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RIME 4.05.19.add03, ex. 01 (P480693)

Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Shaduppum · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE

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DesignationRIME 4.05.19.add03, ex. 01
IDP480693
Museum no.IM 051059
CollectionNational Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
LanguageAkkadian; Sumerian
PeriodEarly Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotShaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
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1[_...]-x u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_... the 21st day
2[_...]-x {d}en-lil2-la2 dingir x x_... of Enlil, the god ...
3[_...] _nam-lugal_ esz3-nun-na{ki}... kingship of Ešnunna
4[_...]-x-a e2-ad-da-a-ni-sze3_... to his father's house
5[_...]-x-ra-am3_ umbin?-ur-{d}utu{ki}... Ur-Šamaš
6[_...]-x bala-ri-a_ {i7}idigna... the Tigris
7[_...] mu 1(disz)-kam {gesz}tukul kal-ga ba-an-dab5_..., the 1st year, with mighty weapons he captured
8_1(asz) gur sze_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_1 gur of barley for 1 shekel of silver
9_3(disz) sila3 i3-sag_ [a]-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_3 sila3 of first-class oil for 1 shekel of silver
10_1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ [a]-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_1 ban2 2 sila3 of oil for 1 shekel of silver
11_1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-szah2_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_1 ban2 5 sila3 of lard for 1 shekel of silver
12_4(barig) esir2?_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_4 barig of bitumen for 1 shekel of silver
13_6(disz) ma-na siki_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_6 minas of wool for 1 shekel of silver
14_2(asz) gur mun_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_2 gur of malt for 1 shekel of silver
15_1(asz) gur naga_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_1 gur of alkali for 1 shekel of silver
16_3(disz) ma-na uruda_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_3 minas of copper for 1 shekel of silver
17_2(disz) ma-na uruda_ ep-szum a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_2 minas of wrought copper for 1 shekel of silver
18_1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ sza ni-is2-ha-tim _3(ban2) sze-bi_1 sila3 of oil from the nishtum-festival, 3 ban2 of barley
19_1(disz) sila3 i3-szah2_ sza ni-is2-ha-tim _2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-bi_1 sila3 of lard from the nišḫatum-festival, 2 ban2 5 sila3, its barley:
20_1(disz) sila3 esir2?_ sza ni-is2-ha-tim _8(disz) sila3 sze-bi_1 sila3 esir2? of nishatum, 8 sila3, its barley:
21_{gesz}mar-gid2-da_ qa2-du-um _gu4-hi-a_-sza u3 re-di-szaa wagon together with its oxen and its drivers
22_1(barig) 4(ban2) _sze a2-bi_ szum-ma _ku3-babbar 1/3(disz) gin2 a2_-sza1 barig 4 ban2 of grain is its hire. If the silver is 1/3 shekel of its hire
23.aka-la u4-mi-im i-re-de-e-siall day he goes.
23.b_a2 {gesz}ma2 1(asz) gur_-um _2(disz) sila3_labor of the boat: 1 gur 2 sila3
24u3 _[...] sila3 a2 ma2-lah4 ka-la u4-mi i-re-de-sziand ... a litre, the hire of a boatman, for all day he shall go.
25szum-ma _ma2-lah4_ i-gi-ma _{gesz}ma2_ ut,-t,e4-eb-beIf a boatman is negligent and the boat breaks
26ma-la u2-t,e4-eb-bu-u2 u2-ma-al-laas much as he makes available, he shall pay.
27szum-ma _lu2_ i-na nu-la-a-ni _{gesz}ma2_ la sza-at-tamIf a man from a boat not his own
28.ais,-s,a-ba-at _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_has seized, 10 shekels of silver he shall weigh out.
28.b_2(ban2) sze a2 sze-ku5-kin_2 ban2 of barley as the hire of a harvester
29.aszum-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) 2(disz) _sze a2-bi_If the silver, 12 grains is its hire
29.b_1(ban2) sze a2_ za-ri-i1 ban2 of barley, the hire of a carpenter
30_lu2 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _sze-ku5-kin_ a-na _{lu2}hun-ga2_a man 1 shekel of silver for the harvester to the hireling
31[li]-di-in-ma szum-ma re-su la u2-ki-il-malet him give, and if he does not cut off his head, and
32[e]-s,e-dam e-s,e-dam la e-s,i2-su _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_the harvest, the harvest not harvested 10 shekels of silver
33.a_i3-la2-e_he shall pay.
