CT 06, pl. 34, Bu 1891-05-09, 0604 (P385851)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 06, pl. 34, Bu 1891-05-09, 0604 |
|---|---|
| ID | P385851 |
| Museum no. | BM 080467 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Imgur-akšak son of Ṣilīlum, |
| obverse 2 | Ipqatum son of Sîn-erībam, |
| obverse 3 | Ilšu-bāni son of Būr-sîn, |
| obverse 4 | these are the witnesses before whom |
| obverse 5 | Erīb-sîn son of Puzur-akšak |
| obverse 6 | seized Etel-pî-sîn and |
| obverse 7 | (said) as follows: ”2 shekels of silver, |
| obverse 8 | to (buy) a ram, we will do something good for me, |
| obverse 9 | to you and to Sîn-iddinam |
| obverse 10 | I gave but |
| obverse 11 | you didn’t bring the ram to me. |
| obverse 12 | Sîn-iddinam, your partner, |
| obverse 13 | I seized and (he told me) as follows: |
| obverse 14 | 'Etel-pî-sîn(’s liability) |
| reverse 1 | I will establish for you and |
| reverse 2 | 1 shekel of silver, its (the ram’s) equivalent, |
| reverse 3 | he will give you (and) |
| reverse 4 | 1 shekel of silver, its (other) equivalent, |
| reverse 5 | I will give you. |
| reverse 6 | If I cannot establish (his liability) for you, |
| reverse 7 | 2 shekels of silver, I myself |
| reverse 8 | (as) its equivalent, |
| reverse 9 | will give you'". |
| reverse 10 | So Etel-pî-sîn (answered): |
| reverse 11 | "Sîn-iddinam your 2 shekels of silver |
| reverse 12 | will pay you; Sîn-iddinam |
| reverse 13 | I myself will bring you |
| left 1 | and (the 2 shekels will be subtracted from) my 10 shekels of silver which are with him. |
| left 2 | If he does not bring them, I will pay the equivalent. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}im-gur-akszak{ki} _dumu_ si2-li#-[lum] | |
| 2 | {disz}ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ sin-e-ri#-[ba-am] | |
| 3 | {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ bur-{d}suen | |
| 4 | szi-bu an-nu-tu-un sza ma-ah-ri-szu-nu | |
| 5 | {disz}e-ri-ib-{d}suen _dumu_ puzur4-akszak{ki} | |
| 6 | {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}suen is,-ba-tu-ma | |
| 7 | um-ma szu-u2-ma _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | |
| 8 | a-na _udu-nita2_ nu-da-ma-qa2-am | |
| 9 | a-na ka-szi-im u3 {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 10 | ad-di-in-ma | |
| 11 | _udu-nita2_ u2-ul tu-sza-bi-la!(LU)-nim | |
| 12 | {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam tap-pa-ka | |
| 13 | as,-ba-at-ma um-ma szu-ma | |
| 14 | {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}suen | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ba-ra-ku-szu-ma | |
| 2 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ mi-it-ha-ar-szu | |
| 3 | i-na-di-na-kum | |
| 4 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na-ku mi-it-ha-ar-szu | |
| 5 | a-na-di-na-ak-kum | |
| 6 | szum-ma la u2-bi-ra-ak-kum | |
| 7 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na-ku | |
| 8 | mi-it-ha-ar-szu | |
| 9 | a-na-di-na-ak-kum | |
| 10 | um-ma e-tel-pi4-{d}suen-ma# | |
| 11 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_-ka {disz}{d}suen-[i-din-nam] | |
| 12 | i-pa-al-ka {disz}sin-i#-[din-nam] | |
| 13 | a-na-ku u2-ba-la-kum | |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ia-um it-ti-szu | |
| 2 | szum-ma la ub-la-ku-szu mi-it-ha-ra-am a-sza-qa2-al | |
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