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BM 097059 (P527469)
Administrative, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P527469 |
| Museum no. | BM 097059 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
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 | 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) _sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d#}[x] | 6 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, (measured) by the ban2 of |
| 2 | ($ blank space $) a-na _kur6 e2_ | for the rent of the house |
| 3 | _igi-6(disz)-gal2 2(u) 5(disz) sze_ a-na 2(disz) _uzu ur2_ | 1/6 (shekel) 25 grains for 2 thighs |
| 4 | 5(disz) _sila3 i3-gesz_ 5(disz) sza-an-da-la-tum | 5 qû of sesame oil, 5 for Šandalatum |
| 5 | ($ blank space $) a-na _e2_ | to the house |
| 6 | _igi-6(disz)-gal2 5(disz) sze_ a-na _uzu_ ni-si-ih i-mi-ti | 1/6 (shekel) 5 grains for the meat of the nīsiḫ priestess |
| 7 | _igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(u) sze_ a-na _uzu_ ni-si-ih i-mi-ti | 1/6 (shekel) 10 grains for the meat of the ni-siḫ-priest |
| 8 | 2(disz) _gin2_ ka-ni-kum | 2 shekels: Kanikum; |
| 9 | _igi-6(disz)-gal2 5(disz) _sze uzu_ ni-si-ih i-mi-ti | 1/6 (shekel) 5 grains of meat, ni-siḫ-offering of the meal |
| 10 | 1(u) 5(disz) _sze uzu_ ra-pa-asz-tum | 15 large barleycorns, |
| 11 | 1(u) _sze uzu_ ka-ar-szum u3 li-ba-tu? | 10 barleycorns of meat of the kāršum and libatu(?), |
| 12 | 2(ban2) _sze_ a-na _e2_ esz18-dar-ki-ma-i3-li2-ia | 2 ban2 of barley for the house of Eštar-kīma-iliya, |
| 13 | 1(ban2) _sze_ a-na _kasz_ a-na _e2_ | 1 seah of barley for beer for the house |
| 14 | 5(disz) _sila3 sze_ a-na ba-ri-tum | 5 qû of barley for Baritum |
| 15 | 3(disz) _sila3 sze_ a-na gi-ri-tum | 3 qû of barley for the girittu-service |
| 16 | 1(u) 2(disz) _sze_ ka-am-ha-tum | 12 barleycorns, ka-am-hatum, |
| 17 | 1(u) 2(disz) _sze_ a-na _uzu udu nita2_ | 12 grains for the meat of a male sheep |
| 18 | 1(u) _sze_ a-na _ku6 hi-a_ | 10 grains for fish, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi-6(disz)-gal2_ a-na _e2_ i3-li2-ha-zi-ri | 1/6 (shekel) for the house of Ili-ḫaziri |
| 2 | 2(u) [_sze_ a]-na# _uzu_ bu-ti u3 i-si-i | 20 grains for the meat of the būtu-official and the Isî-official |
| 3 | [x x] a-na [_uzu_] bu-ti | ... for roast meat; |
| 4 | [x x x x] sza# a-na s,u2-ha-ri-im# | ... which to the ṣuḫarum |
| 5 | [x x] _zi3#?-da#?_ [x-x]-pi4-{d}na-bi-um | ... flour ...-pî-Nabium |
| 6 | 1(disz) [x x] x x a-na _e2_ | 1 ... for the house |
| 7 | 1(disz) _ma#-na# ku3-babbar 1(disz) tug2_ | 1 mina of silver, 1 garment |
| 8 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3#-babbar# {d}utu-ma-an-szum _dumu_ sar?-bi-tum | 2 shekels of silver: Šamaš-manšarum, son of Sarbitum |
| 9 | ($ blank space $) sza ra-bi-a-an# zimbir{ki} | of the mayor of Sippar |
| 10 | _igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(u) sze_ a-na x x x | 1/6 (shekel) 10 grains for |
| 11 | 2(u) _sze_ a-na _uzu_ x-li-bu#-um | 20 grains for the meat of ...-libum |
| 12 | 2/3(disz) _gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze_ a-na er3-ra-mu-ba-li2-it, | 2/3 shekel 15 grains for Erra-muballiṭ |
| 13 | _igi-6(disz)-gal2_ a-na _kasz_ a-na _e2_ a-bi?-i3-li2 | 1/6 (shekel) for beer for the house of Abi-ilī |
| 14 | _igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(u) sze_ a-na _ku6 hi-a_ | 1/6 (shekel) 10 grains for the fish |
| 15 | 1(u) 4(disz) _sze_ a-na te-s,i2-bi | 14 barley-corns for harvesting |
| 16 | _igi-4(disz)-gal2_ a-na x-[...] | 1/4 to ... |
| 17 | 1(u) _gin2_ 2(u) 2(disz)# [...] | 10 shekels 22 ... |
| 18 | ($ blank space $) 6(asz) 3(barig) [...] | (total:) 6 (gur) 3 barig |
| left | ||
| 1 | _szu ti-a_ er3-ra-mu-ba-li2-it, | received by Erra-muballiṭ |
| 2 | u3 {d}utu-ba-ni | and Šamaš-bani |
Sources & licences
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