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VS 08, 004 & 005 (P372428)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 08, 004 & 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372428 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00638 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 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 | {disz}esz18-dar-um-mi _mu-ni_ | Ištar-ummī, his name |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ bu-za-zu-um | daughter of Buzzûm |
| 3 | u3 la-ma-sa3-tum | and Lammasatum |
| 4 | _ki_ bu-za-zu-um _ad-da2-ni_ | from Buzzuum, his father |
| 5 | u3 la-ma-sa3-tum _ama-a-ni_ | and Lamasatum his mother |
| 6 | ARAD2-{d}suen _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}suen | Warad-Sin, son of Ibni-Sîn |
| 7 | a-na a-szu-ti-im u3 mu-tu-ti-im | to Ašūtum and Mututum |
| 8 | i-hu-si2 | Iḫusi |
| 9 | _2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 2/3 mina of silver |
| 10 | u3 _1(disz) sag-nita2_ AN-qe2-ru-ub _mu-ni_ | and 1 slave named An-qerub |
| 11 | te-er-ha-sa3 | a tēḫasa-vessel |
| 12 | a-na la-ma-sa3-tum | to Lamāsatum |
| 13 | u3 bu-za-zu-um | and Buzzum |
| 14 | ARAD2-{d}suen isz-qu2-ul | Warad-Sîn has sinned |
| 15 | a-na wa!-ar-ki-it u4-mi-im | for future days |
| 16 | bu:za:zu:um la-ma-sa3-tum | buzzûm (and) lamassatum |
| 17 | u3 ma-ru bu-za-zu-um | and the dowry of Buzzum |
| 18 | u2-la i-ra-ga-mu | he will not raise a claim. |
| 19 | ARAD2-{d}suen esz18-dar-um-mi | Warad-Sîn, Ešdarummi |
| 20 | i-zi-ma | he stood, and |
| 21 | _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_ | 1 mina of silver he shall weigh out |
| 22 | esz18-dar-um-mi ARAD2-{d}suen | Ištar-ummi, Warad-Sin |
| 23 | i-zi-ma | he stood, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-tu di-im-ti-im | From the Dīmtum (temple) |
| 2 | i-na-pa-s,u2-ni-szi | they will release her. |
| 3 | ni-isz {d}utu u3 {d}a-a | by the life of Šamaš and Aya |
| 4 | ni-isz zimbir{ki} | the life of Sippar |
| 5 | u3 im-me-ru-um | and Immerum |
| 6 | sza a-na wa-ar-ki-it | that before |
| 7 | u4-mi-im i-ra-ga-mu | day and night he will rejoice |
| 8 | _igi_ an-pi4-{d}utu _sanga {d}utu_ | before Anu-pî-šamaš, sanga priest of Utu |
| 9 | _igi_ dingir-mu-sza-lim | before Ilum-mušallim |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}da-mu-gal-zu | before Damu-galzu |
| 11 | _igi_ lu-da-ri | before Lu-dari |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}utu-a:suk-ni-szi | before Šamaš-asukniši |
| 13 | _igi_ i3-li2-e!-mu-qi2 | before Ili-emuqi |
| 14 | _dumu_ i-la-ak-szu-qir | son of Ilak-šuqir |
| 15 | _igi_ a-t,i-du-um na-s,i2-ru-um | before Aṭidum, the guardian |
| 16 | _igi_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu | before Naram-ilišu |
| 17 | _dumu_ a-pa-t,a3-bu-um | son of Appaṭābum, |
| 18 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _sanga esz18-dar_ | before Sîn-iddinam, sanga of Ištar |
| 19 | _igi_ da-da-wa-qar | before Dada-waqar |
| 20 | _igi_ ba-ta-tum | before Batatum |
| 21 | _igi_ sa3-bi-tum | before Sabitum |
| 22 | _igi_ pa-at-{d}suen | before Pat-Sîn |
| 23 | _igi_ na-di-ti-ia | before Naditiya |
| 24 | _dumu-munus_ ba-za-nu-um | daughter of Bazanum |
| 25 | _igi_ sa-la-tum | before Salatum |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _dumu-munus_ bur-nu-nu | 1 daughter of Burnunu, |
| envelope | ||
| 1' | _dumu#-munus#_ bu#-[za-zu-um ...] | daughter of Buzzûm ... |
| 2' | _ki_ bu-za-zu-um# _ad#-[da2-ni_] | from Buzzuum, his father |
| 3' | u3 la-ma-sa3-tum _ama-a-ni#_ | and Lamasatum his mother |
| 4' | ARAD2-{d}suen _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}suen# | Warad-Sin, son of Ibni-Sîn |
| 5' | a-na a-szu-ti-im u3 mu-tu-ti-im# [i-hu-si2] | to Ašūtum and Mututum he swore. |
| 6' | _2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 _1(disz) sag nita2_ AN-qe2-[ru-ub _mu-ni_ te-er-ha-sa3] | 2/3 mina of silver and 1 man's head he weighed out. His name is terhasa. |
| 7' | u3 la-ma-sa3-tum i-di-in | and Lamasatum he gave |
| 8' | a-na wa!-ar-ki-it u4-mi-im | for future days |
| 9' | bu-za-zu-um! la-ma-sa3-tum x x x [...] | Buzazum, the lamassatum priestess |
| 10' | u3 ma-ru bu-za-zu-um a-na esz18-dar-um-[mi] | and a gift of buzzûm for Ishtarum |
| 11' | u3 ma-ri-sza u2-la i-ra-ga-mu | and Mariša will not be angry. |
| 12' | ni-isz {d}utu u3 {d}a-a | by the life of Šamaš and Aya |
| 13' | ni-isz zimbir{ki} u3 im-me-ru-um# | the people of Sippar and Immerum |
| 14' | sza a-na wa-ar-ki-it u4-mi-im | that in the future |
| 15' | a-na esz18-dar-um-mi u3 ma-ri-sza i-ra#-[ga-mu ...] | For Ishtar-ummi and Marisha they will praise ... |
| 16' | ARAD2-{d}suen esz18-dar-um-mi# i#-zi#-ma [...] | Warad-Sîn, the goddess Ištarum stood and |
| 17' | _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-[e_ ...] | 1 mina of silver he shall weigh out |
| 18' | _1(disz)_ x x? esz18#-dar#-um#-mi ARAD2-[{d}suen ...] | 1 ... Ištar-ummi, Warad-Sin |
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