CT 02, pl. 43, Bu 1891-05-09, 2175a (P382524)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 02, pl. 43, Bu 1891-05-09, 2175a |
|---|---|
| ID | P382524 |
| Museum no. | BM 082040 & BM 082041 |
| 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 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
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| obverse 1 | Ḫuzalum and Pî-ayya nadītu of Šamaš, |
| obverse 2 | sons of Nabi-šamaš, |
| obverse 3 | on account of the (annual) tax to the statue of Ištar in (lit. of) the cloister |
| obverse 4 | that was taken, Sîn-nādin-šumī, |
| obverse 5 | the governor of Sippar, (and) the judges have approached |
| obverse 6 | so they have investigated their case and: |
| obverse 7 | 3 litres of bread (from ?) the temple of Šamaš reduced to 2 litres of bread, |
| obverse 8 | 6 litres of beer, 2 bowls of dairy, 1 platter, |
| obverse 9 | 2 cuts of meat received by Ḫuzalum (as a prerogative) |
| obverse 10 | of his status as accountant in the temple of Šamaš |
| obverse 11 | for one month and six days, 2 litres of beer from outside |
| obverse 12 | they have collected everything and |
| obverse 13 | (on:) 7 shekels of silver, the (annual) tax for the statue of Ištar, |
| obverse 14 | 2.280 litres of barley bread and beer together with |
| obverse 15 | 900 litres of barley, which from the city of Šaga |
| obverse 16 | was taken, the income of Ḫuzalum her brother |
| obverse 17 | that Pî-ayya had taken, |
| obverse 18 | at the gate of the cloister |
| obverse 19 | Pî-ayya and Ḫuzalum |
| obverse 20 | have come to an agreement and, |
| reverse 1 | in full agreement, |
| reverse 2 | with: 7 shekels of silver, the (annual) tax for the statue of Ištar (of which) |
| reverse 3 | 5 shekels of silver, the rent that Pî-ayya ... and |
| reverse 4 | 2 shekels of silver, the remainder of the (annual) tax, |
| reverse 5 | 1.980 litres of bread and beer |
| reverse 6 | Pî-ayya, daughter of Nabi-šamaš, |
| reverse 7 | has satisfied Ḫuzalum her brother (so) |
| reverse 8 | he has renounced his claim. |
| reverse 9 | (That) again Ḫuzalum, |
| reverse 10 | regarding the 7 shekels of silver, the (annual) tax for the statue of Ištar, |
| reverse 11 | and the 1.980 litres of bread and beer, |
| reverse 12 | against Pî-ayya, daughter of Nabi-šamaš his sister, |
| reverse 13 | not raise a claim |
| reverse 14 | by the life of Šamaš, Ayya, Marduk |
| reverse 15 | and Samsu-iluna the king they have sworn. |
| reverse 16 | Before Marduk-nīšu (and) |
| reverse 17 | before Rapaš-ṣilli-ea, the overseers of Šamaš’s Nadītu's; |
| reverse 18 | before Awīl-adad, the scribe of Šamaš’s Nadītu's; |
| reverse 19 | before Lu-šalim-bēlī of Šamaš’s Nadītu's. |
| reverse 20 | The month of Simānum, the day 21 |
| reverse 21 | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king made a statue (representing himself) wielding a weapon in the Esagila. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}hu-za-lum u3 KA-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 2 | _dumu-me_ na-bi-{d}utu | |
| 3 | asz-szum _igi-sa2_ la-ma-sa3-at {d}inanna sza _ga2#-[gi-a]{ki}_ | |
| 4 | is,-s,a-ab-tu {disz}{d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi | |
| 5 | sza-pi2-ir zimbir{ki} _di-ku5-mesz_ ik-szu-du!-ma | |
| 6 | a-wa-ti-szu-nu i-mu-ru-ma | |
| 7 | _3(disz) sila3 ninda e2_ {d}utu a-na _2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta_ tu-ur-ru | |
| 8 | _6(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) {dug}bur-zi utu2 1(disz) {dug}bur-de2-a_ | |
| 9 | 2(disz) mi-sze-er-tim _uzu szu!-ti-a_ {disz}hu-za-lum | |
| 10 | sza sza-ta-mu-ti-szu sza _e2_ {d}utu | |
| 11 | i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam u4 6(disz)-kam 2(disz) sila3 kasz_ sza ki-di-im | |
| 12 | i-s,a-am u3 ma-dam u2-pa-hi-ru-ma | |
| 13 | _7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar igi-sa2_ la-ma-sa3-at {d}inanna | |
| 14 | _7(asz) 3(barig) sze gur ninda_ u3 _kasz_ qa2-du-um | |
| 15 | _3(asz) sze gur_ sza isz-tu _iri_ sza3-ga{ki?} | |
| 16 | il-la-qe2-a-am mi-il-qe2-<et> {disz}hu-za-lum <a>-hi-sza | |
| 17 | sza KA-{d}a-a il-te-qu2-u2 | |
| 18 | i-na _ka2 ga2-gi-a{ki}_ | |
| 19 | {disz}KA#-[{d}]a#-a# u3# hu-za-lum | |
| 20 | sza im-ta-ag-ru-u2-ma | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na mi-it-gu-ur-ti-szu-nu | |
| 2 | i-na _7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar igi-sa2_ la-ma-sa3-at {d}inanna | |
| 3 | _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ki-is,-ru? sza KA-{d}a-[a] x-ru-um?-ma | |
| 4 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi-ta-at _igi-sa2_ | |
| 5 | _6(asz) 3(barig) sze gur_ sza _ninda kasz_ | |
| 6 | {disz}KA-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ na-bi-{d}utu | |
| 7 | a#-na# hu-za-lum a-ha-sza i-pu-ul# | |
| 8 | ru-gu-me-szu is-su2-uh | |
| 9 | u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma {disz}hu-za-lum | |
| 10 | a-na _7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar igi-sa2_ la#-ma#-si2 {d}inanna | |
| 11 | u3 _6(asz) 3(barig) sze gur_ sza _ninda_ u3 _kasz_ | |
| 12 | a-na KA-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ na-bi-{d}utu a-ha-ta-szu | |
| 13 | u2-ul i-ra-ga-am | |
| 14 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | |
| 15 | u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e_ it-mu-u2 | |
| 16 | _igi_ {d}marduk-ni-szu | |
| 17 | _igi_ ra-pa-asz-s,il2-li2-e2-a _ugula-mesz lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 18 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dub-sar lukur {d}utu-mesz_ | |
| 19 | _igi_ lu-sza-lim-be-li2 sza _lukur {d}utu-mesz_ | |
| 20 | _iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_ | |
| 21 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e alan {gesz}tukul! sig3-ge e2!-sag-il2-la mu-un-na-a_ | |
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