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CT 48, 042 & 042a (P366238)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 48, 042 & 042a |
|---|---|
| ID | P366238 |
| Museum no. | BM 080139 & BM 080140 |
| 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(u) sar a-sza3_ | 20 sar field |
| 2 | wa-at-ra-am | |
| 3 | sza pa-ni qi2-is-ti-[im] | who before the qistum |
| 4 | sza puzur4-{d}utu | of Puzur-šamaš, |
| 5 | _dumu_ isz-me-{d}<suen> | son of Išme-Sin |
| 6 | a-na i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 puzur4-{d}[utu] | To Ipiq-Ištar Puzur-Šamaše |
| 7 | a-na szi-bu-ul-tim# i-di-nu! | they gave for the work assignment. |
| 8 | i-na ba-ha#-nim szi-bu-ul-[tam] | in the cult center |
| 9 | _szu ba-an-ti-esz_ | they received. |
| 10 | puzur4-{d}utu _dumu_ isz-me-{d}suen | Puzur-Šamaš, son of Ishme-Sin |
| 11 | wa-ar-ki i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 | after Ipiq-Ištar |
| 12 | a-na nu-ur2-{d}utu | to Nur-Šamaš |
| 13 | ir-gu4-um-ma | Irgu’um |
| 14 | szi-im _2(u) sar a-sza3_ | the price of 20 sar field |
| 15 | wa#-at-ri-im | |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_ li-ba-szu t,u2#-[ub] | The silver is his wages. Good health. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-tu szi-im _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ | From the price of 1 eše3 field |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ li-ba-szu t,u2-ub-<bu> | The silver is his own goodwill. |
| 3 | u3 _3(iku) GAN2 2(u) sar a-sza3_ li-<ba>-szu t,u2-ub-<bu> | and 3 iku 20 sar of field, his well-being |
| 4 | sza szi-bu-ul-ti-szu | of his rations |
| 5 | _mu_ {d}utu | the year (in which) Šamaš |
| 6 | u3 bu-nu-tah-tu-un#-[dingir it]-ma | and Bunutaḫtun-ilī said: |
| 7 | a-na# _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ [(...)] | for 1 eshe3 field area ... |
| 8 | sza a-na# i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 | which to Ipiq-Ištar |
| 9 | <<sza>> a-na ga-me-er-tim | that to all |
| 10 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-di-nu! | for silver they gave. |
| 11 | u3 _3(iku)# GAN2# 2(u) sar a-sza3_ | and 3 iku 20 sar field |
| 12 | sza pa-ni qi2-is-tim | of the front of the gift |
| 13 | sza a-na szi-bu-ul-tim# | which for the requisition |
| 14 | a-na i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 i-di#-[nu] | to Ipiq-Ištar they gave. |
| 15 | a-na _a-sza3_ a-ta-pi2 i-ki | to the field Atapi he went |
| 16 | u3 _i7_ u2-la i-ra-ga-mu# | and the river shall not be irrigated |
| 17 | _igi_ {d}suen-en-nam _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni | before Sîn-ennam, before Si'en-remeni |
| 18 | _igi_ na#!-bi-{d}en-lil2 | before Nabi-Enlil |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ {d}suen-e-mu-qi2 | before Sîn-emuqi |
| 2 | _igi_ i-din-{d}utu | before Iddin-šamaš |
| 3 | _igi_ i-ku-pi2-{d}suen | before Ikupi-Sîn |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ {d}suen-ub-lam! | before Sîn-uballam |
| 2 | _igi_ sig#-{d}da!-mu | before Sîn-damu |
| left col 3 | ||
| 1 | _mu_ li-li-sa-am a-na _e2_ {d}nin-kar-ra-ak u3-sze!-ri-bu | the year “Lilisam brought into the temple of Ninkarrak. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [_dub 2(u)] sar a-sza3_ wa-at#-ra#-[am] | a tablet of 20 sar of the watram field |
| 2 | [sza] pa-ni qi2-is-tim sza a-na# [szi-bu-ul-tim] | which before the gift, which for the rations |
| 3 | {disz}puzur4-{d}utu a-na i-pi2-iq-[isz8-tar2 i-di-nu] | Puzur-Šamaš gave to Ipiq-Ishtar. |
| 4 | sza i-na _3(iku) GAN2! a-sza3_ wa-at-ru#-u2# | which in 3 iku of the watru field |
| 5 | wa-ar-ki i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 puzur4-{d}[utu] | after Ipiq-Ištar, Puzur-Shamash |
| 6 | a-na nu-ur2-{d}utu ir-gu4-um-ma | to Nūr-šamaš he appointed, and |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ szi-im _2(u) sar a-sza3_-szu _ku3-babbar_ li#-[ba-szu t,u2-ub] | The silver is the price of 20 sar of his field. The silver his debts are good. |
| 8 | _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala inim-bi al-til_ | he crossed the chariot, its word is finished. |
| 9 | isz-tu szi-im _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_-szu sza pa-ni [qi2-is-tim] | from the price of 1 eshe3 of his field before the qistim |
| 10 | sza i-pi2-iq#-isz8#-tar2# i-ti-szu i-sza-mu | Whom Ipiq-Ištar will listen. |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ li-ba-szu# t,u2-ub-bu u3! _3(iku) GAN2 2(u) sar# [a-sza3]_ | the silver, its interest, and 3 iku and 20 sar of field |
| 12 | sza ba-ha-nim szi-bu-ul-<ti-szu> <<isz-tu>> | of Bāḫānum, his šibultu-service |
| 13 | li-ba#-szu# t,u2-bu _mu_ {d}utu u3 bu-nu-tah-[tu-un-dingir it-ma] | his heart, well-being, the name of Šamaš and Bunutaḫtun-ilī, he said: |
| 14 | puzur4-{d}utu a-na nu-ur2-{d}utu | Puzur-Šamaš to Nūr-Utu |
| 15 | _dumu_ i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 la i-ra-ga-mu | son of Ipiq-Ištar, they shall not be able to raise. |
| 16 | a-na _a-sza3_ sza# ga#-me-er-tim a-na _a-sza3#_ | to the field of the general for the field |
| 17 | a-ta-pi2-im i-ki _i7_ u2-la i-[ra-ga-am] | I cut off the water from the river, but he will not return. |
| 18 | _igi_ {d}suen-en-nam _dumu_ i-din-{d}iszkur NI? | before Sîn-ennam, son of Iddin-Adad |
| 19 | _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}szara2?-ba-ni | before Iddin-šamaš, son of Šara-bani |
| 20 | _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ i-bi-{d}[nu-musz-da?] | before Sîn-rēmeni, son of Ibbi-Numušda |
| 21 | _igi_ na-bi-{d}suen _dumu_ im-lik-e2-a | before Nabi-Sîn, son of Imlik-Ea |
| 22 | _igi_ {d}suen-e-mu-qi2 _dumu_ [...] | before Sîn-emuqī, son of |
| 23 | _igi_ i-[ku-pi2-{d}suen ...] | before Ikūpi-Sîn |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-en-nam# | Sîn-ennam |
| 2 | dumu i-din-{d}iszkur | son of Iddin-Adad, |
| 3 | dam-gar3 | merchant |
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