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JCSSS 2, 53 (P480606)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | JCSSS 2, 53 |
|---|---|
| ID | P480606 |
| Museum no. | BM 097297 |
| 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 | 2(barig) 4(ban2) _sze-numun {gesz}ban2_ {d}marduk | 2 barig 4 ban2 seed, (measured) by the seah of Marduk |
| 2 | 1(u) _erin2_ ka-si-mu | 10 Kasimu troops |
| 3 | 8(disz) _erin2_ he-ru-u2 | 8 hired labor-troops, |
| 4 | 1(u) 2(disz) _erin2_ sza-qu2-u2 | 12 high-quality workers, |
| 5 | 3(disz) _erin2_ za-ru-u2 | 3 zarû-troops, |
| 6 | ($ blank space $) 3(u) 3(disz) _erin2_ | 33 worktroops |
| 7 | 1(barig) _sze_ ma-as,-s,a-ar _muszen hi-a_ | 1 barig of barley for the guard of the birds, |
| 8 | 2(ban2) _lu2 lag ri-ri-ga_ | 20 litres (of barley for) a man of the rīrāgu-festival |
| 9 | sza _a-sza3_ a-ap-pa-a | of the field Appâ |
| 10 | _a-gar3_ t,a3-bu | a good meadow |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 4(barig) _gur sze-numun_ | 1 gur 4 barig seed |
| 2 | _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu | the bow of Šamaš |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(disz) _erin2_ he-ru-u2 | 12 hired labor-troops, |
| 4 | 1(u) _erin2_ me-eh-ru ma-ha-rum | 10 ‘troops’, first-fruit offerings of the temple |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) _erin2_ ka-si-mu | 115 Kasimu troops |
| 6 | ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) _erin2_ | (total:) 97 workmen |
| 7 | u3 2(asz) _sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu | and 2 gur of barley, the Šamaš ban2 |
| 8 | sza a-na ri-t,i-ib-bi ha-ar-bi | which for the rīṭibbi ḫarbu |
| 9 | isz-sza-ak-nu | they placed. |
| 10 | sza _a-sza3_ na-szi-a-re-esz# | of the field of the nashireš |
Sources & licences
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