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BM 097397 (P524137)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097397 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524137 |
| Museum no. | BM 097397 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| 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 | _1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar#_ i3-li2-a-pi2-li | 1/3 shekel of silver: Ili-apili |
| 2 | _1/3(disz) gin2_ ARAD-{d}utu | 1/3 shekel: Warad-Šamaš |
| 3 | _1/3(disz) gin2 dumu_ i-lu-szu-nu | 1/3 shekel: the sons of Ilušunu |
| 4 | _1/3(disz) gin2_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu | 1/3 shekel: Ibni-Amurrum |
| 5 | _1/2(disz) gin2_ ha-li-ia-um | 1/2 shekel of Halīyum |
| 6 | _1/3(disz) gin2_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum | 1/3 shekel for Adad-šarrum |
| 7 | _igi-4(disz)-gal2 sa10 gesz-ur3 hi-a_ | 1/4 (shekel): the purchase of the threshing floor |
| 8 | _igi-6(disz)-gal2_ ku-bu-rum | 1/6 (shekel): Kubrum |
| 9 | _2/3(disz) gin2#_ u2-qa2-pi4-isz8-tar2 | 2/3 shekel: Uqapi-Ištar |
| 10 | _1/3(disz) gin2_ la-a-lum | 1/3 shekel of lapis lazuli |
| 11 | _sza3-ba 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | therefrom: 3 shekels of silver |
| 12 | ma-hi-ir | received. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _lu2 hun-ga2-mesz_ | hirelings |
| 2 | sza i-na _e2_ i-pu-szu | who in the house built |
| 3 | _2(disz) gin2 lu2 hun-ga2-mesz_ | 2 shekels, hirelings |
| 4 | sza a-na bar-zi-ba?{ki} | which to Borsippa |
| 5 | _5/6(disz) gin2_ ri-isz-{d}utu _nagar_ | 5/6 shekel (of silver to) Rīš-Utu, the carpenter |
| 6 | _1/2(disz) gin2_ u2-s,ur-{d}utu _nagar_ | 1/2 shekel: Uṣur-šamaš, carpenter; |
| 7 | _1/3(disz) gin2_ {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2 _nagar_ | 1/3 shekel: Sîn-bel-ilī, the carpenter; |
| 8 | _4(barig) sze {gesz}ban2 i3_ a-na _e2_ | 4 barig of barley, a ban of oil for the house |
| 9 | _5(ban2)_ im-gur-akszak{ki} | 5 seahs, Imgur-akšak; |
| 10 | _1(barig)? sze#?_ {d}suen-illat _szitim_ | 1 barig(?) of barley (for) Sîn-tillati, builder |
| 11 | _zi-ga nig2 szu_ | booked out of the possessions |
| 12 | {disz}nu-rum-li-s,i2 | Nurum-liṣi, |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_ | The month of Nisannu, the day 13 |
| 2 | _mu iri a2-dam_ ma3-al-gi4-[a{ki}] | year: “The city was a slave-girl of Malgium. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | pi4#-an-nu-ni-[tum] | Annunitum |
| 2 | _dumu_ dingir-szu-i-bi#-[szu] | son of Ilshu-ibbišu |
| 3 | ARAD {d}ne3-eri11-[gal] | servant of Nergal. |
Sources & licences
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