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JCSSS 2, 05 (P480463)
Administrative, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | JCSSS 2, 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | P480463 |
| Museum no. | BM 017294 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
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 | 8(disz)# me _u8-udu_ sza _an-za3-gar {d}en-lil2-la2{ki}_ u3 _i7_ | 800 sheep of the Anzagar of Enlil and the river |
| 2 | qa2-du 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) _GAN2 a-gar3_ sza ha-ma-tum _ki-ta_ | together with 12 bur3 field area, meadow of Hamatum, lower |
| 3 | u3 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) _GAN2 a-gar3_ sza ha-ma-tum _an-ta_ | and 15 bur3 surface area of the meadow of Hamatum above |
| 4 | sza {d}marduk-ni-szu is,-ba-tu | of Marduk-nišu seized, |
| 5 | 5(disz) me _a-gar3_ hal-hal-la{ki} szi-du-un-nim-ma-tu lu2-us2_ i3-li2-ba-ni dumu LU-x-la?{ki#} | 500 (hectares) of land in Halhalla, Šidun-nim-matu, the soldier of Ili-bani, son of Lu-x-la |
| 6 | 4(disz) me na-kam-ti ib-la-he-e#{ki} tu-ha-mu{ki} sa-we-e eb-re2-e{ki} | 400 na-kamti of Iblaḫē, Tuhamu, Sawê of Ebre |
| 7 | _a-gar3_ si-hu-um{ki} _a-gar3 1(bur3) GAN2_ babilax(E){ki} a-di {i7}buranun-na | the meadow of Siḫum, a field of 1 bur3 surface area of Babylon, as far as the Euphrates |
| 8 | _1(disz) sar bala-ri_ {i7}ir-ni-na szi-it-ti _kar_ {i7}ir-ni-na | 1 sar, the balaŋ of the Irnina canal, the other side of the intercalary river, |
| 9 | i-ta _dumu_ dingir-ra-bi _sag?_ i-s,a-ab-ba-at | from the son of Ili-rabi the head he shall seize |
| 10 | 2(disz) me _iri?_ kisz{ki} sa-ad-du-um{ki} u3 a2-UR{ki} | 200 cities of Kiš, Saddum and A-UR |
| 11 | isz-tu _e_ bu-tu-qa2-tim _i7# gal# {d}utu_ x-ba-AN | From the source of the Būtuqatum canal the Great Šamaš Canal ...ba-AN |
| 12 | a-na _iri_ {d}marduk-qar3-ra-ad{ki#} [_a]-gar3_ t,a3-bu{ki} | to the city Marduk-qarrād, the meadow of Ṭabu |
| 13 | a-di _iri{ki}_ kar-ni-szu-hi-a i7 x x x-ra-bi# sza LU-ba-ka-tim | as far as the city Karnišuḫia, the rābu canal of the merchants |
| 14 | ($ blank space $) 3(disz) li [x?] 1(disz) u3 x [...] | (total:) 3 ... 1 and ... |
| 15 | 1(disz) li# 6(disz) me 1(disz) szu-szi _a-gar3_ szar?-x-[...] | 1,600 (hectares) of arable land |
| 16 | _sza3_ er-s,e-et _sza3-gu4{ki}_ | in the Inner City of Ayyaru |
| 17 | qa2-du sza-sag-ga-tum sza _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir! ka-s,a-ar _ansze_ | together with the ša-sag-gatum of the son of Sîn-magir the herdsman of donkeys |
| 18 | 5(disz) me _uru-nita# udu-nita_-ti su-gan-nu-um{ki} _sza3_ sza i3-li2-ba-ni _dumu_ | 500 city-born rams, Sugannum, belonging to Ilī-bani son |
| 19 | it-ti _dumu_ a-bu-um-dingir _sipa {munus!}esz2!-gar3_ i-s,a-ab-ba-at | with the son of Abum-ilī the shepherd of the female kid he shall seize |
| 20 | ($ blank space $) 5(disz) li 1(disz) me 1(disz) szu-szi _u8-udu_ | (total:) 5,100 sheep. |
| 21 | _diri_ 1(disz) me 1(disz) szu-szi _u8#-[udu_ ...] | Total: 111 sheep ... |
| 22 | na-pa-as? {d}suen {d}utu x [...] | Suen, Utu |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [n?] 3(disz)? [...] | ... 3(?) ... |
| 2' | x [...] | |
| 3' | 5(disz) li [...] | 5 ... |
| 4' | x [...] | |
| 5' | _a-sza3_ x [...] | field ... |
| 6' | u3! [...] | and ... |
| 7' | 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) [...] | 12 bur3 1 eše3 2 iku |
| 8' | isz-tu [...] | From |
| 9' | 1(bur3) 4(esze3)# [...] | 1 bur3 4 eše3 |
| 10' | isz-tu 2(bur3) _gur_ [...] | After 2 bur3 ... |
| 11' | u3 x _a-gar3_ [...] | and ... the meadow ... |
| 12' | _9(bur3) 1(esze3) a#-sza3 1(bur'u) 8(bur3)#? gur#? a-[sza3?_ ...] | 9 bur3 1 eše3 field, 18 bur3 field |
| 13' | _7(bur3) GAN2# a-gar3 a#-sza3#_ ma-tu x [...] | 7 bur3 field area, meadow of Atu ... |
| 14' | 3(bur3) x um nu? [...] na pa [...] | 3 bur3 ... ... |
| 15' | in-[...] | ... ... |
| 16' | _3(bur3) gur_ [...] u3 _a-sza3 gil_ | 3 bur3 kurru ... and the field is forfeited |
| 17' | _1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 6(iku) igi x [x] x ka-bar_ qa2-du _1(esze3) gur_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | 14 bur3 6 iku of silver together with 1 eše3 of bronze, Warad-ilišu |
| 18' | isz-tu _4(bur3) 2(esze3) gur_ sza 1(u) _ka-bar_ sza qa2-du _a-sza3_-szu-nu | After 4 bur3 2 eše3 of 10 kabar of barley together with their field |
| 19' | a-na _aga-us2_ i-lu-u2 na-as2-hu | to a soldier a lamentation is uttered |
| 20' | _2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 2(gesz'u)! sar gur a-sza3_ sza3!?-u3-ma | 22 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku 3 200 sar field, |
| 21' | _diri 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1(gesz2) 3(u) sar gur_ | surplus: 1 eše3 3 iku, 1 30 sar |
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