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Fs Veenhof 223 (P512242)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Veenhof 223 |
|---|---|
| ID | P512242 |
| Museum no. | BM 081068 |
| 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(u) 7(disz) szukur zabar#_ | 17 bronze kettledrums |
| 2 | _7(disz) {uruda}szukur_ | 7 axes, |
| 3 | _2(u) {uruda}har-bala_ | 20 harbala-tools |
| 4 | sza 1(disz) me _erin2_ la-ah-su-nu | of 100 labor-troops, their replacement |
| 5 | sza pi2-i ka-ni-ik | according to the wording of the sealed document. |
| 6 | sza {disz}be-la-nu-um _ugula gidri_ | belonging to Belanum, the overseer of the scepter |
| 7 | a-na _e2-gal_ a-pa-lim | to the palace of Apali |
| 8 | a-na _u4 3(disz)-kam_ | for 3 days |
| 9 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}me-sza-rum | Awīl-Mešarum, |
| 10 | _nu-banda3_ | the overseer |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik _dumu e2-dub-ba_ | to Nabium-mālik the scribal apprentice |
| 2 | qa2-[ba-am] isz-ku-un | spoke. |
| 3 | a-na _u4 3(disz)-kam_ u2-nu-ut x bi? x egir? | on the 3rd day the ...-garment after |
| 4 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}mi-sza-rum | Awil-Mišarum |
| 5 | _e2-gal_ i-ip-pa-al | the palace he shall inspect |
| 6 | _igi_ be-li-na-s,ir _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur | before Beli-nāṣir, son of Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 7 | _igi_ a-wi-li-ia# _dumu#_ dingir-ha-bil | before Awīliya, son of Ilu-ḫabil |
| 8 | _igi_ lu2-{d}utu [...] x ri x | before Lu-šamaš |
| 9 | _igi_ ib-[...] | before Ib... |
| 10 | _iti bara2-za3#-[gar u4 n-kam]_ | The month of Nisan, the day n |
| 11 | _mu_ sa-am-[su-i-lu-na _lugal-e_ ...] | year: "Samsu-iluna the king ..." |
| left | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ a-wi-il-{d}mi-<szar>-rum | Seal of Awīl-šarrum |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | be#-li2-na-s,i-[ir] | Belī-naṣir |
| 2 | _dumu_ i-bi-[{d}nin-szubur] | son of Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 3 | [_ARAD_ ...] | servant of .... |
Sources & licences
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