BAP 042 (P512341)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BAP 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P512341 |
| Museum no. | BM 092514 |
| 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 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | A field of 43 IKU in (lit. of) the Amorites' irrigation district, |
| obverse 2 | the property purchased by (lit. of) Ibni-adad overseer of the merchant(s), |
| obverse 3 | Warad-sîn son of Eṭerum |
| obverse 4 | before the judges thus he pleaded (his case) |
| obverse 5 | as follows: |
| obverse 6 | "The field that is from my father’s house was not purchased; |
| obverse 7 | Ipqu-šala and his brothers, sons of Šamaš-nāṣir, |
| obverse 8 | to Ibni-adad the overseer of the merchant(s) |
| obverse 9 | they sold (lit. gave for silver).”. |
| obverse 10 | Iddatum and Bazizum, |
| obverse 11 | sons of Ibni-adad the overseer of the merchant(s), |
| obverse 12 | were produced before the judges |
| obverse 13 | (who) examined their case. |
| obverse 14 | According to the wording of the purchase document, |
| obverse 15 | (stating) that Eṭerum u Sîn-nādin-šumī |
| obverse 16 | to Šamaš-nāṣir |
| obverse 17 | and Ipqu-annunītum |
| obverse 18 | his son |
| reverse 1 | had sold |
| reverse 2 | a field of 38 IKU inside the field of 54 IKU of someone else |
| reverse 3 | and a field of 740 SAR in the Amorites' irrigation district, |
| reverse 4 | its first front is (the property of) Ilīma-lušeši, |
| reverse 5 | its second front is the canal Bušatum, |
| reverse 6 | the border marker (lit. peg) of the field will be driven in and |
| reverse 7 | will be taken over. |
| reverse 8 | (This is what) was declared to Warad-sîn son of Eṭerum. |
| reverse 9 | At the entrance of Sippar, they will measure the field and, |
| reverse 10 | on the basis of the purchase document belonging to Šamaš-nāṣir |
| reverse 11 | and Ipqu-annunītum his son, |
| reverse 12 | Warad-sîn son of Eṭerum will plant the peg and |
| reverse 13 | will take his field. |
| reverse 14 | Before Nanna-manšum, judge; |
| reverse 15 | before Sîn-išmeanni, judge; |
| reverse 16 | before Ipqu-annunītum, judge; |
| reverse 17 | before Ipqu-ilīšu, judge. |
| reverse 18 | The month of Dumuzi, the day 6, |
| reverse 19 | the year in which Ammi-ṣaduqa the king brought into Entamila a splendid great platform (depicting) mountains and rivers which were numerous. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ a-mu-ur-ri-i{ki} | |
| 2 | szi-ma-at ib-ni-{d}iszkur _ugula dam-gar3_ | |
| 3 | {disz}ARAD2-{d}suen _dumu_ e-t,e-rum | |
| 4 | ma-har _di-ku5-mesz_ ki-a-am id-bu-ub | |
| 5 | um-ma szu-u2-ma | |
| 6 | _a-sza3_-um sza it-ti _e2_ a-bi-ia la sza-a-mu | |
| 7 | {disz}ip-qu2-{d}sza-la u3 ah-hu-szu _dumu-mesz_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir | |
| 8 | a-na ib-ni-{d}iszkur _ugula dam-gar3_ | |
| 9 | a-na _ku3-babbar_-im it-ta-ad-nu | |
| 10 | {disz}id-da-tum u3 ba-zi-zum | |
| 11 | _dumu-mesz_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _ugula dam-gar3_ | |
| 12 | a-na ma-har _di-ku5-mesz_ u2-qe2-er-ri-bu-ni-isz-szu-nu-ti | |
| 13 | a-wa-ti-szu-nu i-mu-ru | |
| 14 | a-na pi2-i tup-pi2 szi-ma-a-tim | |
| 15 | sza e-t,e-rum u3 {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi | |
| 16 | a-na {d}utu-na-s,i-ir | |
| 17 | u3 ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum | |
| 18 | ma-ri-szu | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ id-di-nu | |
| 2 | _2(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 sza3 3(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza sza-ne2-e | |
| 3 | u3 _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 4(u)? sar a-sza3_ sza _a-gar3_ a-mu-ur-ri-i | |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz) a-sza3_ i3-li2-ma-lu-sze-SZI | |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma i7_ bu-sza-a-tum | |
| 6 | si!-ka!-at _a-sza3_ im-ma-ha-s,a-am-ma | |
| 7 | il-la-qe2-a-am | |
| 8 | a-na ARAD2-{d}suen _dumu_ e-t,e-rum iq-bu-u2 | |
| 9 | i-na e-re-eb zimbir{ki} _a-sza3_-am i-sza-ad-da-du-u2-ma | |
| 10 | a-na pi2-i tup-pi2 szi-ma-tim sza {d}utu-na-s,i-ir | |
| 11 | u3 ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum ma-ri-szu | |
| 12 | {disz}ARAD2-{d}suen _dumu_ e-t,e-rum _{gesz}gag_ i-ma-ah-ha-as,-ma | |
| 13 | IL _a-sza3_-szu i-le-eq-qe2 | |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _di-ku5_ | |
| 15 | _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _di-ku5_ | |
| 16 | _igi_ ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum _di-ku5_ | |
| 17 | _igi_ ip-qu2-i3-li2-szu _di-ku5_ | |
| 18 | _iti szu-numun-a u4 6(disz)-kam_ | |
| 19 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}du8 mah gal-gal-la hur-sag i7-da# ib2#?-diri#-ga e2# nam-ti-la-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4-ra_ | |
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