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Edinburgh 24 (P453134)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Edinburgh 24 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453134 |
| Museum no. | NMS A.1909.405.30 |
| Collection | National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | asz-szum _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6 sza3_ er-s,e-et | Concerning the field and the orchard of the Inner City |
| 2 | _iri_ nu-di-im{ki} | the city Nudim |
| 3 | _gu2 i7 pa5 szabra {d}utu-e3 {d}utu-szu2-ta_ | on the bank of the canal of the chief household administrator of Šamaš-e and Utu-shuta |
| 4 | _erin2_ u3 _ugula mar-tu_ ni-id-na-at-{d}suen | troops and foreman of Amurru: Nidnat-Sîn |
| 5 | sza _dah-ha_ la i-szu-ma i-na qa2-be2 _lugal_ | who has no rival, and at the command of the king |
| 6 | _dumu-mesz e2-dub-ba_ sza _e2-gal_ a-na# _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ | the sons of the scribal school of the palace for field and orchard |
| 7 | a-ma-ri-im-ma i-na _a-sza3_ sza in-nam-ru | I saw, and in the field that he had seen |
| 8 | sza-lu-usz-ti _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ i-na-sza!-ru-ma! | the remainder of the field and orchard they shall remove and |
| 9 | a-na ra-bi-a-nim u3 szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_ | to the king and the inhabitants of the city |
| 10 | i-pa-qi2-du | he shall entrust |
| 11 | a-na _ab-sin2 |KI.KAL|_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ | to the furrows and orchards |
| 12 | a-na s,i-ib-ti-szu-nu ga-am-ri-im | for their full payment |
| 13 | la e-gi-im _ab-sin2_ a-na _|KI.KAL|_ | the furrows to the steppe |
| 14 | la tu-ri-im _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6#_ | not to return the field and orchard |
| 15 | la szu-te-ni-im | not to change |
| 16 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}iszkur ra-bi-a-nu | Awīl-Addu, his master |
| 17 | {disz}a-pil-ku-bi _dumu_ sig-{d}iszkur | Apil-Kūbe, son of Sîn-Adad |
| 18 | {disz}ma-an-nu-ki-ma-{d}utu | Mannu-kī-šamaš, |
| 19 | {disz}{d}amar-utu-e-pi2-ri | Marduk-ēpiri |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 szi-bu-ut _iri{ki}_ | and the inhabitants of the city |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}amar-utu u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ | year: “Marduk and Samsu-iluna, the king, |
| 3 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 4 | _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_ sza-ar-qu2-um# | the field and the orchard of Šarqum |
| 5 | sza _dumu-mesz e2-dub-ba_ sza _e2-gal_ | of the students of the scribal school of the palace |
| 6 | in!-na!-ka-al-<la>-mu in-nam-mar-ma | he will have the usufruct of it, he shall see it |
| 7 | _e2-gal_ i-ip-pa-lu | the palace they shall inspect |
| 8 | _giri3_ {d}amar-utu-na-s,i-ir _dumu e2-dub-ba_ | via Marduk-nāṣir, son of the scribal school |
| 9 | sza ni-id-na-at-{d}suen | of Nidnat-Sîn, |
| 10 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 16 |
| 11 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e e2#-babbar-ra e2 {d}utu-ke4 zimbir{ki}-ta# {d#}utu {d}iszkur {d}{sze3}szer7-da-ra ki#-tusz# du10-ga-ni i-ni-in-ku4-re_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the Ebabbar, the temple of Šamaš, from Sippar the gods Utu, Adad, and Sherda into his sweet dwelling he brought in.’ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-wi-il-{d}iszkur# | Awil-Addu |
| 2 | dumu bur-{d}iszkur# | son of Bur-Adda |
| 3 | ARAD {d}[...] | servant of |
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