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Archibab 1, 4 (P504443)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Archibab 1, 4 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504443 |
| Museum no. | BM 097010 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 | {disz}e-ri-isz-sag#-[il2] | Eriš-sagil |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-a-bu-um | daughter of Šamaš-abum |
| 3 | _ki_ {d}utu-a-bu-um _ad#-a-ni_ | from Šamaš-abum, his father |
| 4 | u3 mu-ha-di-tum _ama#-a-ni_ | and Muḫaditum his mother |
| 5 | {disz}ARAD2-{d}utu | Arad-Šamaš |
| 6 | _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir | son of Šamaš-ilum |
| 7 | a-na asz-szu-ti u3 mu#-tu#-ti | for a wife and a husband |
| 8 | i-hu-uz te-er-ha-sa# | he sat down, a recitation |
| 9 | _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 shekels of silver |
| 10 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | te-<er>-ha-sa _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | he shall pay 5 shekels of silver. |
| 2 | tu-ur-ra-at# | it is returned. |
| 3 | {disz}ARAD2-{d}utu a-na e-ri-isz#-sag#-[il2] | Warad-Šamaš to Erišra-sagil |
| 4 | u2-ul asz-sza-ti | I do not reside. |
| 5 | i-qa-bi-i-ma _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_ | shall say and 10 shekels of silver he shall weigh out. |
| 6 | {disz}e-ri-isz-sag-il2 | Eriš-Sagil, |
| 7 | a-na ARAD2-{d}utu mu-ti-sza | to Warad-Šamaš her husband |
| 8 | u2-ul mu-ti i-qa2-bi-ma | "It is not my husband" he says, and |
| 9 | isz-tu _an-za-gar3_ | from the tower |
| 10 | i-na-ap-pa-s,u-ni-szi! | they will wipe her. |
| 11 | _igi_ sa-mi-ia# _dumu#_ ip#-qa-tum# | before Samiya, son of Ipqatum |
| 12 | _igi_ ma-asz-qu2#-um _dumu_ be-[li2-a-pi2-li] | before Mashqum, son of Beli-apili |
| 13 | _igi_ ka-lu-mu | before Kalumu |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur-ra | before Awil-adad |
| 2 | _igi_ szum-ma-nu | before Šummānu |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}e]-ri#-isz#-sag-il2# _dumu-munus_ {d#}[utu-a-bu]-um# | Eriš-sagil, daughter of Shamash-abum |
| 2 | _ki#_ [{d}utu]-a-bu-um _ad-a-ni_ | from Šamaš-abum, his father |
| 3 | u3 mu-ha-di-tum _ama-a-ni_ | and Muḫaditum his mother |
| 4 | {disz}ARAD-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir | Arad-Šamaš, son of Šadân-ilī |
| 5 | a-na asz-szu-ti u3# mu#-tu#-ti# | for a wife and a husband |
| 6 | i-hu-uz te-er#-[ha]-sa# | he rejoiced, her rejoicing |
| 7 | _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in#-[na-an]-la2#_ | he paid 5 shekels of silver. |
| 8 | te-er-ha-sa _5(disz) [gin2 ku3-babbar_] | he shall pay back. 5 shekels of silver |
| 9 | te-er-ha-sa tu-[ur-ra-at] | re-establish it and return it. |
| 10 | {disz}ARAD-{d}utu | Arad-Šamaš |
| 11 | a-na e-ri-isz-sag-il2 | to Eriš-sagil |
| 12 | asz-sza-ti-szu | his wife |
| 13 | u2-ul# [asz-sza-ti] | I do not reside. |
| 14 | [i]-qa2-bi-i-ma | he shall say, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2#-e#_ | 10 shekels of silver he shall weigh out. |
| 2 | {disz#}e#-ri-isz-sag-il2 | Eriš-Sagil |
| 3 | a#-na ARAD#-{d#}utu mu-ti#-sza# | To Warad-Šamaš, her husband |
| 4 | u2#-ul mu-ti i-qa2-bi-ma# | "It is not my husband" he says |
| 5 | isz#-tu _an-za-gar3_ | from the solar disk |
| 6 | i-na-ap-pa-s,u-ni-szi | they shall wipe her. |
| 7 | _igi_ sa-mi-ia | before Samiya |
| 8 | _dumu_ ip-qa-tum | son of Ipqatum |
| 9 | _igi_ ma-asz2-qu2-um | before Mašqum |
| 10 | _dumu_ be-li2-a-pi2-li | son of Beli-apili |
| 11 | _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur# _dumu_ bur-ri-ia | before Lu-Adad, son of Burriya |
| 12 | _igi_ ka-lu-mu-um | before Kalumum |
| 13 | [...]-{d}suen | ...-Suen |
| 14 | _igi_ szu-um-ma!-nu-um | before Summānum |
| 15 | _igi_ ia-ni-dingir-x x | before Ani-ili-, |
| 16 | _igi_ i-x x x | before ... |
| 17 | _iti ezem {d}iszkur x-kam | month: “Festival of Adad, the xth,’ |
| 18 | _mu e2-mah {d}iszkur-ra_ | year: “The Emaḫ of Adad. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ {d}utu-a-bu-um | Seal of Šamaš-abum |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ sa-mi-ia | seal of Samiya |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ma-asz-qu2-um# | seal of Mashqum |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ lu2-{d}iszkur | Seal of Lu-Adad |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ka-lu-mu-um | seal of Kalumum |
Sources & licences
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