | That judgment has not been taken. |
| 7 | i-na sza-al-szi-im _lugal_ im-hu-ru-ma | in the middle of the king received, and |
| 8 | _lugal_ a-na {d}i7 {disz}asz-qu2-du-um {disz}dingir-u3-{d}utu | king to Id: Asqudum, Ilu-šamaš |
| 9 | u3 geme2-{d}mar-tu it,-ru-da-na-ti-im-ma | and Geme-Amurrum have sinned, and |
| 10 | {d}i7 _di-ku5_ ki-it-tim# ni#-ik-szu-ud-ma | Id, the judge of truth, we reached, and |
| 11 | {disz}dingir-u3-{d}utu ki-a-am iq-bi um-ma | Ilu-utu said thus: |
| 12 | szu-u2-ma da-i-ik a-bi-ia i-de | he is the judge of my father. |
| 13 | u3 geme2-{d}mar-tu ki-a-am iq-bi sza a-ka-lu | and Geme-Amurru said thus: “It is food!’ |
| 14 | u3 ap-ra-ku sza be-li2-ia-ma si-ki-il-tam | And I am afraid of my lord. |
| 15 | la# as2#-ki-lu {disz}lu-usz-ta-mar mu-ki-il-szu* | Luštammar, his adviser |
| 16 | {disz}<u2>-tul2-esz18-dar ra-ki-bu-u2 {disz}sze-ep-er3-ra _aga-us2 lugal_ | Tēl-Ištar the rakibu, Šep-Erra the royal soldier |
| 17 | {disz}{d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam sza _lugal_ | Sîn-aham-iddinam of the king |
| 18 | [{disz}a-mur]-ra#!-bu-ut-lugal {disz}{d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 | Amurra-rabūt-šarri, Adad-mansum |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [{disz}x-x]-ib#-ni-ma _dumu-munus#_ ip#-qu2#-sza# | -ibnima, daughter of Ipquša |
| 2 | {disz#}e2#?-an-na-zi-{d}marduk be-el-la-nu-um | Eannazid-Marduk, his lady |
| 3 | [{disz}x]-tum# {disz}i-tur2-as3-du#-um# _dumu_ e-tel-lum | -tum, Itur-ašdum, son of Etellum |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | an-nu-tu-um szi-bu-su2-nu | These are their witnesses. |
| 2 | sza {d}i7 | of Id |
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