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BM 013934 (P412462)
Account, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 013934 |
|---|---|
| ID | P412462 |
| Museum no. | BM 013934 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Account |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | SAG NIG₂.GA.RA ub-lam MU.TUM₂ E₂.KIŠIB.BA LAL₂.I₃ MU-BI.IM | He brought the capital of the property; he named it Ekišabi, the storehouse of honey. |
| 2 | 1(GEŠ₂) 8(AŠ) <GUR> 1(BARIG) 1(GEŠ₂) 4(AŠ) <GUR> 3(BARIG) 3(AŠ) <GUR> 3(BARIG) {iti(u₄)}BARA₂.ZAG.⸢GAR⸣ [...] ; E₂ [a-wi-...] | 68 gur 1 pānu 1440 gur 3 pa&cnus 3 pa'u 3 pa?m? (for) Nisannu (Month I) |
| 3 | 1(GEŠ₂) 1(U) 5(AŠ) <GUR> 4(U) 8(AŠ) <GUR> 4(BAN₂) 2(AŠ) <GUR> 3(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) U₄ 12-⸢KAM⸣ [E₂ a-wi-...] | 105 (litres) |
| 4 | ša 3 DANNA(KASKAL) 2(U) 4(AŠ) <GUR> 4(BAN₂) ⸢E₂⸣ {[d}EN.KI-...] | of 3 leagues 24 kurru 4 sūtu, the temple of Enki- |
| 5 | 5(AŠ) <GUR> 4(AŠ) <GUR> 4(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) 4(BAN₂) [E₂ {d}EN.KI-...] | 5 GUR 4 AŠ kur 4 BARIG 2 SUD 4 BAN2 (for) the temple of Enki- |
| 6 | 5(AŠ) <GUR> 3(AŠ) <GUR> 4(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) 1(AŠ) <GUR> 2(BAN₂) [E₂ {d}EN.KI-...] | 5 GUR 3 GUR 4 BARIG 4 ŠA 1 GUR 2 BAN2 (for) the temple of Enki- |
| 7 | 2(U) 5(AŠ) <GUR> 2(U) 4(AŠ) <GUR> 2(BARIG) 3(BARIG) [E₂ {d}EN.KI-...] | 25 gur 24 gur 2 pānu 3 pâm (for) the temple of Enki- |
| 8 | 5(AŠ) <GUR> 4(AŠ) <GUR> 4(BARIG) 1(BAN₂) 5(BAN₂) ⸢U₄ 22-KAM E₂⸣ {[d}EN.KI-...] | 5 GUR 4 AŠ3GUR 4 BARIG 1 BAN2 5 sūtu E22-e23, 22nd day, temple of Enki- |
| r | ||
| 1 | 3(AŠ) <GUR> 1(BARIG) 3(AŠ) <GUR> 4(BAN₂) 2(BAN₂) U₄ 26-KAM E₂ a-wi-[...] | 3 GUR 1 BARIG 3 AŠ GUR 4 Šabaṭu 2 BAN₂ on the 26th day: house of Awi- |
| 2 | 9(AŠ) <GUR> 1(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) 8(AŠ) <GUR> 4(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) 1(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) U₄ 25-KAM E₂ {d}EN.KI-[...] | 9 iku |
| 3 | 4(AŠ) <GUR> 3(BARIG) ZID₂ {d}UTU 1(GEŠ₂) 5(U) 5(AŠ) <GUR> 4(BARIG) 2(BAN₂) ŠE⸣.GUR E₂ a-[wi-...] | 4 gur 3 pānu flour (for) Šamaš |
| 4 | 1(AŠ) <GUR> 2(BARIG) GU₂.GAL 1(GEŠ₂) 1(U) 1(AŠ) <GUR> 4(BAN₂) ŠE.GUR E₂ {d}EN.[KI-...] | 1 kurru 2 pānu |
| 5 | 1(BARIG) 5(BAN₂) GU₂.NIG₂.AR₃.RA {giš}BA.RI₂.GA ŠU.NIGIN₂ 3(GEŠ₂) 7(AŠ) ŠE.GUR {giš}BA.[RI₂.GA] | 100 (litres) |
| 6 | 3(GEŠ₂) 1(U) 5(AŠ) <GUR> 3(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) 3(GEŠ₂) 7(AŠ) <GUR> 8(AŠ) <GUR> 3(BARIG) 4(BAN₂) ŠE.GUR | 195 gur 3 pānu 4 sūe; 177 gur 8 gur |
| 7 | ša A₂-BI {giš}MA₂-HI.A u₃ EREN₂-HI.A ; la har-ṣu₂ | That side, the boats and the troops should not be beaten. |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | {iti}BARA₂.ZAG.GAR U₄ 25-KAM | Nisannu, 25th day, |
| 2 | mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal | Year: Samsu-iluna the king. |
| 3 | bad₃ unug{ki} urim₂{ki} mu-un-gul-la | The walls of Uruk and Urim he destroyed. |
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