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CT 08, pl. 36, Bu 1891-05-09, 0851 (P370482)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 08, pl. 36, Bu 1891-05-09, 0851 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370482 |
| Museum no. | BM 080713 |
| 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_ si-la-ni-i{ki} | the meadow of Silanī |
| 3 | _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d}suen _dumu_ a-hu-um-wa-qar | field Ibni-Sîn, son of Aḫum-waqar |
| 4 | ki ib-ni-{d}suen _dumu_ a-hu-um-wa-qar | from Ibni-Sîn, son of Aḫum-waqar |
| 5 | be-el _a-sza3_ | the owner of the field |
| 6 | {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi | Shumum-libši, |
| 7 | _dumu_ li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur | son of Lipit-Adad |
| 8 | _a-sza3_ a-na te-ep-ti-tim | a field for cultivation |
| 9 | a-na _mu 2(disz)-kam#_ | for 2 years |
| 10 | u2-sze-s,i# | he brought in. |
| 11 | _u4 buru14-sze3 a-sza3_ i-sza#-[ad-da-du-ma] | at harvest time the field he shall cultivate, and |
| 12 | _1(iku) GAN2 1(disz)-e 1(asz) sze# [gur ...]_ | 1 iku surface area, 1 gur barley |
| 13 | sza NU PA UD x# [...] | which was not ... ... |
| 14 | _i3-ag2-[e]_ | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu 2(disz)-kam_ i-ik-ka-[al] | for 2 years he will serve. |
| 2 | i-na _mu 3(disz)-kam_ a-na _gu2-un_ | in the 3rd year for the talents |
| 3 | i-ir-ru-ub | enters |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dab _di-ku5 dumu_ dingir-szu#-[ib-ni] | in the presence of Šamaš-shumundab, judge, son of Ilu-shu-ibni |
| 5 | _igi_ i3-li2-isz-me-an-ni _dumu_ lu2-{d}iszkur | before Ilī-išmeanni, son of Lu-Adad |
| 6 | _igi_ dingir-a-pil2 _dumu_ lu2-{d}iszkur | before Ilī-apil, son of Lu-Adad |
| 7 | _igi_ qar-di-i3-li2 _dumu_ ARAD2-i3-li2-szu | before Qardi-ilī, son of Warad-ilišu |
| 8 | _iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 24 |
| 9 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e {d}urasz ur-sag gal-la {gesz}tukul mah u3 dib-bu-na nim#? [sur] gu-la_ | year: “Ammi-ditana, the king, Uraš, the great hero, with a supreme weapon and a great battle array(?) |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...]-u2-ZU-[...] | ...-uzu- |
| 2 | [...] x BA MU [...] | ... ... |
| 3 | ARAD {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | dingir-szu-ib-ni-[...] | Ilu-šu-ibni- |
| 2 | dumu# {d}er3-ra-[...] | son of Erra- |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ i3-li2-ba-ni | seal of Ilī-bani, |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ dingir-a-pil2 | Seal of Ilī-apil |
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