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CT 08, pl. 07, Bu 1888-05-12, 193 (P370431)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 08, pl. 07, Bu 1888-05-12, 193 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370431 |
| Museum no. | BM 078322 |
| 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 | {disz}el-me-szum _dumu-munus_ am-mi-di-ta#-[na _lugal_] | Elmešum, daughter of Ammī-ditana, the king |
| 2 | sza ke-ze-er-tum _dumu-munus_ am-mi-da-ta-na _lugal_ | of Kēzertum, daughter of Ammi-datana, the king. |
| 3 | a-na qa2-be2-e szu-mu-um-li#-ib-szi a-hi-sza | At the command of Šumum-libši, her brother |
| 4 | {disz}{d}utu-li-wi-ir _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu | Šamaš-liwwir, son of Rīši-Sîn |
| 5 | u3 ta-ra-am-e2!-ul-masz!(IGI) _dam-a-ni_ | and Taram-Eulmaš, his wife |
| 6 | a-na ip-qu2!-an-nu-ni-tum ma-ri-szu-nu | to Ipqu-Annunītum, their son |
| 7 | a-na ka-al-lu-tim i-hi-ru-szi | they will return it to its place. |
| 8 | 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ter-ha-at {munus}el-me-szum _dumu-munus_ am-mi-di-ta#?-[na] _lugal?_ | 4 shekels of silver, the debt of Elmešum daughter of Ammi-ditana the king |
| 9 | {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dumu_ am-mi-di-[ta-na ...] | Šumum-libši, son of Ammi-ditana |
| 10 | u3 ke-ze-er-tum _nin-a-ni_ ma-ah-ru | and Kēzertum, his mistress, received. |
| 11 | {disz}ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ {d}utu-li-wi-ir | Ipqu-annunitum, son of Šamaš-liwwir |
| 12 | a-na el-me-szum hi-ir-ti-szu | to Elmešum his wife |
| 13 | u2-ul asz-sza-ti i-qa2-ab-bi-ma | “It is not my wife’s, he will say, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [n?] _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | ... 1/2 mina of silver he paid. |
| 2 | {[munus]}el-me-szum a-na ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum | Elmešum to Ipqu-annunitum |
| 3 | [mu]-ti-sza# u2#-ul [mu-ti at-ta] | her name is not her name, you |
| 4 | i-qa2-ab-bi-ma [i-ha-szu-szi-ma?] | he will say, and they will kill her, and |
| 5 | a-na me#?-e#? [i-na-du-ni-szi?] | to me(?) they will give her(?) |
| 6 | _igi_ u2-tul2-{d}utu _dumu#_ [...]-ti? | before Utul-šamaš, son of ...-ti |
| 7 | _igi_ x-x-HI-mi _dumu?_ x [...] is? | before ...mi, son? of ... |
| 8 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu_ [...]-ab? | before Ibni-Adad, son of ...-ab |
| 9 | _igi_ szum?-ma?-LUM dumu#? x [x?]-ba i3-li2-ba-ni | before Šumma-LUM, son of ..., Ili-bani |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu? | before Adad-šarrum, son of Rīsh-Šamaš |
| 11 | _igi_ ba-szi?-dingir? _dumu_ x [x x?]-mar? | before Baši-ili, son of ...-mar? |
| 12 | _igi_ na-bi-dingir x [...]-be2-e | before Nabi-ilī ... |
| 13 | _igi_ u4-ti#? [...]-nu? | Before ...-nu |
| 14 | _iti ziz2-a u4 2(disz)-kam_ | The month of Ayyaru, the day 2 |
| 15 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-[e] kar {d#}[utu-a{ki}] gu2# buranun#-ta# bad3-da#-ni# bi2#-in#-du3-a_ | year: “Ammi-ditana, the king, built his wall at the quay of Shamash on the bank of the Euphrates River. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1' | ARAD {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1' | ARAD {d}[...] | servant of |
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