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BM 097491 (P523809)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097491 |
|---|---|
| ID | P523809 |
| Museum no. | BM 097491 |
| 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 | _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni | son of Šamaš-bani |
| 7 | a-na be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ ha-bil-ki-nu | to their owner, son of Habilkinu |
| 8 | id-di-nu | they gave. |
| 9 | a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | for 1 month |
| 10 | _SI 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | the square side: 2 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 11 | _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-gi6-par _ugula gidri_ | before Warad-Egipar, foreman of the scepter |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-me-a-an-ni | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Ilī-išmeanni |
| 5 | _iti# apin#-du8#-a# u4# 2(disz)#-kam#_ | The month of Arahsamna, the day 2 |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ARAD-e2-[gi6-par] | Warad-Egipar |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-[...] | son of Sin- |
| 3 | ARAD {d}[...] | servant of |
| 4 | u3 {d}[...] | and the god |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | ARAD {d}[...] | servant of |
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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