JCSSS 2, 17a (P512243)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | JCSSS 2, 17a |
|---|---|
| ID | P512243 |
| Museum no. | BM 080333 |
| 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)
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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 | _6(disz) udu szu-gi#-na#_ | 6 šugina sheep |
| 2 | sza ARAD-ku-bi | From Urad-Kūbe. |
| 3 | _dumu_ a-wi-il#-{d}suen | son of Awil-Sîn |
| 4 | sza isz#-tu# _iti# NE#-NE#-gar# [u4 n-kam]_ | which from the month of Abu, nth day |
| 5 | sza _mu#_ [am-mi-di]-ta#-na# _lugal-e [bad3_ am-mi]-di-ta-na{ki}-ke4_ | of the year: “Ammi-ditana, the king, the wall of Ammi-dintana |
| 6 | il#-szu#-[ib-ni] _ugula# dam#-gar3#_ | Ilshu-ibni, foreman of merchants |
| 7 | [u2 _di-ku5-mesz_ sza zimbir]{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum | and the judges of Sippar-Yaḫrum |
| 8 | [x x x x]-szu | his ... |
| 9 | _udu# szu#-gi#-[na_ a-na _szuku e2] {d}utu_ | šugīnu-sheep for the ration of the temple of Šamaše |
| 10 | x [...] | |
| 11 | _udu# szu#-gi#-na3_ a?-na? [_szuku?_ sza] _e2_ | šugīnu-sheep for the ration of the house |
| 12 | sza _4(disz){+um?} udu szu-[gi-na]_ | of 4 šugina sheep |
| 13 | sza# ip-pa-ra!?-[su] | that he will inspect |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz#}il-zu-[ib-ni] | Illzu-ibni |
| 2 | [pi-ha-tam] _e2-gal_ i-ip-pa-asz | the palace will make a pledge. |
| 3 | _giri3#_ il#-szu#-ib-ni _ugula# dam#-gar3#_ | via Ilshu-ibni, foreman of merchants |
| 4 | {disz}ARAD-i3-li2-szu _[di]-ku4_ | Warad-ilišu, the judge |
| 5 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}iszkur _[di]-ku5_ | Ibni-Adad, judge |
| 6 | {disz}il3-szu-ib-ni _di-ku5_ | Ilshu-ibni, judge |
| 7 | {disz}szum#-ma#-dingir _di-ku5_ | Šumma-ilum, judge |
| 8 | u3 _kar_ zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-rum! | and the port of Sippar-Yaḫrum |
| 9 | _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Elūnum, the day 1 |
| 10 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e bad3_ am-mi-di-ta#-na#[{ki}-ke4] _gu2_ {i7}si2-la2-kum#-ma-ta_ | year: “Ammi-ditana, the king, the wall of Ammi-dintana on the bank of the Sila-kum canal |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ARAD-ku-bi#! | ARAD-Kūbi |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}[suen] | son of Awil-Sîn |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[x x] | servant of . |
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