TCL 01, 104 (P386540)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 01, 104 |
|---|---|
| ID | P386540 |
| Museum no. | AO 04136 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| 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 | After that 40 shekels of the house and six months, |
| obverse 2 | half of a year(ly income), |
| obverse 3 | of Ipqu-ningal his uncle (lit. his father's brother), |
| obverse 4 | Sîn-iddinam had took, about his share |
| obverse 5 | with Ipqu-šērū'a, Ruttum, Šamuḫtum |
| obverse 6 | and Bēletum nadītu of Marduk he quarreled (so) |
| obverse 7 | started a lawsuit and approached the king's judges. |
| obverse 8 | The judges granted them a trial and |
| obverse 9 | the house and the 6 months, half of a year(ly income), |
| obverse 10 | they told him to take; moreover |
| obverse 11 | 10 shekels of the house next to Ipqu-ningal |
| obverse 12 | and 2 months (of the income for the office) of overseer of the ward |
| obverse 13 | in the house of Abiyatum his father |
| obverse 14 | he (Sîn-iddinam) took from his brother. |
| obverse 15 | Total: 50 shekels of the house, |
| obverse 16 | except the right-of-way, |
| reverse 1 | and 8 months (of income) every year |
| reverse 2 | Sîn-iddinam will enjoy. |
| reverse 3 | Through the right-of-way of Sîn-iddinam, |
| reverse 4 | Šamuḫtum, nadītu of Šamaš and Bēletum nadītu of Marduk |
| reverse 5 | will go out. That (lit. will not do) again |
| reverse 6 | Ipqu-šērū'a and his sisters, |
| reverse 7 | regarding the house (and) the income for the office, against Sîn-iddinam |
| reverse 8 | their brother, will not claim, |
| reverse 9 | they swore (by) the name of Šamaš, Marduk (and) Ḫammurapi. |
| reverse 10 | Apart from (the tablet of) their share, any fraudolent tablet |
| reverse 11 | that should turn up in their hands |
| reverse 12 | is to be considered false and be destroyed. Judges: Ilšu-bānī, |
| reverse 13 | Akšak-iddinam, Šamaš-tillassu, |
| reverse 14 | Iddin-erra, Ilšu-bānī |
| reverse 15 | Witnesses: Sîn-gāmil, |
| reverse 16 | Ilšu-apilšu. |
| reverse 17 | The month of Kinūnum, the day 10 (?), |
| reverse 18 | the year: "(Ḫammurapi slaughtered) all the enemies (of the Subartu mountains)". |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | isz-tu 2/3(disz) _sar e2_ u3# _iti 6(disz)-kam_ | |
| 2 | ba-ma-at sza-at-tim | |
| 3 | sza sig-{d}nin-gal a-hi a-bi-szu | |
| 4 | {disz}sin-i-din-nam il-qu2-u2 asz-szum _ha-la_-szu# | |
| 5 | _ki_ sig-{d}edin {disz}ru-ut-tum {disz}sza-mu-uh-tum | |
| 6 | u3 be-le-tum _lukur_ {d}marduk is,-s,a-bi-it | |
| 7 | i-di-im-ma _di-ku5-mesz lugal_ ik-szu-ud-ma | |
| 8 | _di-ku5-mesz_ di-nam u2-sza-hi-is-su2-nu-ti-ma | |
| 9 | i-na _e2_ u3 _iti 6(disz)-kam_ ba-ma-at <sza-at>-tim | |
| 10 | za-za-am iq-bu-szum-ma | |
| 11 | 1(u) _gin2 e2 da_ sig-{d}nin-gal# | |
| 12 | u3 _iti 2(disz)-kam ugula_ ba-<ab>-tim | |
| 13 | i-na bi-it a-bi-ia-tum a-bi-szu | |
| 14 | it#-ti a-hi-szu# il#-qi2#-ma# | |
| 15 | _szunigin 5/6(disz) sar e2_ | |
| 16 | e-zu-ub _za3-ga-e3-a_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 _iti 8(disz)-kam_ i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ | |
| 2 | {disz}sin-i-din-nam i-ik#-ka-al | |
| 3 | i-na mu-s,e-e sza sin-i-din-nam | |
| 4 | {disz}sza-mu-<uh>-tum _lukur_ {d}utu u3 be-le-tum _lukur_ {d}marduk | |
| 5 | us,-s,i2-a u2-ul i-ta-ar | |
| 6 | {disz}sig-{d}nin-gal u3 a-ah-ha-tu-sza | |
| 7 | a-na _e2_ is-qi2 te-er-tim a-na sin-i-din-nam# | |
| 8 | a-hi-szu-nu u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu | |
| 9 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 it-mu-u2! | |
| 10 | ul-la-nu-um _ha-la_-ti-szu-nu _dub_ s,i-ih-[tum] | |
| 11 | sza i-na qa2-ti-szu-nu i-li-a-am | |
| 12 | sa-ar he-pi2 _di-ku5-mesz_ dingir-szu#-ba-ni# | |
| 13 | {disz}akszak{ki}-i#-din#-nam# {disz}{d}utu-illat-su2 | |
| 14 | {disz}i-din-er3-ra {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni | |
| 15 | _[lu2] inim-bi-mesz_ {disz}sin-ga-mil | |
| 16 | [{disz}dingir]-szu#?-a#-pil#?-szu# | |
| 17 | _[iti] apin#?-du8#?-[a] u4# 1(u)#?-kam_ | |
| 18 | _mu# kilib3# gu2#-[du3-a]-bi_ | |
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