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RA 085, 037 01 (P499877)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RA 085, 037 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P499877 |
| Museum no. | BM 013947 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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(bur3) GAN2 1(u) sar {gesz}kiri6-bi#_ | 1 bur3 surface area at 10 sar, its garden |
| 2 | _us2-sa-DU {gesz}kiri6 ugula simug_ | ... of the orchard foreman of smiths |
| 3 | u3 _us2-sa-DU i7_ | and the bank of the river |
| 4 | _{gesz}kiri6_ {d}suen-li-ta-lal3! | the orchard of Sîn-līta-lal |
| 5 | _ki_ {d}suen-li-ta-lal3! | from Sîn-litalal |
| 6 | {disz}za-ar-ri-um | Zarrīm, |
| 7 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 8 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 9 | _5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ | 5 1/3 shekels 12 grains of silver |
| 10 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 11 | {disz}a-zi-lum | Azilum |
| 12 | ma-ri a-hi-szu sza {d}suen-li-ta-lal3 | son of Sîn-līta-lal, |
| 13 | _{gesz}kiri6_ ib-qu2-ur-ma | the orchard he cut down, and |
| 14 | _5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ | 5 1/3 shekels 12 grains of silver |
| 15 | _sa10# {gesz}kiri6_ | the purchase price of the orchard |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-zi-lum | to Azilum |
| 2 | _in-na-la2_ | he weighed out. |
| 3 | _u4-kur2-sze3_ {disz}a-zi-lum | In the future, Azilum |
| 4 | ba-qi2-ra-nam ma-la ib-ba-asz-szu-u2 | whatever he brings, |
| 5 | _ba-ni-ib-gi-gi_ | may he not return. |
| 6 | _nu-mu-un-gi-gi-de3_ | may he not return. |
| 7 | _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e-de3_ | may he not change. |
| 8 | _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal in-pa3_ | year: “Rīm-Sîn, the king, erected. |
| 9 | _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _sza3-tam guru7_ | before Warad-ilīšu, chief of the silo |
| 10 | _igi_ sza-ma-a-a-tum _nu-banda3 szu-ku6_ | before Šamātum, the captain of the fisherman |
| 11 | _igi_ a-hu-wa-qar _ugula nu-{gesz}kiri6_ | before Ahu-waqar, foreman of the orchardist |
| 12 | _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um | before Tarībum |
| 13 | _igi_ {d}suen-tu-kul2-ti | before Sîn-tukultī |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir# _aga3#-us2_ | before Šamaš-hazir, soldier |
| 15 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma#-ab-[bi-mesz]_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 16 | _mu inim-zi {d}en-lil2# [{d}en-ki-ga-ta] i7 ul-ta ba-ra-gal2#-[la] he2-gal2 tum4 larsa{ki}-ma-sze3 sipa# zi {d}ri-im-{d}suen i7 nig2-si-sa2 mu-un-ba-al-la2_ | year: “Inimzi of Enlil and Enki were present in the canals from far away, abundance brought to Larsa, the righteous shepherd Rīm-Sîn the canal of justice he dug |
Sources & licences
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