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RA 069, 121 no. 08 (P464392)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RA 069, 121 no. 08 |
|---|---|
| ID | P464392 |
| Museum no. | BM 013912 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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 | {disz}sza-at-{d}amar-utu | Šāt-Amurrum, |
| 2 | asz-szum a-hu-ni _dumu_ dingir-szu-i-bi | because Ahuni, son of Ilšu-ibbi |
| 3 | ni-isz sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ | by Samsu-iluna the king |
| 4 | ki-a-am it-ma um-ma szi-i-ma | Thus she says: |
| 5 | a-na a-hu-ni _dumu_ dingir-szu-i-bi | to Ahuni son of Ilšu-ibbi |
| 6 | la ka-la-ak-szu la tu-um-ma-ak-szum-ma | do not abandon him, and |
| 7 | la i-tu-ur2-ru sza _nita_ u3 _munus_ la i-qa2-ab-bi-a-am-ma | that a man or a woman shall not say, and |
| 8 | sza-ap-ti-ia la i-na-asz-szi-ku-ma | they shall not take my lips away, and |
| 9 | sza _nita_ u3 _munus_ la a-ma-ga-ru-szu-ma | of a man and a woman I shall not abandon him and |
| 10 | a-na u2-tu-ul su2-ni li-iq-ri-a-ni | (Sum) For the life of Sūnu, may he bless me (Akk) To prolong my life, may my body bless me |
| 11 | szi-bu-ut a-lim u3 ra-bi-a-nam | the life of the important one and the great one, |
| 12 | lu u2-sze20-ed-di | he should have brought in. |
| 13 | i-na a-hi-ti-im i-ma-ru-ni-in-ni-ma | they saw me in a gap, and |
| 14 | ki-ma ni-isz szar-ri-im u2-t,a-ap-pi2-lu | like the king’s scepter they have smashed. |
| 15 | [lu]-u2 i-pu-szu-ni-in-ni | may they have done for me |
| 16 | [u3] a-hu-ni _dumu_ dingir-szu-i-bi | and Ahuni son of Ilšu-ibbi |
| 17 | [ni-isz] sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ | Seal of Samsu-iluna the king. |
| 18 | [ki-a]-am# it-ma um-ma szu-ma | Thus says he: |
| 19 | a-na sza-at-{d}amar-utu | to Šāt-Marduk |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la a-la-ku-u2-ma | I shall not go, and |
| 2 | sza _nita_ u3 _munus_ la a-qa2-ab-bu-szi-im-ma | of a man and a woman I shall not speak to her, and |
| 3 | _igi_ ta-ri-bu _szagina_ larsa{ki} | before Taribu, general of Larsa |
| 4 | {disz}{d}na-bi-um-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ i-ba-lu-ut, | Nabonidus, son of Ibaluṭu |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-sze-mi _dumu_ {d}suen-im-gur-ra-ni | Sin-šeme, son of Sin-imgurrani |
| 6 | {disz}i-ku-un-pi4 _ugula bur-gul_ | Ikūn-pî, overseer of the stone-cutters; |
| 7 | {disz}i-din-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ {d}suen-sza-mu-uh2 | Iddin-Ninšubur, son of Sîn-Šamuh |
| 8 | {disz}sa3-an-qum _gala-mah_ {d}su2-gal-li-tum | Sanqum, chief lamentation priest of Sugallitum |
| 9 | {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu | Ilī-ippalsa, son of Ṣilli-šamaš |
| 10 | u3 {d}utu-ma-gir _dumu_ ma-la-lum | and Šamaš-magir, son of Malalum |
| 11 | _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Elūnum, the day 25 |
| 12 | _mu i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na-na-qa2-ab-nu-uh2-szi _mu-un-ba-an-la2_ | year: “The canal Samsu-iluna-qabnuhši, the canal inspector, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [ta]-ri-bu-[um] | Taribum |
| 2 | [dumu] a#-di-an-ni-[a-am] | son of Adi-Anniam |
| 3 | [ARAD] sa-am-su-i-lu#-[na] | servant of Samsu-iluna. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | i#-ba-lu-[ut,] | will live |
| 2 | ugula# dam-[gar3] | foreman: merchant |
| 3 | dumu {d}nanna-zi-[mu] | son of Nanna-zimu |
| 4 | ARAD# ha-am-mu-ra-[pi2] | servant of Hammurapi. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen#-[sze-mi] | Sîn-šeme |
| 2 | dumu {d}suen#-[im-gur-ra-ni] | son of Sîn-imguranni |
| 3 | ARAD {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d#}nin-[szubur] | For Ninšubur |
| 2 | sukkal ba-an-gi4 | the minister returned. |
| 3 | dingir an ki | god of heaven and earth |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-sza-mu-uh2# | Sîn-šamuḫ |
| 2 | dumu {d}suen-an-dul3-li2 | son of Sîn-andulli |
| 3 | ARAD {d}nin-szubur | servant of Ninšubur. |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | sa3-ni-iq-pi4-{d}[x] | Saniq-pi-x |
| 2 | dumu ARAD-{d}zu-gal# | son of Warad-Zugal |
| 3 | ARAD {d}inanna zabala2{ki} | servant of Inanna of Zabalam. |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-ip#-[pa-al-sa3-am] | Ili-ippalsam |
| 2 | dumu s,i2#-li2-[{d}utu] | son of Ṣilli-šamaš |
| 3 | [ARAD ...] | servant of . |
| seal 8 | ||
| 1 | [ma]-la-[lum] | Malalum |
| 2 | dumu {d}bu-ne2-ne2-[dingir] | son of Bunene-ilum |
| 3 | ARAD {d}nin-si-an-na# | servant of Ninsiana. |
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