BDHP 30 (P510410)
Receipt, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BDHP 30 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510410 |
| Museum no. | BM 080768 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Receipt |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 5 shekels of silver according to the weight of Šamaš, |
| obverse 2 | are part of the price of 1 talent of wool |
| obverse 3 | of the palace, |
| obverse 4 | that are under the responsability of Utul-ištar the official (and) |
| obverse 5 | that, (in) the year: "Ammi-ṣaduqa the king (placed) a magnificent royal socle of copper and a royal socle (decorated with) mountains", |
| obverse 8 | (lit. that) from Išme-sîn son of Sî-bēl-aplim |
| obverse 9 | Marduk-musallim, Ilšu-ibni |
| obverse 10 | and Nūr-šamaš's sons |
| reverse 1 | received. |
| reverse 2 | Delivered (by) |
| reverse 3 | Marduk-musallim, Ilšu-ibni |
| reverse 4 | and Nūr-šamaš's sons; |
| reverse 5 | received by |
| reverse 6 | Išme-sîn son of Sîn-bēl-aplim. |
| reverse 7 | Before Šumum-libsi son of Pir'i-ilīšu; |
| reverse 8 | before Bēlšunu son of Ilšu-bānī. |
| reverse 9 | The month of Dumuzi, the day 18 |
| reverse 10 | The year (in) which Ammi-ṣaduqa the king brought (into Emeteursag) a statue of himself uttering a greeting. |
| seal 1 1 | Išme-sîn |
| seal 1 2 | son of Sîn-bēl-aplim |
| seal 1 3 | servant of ... |
| seal 1 4 | and ... |
| seal 2 1 | Seal of Šumu-libsi |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar na4_ {d}utu | |
| 2 | _sza3 sa10 1(asz) gu2-un siki hi-a_ | |
| 3 | sza _e2-gal_ | |
| 4 | _nig2-szu_ u2-tul2-esz18-dar a-bi _erin2-mesz_ | |
| 5 | sza _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub-ba i3-mah-a u3 ki-lugal-gub-ba kur didli-a_ | |
| 8 | sza _ki_ isz-me-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim | |
| 9 | {disz}{d}marduk-mu-sza-lim {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni | |
| 10 | u3 _dumu-mesz_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | im#-hu-ru | |
| 2 | _mu-kux(DU)_ | |
| 3 | {disz}{d}marduk-mu-sza-lim {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni | |
| 4 | u3 _dumu-mesz_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | |
| 5 | nam-ha-ar-ti | |
| 6 | {disz}isz-me-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim | |
| 7 | _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dumu_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu | |
| 8 | _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | |
| 9 | _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_ | |
| 10 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan-a-ni szu silim-ma (x) ab!-di-di in-ne-en!-ku4!-ra! | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | isz-me-{d}[suen] | |
| 2 | dumu {d}suen-[be-el-ap-lim] | |
| 3 | ARAD {d}[...] | |
| 4 | u3 [...] | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _{na4#}kiszib3_ szu-mu#-li-ib-szi | |
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