BM 097636 (P524057)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097636 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524057 |
| Museum no. | BM 097636 |
| 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 | _1(asz) sze gur#_ | 1 kor of barley |
| 2 | a-na _sa10 udu-nita2 hi-a_ ma-i-szi#-[i _udu-nita2 hi-a] e2#_ na-kam-tum | for the purchase of a sheep, a ram and a goat in the storehouse |
| 3 | sza ri-isz-{d}marduk _masz2#-[szu-gid2]-gid2#_ | of Rīš-Marduk, the diviner |
| 4 | a-na {d}na-bi-um-na-s,i-ir _nimgir_ | to Nabium-nāṣir the herald |
| 5 | _dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um | son of Awīl-Nabium, |
| 6 | id-di-nu | they gave. |
| 7 | a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | for 1 month |
| 8 | sza _1(asz) sze gur_ | of 1 kor of barley |
| 9 | _udu-nita2 hi-a_ ma-i-szi-i _udu-nita2 hi-a e2_ na-kam-tum | a male sheep, a female sheep, of the storehouse |
| 10 | a-na ri-isz-{d}marduk _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | to Rīš-Marduk, the diviner |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na-ad-di-in | he will give |
| 2 | _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni | before Sîn-išmeanni |
| 3 | _igi_ bi-in-na-rum ra-bi-a-nu | before Innarum, the chief |
| 4 | _igi_ e-t,e-rum _dumu i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni | before Eṭerum, son of Ilī-išmeanni |
| 5 | _igi_ na-ka-rum _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_ | before Nakarum, son of the scribal school |
| 6 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Tašrītum, the day 25 |
| 7 | _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan nam-en-na-an-ni alan? ku3-sig17-ga-a-[...]_ | year: “Samsu-ditana, the king, a statue of his lordship and a bronze statue |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}na-bi#-[um-na-s,i-ir] | Nabium-nāṣir |
| 2 | _dumu_ lu-x-[...] | son of Lu- |
| 3 | ARAD {d}x-[...] | servant of |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | e-t,e-[rum] | |
| 2 | _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni | son of Ili-išmeanni, |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] szu [...] | ... hand ... |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2 | [...] AN [...] | ... ... |
| 3 | [...] AN [...] | ... ... |
| 4 | [...] x | |
| 5 | [...] ARAD [...] | ... servant of ... |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-isz#-[me-a-ni] | Sin-išmeanni |
| 2 | _dub-sar_ | scribe |
| 3 | _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-[...] | son of Etel-pi- |
| 4 | ARAD am-mi#-[s,a-du-qa2] | servant of Ammi-ṣaduqa. |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | [bi]-in#-na-[ru] | he smote. |
| 2 | _dumu#_ sza-al#-[...] | son of Šal- |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | ARAD am#-[...] | servant of Am- |
Sources & licences
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