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DCS 097 (P414683)
Legal, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | DCS 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P414683 |
| Museum no. | BNUS 395 |
| Collection | Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _igi-4(disz)-gal2 [6(disz)] sze# e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 1/4 (shekel) 6 barleycorns for the house of the abandoned field |
| 2 | _da e2_ {d#}utu#-a-da-lal3 | adjacent to the house of Šamaš-adalal |
| 3 | u3 _da e2 sila_ | and next to the house of the street |
| 4 | _sag-bi e2_ {d}utu-e-mu-qa2-a-a | the top of the house of Šamaš-emuqaya |
| 5 | _e2_ la-ak-ka#-tum# _lukur_ {d}nergal | the temple of Lakkatum, nadītu of Nergal |
| 6 | sza ib!-ni-{d}mar-tu | of Ibni-Amurrum |
| 7 | id-di-nu-szi-im | gave to her, |
| 8 | _ki_ a-ba-a dumu la-ak-ka-tum | from Abâ, son of Lakkatum |
| 9 | {disz}{d}utu-e-mu-qa2-a-a | Šamaš-emuqāya, |
| 10 | _e2 ad#-da-ni_ ip-[t,u3-ur] | the house of his father he has sold. |
| 11 | _4(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sa10# [til-la-ni-sze3]_ | 4 2/3 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 12 | _in-na-an-[la2_] | he shall pay. |
| 13 | _inim-gar-[ra-bi-sze3_] | for his legal case |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | {disz}[...] | PN |
| 2' | {disz}{d#}[...] | PN |
| 3' | {disz}{d}suen-isz-[...] | Sin-iš- |
| 4' | {disz}lu-usz-ta-mar [...] | Luštammar |
| 5' | {disz}{d}utu-li-wi-ir dumu bi-ki-a | Šamaš-liwwir, son of Bikia |
| 6' | {disz}{d}utu-li-t,u3-ul dumu a-bu-wa-qar | Šamaš-līṭul, son of Abu-waqar |
| 7' | {disz}ni-in-nu-ta | Ninnuta |
| 8' | {disz}ip-qa3?-tum#? | Ipqatum |
| 9' | _iti sze-sag11-ku5# u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam#_ | The month of Addarum, the day 24 |
| 10' | _mu# bad3# [uri2]{ki} unu{ki#} mu-un#-gul_ | year: “The wall of Ur and Uruk were destroyed. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _igi-4(disz)-gal2# 6(disz) sze e2 ki-szub-ba_ | 1/4 (shekel) 6 barleycorns in the house of the abandoned field |
| 2 | _da e2 ki 2(disz)_ {d}utu-e-mu-qa2-a-a | adjoining the house of Šamaš-emuqaya, |
| 3 | _sag-bi e2_ {d}utu-ga-mil | the top of the house of Šamaš-gāmil |
| 4 | _sag-bi ki 2(disz) sila gu2 i7-da_ | its top with 2 sila on the bank of the river |
| 5 | _e2_ la-ak-ka-tum _lukur_ {d}nergal | the temple of Lakkatum, nadītu of Nergal |
| 6 | sza ib-ni-{d}mar-tu _szesz-ni_ | of Ibni-Amurrum, his brother |
| 7 | id-di-nu-szi-im | gave to her, |
| 8 | _ki_ a-ba-a dumu la-ak-ka-[tum] | from Abâ, son of Lakkatum |
| 9 | {disz}{d}utu-e-mu-qa2-a#-[a] | Šamaš-emuqaya |
| 10 | bi-it a-bi-szu ip-t,u3#-[ur] | the house of his father he has freed |
| 11 | _4(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-[la-ni-sze3_] | 4 2/3 shekels of silver as his purchase price |
| 12 | _in-na-an-la2#_ | he shall pay. |
| 13 | _inim-gar-ra-bi-sze3#_ | to its utterance |
| 14 | _ba!-ni!-ib!-[gi4-gi4_] | he shall return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _iti sze-sag11#-ku5 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 24 |
| 2' | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e bad3 uri5{ki#} u3 unu{ki} mu#-un#-gul#_ | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king destroyed the walls of Ur and Uruk. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-li-t,u2-ul | Šamaš-liṭul, |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-[bu-um-wa]-qar | son of Abum-waqar |
| 3 | [_ARAD_ {d}sza-ha-an] | servant of Šahan. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-asz2?-[x] | Sîn-aš |
| 2 | _sanga_ {d}nergal# | sanga priest of Nergal |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-a | Šamaš |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}en-ki-ma-an-szum2 | son of Enki-manšum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}en-ki# | servant of Enki. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | lu-usz-ta#-[mar ...] | May I see . . |
| 2 | _dumu_ ip-qu2-ir-[si-tim] | son of Ipqu-irsitum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[x] | servant of |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | i-din-{d}[x] | Iddin- |
| 2 | _dumu#_ a-hu-ki-nu-[um?] | son of Ahu-kinum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[x] | servant of |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 | Seal of Šamaš-manšarum |
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