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BM 097243 (P524817)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097243 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524817 |
| Museum no. | BM 097243 |
| 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 | [_n sze ka dub]-a-[ni nu-me-a_] | n litres of barley — his tablet is not valid. |
| 2 | [a-na _sa10 udu nita2 hi]-a_ [ma-i-szi-i] | for the purchase of a male sheep ... |
| 3 | [...] ID? DA? AN? | ... river(?) |
| 4 | [_sza3 kur6_ be-el _e2-babbar_-ri] | from the ration of the owner of the Ebabbar |
| 5 | sza# [{d}suen-na-di-in-szu]-mi _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | of Sîn-nādin-šumi, the diviner |
| 6 | [_dumu_] {d}utu#-ba#-ni# | son of Šamaš-bani |
| 7 | [a-na] x x _lu2_ x (x) | to ... man ... |
| 8 | [id-di]-nu | they gave. |
| 9 | [a-na n u4-mi] | for n days |
| 10 | [_udu-nita2 hi-a_ ma-i-szi]-i? | a sheep for a gift(?) |
| 11 | a#-na# _kur6#_ {d}utu# be#-el# _e2-babbar_-ri | to the kurru of Šamaš, lord of the Ebabbar temple |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2#-ub#-ba#-lam# u2#-ul# u2#-ub#-ba#-al#-ma# | I will bring it, I will not bring it and |
| 2 | pi2#-ha-tam _e2-gal_ i-ip-pa-al | the palace's gate he shall open. |
| 3 | _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dub-sar erin2_ | before Sîn-išmeanni, scribe of the troops |
| 4 | _igi_ bi-in-na-rum ra-bi-a-nu | before Innarum, the chief |
| 5 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu_ pir-hi-{d}iszkur | before Ibni-Adad, son of Pirhi-Addu |
| 6 | _igi_ e-t,e-rum _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni | before Eṭerum, son of Ilī-išmeanni |
| 7 | _iti ab-e3 u4 2(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 2 |
| 8 | [_mu_] sa#-am-su-di#-ta#-na# _lugal-e [{d}]lamma-{d}lamma-a su#-[bar] su3-ga#-ke4_ | year: “Samsu-ditana, the king, Lamma-Lammaya, supreme protector, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | bi#-na-ru-[um] | Binarum |
| 2 | [_dumu_] sza-al-lu-[ru] | son of Shalluru |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | e#-t,e#-rum# | |
| 2 | _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-me-a-[ni] | son of Ilī-ishmeanni |
| 3 | ARAD {d}x [...] | servant of |
Sources & licences
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