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RSO 82 Supp. 1, 017 & 018 (P504460)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RSO 82 Supp. 1, 017 & 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504460 |
| Museum no. | BM 017077 & BM 017077A |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| 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 | _1(u)# 2(disz) lu2-sze-sag11-ku5_ | 12 (mana wool for) Lu-šesagku |
| 2 | u3 _lu2#-sze#-sag11-ku5_ | and the sagkû-official |
| 3 | _bad3_ ID# | the wall of the river |
| 4 | _ki_ szu-{d}kab#-ta# | from Šū-Kab |
| 5 | {disz}i3-li2-u3-{d#}utu# | Ilī-u-šamaš |
| 6 | _dumu_ i-din-{d}bu#-ne2-ne2 | son of Iddin-bunene |
| 7 | a-na _sze-sag11-ku5_ | for the rations |
| 8 | i-gur-szu-nu-ti | returned them. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3_ i-na _u4 4(disz)-kam_ | 2 ban2 5 sila3 on the 4th day |
| 2 | it-ti a-gi-ri-szu | with his army |
| 3 | i-ka-lu i-sza-tu | they will eat, they will die. |
| 4 | _u4_-ma-at i#-la#-ku# | The day he goes |
| 5 | _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu i-na _kar_ zimbir{ki} | the bow of Šamaš at the port of Sippar |
| 6 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}nanna-tum | before Nanna-tum |
| 8 | _dumu#_ lu2-{d}en-ki | son of Lu-Enki |
| 9 | _iti sze-sag11-ku5_ | the month of Addarum |
| 10 | _mu e2-mes-lam_ | year: “Emeslam. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ sin-i-tu-ra-am# | before Sîn-ituram |
| 2 | _dumu#_ hu-za-lum x x | son of Huzalum ... |
| envelope | ||
| 1 | _1(u) 2(disz) lu2-sze-sag11-ku5#_ | 12 (mana wool for) Lu-šesagku |
| 2 | _lu2-sze-sag11-ku5#_ | the sagkû-priest |
| 3 | _lu2 bad3_ ID# | the man who the wall of the river |
| 4 | _ki_ szu-{d}kab-ta | from Šu-Kabta |
| 5 | {disz}i3-li2-u3-{d}utu | Ilī-u-šamaš, |
| 6 | _dumu_ i-din-{d}bu#-ne2-ne2 | son of Iddin-bunene |
| 7 | a#-na _sze-sag11-ku5#_ i-gur-szu-nu-ti | for the harvest he returned them. |
| 8 | _2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 u4 2(disz)-kam_ i-ka#-lu# | 2 ban2 5 sila3 on the 2nd day they will eat |
| 9 | it-ti a-gi-ri-szu# | with his army |
| 10 | i-ka-lu | they will eat. |
| 11 | _u4_-ma-at i#-la#-ku# | The day he goes |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _kar_ zimbir# | at the port of Sippar |
| 2 | i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d#}utu# | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 3 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}nanna-tum | before Nanna-tum |
| 5 | _dumu#_ lu2-{d}en-ki-ka | son of Lu-Enki |
| 6 | _igi_ sin-i-tu-ra#-am# | before Sîn-ituram |
| 7 | _dumu_ hu#-za#-lum# | son of Huzalum |
| 8 | _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | before Warad-ilišu |
| 9 | _dumu_ ri#-isz-{d}utu | son of Rīš-Utu |
| 10 | _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 22 |
| 11 | _mu e2-mes-lam AN x_ | year: “The Emeslam |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [i3]-li2-[u3]-{d}[utu] | Ilī-utu |
| 2 | dumu# i-din-{d}bu-ne2-ne2 | son of Iddin-bunene |
| 3 | [ARAD] x x x | servant of . |
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