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CT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0369 (P370465)

Administrative, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationCT 08, pl. 30, Bu 1891-05-09, 0369
IDP370465
Museum no.BM 080236
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotSippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Coordinates33.0605, 44.2552

English translation

Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 115 shekels of silver (from) Ilšu-ibni the overseer of the merchants;
obverse 215 shekels (from) Lipit-adad son of Piḫri-ilīšu;
obverse 32 shekels (from) Ilšū-bānī son of Ipqatum;
obverse 43 shekels (from) Ilšu-bānī son of Šumī-ištar;
obverse 52 and a half shekels (from) Tarībuša son of Ibbi-šamaš;
obverse 61 shekel (from) Eṭirum son of Ilšu-nāṣir;
obverse 71 and a half shekels (from) Ibni-marduk son of Ilšu-bānī;
obverse 87 shekels (from) Ilšu-bānī’s sons;
obverse 9(total:) 47 shekels (lit. 2/3 of mina and 7 shekels) of silver,
obverse 10part of the silver, price of the wool of the Šamaš's temple
obverse 11which, to buy 4 plow oxen (lit. oxen of the ox-driver)
obverse 12for the iššakku-farmers of the Šamaš’s field,
obverse 13under the responsability of Sîn-aḫam-iddinam (and)
obverse 14upon the authorization of Ibni-marduk
obverse 15the chief accountant ...,
reverse 1has been given and
reverse 2to Ilšu-ibni the overseer of the merchants
reverse 3has been given.
reverse 4Through Ilšu-ibni the overseer of the merchants
reverse 5and the judges of Sippar.
reverse 6The month of Kišlīmum, the day 3,
reverse 7the year in which Ammi-ditana the king (brought into Esagila) a statue of his rulership.

Transliteration (ATF)

From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
1_1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_
2_1(u) 5(disz) gin2_ li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur _dumu_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu
3_2(disz) gin2_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ ip-qa2-tum
4_3(disz) gin2_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ szu-mi-esz18-dar
5_2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ ta-ri-bu-sza _dumu_ i-bi-{d}utu
6_1(disz) gin2_ e-t,i-rum _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
7_1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
8_7(disz) gin2 dumu-mesz_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
9_2/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
10_sza3 ku3-babbar sa10 siki e2_ {d}utu
11sza a-na _sa10 4(disz) gu4 sza3-gu4_
12a-na _ensi2-mesz a-sza3_ {d}utu
13_nig2 szu!_ {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam
14a-na qa2-be2-e ib-ni-{d}marduk
15_sza13-dub-ba_ RI?
reverse
1in-na-ad-nu-ma
2a-na dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_
3in-na-ad-nu
4_giri3_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_
5u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki}
6_iti gan-gan-e3 u4 3(disz)-kam_
7_mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan nam-nun-na-ni_

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