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OECT 08, 15 (P385013)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 08, 15 |
|---|---|
| ID | P385013 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0062 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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 | _3(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_-lum | 3 bur3 3 iku field area |
| 2 | isz-tu i-te-e bi-i-ne2-e | From the ... of the house |
| 3 | a-di _3(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2_ i-ma-lu | as far as 3 bur3 3 iku surface they will measure out. |
| 4 | _sza3-ba 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2_ a-na ma-na-ha-ti-szu | therefrom: 1 eše3 3 iku of field for its cultivation |
| 5 | i-le-qe2 | shall take. |
| 6 | _a-sza3_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir | field Šamaš-hazir |
| 7 | _ki_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir | from Šamaš-hazir |
| 8 | _lugal a-sza3-ga_ | king of the field |
| 9 | {disz}la-a-lum u3 u-bar-rum | Lā-alum and Ubarrum |
| 10 | _nam-{gesz}apin-la-sze3_ | for the plowmanship |
| 11 | _ib2-ta-e3-a_ | went out |
| 12 | i-sza-ka-ak-ma! | shall place, and |
| 13 | i-sze20-bi-ir | he shall pay. |
| 14 | _iti 6(disz)-kam u3 iti 7(disz)-kam#_ | the 6th month and the 7th month |
| 15 | sze20-er-ha i-sza-ka-an | he will place a dowry. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _3(u) erin2 lu2-al-tar_ | 30 labor-troops of Lu-altar |
| 2 | _lugal a-sza3-ga_ i-na-di-in# | the owner of the field shall give. |
| 3 | _igi_ u2-s,i-ip-pu-usz-qi2 | before Uṣippušqi |
| 4 | _igi_ ip-qu2-sza | before Ipquša |
| 5 | _igi_ ma-an-nu-i-sza-na-an-be2-li | before Mannu-išanan-beli |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}utu-ra-bi | before Šamaš-rabi |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}mar-tu-illat-ti | before Martu-tillati |
| 8 | _igi_ er-s,e-ta-a-a im-gur-rum | before Erṣetāyu, Imgurrum |
| 9 | _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir | before Awil-ilī |
| 10 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 29 |
| 11 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | Year: Hammurapi, the king |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _3(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_-lum | 3 bur3 3 iku field area |
| 2 | isz-tu i-te-e {gesz}bi-ne2-e | from the side of the cedar |
| 3 | a-di _3(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2_ i-ma-al-lu | as far as 3 bur3 3 iku surface they will fill. |
| 4 | _sza3-ba 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2_ a-na ma-na-ha-ti-szu | therefrom: 1 eše3 3 iku of field for its cultivation |
| 5 | i-le-qe2 | shall take. |
| 6 | _a-sza3_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir | field Šamaš-hazir |
| 7 | _ki_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir _lugal a-sza3-ga_ | from Šamaš-hazir, king of the field |
| 8 | {disz}la-a-lum u3 u-bar-rum | Lā-alum and Ubarrum |
| 9 | _nam-{gesz}apin-la2-sze3 ib2-ta-e3-a_ | to the plowmanship he went out |
| 10 | i-sza-ka-ak-ma! i-sze20-bi-ir | he shall place, and he will pay back. |
| 11 | _iti 6(disz)-kam u3 iti 7(disz)-kam_ sze20-er-ha | the 6th month and the 7th month are favourable. |
| 12 | i-sza-ak-ka-an | he shall place |
| 13 | _3(u) erin2 lu2-al-tar_ | 30 labor-troops of Lu-altar |
| 14 | _lugal a!-sza3!-ga!_ | king of the field |
| 15 | i-na-ad-di-in | he will give |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ u2-s,i-ip-pu-usz-[qi2] | before Uṣi-ppušqi |
| 2 | _igi_ ma-an-ni-ia# | before Manniya |
| 3 | _igi_ {d}utu-ra-bi | before Šamaš-rabi |
| 4 | _igi_ er-s,e-ta-a-a | before Erṣetaya |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}mar-tu-illat-ti | before Martu-tillati |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}utu-i-na-szu | before Šamaš-īnāḫu |
| 7 | _igi_ a-wi-il-i3-li2 | before Awil-ilī |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir# | before Sîn-magir |
| 9 | _igi#_ im-gu-rum | before Imgurum |
| 10 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u) 9(disz)!-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 29 |
| 11 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | the year: “Ḫammurapī |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [ma-an-nu]-um-i-sza-an-na-an-be-li2 | Mannum-išanan-beli |
| 2 | dumu {d}suen-gim-la-an-ni | son of Sîn-gimlanni, |
| 3 | [ARAD] {d}nin-szubur | servant of Ninšubur |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | x-[...] | |
| 2 | dumu [...] | son of |
| 3 | ARAD {d}nin-si4-an-[na] | servant of Ninsiana. |
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