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BA 05, 508 43 (P491750)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BA 05, 508 43 |
|---|---|
| ID | P491750 |
| Museum no. | Ist Si 0061 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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 | _1(disz) {gesz}ma2# [...] x x (x) | 1 boat |
| 2 | u3 {d}suen#-[ri-me-ni] | and Sîn-rimeni |
| 3 | _ki_ {d}suen-ri#-[me-ni] | from Sîn-rimeni |
| 4 | {disz}dumu-i7-buranun# | Dumu-ibni-Buranun |
| 5 | _dumu_ a-hi-ma-ra-as, | son of Ahi-maraṣ |
| 6 | _{gesz!}ma2_ u3 {d}suen-ri-me-ni | the boat and Sîn-rimēni |
| 7 | a-na _iti 2(disz)-kam_ a-na _sze_ e-bu-ri-im | for 2 months for the barley of the harvest |
| 8 | na-sa-ki-im | to smite |
| 9 | i-gu-ur | Igūr |
| 10 | _a2-bi iti 1(disz)-kam_ | its labor: 1 month; |
| 11 | _3(asz) sze gur i-<na> _{gesz}ban2!_ | 3 gur of barley, (measured) by the seah |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 2 | [i]-na# li-ib-bi _2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur#_ x (x) | from it 2 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 barley ... |
| 3 | ma-hi-ir _3(barig) 1(ban2) sze_ uh-hu-ur | received. 3 barig 1 ban2 of barley was added. |
| 4 | _iti ku3-ga u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_ | the month of Kug, the 16th day |
| 5 | _{gesz}ma2_ it-ru | a boat rented |
| 6 | _u4 3(disz)-kam {gesz}ma2_ te-zu-ub-tam | on the 3rd day the boat is abandoned |
| 7 | i-la-ak | shall go, |
| 8 | _{gesz}ma2_ sza-lim-tam a-na _kar iri_ TE | a good boat to the port of the city will approach. |
| 9 | i-ta-ar | he shall return. |
| 10 | _igi_ GIR-da-a | before Šep-Dāya |
| 11 | _dumu_ ARAD-sin | son of Warad-sin |
| 12 | _igi_ i-na-UD _dumu_ ARAD-x-[...] | Before Ina-UD, son of Urad-... |
| 13 | _igi#_ x-x-(x) | before ... |
| 14 | _iti ku3-ga u4 1(u) 2(disz)+[4(disz)-kam]_ | the month of Kug, the day 12+4 |
| 15 | _mu_ {d}tasz-[me-tum] | the year "Tašmetum" |
Sources & licences
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