BAP 030 (P507725)
Purchase and sale contracts, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BAP 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P507725 |
| Museum no. | BM 092501 & BM 092501A |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Purchase and sale contracts |
English translation
Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | A built house plot of 70 shekels |
| obverse 2 | next to the house of Munawwirum |
| obverse 3 | and next to the house of Ararrum, |
| obverse 4 | its front is the street, |
| obverse 5 | its rear is the house of Anum-pîša, |
| obverse 6 | is the house of Nannatum, Etel-pî-marduk |
| obverse 7 | and Gimil-marduk |
| obverse 8 | sons of Ararrum (which) |
| obverse 9 | from Nannatum, Etel-pî-marduk |
| obverse 10 | and Gimillum, |
| obverse 11 | owners of the house, |
| obverse 12 | Gimillum son of Itūr-ilum |
| obverse 13 | has bought; |
| obverse 14 | as its full price, |
| obverse 15 | 24 and a half shekels of silver |
| obverse 16 | he has paid. |
| reverse 1 | That in future one against the other |
| reverse 2 | will not raise a claim, |
| reverse 3 | (by) the name of Marduk and Ḫammurapi the king |
| reverse 4 | they have sworn. |
| reverse 5 | Before Iṭib-libbašu son of Sîn-gāmil; |
| reverse 6 | before Ilīšunūti son of Aḫuni; |
| reverse 7 | before Marduk-nāṣir son of Sîn-iqīšam; |
| reverse 8 | before Adad-nada son of Abīya ...; |
| reverse 9 | before Ḫuzalum son of Marduk-nāṣir; |
| reverse 10 | before Šutēšurāšum son of Etel-pî-nabûm; |
| reverse 11 | before Ubarrum son of Ša-ilum; |
| reverse 12 | before Illulum son of Ilūma; |
| reverse 13 | before Ipqu-ištar son of Matatum; |
| reverse 14 | before Nabi-ilīšu the scribe. |
| reverse 15 | The month of Kišlīmum, the day 1 |
| left 1 | the year "(Ḫammurapi the king made) the throne of Zarpanitum" |
| reverse 9 | Marduk-nāṣir |
| reverse 13 | Ipiq-ištar |
| seal 1 1 | Ḫuzalum |
| seal 1 2 | son of Marduk-nāṣir |
| seal 1 3 | servant of Nabûm |
| seal 2 1 | Šutēšurāšum |
| seal 2 2 | son of Etel-pî-nabûm |
| seal 2 3 | servant of Nabûm |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 e2 du3-a_ | |
| 2 | _da e2_ mu-na-wi-rum | |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ a-ra-ar-rum | |
| 4 | _sag-bi e-sir2_ | |
| 5 | _egir-bi e2_ an-pi4-sza | |
| 6 | _e2_ {d}nanna-tum {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}marduk | |
| 7 | u3 gi-mil-{d}marduk | |
| 8 | _dumu-mesz_ a-ra-ar-rum | |
| 9 | _ki_ {d}nanna-tum {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}marduk | |
| 10 | u3 gi-mil-lum | |
| 11 | _lugal e2-a-ke4_ | |
| 12 | {disz}gi-mil-lum _dumu_ i-tur-dingir | |
| 13 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | |
| 14 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | |
| 15 | _1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | |
| 16 | _in-na-an-la2_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | |
| 2 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}marduk u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | |
| 4 | _in-pa3-de3-esz_ | |
| 5 | _igi_ i-t,ib-li-ib-<ba>-szu _dumu_ {d}suen-ga-mil | |
| 6 | _igi_ i-li-szu-nu-ti _dumu_ a-hu-ni | |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}marduk-na-s,ir _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-[am] | |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-na-da _dumu_ a-bi-ia x x x | |
| 9 | _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ {d}marduk-na-s,ir | |
| 10 | _igi_ szu-te-szu-ra-szum _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um | |
| 11 | _igi_ u-bar-rum _dumu_ sza-dingir | |
| 12 | _igi_ il-lu-lum _dumu_ dingir-ma | |
| 13 | _igi_ sig-esz18-dar _dumu_ ma-ta-tum | |
| 14 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | |
| 15 | _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 1(disz)-kam_ | |
| left | ||
| 1 | _mu gu-za {d}zar-pa-ni-tum | |
| reverse | ||
| 9 | {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir | |
| 13 | i-pi2-iq-esz18-dar | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | hu-za-lum | |
| 2 | dumu {d}marduk-na-s,i-[ir] | |
| 3 | ARAD {d}na-bi-[um] | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | szu-te-szu-ra-[szum] | |
| 2 | dumu e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-[um] | |
| 3 | ARAD {d}na-bi-um | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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