33.b_1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 a2 {uruda}gur10-a_ u3 ku-s,i-rum1 ban2 5 sila3 the hire of a carpenter and a leatherworker
34.a[a-na] be#-li-szu-ma i-ta-a-arto his lord he returned.
34.b_1(ban2) sze a2 ansze_1 ban2 of barley, the hire of a donkey
35u3 _1(ban2) sze a2_ re-di-szu ka-la u4-mi-im i-re-de-szuand 1 ban2 of barley is his hire for the entire day he shall serve him.
36_a2 {lu2}hun-ga2 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 1(barig) sze sza3-gal-bi_labor of the hirelings: 1 shekel of silver and 1 barig of barley, its interest
37.a_iti 1(disz)-kam_ i-la-akfor 1 month he shall go
37.b_lu2_ sza i-na _a-sza3 |MASZ.KAK.EN|_a man who in the field of an m.
38i-na ku-ru-lim i-na mu-us,-la-lim is,-s,a-ba-tuThey seized (them) in the kiln, in the oven.
39_1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_ [sza i-na mu]-szi#-im i-na ku-ru-lim10 shekels of silver he shall weigh out. If at night in the evening
40is,-s,a-ba-tu i-ma-a-[at] u2-ul i-ba-lu-ut,they have seized; he will die, he shall not live.
41_lu2_ sza i-[na _e2_ sza] _|MASZ.KAK.EN|#_ i-na _e2_ i-na mu-us,-la-limthe man who in the house of the maškakku-priest in the household in the muṣallum-house
42.a[...]
42.bsza# i-na mu-szi-im [...]who in the night . .
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1_dumu lu2_ la zi-zu# [...]If a man's son does not know ....
2_dumu lu2_ a-na _e2_ e-[...]the son of a man to the house ...
4.bit-ta-la-akhas gone
6_1(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2_ u3 _6(disz) sze masz_ u2-s,a-ab1/6 shekel and 6 barleycorns of interest he shall carry out.
7_1(asz) gur_-um _1(barig) 4(ban2) masz_ u2-s,a-ab1 gur, 1 barig 4 ban2 goat he shall bring
8_lu2_ sza a-na me-[eh-ri-szu] i-na-ad-di-nuthe man who to his brother they shall give
9i-na masz-kan2-nim# [u2]-sza-ad-da-anat the market rate he shall pay.
10s,um-ma _lu2 sze_-a-am a-na x x xIf a man barley to ...
11id-di-in-ma _sze_-a-am a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-te-pu!-usz#he gave, and the barley for silver he made
12i-na e-bu-ri _sze_-a-am u3 _masz-bi 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)#_in the harvest, the barley and its interest: 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2
13.ai-le-eq-qe2shall take.
13.bszum-ma _lu2 ku3-babbar_ a-na pa-ni-szuIf a man silver to his presence
14id-di-in _ku3-babbar_ u3 _masz-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2_ u3 _[6(disz) sze]_the silver and its interest: 1/6 shekel and 6 grains
15.ai-le-eq-qeshall take.
15.bszum-ma _lu2_ e-li _lu2_ mi-im-maIf a man against another man anything
16la i-szu-u2-ma _geme2 lu2_ it-te-pe be-el _geme2_ ni-isz _dingir_ i-[za]-kar#he does not have, and the slave-girl of a man has gone out, the owner of the slave woman the life of the god shall swear.
17mi-im-ma e-li-ia la ti-szu-u2 _ku3-babbar_whatever against me you do not have silver
18ma-la _sa10 geme2_-tim _i3-la2-e_as much as the price of the slave woman he shall pay.
