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BBVOT 01, 011 (P491856)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BBVOT 01, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P491856 |
| Museum no. | AO 02121 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| 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' | sza sze-am isz-tu _kar_ a#-na#? _ga2#-gi-a_ iz-bi*-lu | who brought the barley from the quay to the granary |
| 2' | 4(barig) i-di 1(u) 6(disz) _erin2-mesz_ sza 3(disz) _{gesz}ma2_ | 4 barig the rent, 16 men of 3 boats |
| 3' | i-na _kislah in-nu_ u2-ma-al-lu-u2 u2-sza-aq-qu2-nim-ma | in a grave of a dead man they shall fill, they shall raise up, and |
| 4' | i-na _kar_ zimbir{ki} ip-pu-lu# | at the quay of Sippar they performed |
| 5' | 3(ban2) a-na ma-asz-ti-a-at 1(u) 6(disz) _erin2-mesz_ za-bi-il _in-nu_ | 3 seahs for the ration of 16 workers, disbursed; |
| 6 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) _sze gur_ i-di {d}suen-na-s,ir _dumu_ ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum# | 1 gur 3 ban2 barley, the rent of Sîn-nāṣir son of Ipqu-annunitum |
| 7 | {disz}id-da-tum x x x x [...] | Iddatum |
| 8 | {disz}nu-ur2-[...] | Nur- |
| 9 | x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | 8(asz) 3(ban2) _sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu ha-la# [ki_ ...] | 8 gur 3 ban2 barley, (measured) by the ban2 of Šamaš share with |
| 2' | isz-tu 2(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _sila3 sze gur gu2-un# 2(iku)+[n GAN2 a-sza3_ ...] | After 2 gur 1 barig 6 2/3 sila3 barley, the yield of 2+n ikû field |
| 3' | 3(asz) _sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu ha-la ki_ i-bi-su# [...] | 3 gur of barley (measured) by the ban2 of Šamaš, the share with his eye |
| 4' | isz-tu 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur gu2-un 3(iku) GAN2 [a-sza3_ ...] | After 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 of barley, the yield of 3 iku of field ... |
| 5' | 4(asz) 1(asz) _sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu ha-la ki_ ar-du-um! [x] | 4 gur 1 barley (measured) by the ban2 of Šamaš share with Ardum |
| 6' | isz-tu 4(barig) _sze gu2-un 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ki-kal_ ap-lu | After 4 barig of barley, 4 iku of field, irrigated area, plough |
| 7' | 8(asz) 3(barig)* 3(ban2) _sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu ha-la ki_ {d}suen-sze-mi _dumu gala-mah_ | 8 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 barley (measured by) the ban2 of Šamaš share with Sîn-šeme son of the chief lamentation singer |
| 8' | isz-tu 3(asz) 2(barig) _sze gur gu2-un 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 1(bur3) GAN2 1(disz)-e 4(barig) sze_ ap-lu | After 3 gur 2 barig of barley, yield of 4 iku of field, 1 bur3 surface area, 1 eše, 4 barig barley is surplus, |
| 9' | [...] x x {d}utu | ... Utu |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] _gur {gesz}ban2 szuku_ {munus}la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu | ... gur of barley, prebend of Lamassani, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 2 | [...]-mu-sza-lim ma-as,-s,a-ar _kar_ | ...-mushallim, guard of the harbor. |
| 3 | [...] tam#-la!-tum! _lu2 abul_ | ... Tamlātum, the man of the gate |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) [...] | 5 (gur) 4 barig 2 ban2 |
| 2 | isz-tu# [...] | From ... |
| 3 | 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) [...] | 4 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 |
| 4 | 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) [...] | 12 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 |
| 5 | sza ki#-[...] | of ... |
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