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CT 08, pl. 19, Bu 1891-05-09, 0650 (P370453)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 08, pl. 19, Bu 1891-05-09, 0650 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370453 |
| Museum no. | BM 080512 |
| 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 | asz-szum ka-ni-ik _5(iku) GAN2 2(u) sar a-sza3_ | Because of the seal, 5 iku 20 sar field |
| 2 | sza a-du-ur-<bi>-sa3!{ki} | of Adur-bisa |
| 3 | _a-sza3_ {d}suen-isz-me-an-ni {disz}{d}suen-na-s,ir | the field of Sîn-išmeanni, Sin-naṣir |
| 4 | _dumu-mesz_ ak-sza-ia | sons of Akšaya |
| 5 | u3 i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}suen | and Ikun-pî-Sin, son of Ibni-sin |
| 6 | sza si-na-tum _simug_ x gi-mil-lum | of Sînatum, the smith, ... gimilum, |
| 7 | i x x a? am? ma? | ..., |
| 8 | a-na er-re-szu-tim il-qu2-u2 | they took it as a loan. |
| 9 | {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-an-ni {disz}{d}suen-na-s,ir | Sin-išmeanni, Sin-nāṣir, |
| 10 | u3 i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}suen | and Ikun-pî-Sin, son of Ibni-sin |
| 11 | i-na pu-uh2-ri-im | in the assembly |
| 12 | [ma-har {disz}ip]-qu2#-{d}na-bi-um _szu-i_ | before Ipqu-Nabium, the barber |
| 13 | [u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir]{ki} | and the judges of Sippar |
| 14 | [ki-a-am id-bu-bu-um-ma szu]-nu-ma | they spoke thus: |
| 15 | [{disz}{d}nanna?-ma?-an?]-szum2? | Nanna-manšum |
| 16 | [(x)] _gal-ukken-na erin2 ka2 e2-gal_ | ... the chief of the troops at the palace gate |
| 17 | it-ti-ni ki-i il-li-kam | when he came with us, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) tur-ra_ sza a-wi-lim isz-me-{d}suen _gal-ukken_ | 1 boy belonging to a man, Išme-Sîn the chief chariot fighter |
| 2 | il-qi2-a-am i-na la sza-al-mi-im | He has taken it, without being satisfied. |
| 3 | i-si-ra-an-ni-a-ti-i-ma | he smote me, and |
| 4 | ka-ni-ik _5(iku) GAN2 2(u) sar a-sza3_ | sealed documents: 5 iku 20 sar field |
| 5 | u2-sze-zi-ba-an-ni-a-ti | he caused to seize me, |
| 6 | u3 _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza la id-di-na-an-ni-a-szi | and 2 shekels of silver, which he did not give to us |
| 7 | a-na te-eq-ru-ba-at _a-sza3_ isz-t,u2-ur | for the acquisition of the field he wrote. |
| 8 | an-ni-tam id-bu-bu | he spoke this |
| 9 | ka-ni-ik _a-sza3_ szu-a-ti i-ri-szu-szu-ma | the guarantee of that field he shall redeem him, and |
| 10 | u2-ul ub-lam um-ma szu-u2-ma | he did not bring, thus he: |
| 11 | ka-ni-kum szu-u2 ih-ta-li-iq | that sealed document has been lost. |
| 12 | an-ni-tam iq-bi ka-ni-ik _5(iku) GAN2 2(u) sar a-sza3_ | This is what he said: a sealed document: 5 iku 20 sar field |
| 13 | i-na _{gi}pisan_ si-na-tum _simug_ u3 e-ma i-li-kam | in the basket of Sinatum the smith and wherever he goes |
| 14 | i-il-li-a-am-ma he-pi2 | went up and was destroyed. |
| 15 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _ugula gidri_ | before Ibni-Addu, foreman of the scepter |
| 16 | _igi_ ARAD-{d}marduk _ugula gidri_ | before Warad-Marduk, foreman of the scepter |
| 17 | _igi_ gi-mil-{d}marduk _dumu_ {d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it, | before Gimil-Marduk, son of Marduk-muballiṭ |
| 18 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 18 |
| 19 | _mu am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 lugal-e {uruda}alan-a-ni masz2 igi du8-a_ | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, his alānu-bowl with goat eyes |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ si-na-tum | seal of Sinatum |
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