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CT 08, pl. 19, Bu 1891-05-09, 0460 (P370454)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 08, pl. 19, Bu 1891-05-09, 0460 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370454 |
| Museum no. | BM 080323 |
| 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 | _a-sza3_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 | as much field as there is |
| 2 | _a-gar3_ {gesz}ma-nu | the meadow of Manu |
| 3 | szu-s,i-tam i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am a-bi _erin2_ | exalted Ilī-iqišam, the father of the troops |
| 4 | a-na qa2-bi-e ARAD-{d}be-le-tim | At the command of Warad-beletim |
| 5 | _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-a-ha-am-i-din-nam | son of Enlil-aham-iddinam |
| 6 | {disz}ip-qu2-{d}na-bi-um _szu-i_ | Ipqu-Nabium, the barber |
| 7 | {disz}{d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it, | Šamaš-bāni, son of Ilu-zu-muballiṭ |
| 8 | {disz}ARAD-{d}be-le-tim _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-a-ha-am-i-din-nam | Arad-Bēlet-tim, son of Enlil-aham-iddinam |
| 9 | u3 a-hu-ia-tum | and Ahuyatum |
| 10 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na _tab-ba_ a-na _mu 2(disz)-kam_ | a field for cultivation, in exchange for 2 years |
| 11 | _ib2-ta-e3-mesz_ | went out, |
| 12 | a-wi-lum ma-la a-wi-lim | A man as much as a man |
| 13 | ma-na-ah-tam a-na _a-sza3_ i-sza-ak-ka-nu-ma | a deficit to the field shall place, and |
| 14 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _a-sza3_ a-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu | the field according to the wording of his sealed document |
| 2 | i-sza-ad-da-du-ma | he shall measure out, and |
| 3 | _1(bur3) GAN2 6(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu | 1 bur3 field area: 6 gur of barley, (measured) by the seah of Šamaš |
| 4 | _gu2-un a-sza3 i3-ag2-e-mesz_ | the yield of the field he shall measure out |
| 5 | u3 ma-na-ah-ta-szu-nu i-ip-pa-lu-ma | and their debts they shall clear, and |
| 6 | sze-am ba-szi-a-am mi-it-ha-ri-isz | [The barley] rations are equal. |
| 7 | i-zu-uz#-zu | they shall divide. |
| 8 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _ugula gidri_ | before Ibni-Addu, foreman of the scepter |
| 9 | _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ be-li2-lu-da-ri | before Tarībum, son of Belil-udari |
| 10 | _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni | before Tarībum, son of Ilšu-ibni |
| 11 | _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-s,i _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_ | before Šumum-liṣi, student of the scribal school |
| 12 | _iti ab-e3 u4 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 5 |
| 13 | _mu am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 lugal-e bad3 am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 ka {i7}zimbir{ki}_ | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, the wall of Ammī-iṣaduqa at the mouth of the Sippar Canal— |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ta-ri-bu-um | seal of Tarībum |
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