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BM 097480 (P523808)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097480 |
|---|---|
| ID | P523808 |
| Museum no. | BM 097480 |
| 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 | _6(asz) sze gur sa10 i3-gesz_ | 6 gur of barley, the purchase price of sesame oil |
| 2 | _ki_ ri-isz-{d}marduk _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | from Rīš-Marduk, the diviner |
| 3 | {disz}ba-szi-dingir _dumu_ a-hu-ia-tum | Baši-ilī, son of Ahuyatum |
| 4 | _szu ba-an-ti_ | received. |
| 5 | a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | for 1 month |
| 6 | a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu# | to the carrier of his seal |
| 7 | _6(asz) sze gur_ | 6 kor of barley |
| 8 | i#-na# _kar#_ bad3#-am-mi?-di?-ta?-na?{ki} | at the quay of Dūr-Ammi-ditana(?) |
| 9 | sza _gu2 i7-da_ si2-la2-kum | on the bank of the river, your sila-vessel |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...]-BI | ...-BI |
| 1' | [mu ...] x x x [...] _e2 nam#-he2 x [...]_ | Year ... ... the house of abundance ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ib-ni-{d}[x] | Seal of Ibni- |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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