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BDHP 20 (P510401)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BDHP 20 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510401 |
| Museum no. | BM 080418 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(disz) sag-geme2_ isz8-tar2-dam-qa2-at | 1 female slave named Ištar-damqat |
| 2 | _mu-ni-im_ | a name |
| 3 | sza be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ dumu-ki | of their owner, son of your child |
| 4 | _ki_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ dumu-ki | with their lord, son of your son |
| 5 | _lugal-an!-ni <<NI>>_ | my king |
| 6 | {disz}be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu | Belsunu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 7 | _dumu-munus_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen | daughter of Ikūn-pî-Sin |
| 8 | i-na _{na4}har ku3-babbar_-sza | with her silver ring |
| 9 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 11 | _8(disz) 1/2(disz)? gin2 ku3-babbar x_ | 8 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 12 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 13 | _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_ | a threshing floor he crossed |
| 14 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 15 | _lu2 lu2-ra-a_ | the man of a man |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 2 | [_mu_ {d}utu] {d}amar-utu | year: “Šamaš, Marduk |
| 3 | u3# [sa-am]-su-i-lu-na | and Samsu-iluna |
| 4 | _[in]-pa3-da-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 5 | _igi_ [ik]-szu#-ud#-[ap]-pa-szu | before Ikshud-appashu |
| 6 | _dumu_ szu-pi2-sza | son of Šupiša |
| 7 | _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ sin-sza-du#-[ni] | before Sîn-annunitum, son of Sin-šaduni |
| 8 | _igi_ a-na-{d}utu-li-s,i2 | before Ana-šamaš-liṣi |
| 9 | _dumu_ a-wi-il-dingir | son of Awil-ilī |
| 10 | _igi_ sig-{d}a-a _dumu e2-dub-ba_ | before Sîn-aya, son of the scribal school |
| 11 | _igi#_ ib-ni-er3-ra | before Ibni-Erra |
| 12 | _[iti du6]-ku3# u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 18 |
| 13 | [_mu_ sa]-am#-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e [e2]-babbar2-ra-a e2# {d}utu-ke4!_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the Ebabbar, the temple of Šamaš, |
Sources & licences
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