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SCD 253 (P500470)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Kutha · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | SCD 253 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500470 |
| Museum no. | Smith College 253 |
| Collection | Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim) |
| Coordinates | 32.7605, 44.6112 |
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 | _3(asz) sze gur sag_ isz8-tar2-dingir | 3 gur of barley, capital Ištar-ilum |
| 2 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) {d}suen-mu-sza-lim | 1 (gur) 1 barig 1 ban2 (for) Sîn-mušallim |
| 3 | 2(asz) sig-{d}sza-la | 2: Šula |
| 4 | _2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) <sze> ku3-babbar_ | 2 1/3 shekels 7 1/2 grains of silver |
| 5 | sza sig-{d}sza-la | of Šar-Šala |
| 6 | 1(asz) i3-li2-tu-ra-am | Ili-turam |
| 7 | _igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/6 (shekel) of silver |
| 8 | 4(barig) _sze_ sza li-isz-ta-szi-im-dingir | 4 barig of barley, belonging to Lišta-Šim-ilum |
| 9 | 1(asz) {d}suen-ra-hi-im-uri5{ki} | Sîn-rahim-Urim |
| 10 | 1(asz) {d}suen-sza-mu-uh2 | Sîn-šamuh |
| 11 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) iz-kur-{d}utu | 1 barig 4 ban2 Izkur-šamaš |
| 12 | 1(barig) ga-ma-al-{d}utu | 60 litres (of barley for) Gemal-šamaš |
| 13 | ($ blank space $) _1(u) 2(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur_ | 10 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 barley |
| 14 | ($ blank space $) _2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ | (total:) 2 1/2 shekels 7 1/2 grains of silver |
| 15 | hu-bu-ul-lum | |
| 16 | sza pi-ir-hu-um | of pīḫūm, |
| 17 | u3# {d}utu-mu-sze20-zi-ib | and Šamaš-mušezib |
| 18 | _dumu-mesz_ {d}|NE.GISZ|-i-din-nam | sons of Nergal-iddinam |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi-it-ha-ri-isz a-hu ki#-[ma] a-hi | inversely, the other side is like the other |
| 2 | _dam-gar3-mesz_ i-ip-pa-lu-u2 | merchants shall inspect |
| 3 | _igi_ lugal-inim-du10-ga | before Lugal-inim-duga |
| 4 | {disz}{d}suen-re-e _igi_ ap-lum | Sîn-rē’e before Aplum |
| 5 | {disz}s,a-ab-rum {disz}{d}utu-a2-dah | Ṣabrum, Šamaš-adaḫ |
| 6 | {disz}s,il2-li2-{d}utu {disz}nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur | Ṣillī-šamaš, Nur-Ninshubur |
| 7 | {disz}{d}suen-a-sza-re-ed | Sîn-apla-rēd, |
| 8 | {disz}li-[isz]-ta#-szi-im-dingir | Lišta-sim-ili |
| 9 | _gudu4#-mesz_ sza {d}utu | gudu priests of Šamaš |
| 10 | _kiszib3 lu2 inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_ | Seal of the man who brought the matter. |
| 11 | _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 1 |
| 12 | _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e alan szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku3-sig17 didli-bi#_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, a statue of prayer and a gold lamma-vessel of all kinds |
Sources & licences
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