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BM 085211 (P412466)
Account, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 085211 |
|---|---|
| ID | P412466 |
| Museum no. | BM 085211 |
| 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 | UŠ SAG [AN.NA] [SAG] [GAM] [SAHAR] [SAHAR-HI].⸢A⸣ LU₂ | the length, the width, the breadth, the volume of the earth, the man's earth, |
| 2 | 40 15 [...] [...] [...] [x] ⸢SAR⸣ iš-tu ša DUMU.MUNUS i-šar-li-im ; [...] DIRI ša DINGIR-šu-ba-ni | 40 15 ... ... from the daughter of Išar-līm ... of Ilu-shubani |
| 3 | 3.35 [...] [...] [...] [...] 1(IKU){⸢gana₂⸣} 11.2/3 <SAR> a-di EG₂ ša ; ⸢mu-ha⸣-ad-di-im | 3 35 ... 1 iku field, 11 1/3 <sar> as far as the side of the Muhā-Eaddim |
| 4 | 2.30 [...] [...] [...] [...] 1(IKU){gana₂} 5.2/3 <SAR> 1-KAM | 2 30 ... 1 iku field is 5 2/3 <sar> 1 |
| 5 | 30 [...] [...] [...] [...] 10 SAR 2-KAM | 30 ... 10 sar |
| 6 | 10 [...] [...] [...] [...] 5.5/6 <SAR> 3-KAM> | 10 ... 5/6 <sar> 3rd |
| 7 | 7.25 [NINDA UŠ ...] ⸢SAR⸣ 2.1/2 GIN₂ a-di na-ba-⸢hu⸣ [(...)] | 7 25 rods length esaru-house 2 1/2 shekels including the naba-eḫu-house |
| 8 | 3.15 20 15 [...] [...] 1(IKU){gana₂} 13.2/3 SAR 5 GIN₂ ; ⸢ša {d}AMAR.UTU-mu⸣-[ša-lim] | 3 15 20 15 ... 1 iku surface area 13 2/3 sar 5 shekels eša-plant of Marduk-mušallim |
| 9 | 1.40 [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] SAR [...] | 1;40 |
| 1' | 3 20 15 1.30 <KUŠ₃> 26.15 1(IKU){gana₂} 18.1/3 [SAR] [...] | 3: 20 15: 1 30 cubits 26 15 1 iku 18 1/3 sar |
| 2' | 3 20 1 <KUŠ₃> 20 1(IKU){gana₂} | 3 20 |
| 3' | 9.10 NINDA UŠ 2(IKU){gana₂} 33.1/2 SAR SAHAR-HI.A | 9 10 rods length 2 iku surface area 33 1/2 sar of earth |
| 4' | iš-tu ša ha-ṭi-mu-a-bi-im a-di A.AB.BA AL | From Ḫatbi-mu-abīm to the Sea of Alamu |
| 5' | 1/3 DANNA(KASKAL) 4.20 NINDA UŠ | 1/3 league 4 20 rods length |
| r | ||
| 1 | 1(EŠE₃) 1/2(IKU){gana₂} 1.1/2 SAR 2.1/2 GIN₂ <SAHAR>-HI.A | 1 e3 1/2 iku field area: 1 1/2 sar 2 1/2 shekels of earth |
| 2 | iš-tu A.ŠA₃ DUMU.MUNUS i-šar-li-im a-di a-ta-pu ša ia-[...] | From the field of the daughter of Išar-Līm until I have ... |
| 3 | 3 15 10 2 <KUŠ₃> 37.30 SAHAR-HI.A 1-KAM | 3: 15 10: 2 cubits 37;30, volume 1 |
| 4 | ⸢x x x A-ŠA₃-HI.A⸣ [...] | ... the fields |
| 1' | 2.22.30 15 [...] [...] [...] [...] 1.35 SAR 57.1/2 GIN₂] | 2 22 30 15 ... ... 1 35 sar 57 1/2 shekels |
| 2' | 1.20 15 [...] [...] [...] [...] n(IKU){gana₂} 7.5/6 <SAR> 5 GIN₂ | 1;20 15 ... [... x] iku field is 7 5/6 <sar> 5 shekels |
| 3' | 4.35 15 [...] [...] [...] [...] a-di ap-sa-tim | 0;04 35 |
| 4' | 5 [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] 1(IKU){gana₂} 15 SAR⸣ a-di A.ŠA₃ {d}<AMAR>.UTU-mu-ša-lim | 5 ... 1 iku 15 sar field together with the field of Marduk-mušallim |
| 5' | 40 20 [...] 2 35 1.21.2/3 SAR | (times) 40 is 20 00 2 is 35 1 21 2/3 sar |
| 6' | 1/2 DANNA(KASKAL) 4(14).47.30 NINDA UŠ | 1/2 league 4 47 30 rods length |
| 7' | 1(EŠE₃) 3(IKU) 1/2(IKU).20{gana₂} 8 SAR SAHAR-HI.A | 1 e3 3 1/2 iku 20 sar of earth |
| 8' | SAHAR-HI.A pil₂-kum | “Saḫītu-pilkû-disease, |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | {iti}APIN.DU₈.A U₄ 27-KAM | Araḫsamnu (Month VIII), day 27 |
| 2 | mu {ŋeš}tukul šu-nir kug-sig₁₇ | year: “Shadow of gold’ |
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