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BM 097642 (P523827)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097642 |
|---|---|
| ID | P523827 |
| Museum no. | BM 097642 |
| 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(barig)# 4(ban2)# sze# [gur ka dub-a-ni nu-me]-a_ | 1 barig 4 ban2 of barley, without the wording of his tablet |
| 2 | _sa10# 2/3(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar_ | the purchase price of 2/3 shekel of silver |
| 3 | a-na _sa10 udu#-nita2# hi#-a_ ma#-i-szu-u2 | for the purchase of a sheep, he shall have no claim. |
| 4 | sza {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dub-sar#_ | of Sîn-iqīšam, scribe |
| 5 | a-na ip-qu2-{d}na-bi-um _ma2-lah5_ | to Ipqu-Nabium the boatman |
| 6 | _dumu_ {d}i-szum-ga-mil | son of Išum-gamil |
| 7 | id-di-nu | they gave. |
| 8 | a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | for 1 month |
| 9 | sza _2/3(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar_ | of 2/3 shekel of silver |
| 10 | _udu-nita2# hi-a_ ma#-[i-szu-u2] | a male sheep, a female lamb, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na {d}suen-[i-qi2-sza-am] | to Sîn-iqīšam |
| 2 | i-na-ad-di-[in] | shall give. |
| 3 | _igi_ ARAD-e2-ge6-par3 _ugula# [gidri_] | before Warad-Egepar, foreman of the scepter |
| 4 | _igi_ gur-ru-du ra-bi-a-nu | before Gurrududu, chief |
| 5 | _igi_ ib-ni-sin _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-me-an-ni | before Ibni-sin, son of Ilī-išmeanni |
| 6 | _igi_ ba-szi-dingir _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ba?-ni? | before Baši-ilu, son of Adad-bani |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [_mu_ ...] _lugal-e [...] x-a_ | Year: ... the king ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}[...] | son of |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | gur-ru#-[du] | to be returned |
| 2 | _dumu_ dumu-{i7}[buranun] | son of Mār-Buranun |
| 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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