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BM 085238 (P412467)

Account, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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Designation	BM 085238
ID	P412467
Museum no.	BM 085238
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)
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1	UŠ SAG AN.<NA> SAG GAM SAHAR SAHAR-HI.[A]	the length, width, volume of earth
2	40 15 30 <KUŠ₃> 7.30 5 SAR SAHAR-[HI.A]	40: 15 30 cubits 7 30
3	iš-tu ša DUMU.MUNUS i-šar-li-im a-di x [...]	From the daughter of Išar-Līm until
4	3.35 20 1 KUŠ₃ 20 1(IKU){gana₂} 11.2/3 SAR ⸢SAHAR⸣-[HI.A]	3 35 20 cubits 20 1 iku surface area 11 2/3 sar of esaḫaru-plant
5	a-di EG₂ ša mu-ha-ad-di	until the end of Muḫaddi
6	2.30 20 15 1.30 KUŠ₃ 26.15 1(IKU){gana₂} 5.2/3 SAR 1-KAM	2 30 20 15 1 30 cubits 26 15 1 iku
7	30 20 1 KUŠ₃ 20 10 SAR 2-KAM	(times) 30 is 20 00
8	10 20 15 2 KUŠ₃ 35 5.5/6 SAR 3-KAM	10 20 15 2 cubits 35 5 5/6 sar 3rd day
9	7.25 NINDA UŠ 1(IKU) 1/2(IKU){gana₂} 6.5/6 SAR 2.1/2 GIN₂ a-di na-⸢ba-hu⸣	7 25 rods length 1 1/2 iku surface area 6 5/6 sar 2 1/2 shekels together with Na-ebahu-e23
10	3.15 20 15 2 KUŠ₃ 35 1(IKU){gana₂} 13.2/3 SAR 5 GIN₂	3 15 20 15 2 cubits 35 1 iku surface area 13 2/3 sar 5 shekels
11	⸢ša⸣ {d}AMAR.UTU-mu-ša-⸢lim⸣	Marduk-mušabši-elim
12	1.40 x [...] x [...] x KUŠ₃ 35 [(...)] [...] SAR	1 40 ... ... cubits 35 ...
r
1'	1.40 20 1 KUŠ₃⸣ [...] [...]	1 40
2'	5.15 NINDA UŠ 1(ŋeš₂) 2(BURʾU){gana₂} [...]	5 15 rods length, 2 bur field
3'	a-di A.ŠA₃ ri-im-[...]	as far as the field Rim-
4'	1.15 15 1 KUŠ₃ 15 19.2/3 SAR 5 ⸢GIN₂⸣	1 15 15 cubits 15 19 2/3 sar 5 shekels
5'	UŠ i-ta A.ŠA₃ DINGIR{lam}lu-mur	UŠ means “with the hand of the god Lūmur
6'	2.22.20 15 1 KUŠ₃ 15 1.35.1/2 SAR 7.1/2 GIN₂	2 22 20 15 cubits 15 1 35 1/2 sar 7 1/2 shekels
7'	a-di na-ba-hu	until Nabaḫu
8'	1.20 15 10 1.30 <KUŠ₃> 18.45 25 SAR SAHAR-HI.⸢A⸣	1 20 15 10 1 30 cubits 18 45
9'	4.35 15 1 KUŠ₃ 15 1(IKU){gana₂} 8.2/3 SAR 5 ⸢GIN₂⸣	4 35 15 1 cubit 15 1 iku 8 2/3 sar 5 shekels
10'	a-di ap-sa-tim	to the Apsu
11'	5 15 1 KUŠ₃ 15 1(IKU){gana₂} 15 SAR a-di A.ŠA₃ {d}AMAR.UTU-mu-ša-lim	5 15 1 cubit 15 1 iku 15 sar together with the field of Marduk-mušallim
12'	40 20 15 2 KUŠ₃ 35 1.21.2/3 SAR	40: 20 15: 2 cubits 35: 1 21 2/3 sar
13'	15.12.30 2(IKU){gana₂} 44 SAR 10 GIN₂	15 12 30
14'	ŠU.NIGIN₂ 1/2 DANNA(KASKAL) 4.47.30 ⸢NINDA UŠ⸣	A total of 1/2 double-hour 4 47 30 rods length
t.e.
1	1(EŠE₃) 3(IKU) 1/2(IKU){gana₂} 8 ⸢SAR⸣ SAHAR-HI.A	1 eše3 3 1/2 iku field area: 8 e22sar earth
2	SAHAR-HI.A [...]	the earth
3	{iti}APIN.DU₈.A U₄ 17-KAM mu {⸢ŋeš}tukul šu⸣-[nir ...]	Araḫsamnu (Month VIII), 17th day, year: “The weapon was entrusted to him. ...]

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