19szum-ma _lu2_ e-li _lu2_ mi-im-ma la i-szu-maIf a man against another man anything he does not have and
20_geme2 lu2_ it-te-pe2 ni-pu-tam i-na _e2_-szu ik-la-maa man’s slave woman has performed extispicy, in his house he sat, and
21usz-ta-mi-it _2(disz) geme2_ a-na be-el _geme2_ i-ri-abhe has caused to die 2 female slaves to the owner of the slave woman shall take.
22szum-ma mi-im-ma e-li-su la i-su-maIf he does not have anything against him,
23_dam |MASZ.KAK.EN| dumu |MASZ.KAK.EN|_ it-te-pe2the wife of an exorcist and the son of an apsûtu have made
24ni-pu-tam i-na _e2_-szu ik-la-a-ma usz-ta-mi-it di-in na-pi2-isz-tima nīpuptu-demon in his house he sat down and he caused to die a judgment of life.
25ne-pu-u2 sza ip-pu-u2 i-ma-a-atThe nēpû-drum, which he drew up, he will die.
26szum-ma _lu2_ a-na _e2_ e-mi is-si-ma e-mu-szuIf a man to a house of a father went and his father
27ik-szi-szu-ma _dumu-munus_-su a-na [sza-ni-im] it#-ta-di-inseized him and gave his daughter to another.
28a-bi ma-ar-tim ter-ha-at im-hu-ru ta-asz-na u2-ta-arThe father of the land received a gift, he returned the gift.
29szum-ma _lu2_ a-na _dumu-munus lu2_ ter-ha-tam u2-bil-maif a man to a daughter of the man a treasury carried, and
30sza-nu-u2 ba-lum sza2-al a-bi-sza u3 um-mi-sza im-szu-u'-szi-ma it-ta-qa-ab-sziSecondly, without the consent of her father and mother, she seized her and said to her:
31.adi-in na-[pi]-isz#-tim#-ma i-ma-[at]a verdict of life he shall receive.
31.bszum-ma _lu2 dumu-munus lu2_ ba-lum sza-alIf a man a daughter of another man without a husband
32a-bi-sza u3 um-mi-sza i-hu-si-ma u2 kir-ra-am u2 ri-ik-<sa>-timher father and mother divorced, and kirram-plant and riksātum-plant
33a-na a-bi-sza u3 um-mi-sa la isz-[ku]-un# u4-mi _mu 1(disz)-kam_ i-na _e2_-szuto her father and mother she did not place, for 1 year in his house
34.ali-szi-im-ma u2-ul _dam_let him hear, but he is not a wife
34.bszum-ma hi#-pi2# ri-ik-sa-timIf a breach of the contract
35u3 kir-ra-am a-na a-bi-sza u3 um-mi-sza isz-ku-un-maand the kirram-offering to her father and mother he placed, and
36i-hu-us-si _dam_ u4-um i-na su-un _lu2_ is,-s,a-ab-ba-tu i-ma-athe married her. That day, in the lap of a man seized, she shall die.
37u2-ul i-ba-al-lu-ut,shall not live.
47.a[...]
47.b[...]
48[...]
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3[...] x
4id-[di]-in#-[ma ...] x x x-nahe gave and ...
5tar-bi#-it _dumu_-szu i3-[la2-e_-ma _dumu_-szu] i-ta-ar-ruIf he dies or flees, his son shall be killed and his son will die.
6szum-ma _geme2_ u2-sa-ri-ir-ma [_dumu_-sza] a-na _dumu-munus# lu2_If a slave woman has sold and her son to a daughter of a man
7it#-ta-di-in i-nu-u-ma ir-ta-bu-u2he has given. When he returns
9.bszum-ma _geme2 e2-gal dumu_-szaIf the slave woman of the palace her son
10lu _dumu-munus_-sa a-na _|MASZ.KAK.EN|_ a-na tar-bi-timor her daughter to the maškakku-priest in the third year
11it-ta-di-in _dumu_ lu _dumu-munus_ sza id-di-nu _e2-gal_-lumthe son or daughter whom he gave the palace
12it-ta-ba-al u3 le-qu2-u2 sza mar _geme2 e2-gal_-limhe has taken, and the credit of the son of the queen
13il-qu2-u2 me-he-er-su a-na _e2-gal_-lim i-ri-a-abhe took, his remainder to the palace he shall return.
