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BM 097471 (P523807)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097471 |
|---|---|
| ID | P523807 |
| Museum no. | BM 097471 |
| 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(asz) sze gur_] | 1 kor of barley |
| 2 | _sa10# [2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_] | the purchase price of 2 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 3 | [a-na _sa10 udu-nita2 hi-a_ ma-i-szu-u2] | for the purchase of a sheep ... |
| 4 | [sza ri-isz-{d}marduk _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_] | of Rīš-Marduk, the diviner |
| 5 | a-[na qa2-be2-e] {d}suen-na#-di#-in#-[szu-mi _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_] | At the command of Sîn-nādin-šumi, the diviner |
| 6 | a-na dingir-szu#-ib-ni _dumu_ ta?-ri?-bu-um | To Ilšu-ibni, son of Tarībum |
| 7 | id-di-nu | they gave. |
| 8 | a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | for 1 month |
| 9 | sza _2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | of 2 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 10 | _udu-nita2 hi-a_ ma-i-szu-u2 | a male sheep, a female lamb |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ri-isz-{d}marduk _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | to Rīš-Marduk, the diviner |
| 2 | i-na-ad-di-in | he will give |
| 3 | _igi_ ARAD-e2-ge6-par3 _ugula gidri_ | before Warad-Egepar, foreman of the scepter |
| 4 | _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dumu_ ri-im-{d}iszkur# | before Šumum-libši, son of Rīm-Adad |
| 5 | _iti# NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 2(disz)-[kam_] | The month of Abu, the day 12 |
Sources & licences
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