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JCS 11, 029 17 (P423690)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 11, 029 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | P423690 |
| Museum no. | CUA 066 |
| Collection | Semitics/ICOR Collections, Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _sze gur10?-ku5#?_ | one-sixth of a shekel of silver for barley rations |
| 2 | _ki_ ur-{d}kal-la | from Ur-Kalla |
| 3 | _dumu_ u-bar-{d}utu | son of Ubar-šamaš |
| 4 | {disz}dingir-at-pa-lam | Ilu-atpalam |
| 5 | sza na-ah-mi-e-ra-ah | of Nahmi-Erah, |
| 6 | _szu ba-an-ti_ | received. |
| 7 | _u4 sze-gur10-ku5 3(disz) lu2 sze-gur10-ku5-mesz_ | when the barley is cut, 3 barley-cutters |
| 8 | u3 mi-szi-il-szu | and half of it |
| 9 | i-la-ak | shall go, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ul il-li-ku | they did not go. |
| 2 | s,i2-im-da-at _lugal_ | the king’s emblem |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_ | he shall pay the silver. |
| 4 | _igi_ dumu-{i7}buranun{ki?} | before the Euphrates River |
| 5 | _dumu_ sin-be-el-i3-li2 | son of Sin-bel-ilī, |
| 6 | _iti_ hu-um-tum _u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam# | The month of Humtum, the day 19 |
| 7 | _mu e2-mesz-lam_ | year: “Mešlam. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _igi-6(disz)-gal2# [ku3-babbar_] | 1/6 (shekel) of silver |
| 2 | a-na _sze gur10-ku5#_ | for barley rations |
| 3 | _ki_ ur-{d}kal-la# | from Ur-Kalla |
| 4 | _dumu_ u-bar-{d}utu | son of Ubar-šamaš |
| 5 | {disz}dingir-lam-at-pa-lam#? | Ilam-atpalam |
| 6 | _szu ba-an-ti_ | received. |
| 7 | _u4{+um} sze-gur10-[ku5 3(disz)] lu2 sze-gur10-ku5-mesz_ | On the day of harvest, 3 harvesters |
| 8 | [u3] mi-szi-il#-[szu] | and half of it |
| 9 | _lu2?_ i-la-ak# | a man will go |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ul il-li-ku | they did not go. |
| 2 | s,i2-im-da-at _lugal_ | the king’s emblem |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_ | he shall pay the silver. |
| 4 | _igi_ dumu-{i7}buranun{ki?} | before the Euphrates River |
| 5 | _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2 | son of Sîn-bel-ilī |
| 6 | _iti_ hu-um-tum _u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam | month: “Humtum,’ the 19th day, |
| 7 | _mu e2-mesz-lam_ | year: “Mešlam. |
Sources & licences
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