14szum-ma _lu2_ bu-sze-szu a-na na-ap-t,a3-ri a-na ma-s,a-ar-timIf a man his cattle for the napṭaru for the guard
15id-di-in-ma _e2_ la pa-li-isz si-ip-pu la ha-li-iszhe gave, and the house not to be neglected, the doornot to be damaged
16a-ap-tum la na-as3-ha-at bu-sze-e ma-s,a-ar-timThe aptu-festival is not a našāt-hymn of the cattle herdsman.
17sza id-di-nu-szum uh-ta-li-iq bu-se-e-su i-ri-a-ab(Sum) The one who gave it to him, he lost his sheep. (Akk) He lost the sheep that he gave to him. His sheep will be scattered.
18szum-ma _e2 lu2_ lu-uq-qu2-ut it-ti ma-s,a-ar-timIf a man’s house is in disrepair with the guard
19sza id-di-nu-szum hu-lu-uq be-el _e2_ ha-li-iqwho gave to him the destruction of the owner of the house the destruction
20be-el _e2_ i-na _e2_ {d}tiszpak ni-isz _dingir_ i-za-kar-szumthe owner of the house in the house of Tišpak the life of the god shall proclaim to him.
21it-ti bu-sze-e-ka bu-szu-ia hal-qu2 i-wi-tamWith your cattle, my cattle have been plundered.
22u3 sa3-ar-tam la e-pu-szu i-za-kar-szum-ma mi-im-maAnd if he does not do the saŋtam, he will accuse him, and whatever
23.ae-li-szu u2-ul i-szuagainst him he does not have,
23.bszum-ma i-na at-hi-i isz-te-en zi-it-ta-szu§ 7: If in a road between two of his faces
28szum-ma _lu2 sag-ir3 geme2 gu4_ u3 szi-ma-am ma-la i-ba-szu-u2If a man a slave woman an ox or whatever else has
29i-sza-am-ma na-di-na-nam la u2-ki-in szu-ma szar-ra-aqhe asks, and he does not give it. He is a king.
30szum-ma _u-bar_ na-ap-ta-rum u3 mu-du-u2 _kasz_-szu i-na-di-inIf a ubar of naptāru and mudû beer is given,
31sa-bi-tum ma-hi-ra-at i-la-ku _kasz_ i-na-di-in-szumthe sabītum-official received the beer. He gave him.
32szum-ma _lu2_ ap-pe _lu2_ is-su-uk-ma it-ta-ki-isIf a man a cloister of the man has seized and has cut off
33_1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e igi 1(disz) ma-na zu2 1/2(disz) ma-na_1 mina of silver he shall weigh out; the inverse of 1 ma-na is the length of 1/2 mina.
34uz-nu _1/2(disz) ma-na_ me-he-es, le-tim _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_uznu-disease, 1/2 mina of meḫeṣ, lemmata, 10 shekels of silver he shall weigh out.
35szum-ma _lu2_ u2-ba-an _lu2_ it-ta-ki-isIf a man a potter the man has cut off
36.a_2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_2/3 mina of silver he shall weigh out.
36.bszum-ma _lu2_ a-wi-lam i-na ik?-x-xIf a man in ...
37is2-ki-im-ma _szu_-su isz-te-ber5 _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_he changed and his hand he removed 1/2 mina of silver he shall weigh out.
38szum-ma _giri3_-szu isz-te-ber5 _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_If his foot has broken 1/2 mina of silver he shall weigh out.
39szum-ma _lu2_ a-wi-lam im-ha-as,-ma ha-x-x-szu isz-te-ber5If a man the man struck, and his ... has returned
40.a_2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_2/3 mina of silver he shall weigh out.
40.bszum-ma _lu2_ i-na x x x-timIf a man in ...
41_lu2_ ik-te-el _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_a man convicted 10 shekels of silver he shall weigh out.
