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RA 008, 073-074 no. 4 (P492318)
Legal, Early Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RA 008, 073-074 no. 4 |
|---|---|
| ID | P492318 |
| Museum no. | AO 04667 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
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) sar e2 kislah_ | 1 sar, the house of Kislah; |
| 2 | _da e2_ s,i-su2-na-aw-ra-at | adjacent to the house of Ṣisunawrat |
| 3 | _sag 1(disz)-kam_ mu-ha-du-um | the 1st, Muḫadum |
| 4 | _sag 2(disz)-kam sila dagal_ | the 2nd head, along the broad street |
| 5 | _ki_ ar-wi-um | from Awīm |
| 6 | _dumu_ i-din-{d}i-szum | son of Iddin-Išum |
| 7 | {disz}s,i-su2-na-aw-ra-at | Ṣisuna-wrat, |
| 8 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 9 | _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_ | as his purchase price |
| 10 | _4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-la2_ | he paid 4 1/2 shekels of silver. |
| 11 | _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_ | a threshing floor he crossed |
| 12 | _u4 kur2 lu2 lu2_ | the day that a man another man |
| 13 | _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_ | shall not return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu_ {d}za-ba4-ba4 u3 ia-wi-um | the year (in which) Zababa and Yawum |
| 2 | _in-pa3-de3-esz_ | they have sworn |
| 3 | _igi_ a-ru-ma | before Arûma |
| 4 | _igi_ la-szi-el-ka-a-bi-im | before Lašil-kabum |
| 5 | _igi_ ha-da-an-dingir | before Hadān-ilum, |
| 6 | _dumu-mesz_ ha-ta-um-ma-nu-um | sons of Hattammanum |
| 7 | _igi_ a-bu-um-ha-lum | before Abum-halum |
| 8 | _dumu_ a-mi-nu-um | son of Aminum |
| 9 | _igi_ szu-mi-i3-li2-a _dub-sar_ | before Šumi-ilī, scribe |
| 10 | _iti ab-e3-a_ | the month of Abea |
| 11 | _mu us2-sa bad3 babila2 ba-du3_ | year following: “The wall of Babylon was erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ar-wi-um | Arwum |
| 2 | dumu i-din#-{d}i-szum# | son of Iddin-išum |
Sources & licences
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