CT 08, pl. 49, Bu 1891-05-09, 2484 (P370506)
Dowries and other gifts, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 08, pl. 49, Bu 1891-05-09, 2484 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370506 |
| Museum no. | BM 082446 & BM 082447 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Dowries and other gifts |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | A field of 7 IKU next to (the field of) Iluni |
| obverse 2 | and next to (the field of) Izi-ašar, |
| obverse 3 | from the Zabiam canal to the threshing floor; |
| obverse 4 | 3 channels with fig trees |
| obverse 5 | from the ditch of Ayalatum |
| obverse 6 | for 10 rods length, its front is toward the north; |
| obverse 7 | a built house plot of 1 SAR next to the house of Nākimum |
| obverse 8 | and next to the street, its right-of-way |
| obverse 9 | has the exit towards the gate of Aḫulap-šamaš. |
| obverse 10 | Iltani, daughter of Ḫaliyatum, |
| obverse 11 | will raise her and give her in marriage (lit. to a husband). |
| obverse 12 | The share of Ḫaliyatum nadītu of Marduk |
| obverse 13 | that Izi-ašar gave her, |
| obverse 14 | as long as she lives she will have the usufruct; |
| obverse 15 | the (only) heir is Nākimum. |
| obverse 16 | On the day that Nākimum |
| obverse 17 | to (lit. the heart of) Ḫaliyatum |
| obverse 18 | causes sorrow, from her inheritance |
| reverse 1 | she will remove him. |
| reverse 2 | Concerning all the movable property that Ḫaliyatum |
| reverse 3 | will acquire, Nākimum |
| reverse 4 | has no claim; |
| reverse 5 | (just) the field and the orchard are the inheritance of Nākimum. |
| reverse 6 | Before Mudādum son of Uštašni-ilum; |
| reverse 7 | before Abi-luṣu son of Lipit-sîn; |
| reverse 8 | before Ipquša son of Abum-ṭābum; |
| reverse 9 | before Anni-ilum son of Sîn-tukultī; |
| reverse 10 | before Sîn-puṭram son of Sukkallīya; |
| reverse 11 | before Apilīya son of Šeršerrum; |
| reverse 12 | before Paraganûm son of Azarum; |
| reverse 13 | before Ina-qāt-ilim son of Nūr-šamaš; |
| reverse 14 | before Ipqatum son of Ḫaṭṭim; |
| reverse 15 | before Tutu-nāṣir |
| reverse 16 | soldier of the king; |
| reverse 17 | before Sîn-ilum son of Kūdanum. |
| reverse 18 | The year: "Apil-sîn washed". |
| obverse 1 | tablet concerning (lit. of): a field of 7 IKU next to (the field of) Iluni |
| obverse 2 | and next to (the field of) Izi-ašar, |
| obverse 3 | from the Zabiam canal |
| obverse 4 | to the threshing floor; |
| obverse 5 | 3 channels with fig trees |
| obverse 6 | from the ditch of Ayalatum |
| obverse 7 | for 10 rods length, its front is toward the north; |
| obverse 8 | a built house plot of 1 SAR next to (the house of) Nākimum |
| obverse 9 | and next to the street, |
| obverse 10 | its right-of-way has the exit towards the gate of Aḫulap-šamaš. |
| obverse 11 | Iltani, daughter of Ḫaliyatum, |
| obverse 12 | will raise her and give her in marriage. |
| obverse 13 | The share of Ḫaliyatum nadītu of Marduk |
| reverse 1' | concerning all the movable property that Ḫaliyatum |
| reverse 2' | will acquire, Nākimum has no claim; |
| reverse 3' | they paid for the field, the orchard and the house. |
| reverse 4' | Before Mudādum son of Uštašni-ilum; |
| reverse 5' | before Abi-luṣu son of Lipit-sîn; |
| reverse 6' | before Ipquša son of Abum-ṭābum; |
| reverse 8' | before Sîn-puṭram son of Sukkakllīya; |
| reverse 9' | before Apilīya son of Šeršerrum; |
| reverse 10' | before Paraganûm son of Azarum; |
| reverse 11' | before Ina-qāt-ilim son of Nūr-šamaš; |
| reverse 12' | before Ipqatum son of Ḫaṭṭim; |
| reverse 13' | before Tutu-nāṣir soldier of the king; |
| reverse 14' | before Sîn-ilum son of Kūdanum. |
