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CT 47, 24 (P430918)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 47, 24 |
|---|---|
| ID | P430918 |
| Museum no. | BM 016844 & BM 016844A |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| 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 | a-na _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza x x | for 3 iku of field of ... |
| 2 | sza# i-ta hi-ri-tum sza KU-gi-tum | which is on the side of the courtyard of the KU-gitum |
| 3 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ha-am-sa-tum | and from the field Hamsatum |
| 4 | u3 ru-ut-ti-im _nu-bar_ | and royalty the bronze |
| 5 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ lu2-{d}da-mu | Its first head is Lu-Damu. |
| 6 | _sag-bi 2(disz)!-kam i7_ ir-ni-na | Its second head is the Irnina canal |
| 7 | sza ki-ir-ba-nam a-na-su2-ku | of the kiʾrbānu I shall remove, |
| 8 | sza _ki_ ha-am-sa-tum um-mi-sza | that from Hamsatum her mother |
| 9 | u3 ru-ut-ti-im _nu-bar dumu#-munus#-a#-ni#_ | and love, the nubar of his daughter |
| 10 | {disz}geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ sin-i-din-nam | Geme-Šamaš, nadītu of Šadân, daughter of Sin-iddinam |
| 11 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza i-sza-mu | with her silver ring she shall buy. |
| 12 | {disz}ru-ut-tum _nu-bar dumu-munus_ | Uttum, the nubar, daughter |
| 13 | a-na geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ sin-i#-din#-nam | to Geme-šamaš daughter of Sin-iddinam |
| 14 | ir-gu-um szar-ra-am | Irgūm, the king |
| 15 | im-hu-ur-ma | received, and |
| 16 | re-di szar-ri-im | the shepherd of the king |
| 17 | it-ti-sza il-li-kam-ma | came with her, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _di-ku5-mesz u3 kar_ zimbir{ki} | judges and the port of Sippar |
| 2 | i-na _ka2_ {d}utu u2-sze-szi-im-<ma> | at the gate of Šamaš he brought out, and |
| 3 | _dub_ szi-ma-ti-szu i-mu-ru isz-mu | a tablet of his fate they saw, and heard |
| 4 | di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-ma | I gave them a verdict, and |
| 5 | _a-sza3_ sza pi4 _dub_ szi-ma-ti-sza | the field of the opening of the tablet of her fate |
| 6 | sza geme2-{d}utu isz-ta-mu isz-ta-am-ma | of Geme-šamaš heard, heard, and |
| 7 | u2-ul i-tu-ur2-ru-u2-ma | they shall not return, and |
| 8 | {disz}ru-ut-tum _nu-bar_ {disz}a-pil-i3-li2-szu | Uttu, the nubar of Apil-ilišu |
| 9 | _dumu-mesz_ na-ra-am-sin | sons of Naramsin |
| 10 | u3 ha-am-sa-tum um-ma-szu-nu | and Hamsatum, their mother, |
| 11 | a-na geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ sin-i-din-nam | to Geme-šamaš daughter of Sin-iddinam |
| 12 | a-na _a-sza3_ sza pi4 _dub_ szi-ma-ti-sza | to the field of the opening of the tablet of her fate |
| 13 | u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu | he will not be able to raise. |
| 14 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu u3 ha-[am-mu]-ra#-pi2 | year: “Šamaš, Marduk and Hammurapi |
| 15 | di-in _ka2_ {d}[utu] | the verdict of the gate of Shamash |
| 16 | _di-ku5-mesz_ nu-ur2-[{d}szakkan2] | Judges: Nur-Šakkan |
| 17 | [{disz}]nu-ur2-{d}utu {disz}qi2-isz-[nu-nu] | Nūr-Šamaš, Qishnunu |
| 18 | {disz}gi6-{d}utu {disz}bur-sin | Gī-Šamaš, Bursin |
| 19 | {disz}{d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 {disz}sin-ba-[ni] | Adad-manšum, Sin-bani |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | {disz}na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu | Naram-ilišu |
| 2 | {disz}bur-sin {disz}inim-{d}amar-utu | Bursin, Inim-Amarutu |
| 3 | {disz}ARAD2-sin | Warad-sin |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _iti udru{duru5}_ | month: “Uruk,’ |
| 2 | _mu gu-za {d}inanna babila2{ki#}_ | the year (in which) the throne of Ištar of Babylon |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [sza ki-ir-ba-nam a]-na#-su2-ku | of the ki’irbānu I shall remove |
| 2' | [sza _ki_ ha-am-sa-tum um]-mi#-sza | From Hamsatum, her mother. |
| 3' | [u3 ru-ut-ti-im _nu-bar dumu-munus]-a-ni_-sza | and love, the nubar of her daughter |
| 4' | [{disz}geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_] {d}suen-i-din-nam | Geme-Šamaš, daughter of Sîn-iddinam |
| 5' | [...]-ma | ... and |
| 6' | [...]-a-at | ...-at |
| 7' | [...]-x# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | it-ti-sza il-li-kam-ma | came with her, and |
| 2 | _di-ku5-mesz u3 kar_ zimbir[{ki}] | judges and the port of Sippar |
| 3 | i-na _ka2 {d}utu_ u2-sze-szi-<im>-ma | at the gate of Šamaš he brought out, and |
| 4 | _dub_ szi-ma-ti-sza i-mu-ru | a tablet of her fate they saw |
| 5 | di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-ma | I gave them a verdict, and |
| 6 | _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza pi4 dub szi-ma-ti-sza | 3 ikû field of the opening of the tablet of her fate |
| 7 | sza ki-ir-ba-nam a-na _i7_ is-su2-ku | of the kirbānu to the river he dug. |
| 8 | sza isz-ta-mu {disz}geme2-{d}utu isz-ta-am-ma | that he heard, Geme-Šamaš heard, and |
| 9 | u2-ul i-tu-ur2-ru-ma | shall not return, and |
| 10 | {disz}ru-ut-tum _nu-bar_ [{disz}]a-pil-i3-li2-szu | Uttu, the nubar of Apil-ilišu |
| 11 | a-hu-sza _dumu-mesz#_ [na-ra]-am-{d}suen | her brothers, sons of Naram-Sin |
| 12 | u3 ha-am-[sa-tum um-ma-szu]-nu | and Hamsatum, their mother |
| 13 | a#-na geme2-{d#}[utu _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-i-din]-nam# | to Geme-Šamaš daughter of Sîn-iddinam |
| 14 | [a]-na _3(iku) [GAN2 a-sza3_ sza pi4 _dub_ szi-ma-ti]-sza# | for 3 iku of field from the opening of the tablet of her fate |
| 15 | u2-[ul i-ra-ga-mu] | shall not raise a claim |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | gi6-{d}utu | the Night of Utu |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [bur]-{d}suen | Bur-Suen |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | [...]-{d}iszkur | ...-Addu |
| 2 | [...]-x#-BI | ...-BI |
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