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JAOS 088, 039-046 (P523738)
Administrative, Early Old Babylonian, Ešnunna · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | JAOS 088, 039-046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P523738 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) |
| Coordinates | 33.4837, 44.7276 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [1(disz) dumu? ab-da-el] | 1 son(?) of Abda-El |
| 2 | [1(disz) dumu? ...] | 1 son(?) |
| 3 | [1(disz) x]-x-el | 1 ...-el |
| 4 | [1(disz)] dumu# mu-ti-me-el | 1 son of Muti-mel |
| 5 | [1(disz)] szesz# szu-mu-um | 1 brother, Šumum |
| 6 | [1(disz)] dumu# ma-asz-da-kum | 1 son of Mashdakum |
| 7 | [1(disz)] szesz# i3-li2-ma-da | 1 brother of Ili-mada |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) 7(disz) | (total:) 7 |
| 9 | _[ba]-ab#-tum_ ab-da-el-me | I slew the sea. |
| 10 | 1(disz) dumu ik-su2-el | 1 son of Iksu-El, |
| 11 | 1(disz) dumu na-ma-el | 1 son of Nama-El, |
| 12 | [1(disz)] dumu i-me-ri-nu-um | 1 son of Imerinum |
| 13 | [1(disz)] dumu na-gi4-a-nu-um | 1 son of Nagi’anum |
| 14 | [1(disz)] dumu# i-ba-um | 1 son of Iba’um |
| 15 | [1(disz) dumu] za#?-i#?-nu-um | 1 son of Za-inum |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [1(disz) dumu ...] | 1 son of ... |
| 2 | 1(disz)# dumu# ku#?-na#?-[nu-um?] | 1 son of Kunanum |
| 3 | 1(disz) dumu hu-na-nu-um | 1 son of Hunanum, |
| 4 | ($ blank space $) 9(disz) | (total:) 9 |
| 5 | _ba-ab-tum_ ik-su2-el-me | the sea he defeated. |
| 6 | 1(disz) dumu mi-il-ki-la-el | 1 son of Milki-la-El, |
| 7 | 1(disz) u2-ga-zum | 1 Ugazum |
| 8 | 1(disz) sza-la-nu-um | 1 Šalanum, |
| 9 | 1(disz) mu-ut-ka3-bi-id | 1: Mut-kabid, |
| 10 | 1(disz) dumu ib-li-nu-um | 1 son of Iblinum, |
| 11 | 1(disz) dumu pa2-lu-sum2 | 1 son of Palusum, |
| 12 | 1(disz) dumu i-la-nu#?-[um?] | 1 son of Ilanum(?) |
| 13 | 1(disz) szesz za-ma-[ra?]-nu-[um] | 1 brother of Zamaranum |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) u2-da-[ma?] szesz NI-[...] | 1 Udama, brother of ..., |
| 2 | 1(disz) dumu e-[...] | 1 son of E- |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) 1(u) | 10 (litres) |
| 4 | _ba-ab-tum_ mi#-[il]-ki#-[la]-el#-me | captives of Ilki-lamme, |
| 5 | kilib-ba 2(u) 6(disz) mar-tu | total: 26 Amorite |
| 6 | _e-lu-tum_-me | the upper |
| 7 | 1(disz) mar-tu | 1 Amurru |
| 8 | _ba-ab-tum_ ba-sza-nu-um | “Babtum, Bašanum |
| 9 | a-ab-ba-ta | from the Sea |
| 10 | giri3 {d}inanna-e-ru-um-ma-s,a-ri | via Inanna-erummaṣari |
| 11 | 1(disz) dumu mu-ut-na-nu-um | 1 son of Mutnanum, |
| 12 | 1(disz) szesz ma-ni-um | 1 brother of Manium, |
| 13 | _ba-ab-tum_ ab-da-el-me | the sea I surrounded. |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [kilib-ba 3(disz)] dah-hu-me | total: 3 ... |
| 2 | szu-nigin2 3(u) la2 1(disz) mar-tu | total: 30 less 1 Amorite |
| 3 | iri#?{ki}-a tusz-a-me | who dwells in the city |
| 4 | giri3# lu2-sza-lim | via Lu-šalim |
| 5 | [iti] ni#-ig-mu-um u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam | The month of Nigmum, the day 22 |
| 6 | [mu ...] | year ... |
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