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VS 08, 127 (P372528)

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

Designation	VS 08, 127
ID	P372528
Museum no.	VAT 00926
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

English translation

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Line	English
obverse 1	Šamaš-āpilī,
obverse 2	from Taḫabati,
obverse 3	Mārat-ištar her daughter
obverse 4	and Tarībum her son,
obverse 5	Bunene-abī
obverse 6	and Ḫuššūtum, nadītu of Marduk
obverse 7	his wife, Bunene-abī
obverse 8	adopted.
obverse 9	And (even) if sons Bunene-abī
obverse 10	and Ḫuššūtum have,
obverse 11	Šamaš-āpilī
obverse 12	will be their eldest brother.
obverse 13	If in the future
obverse 14	days, Šamaš-āpilī
obverse 15	to Bunene-abī
reverse 1	and Ḫuššūtum:
reverse 2	"You are not my father,
reverse 3	you are not my mother"
reverse 4	says,
reverse 5	they will shave him and
reverse 6	sell him (lit. give him for silver);
reverse 7	and if Bunene-abī
reverse 8	and Ḫuššūtum to Šamaš-āpilī
reverse 9	their son: "Not our son
reverse 10	you are" say,
reverse 11	the house (and) the belongings
reverse 12	will forfeit. (Regarding the fee for) two years of nursing,
reverse 13	Taḫabatum, Mārat-ištar
reverse 14	and Tarībum the sons
reverse 15	are (lit. their heart is) satisfied.
reverse 16	Before Sîn-šana, son of Nūr-sîn;
reverse 17	before Bēlī-ibnianni;
reverse 18	before Mašqum;
left col 1 1	before Zuzanum;
left col 1 2	before Litur-šamaš;
left col 1 3	before Šamaš-bēl-ilī;
left col 2 1	before Nabi-ilīšu;
left col 2 2	before Dugduglum;
left col 2 3	before Bur-sîn;
left col 3 1	before Iddin-šamaš;
left col 3 2	before Alikum.

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse
1	{disz}{d}utu-a-bi-li
2	_ki_ ta-ha-ba-ti
3	{disz}dumu-munus-esz18-dar ma-ar#-ti#?-[sza]
4	u3 ta-ri-bu-um ma-ri-[sza]
5	{disz}{d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi
6	u3 hu-szu-tum lukur# {d#}amar-utu#
7	_dam-a-ni_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi
8	a-na ma-ru-ti-im il-qu2-u2#
9	u ma-ri {d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi
10	u3 hu-szu-tum li-ir#-szu-u2-ma
11	{disz}{d}utu-a-bi-li-ma
12	a-hu-szu-nu ra-bu-um
13	szum-ma a-na wa-ar-ki-a-at
14	u4-mi {disz}{d}utu-a-bi-li
15	a-na {d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi
reverse
1	u3 hu-szu-tum
2	u2-ul a-bi at-ta
3	u2-ul um-mi at-ti
4	i-qa2-bi-i-ma
5	u2#-ga#-la-bu-szu-ma
6	a#-na _[ku3]-babbar#_ i-na-di-nu-szu
7	u3# szum-ma {d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi
8	u3 hu-szu#-tum# [a-na {d}]utu-a-bi-li
9	ma-ri-szu-nu u2-ul ma-ru-ni
10	at-ta i-qa2-bu-u2-ma
11	i-na bi-ti# u2-ni-a-ti
12	i-te-lu-u2 te-ni-iq _mu 2(disz)#?_
13	{disz}ta-ha-ba-tum dumu-munus-esz18-dar
14	u3 ta-ri-bu-um ma-ru!
15	li-ba-szu-nu t,a3-ab
16	_igi_ sin-sza-na _dumu#_ nu-ur2#-[sin?]
17	_igi_ be-li2-ib-ni-a-ni
18	_igi_ masz-qum
left col 1
1	_igi_ zu-za-nu-um
2	_igi_ li-tu-ur2!-{d}utu
3	_igi_ {d}utu-be-el-i3-li2
left col 2
1	_igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
2	_igi_ DUG#?-DUG#-LUM#
3	_igi_ bur-sin#
left col 3
1	_igi_ i-din-{d}utu
2	_igi_ a-li-kum!

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