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BM 097609 (P523819)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097609 |
|---|---|
| ID | P523819 |
| Museum no. | BM 097609 |
| 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)
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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 | ||
| 1 | _2(asz) sze gur_ | 2 kor of barley |
| 2 | _ka dub-a-ni nu-me-a_ | The wording of his tablet is not. |
| 3 | _sa10 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | the purchase price of 2 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 4 | sza {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi | of Sîn-nādin-šumi, |
| 5 | _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | the diviner |
| 6 | a-na zi-im-ri-{d}iszkur | to Zimrī-Adad |
| 7 | _dumu_ ARAD-ku-bi | son of Urad-Kūbe, |
| 8 | id-di-nu | they gave. |
| 9 | a-na _iti 2(disz)-kam_ | for 2 months |
| 10 | _2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 1/2 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na na-asz-szi ka-ni-ki-szu | for the carrying of his seal |
| 2 | i-na-ad-di-in | he will give |
| 3 | _igi_ {d}er3-ra-ha-zi-ir | before Erra-hazir |
| 4 | _igi_ ip-qu2-{d}sza-la _dam-gar3_ | before Ipqu-Šala, merchant |
| 5 | _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-usz#-te#-sze-er | son of Sîn-muštēšer |
| 6 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 21 |
| 7 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan-a-ni szu silim-ma_ | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, erected this statue of himself. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | zi-im-[ri-{d}iszkur] | Zimri-Adad |
| 2 | _dumu_ ARAD-[ku-bi] | son of Warad-Kubi |
| 3 | ARAD {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _{na4}kiszib3_ ip-qu2-{d}sza-la | seal of Ipqu-Šala |
Sources & licences
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