CT 08, pl. 02, Bu 1891-05-09, 0747 (P370426)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 08, pl. 02, Bu 1891-05-09, 0747 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370426 |
| Museum no. | BM 080609 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 16 minas of silver |
| obverse 2 | that from the month of Nišānum (of) the year 31 of Ammi-ditana (lit. the year: "(For) Ninurta the foremost wild bull ...") |
| obverse 3 | to the month of Dumuzi (of) the year 34 of Ammi-ditana (lit. the year: "A statue of Samsu-iluna the king ...") |
| obverse 4 | have been paid in installments (and) |
| obverse 5 | that Sîn-imguranni the military scribe has received; |
| obverse 6 | 2 minas (of silver), part of the price of the three-years-old calf |
| obverse 7 | that has been given to the merchants at the palace (and that) |
| obverse 8 | the shepherds purchased from the merchants, |
| obverse 9 | (the merchants) every time have handed over the silver (received) from shepherds’ hands and |
| obverse 10 | have deposited into the account; |
| obverse 11 | (total:) 18 minas of silver, |
| obverse 12 | of which have been received ... per mina, |
| obverse 13 | that have been collected for the royal coffer(s) but, |
| obverse 14 | so far, had not yet been provided a sealed document of the palace. |
| reverse 1 | (The 18 minas are:) part of the silver, price of the wool, the three-years-old calf and the sesame, |
| reverse 2 | that (Utu-šumundib) has received at the palace; |
| reverse 3 | the rest of (the sale in) the year 27 of Ammi-ditana (lit. the year: "For Uraš the great hero") |
| reverse 4 | and part of (the sale in) the year 28 of Ammi-ditana (lit. the year: "His statue (bearing) the mašdaria levy") |
| reverse 5 | which are under his responsability (lit. in his hands). |
| reverse 6 | Contribution of Utu-šumundib the judge son of Ilšu-ibni |
| reverse 7 | and Eṭirum son of Saniq-pî-šamaš |
| reverse 8 | member of the kārum body of Sippar-yaḫrurum. |
| reverse 9 | The sealed documents (related to the period) from the month of Nišānum |
| reverse 10 | of the year 31 of Ammi-ditana (lit. the year: "For Ninurta the foremost wild bull, his helper") |
| reverse 11 | to the month of Dumuzi of the year 34 of Ammi-ditana (lit. the year: "A statue of Samsu-iluna the king, his father's father"), |
| reverse 12 | from the (tablets) container of Utu-šumundib ... |
| reverse 13 | The month of Dumuzi, the day 20 + n (?) |
| reverse 14 | the year in which Ammi-ditana the king (brought) a statue of Samsu-iluna his grandfather into Enamtila. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(u) 6(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | |
| 2 | sza isz-tu _iti bara2-za3-gar mu {d}nin-urta am! sag# [...]_ | |
| 3 | a-di _iti szu-numun-a mu alan_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal [...] | |
| 4 | i-na su2-ud-du-ri-im id-di-nu | |
| 5 | sza {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _dumu-e2-dub-ba-a_ im-tah-ha-ru | |
| 6 | _2(disz) ma-na sza3 sa10 amar mu 3(asz)_ | |
| 7 | sza i-na _e2-gal_ a-na _dam-gar3-mesz_ in-na-ad-nu | |
| 8 | it-ti _dam-gar3-mesz sipa-mesz_ i-sza-mu | |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na qa2-ti _sipa_ it-ta-ad-di-nu-ma | |
| 10 | a-na _nig2-ka9_ isz-ta!-ak#-ka#-nu# | |
| 11 | _1(u) 8(disz) ma-na# [ku3-babbar_] | |
| 12 | sza# [i]-na# _1(disz) [ma-na-e_ ... ma-ah-ru] | |
| 13 | sza a-na _{gi}pisan lugal#_ [ik-kam-su2-ma] | |
| 14 | a-di-ni ka-ni-ik _e2-gal_ la [ik-ka-an-na-ku] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sza3 ku3-babbar sa10 siki amar mu 3(asz) u3# [sze-gesz-i3_] | |
| 2 | sza i-na _e2-gal_ im-tah-ha-ru | |
| 3 | szi-ta-at sza _mu {d}urasz ur-sag gal-la-asz_ | |
| 4 | u3 _sza3_ sza _mu alan-a-ni masz2-da-ri-a_ | |
| 5 | sza qa2-ti-szu | |
| 6 | _mu-kux(DU)_ {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _di-ku5 dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni | |
| 7 | u3 e-t,i-rum _dumu_ sa3-ni-iq-pi4-{d}utu | |
| 8 | _sza3 kar_ zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum | |
| 9 | ka-ni-ku sza isz-tu _iti bara2-za3-gar_ | |
| 10 | _mu {d}nin-urta am sag a2-dah-a-ni-sze3_ | |
| 11 | a-di _iti szu-numun-a mu alan_ sa-am-su-[i-lu-na] _pa4-bil-ga-ni_ | |
| 12 | i-na _{gi}pisan_ {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib szar-ru-x x kam | |
| 13 | _iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u)# [n-kam_] | |
| 14 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _pa4-bil-<ga>-ni e2-nam-ti-la-sze3_ | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
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