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BM 097837 & BM 097837A (P524093)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097837 & BM 097837A |
|---|---|
| ID | P524093 |
| Museum no. | BM 097837 & BM 097837A |
| 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) 3(ban2) sze gur ur5-ra_ | 1 gur 3 ban2 barley, interest |
| 2 | _masz2 1(asz) gur_-um _1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta | an interest rate of 100 sila per 1 gur is to be charged, |
| 3 | u2-s,a-ab | he shall take away. |
| 4 | _ki_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu | from Erishti-Aya, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 5 | _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu | daughter of Ilšu-ibbīszu, |
| 6 | {disz}sig-{d}mar-tu | Sîn-Amurru |
| 7 | u3 ka-ni-szi-tum _dam-a-ni_ | and Kanišitum his wife |
| 8 | _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_ | they received. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 2 | sze-am u3 _masz2-bi_ | the barley and its interest |
| 3 | _i3-ag2-e-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}utu-tap-pa-szu | before Šamaš-tappā’s |
| 5 | _dumu_ {d}utu-ga#-[mil] | son of Šamaš-gamil |
| 6 | _igi_ an-pi4-sza | before Apiša |
| 7 | _dumu_ i3-<li2>-ma-a-bi | son of Ilumma-abī, |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}utu-ti-[la-ti] | before Šamaš-tillati |
| 9 | _dumu_ sig-isz8-tar2 | son of Sîn-Ištar |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti gan-gan-na_ | The month of Kislimu |
| 2 | _mu_ ra-pi2-qum{ki} | the year (in which) Rapiqum |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur# ur5#-ra#_ | 1 gur 3 ban2 barley, interest-bearing |
| 2 | _masz2 1(asz) gur_-um _1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta | an interest rate of 100 sila per 1 gur is to be charged, |
| 3 | u2-s,a-ab | he shall take away. |
| 4 | _ki_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu | from Erishti-Aya, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 5 | _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu | daughter of Ilšu-ibbīszu, |
| 6 | {disz}sig-{d}mar-tu | Sîn-Amurru |
| 7 | u3 ka-ni-szi-tum _dam-a-ni_ | and Kanišitum his wife |
| 8 | _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_ | they received. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 2 | sze-am u3 _masz2-bi_ | the barley and its interest |
| 3 | _i3-ag2-e-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}utu-tap-pa-szu | before Šamaš-tappā’s |
| 5 | _dumu_ {d}utu-ga-mil | son of Šamaš-gamil |
| 6 | _igi_ an-pi4-sza | before Apiša |
| 7 | _dumu_ i3-li2-ma-a-bi | son of Ilī-ma-abi, |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}utu-ti-la-ti | before Šamaš-tillati |
| 9 | _dumu_ sig-isz8-tar2 | son of Sîn-Ištar |
| 10 | _iti gan-gan-na_ | The month of Kislimu |
| 11 | _mu_ ra-pi2-qum{ki} | the year (in which) Rapiqum |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ sig-{d}mar-tu | Seal of Sîn-Amurru |
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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