42u3 a-na di#-nim# sza# _ku3#-babbar#_ isz-tu _1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na_ a-di _1(disz) ma-na_and for a lawsuit of silver from 1 1/3 mina to 1 mina
43[...] di-nam u2-sza-ha-zu-szu#-[ma]... a lawsuit they will litigate against him and
44a-wa-at na-pi2-isz-[tim ...]the word of the life . .
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7.a[...] _e2-gal_-lum szu-ur-qa-am it-ti-szu i-ta-wi... of the palace, a šurqām-demon with him went away.
7.b_sag-ir3_ u3 _geme2_ sza esz3-nun-na{ki}the eunuch and slave woman of Ešnunna
8sza ka-an-nam masz-ka-nam u3 ab-bu-tam sza-ak-nuof kānu, maškanu and abbutam are deposited.
9_abul_ esz3-nun-na{ki} ba-lum be-li2-su u2-ul us,-s,i2the city wall of Ešnunna without the permission of his lord did not go out.
14.bszi-im _gu4_ ba-al-t,i3 u3 _uzu gu4_ mi-timthe price of the ox, the living, and the meat of the wife of the cow
15.abe-el _gu4_ ki-la-la-an i-zu-uz-zuthe owner of the ox and the cows will divide.
15.bszum-ma _gu4_ na-ka-pi2-maIf an ox is stolen and
16ba-ab-tum a-na be-li2-szu [u2]-sze-di-ma _gu4_-szu la u2-szi-ir-mathe captive to his lord he sent, but his ox he did not return, and
17_lu2_ ik-ki-im-ma usz-ta-mi-it be-el _gu4_a man sinned and caused to die, the owner of the ox
18.a_2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_2/3 mina of silver he shall weigh out.
18.b_szum-ma _sag-ir3_ ik-ki-im-maIf the sag-irŋ has twisted, and
19usz-ta-mi-it _1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_he has caused to die, 15 shekels of silver he shall weigh out.
20szum-ma _ur-gi7_ sze-gi-ma ba-ab-tum a-na be-li2-szuIf a dog is friendly and a robber to its owner
21u2-sze-di-ma _ur-gi7_-szu la is,-s,u-ur-mahe brought out, but his dog did not keep watch, and
22_lu2_ isz-szu-uk-ma usz-ta-mi-ita man has seized and has caused to die
23be-el _ur-gi7 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_ szum-ma _sag-ir3_the owner of the dog 2/3 mina of silver he shall weigh out. If the eunuch
24.b_1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_15 shekels of silver he shall weigh out.
25szum-ma i-ga-rum i-qa-am-ma ba-ab-tum a-na be-el i-ga-ri§ 7: If an anomaly is said and the booty to the owner of the anomaly
26u2-sze-di-ma i-ga-ar-szu la u2-<dan>-nin-mahe sent out, but he did not strengthen his bond, and
27i-ga-rum im-qu2-ut-ma _dumu lu2_ usz-ta-mi-ita flood fell and the son of a man was killed.
28na-pi2-isz-tum s,i2-im-da-at szar-ri-imThe life of the king
29szum-ma _lu2 dumu-mesz_ wu-ul-lu-ud-ma _dam_-suIf a man a son married and his wife
30i-zi-im-ma [sza]-ni-tam i-ta-ha-azhe stood up, and another stood up.
31i-na _e2_ u3 ma-la# [i]-ba#-szu-u2 in-na-sa-ah-main the house or whatever there is he shall remove and
32wa-ar-ki sza i-ra-am#-mu#-ma it-ta-la-akAfter that which he loves and has gone
33szum#-ma# _lu2 en-nun_If a guard
34[_e2_ i-na] na#-s,a-ri-im i-gu-ma pa-al-li-szuthe house in the guard stood and its door jambs
35[_e2_ ip-lu-usz] u3 _lu2 en-nun e2_ sza ip-pa-al-szuand the guard of the house who inspects it
36[... i-du]-uk-ku ba-lum [qa]-ab-ri-szu... they will kill, without regard to him.
37[i-na pa-ni2 pi2]-il-szi-im iq-qa-bi-irin front of her mouth he said:

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