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CT 08, pl. 23, Bu 1888-05-12, 673 (P370461)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 08, pl. 23, Bu 1888-05-12, 673 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370461 |
| Museum no. | BM 092576 & BM 092576A |
| 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 | _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _1(bur3) GAN2-ta_ | 4 iku field area at 1 bur3 field area each |
| 2 | _1(disz) sag-bi_ isz-me-e2-a | 1 (piece of) its head: Išme’a, |
| 3 | _2(disz)-kam sag-bi_ su-ut-ta | the 2nd, its head is Sutta |
| 4 | i-na ma-asz-qi2-tim {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2! | by the command of Nanna-manšum |
| 5 | i-sza-qi2-i | he shall pay. |
| 6 | _ki_ be-la-a {disz}puzur4-er3-ra | with Bēlāya, Puzur-Erra |
| 7 | u3 puzur4-{d}utu _dumu-me_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | and Puzur-Šamaš, sons of Nanna-manshum |
| 8 | {disz}szi-la-ma-si2 _lukur {d}<utu>_ | Šila-massi, nadītu of Shamash |
| 9 | _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am | son of Sin-iqišam, |
| 10 | _in-szi-sa10 sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | to buy, at its full price |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | he paid back the silver. |
| 12 | _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_ | a threshing floor he crossed |
| 13 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2_ | in the future a man another man |
| 14 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu u3 sa3-bi-um | the year: “Šamaš, Marduk, and Sabium |
| 15 | _in-pa3-de3-esz_ | they have sworn |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ na-ra-am-sin# | before Nanna-manšum, son of Naram-sin |
| 2 | _igi_ sin-pu-ut,-ra-am _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | before Sîn-puṭram, before Ilšu-bani |
| 3 | _dumu-mesz_ ARAD2-i3-li2-szu | sons of Warad-ilišu |
| 4 | _igi_ ak-sza-ia _dumu_ bi-ir-te-tu-um | before Akshaya, son of Birtētum |
| 5 | _igi_ im-gur-sin _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | before Imgur-sin, son of Nabi-ilišu |
| 6 | _igi_ sin-ba-ni _dumu_ sin-a-bu-szu | before Sin-bani, son of Sin-abušu |
| 7 | _igi_ im-gur-rum _dumu_ {d}utu-en-nam | before Imgurrum, son of Šamaš-ennam |
| 8 | _igi_ isz-me-{d}iszkur _dumu_ im-gur-sin | before Išme-Addu, son of Imgur-sin |
| 9 | _igi_ i-din-sin _dumu_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}urasz | before Iddin-sin, son of Ikun-pî-Uraš |
| 10 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dub-sar_ | before Ibni-Addu, scribe |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _dub 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _1(bur3) GAN2#-[ta_ ...] x# x# [... i?]-ta# ba-ab du-un?-nim | A tablet of 4 iku of field, from 1 bur3 field area each ... ... |
| 2 | _1(disz)-am sag-bi a-sza3_ isz-me-[e2]-a# | 1 head of the field Ishme'a |
| 3 | _2(disz)-am sag-bi_ su2-ut#-[ta] | 2nd extispicy. |
| 4 | i-na ma-asz-qi2-tim {d}[nanna-ma-an]-szum2! | by the command of Nanna-manšum |
| 5 | _a-sza3_ me-e i-sza-aq#-[qi2-i] | the field water he shall pour out |
| 6 | _ki_ be-la-a _dam_ {d}nanna-[ma-an-szum2] | with Bēlāya wife of Nanna-manšum |
| 7 | {disz}puzur4-er3-ra u3 puzur4#-[{d}utu] | Puzur-Erra and Puzure-šamaš |
| 8 | _dumu-me_ {d}nanna-ma-an#-[szum2] | sons of Nanna-manšum |
| 9 | {disz}szi-la-ma-si2 [_lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am] | Šilamassu, nadītu of Shamash, daughter of Sin-iqišam |
| 10 | _in-szi-sa10 sa10 til-la-bi-[sze3]_ | he bought, as its full price |
| 11 | _[ku3]-babbar# in-na-an-la2 gesz-gan-[na ib2-ta-bala]_ | he weighed out the silver, and the wagon he crossed over |
| 12 | _[inim-bi] al#-til# sza3-ga-[ni al-du10]_ | Its word is finished, its heart is satisfied. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _igi#_ [...] | Before ... |
| 2' | _dumu-me_ [ARAD2-i3-li2-szu] | sons of Warad-ilišu |
| 3' | _igi_ akszak[{ki}]-ia _dumu_ bi#-[ir-te-tu-um] | before Akšakia, son of Birtētum |
| 4' | _igi_ sin-ba-ni _dumu_ sin-a#-bu#-[szu] | before Sin-bani, son of Sin-abushu |
| 5' | _igi_ im-gur-ru-um _dumu_ {d}utu-en-nam | before Imgurrum, son of Šamaš-ennam |
| 6' | _igi_ isz-me-{d}iszkur _dumu_ im-gur-sin x# [...] | before Išme-Addu, son of Imgursin |
| 7' | _igi_ i-din-sin _dumu_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}urasz# | before Iddin-sin, son of Ikūn-pî-Uraš |
| 8' | _igi_ im-gur-sin _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | before Imgur-sin, son of Nabi-ilišu |
| 9' | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur | before Ibni-Adad |
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