| reverse 15' | The year: "Apil-sîn shaved". |
| seal 1 1 | Mudādum |
| seal 1 2 | son of Uštašni-ilum |
| seal 1 3 | servant of Zabium |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-ta i-lu-ni | |
| 2 | u3 i-ta i-zi-a-szar | |
| 3 | isz-tu {i7}za-bi-am a-na ma-asz-ka-nim | |
| 4 | _3(disz)_ ra-t,a2*-tum sza _{gesz}pesz3_ | |
| 5 | isz-tu a-ta-pu-um sza {d}a-a-la-tum | |
| 6 | a-na _1(u) nindan usz sag-bi_ a-na il-ta-nim | |
| 7 | _1(disz) sar [e2] du3-a i-ta _e2_ na-ki-mu-um | |
| 8 | u3 i-ta su-qi2-im mu-s,u2-szu | |
| 9 | a-na ba-ab a-hu-la-pi2-{d}utu u2-s,i | |
| 10 | {disz}il-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ ha-li-ia-tum | |
| 11 | u2-ra-ba-szi-ma a-na mu-tim i-na-di-szi | |
| 12 | zi-ti ha-li-ia-tum _lukur_ {d}marduk | |
| 13 | sza i-zi-a-szar i-di-nu-szi-im | |
| 14 | a-di ba-al-t,a3-at i-ka-al | |
| 15 | _ibila_ na-ki-mu-um | |
| 16 | u2-um na-ki-mu-um | |
| 17 | li-bi ha-li-ia-tum | |
| 18 | usz-ta-am-ri-s,u2 i-na ap-lu-ti-sza | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na-sa3-ah-szu | |
| 2 | a-na bu-szi a-ma-la ha-li-ia-tum | |
| 3 | i-ra-asz-szu-u2 na-ki-mu-um | |
| 4 | u2-ul a-wa-su2 | |
| 5 | _a-sza3 u3 {gesz}kiri6 ibila_ na-ki-mu-um | |
| 6 | _igi_ mu-da-du-um _dumu_ usz-tasz-ni-dingir | |
| 7 | _igi_ a-bi-lu-s,u2 _dumu_ li-pi2-it-sin | |
| 8 | _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _dumu_ a-ab-ba-t,a3-bu-um | |
| 9 | _igi_ an-ni-dingir _dumu_ sin-tu-kul2-ti | |
| 10 | _igi_ sin-pu-ut,-ra-am _dumu_ su-ka-li-ia | |
| 11 | _igi_ a-pi2-li-ia _dumu_ sze-er-sze-ru-um | |
| 12 | _igi_ pa-ar-ga-nu-um _dumu_ a-sa3-ru-um | |
| 13 | _igi_ i-na-szu-dingir _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | |
| 14 | _igi_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ hat,-t,i3-im | |
| 15 | _igi_ tu-tu-na-s,ir | |
| 16 | _aga-us2_ szar-ri-im | |
| 17 | _igi_ sin-dingir _dumu_ ku-da-nu-um | |
| 18 | _mu_ a-pil-sin u2-ra-am-mi-ku | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _dub 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-ta i-lu-ni | |
| 2 | u3 i-ta i-zi-a-szar | |
| 3 | isz-tu {i7}za-bi-am | |
| 4 | a-na ma-asz-ka-nim | |
| 5 | _3(disz)_ ra-t,a2*-tum sza _{gesz}pesz3_ | |
| 6 | isz-tu a-ta-pu-um sza {d}a-a-la-tum | |
| 7 | a-na [_1(u)] nindan usz sag-bi_ a-na il-ta-nim | |
| 8 | _1(disz) sar# e2 du3-a_ i-ta na-ki-mu-um | |
| 9 | u3 i-ta su-qi2-im | |
| 10 | mu-s,u2-[szu a-na ba]-ab# a-hu-la-[pi2]-{d}utu u2-s,i | |
| 11 | {disz}il-[ta-ni _dumu-munus_ ha-li]-ia-tum | |
| 12 | u2-[ra-ba-szi-ma a-na mu-tim i]-na#-di-szi | |
| 13 | [zi-ti ha-li-ia-tum _lukur_ {d}]marduk# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | a-na bu-szi a-ma-la ha-[li-ia-tum] | |
| 2' | i-ra-asz-szu-u2 na-ki-mu-um u2-ul a-wa-[su2] | |
| 3' | a-na _a-sza3 u3 {gesz}kiri6 u3 e2_ isz-qu2-lu | |
| 4' | _igi_ mu-da-du-um _dumu_ usz-tasz-ni-dingir | |
| 5' | _igi_ a-bi-lu-s,u2 _dumu_ li-pi2-it-sin | |
| 6' | _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _dumu_ a-pa-t,a3-bu-um | |
| 7' | _igi_ an-ni-dingir _dumu_ sin-tu-kul2-ti | |
| 8' | _igi_ sin-pu-ut,-ra-am _dumu_ su-ka-li-ia | |
| 9' | _igi_ a-pi2-li-ia _dumu_ sze-er-sze-ru-um | |
| 10' | _igi_ pa-ar-ga-nu-um _dumu_ a-sa3-ru-um | |
| 11' | _igi_ i-na-szu-dingir _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | |
| 12' | _igi_ ip-qa-tum _dumu_ hat,-t,i3-im | |
| 13' | _igi_ tu-tu-na-s,ir _aga-us2_ sza szar-ri-im | |
| 14' | _igi_ sin-dingir _dumu_ ku-da-nu-um | |
| 15' | _mu_ a-pil-sin u2-ga-li-bu | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | mu#-da-du-um# | |
| 2 | _dumu#_ usz-ta-asz-ni-[dingir] | |
| 3 | _ARAD2#_ za-bi-[um] | |
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