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BM 097135 (P527492)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097135 |
|---|---|
| ID | P527492 |
| Museum no. | BM 097135 |
| 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(ban2)_ i-nu-ma a-na babila2 ni-la#-ku# | 1 seah when we went to Babylon |
| 2 | zi-ik-ru-{d}utu | Zikru-Utu, |
| 3 | _1(barig) sze_ a-na babila2{ki} | 1 barig of barley for Babylon |
| 4 | _1(barig) sze szuku_ ma-s,a-ar _a-sza3_ dingir-szu-mu-[ba]-li2#-it,# | 1 barig of barley, ration of the field Ilu-shumu-balliṭ |
| 5 | _2(ban) 4(sila3)_ sza _in-nu-da _e2_ bi-[ta?-a?] | 2 ban 4 sila3 for the utensils of the house of Bittaya(?) |
| 6 | _1(ban2)_ a-na _kasz_ a-na _e2_ na-ra-am-ta-ni | 1 seah for beer for the house of Naramtani |
| 7 | _3(ban2) ninda u3 kasz_ szum-ma-la-{d}marduk-ma-an-ni | 3 ban2 of bread and beer for Šumma-la-Marduk-manni |
| 8 | _3(ban2)_ a-na _e2_ na-ra-am-ta-ni a-na szum-ma-la-{d}marduk-ma-an-ni | 3 seahs for the house of Naramtani to Šumma-lā-Marduk-manni |
| 9 | _2(ban2)_ zi-ik-ru-{d}utu i-na _gi-dub-x_ | 2 seahs of “Zikru-šamaš in the reed ...; |
| 10 | _3(ban2)_ sin-isz-me-an-ni | 3 seahs, Sin-išmeanni; |
| 11 | _1(barig)_ sin-isz-me-an-ni | 1 barig, Sin-išmeanni |
| 12 | _1(ban2)_ zi-ik-ru-{d}utu i-na ku-pa-tim | 1 seah, Zikru-šamaš, in the storehouse; |
| 13 | _3(ban2) szuku_ s,u2-ha-ri _a-sza3_ sza [i]-na# kar-{d}utu | 3 ban2 of ṣuharu-flour, field which in Kar-Šamaš |
| 14 | _1(barig) 2(ban2)_ a-na _sze numun 3(ban2)# [x]-x#-nim | 1 barig 2 ban2 for seed grain, 3 ban2 ... |
| 15 | zi-ik-ru-{d}utu | Zikru-Utu, |
| 16 | _2(barig) sze_ i-na qa2-ti sin-isz-me-an-ni | 2 barig of barley from the hand of Sin-išmeanni |
| 17 | _4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze numun_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, | 4 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 barley, seed of Šamaš-muballiṭ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-tu _iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | from the month of Tašritu the 15th day |
| 2 | a-na babila2{ki} ni-ir-s,u2?-ud? | we marched to Babylon. |
| 3 | isz-tu _iti du6-ku3 u4 6(disz)-kam_ | from the month of Tašrītu, 6th day, |
| 4 | _4(ban2) 5(sila3) sza3-gal gu4 hi-a_ sin-isz-me-an-ni | 4 ban2 5 sila3 fodder for oxen: Sin-išmeanni, |
| 5 | u2-sza-ki-il | he made complete. |
| 6 | isz-tu _iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_ | from the month of Tašritu the 16th day |
| 7 | _sza3-gal gu4 hi-a_ i-na qa2-ti-ni is,-ba-tu | the heart of the cows in our hands seized, |
| 8 | _1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)_ i-di 5(u) la-qi2-it ke-er-[ba-nim] | 1 aš 1 barig 4 ban2 of flour, 50 (gur) is taken from the kēr-banum. |
| 9 | _4(ban2)_ i-na la wa-asz-ba-ku | 4 seahs without dining |
| 10 | _2(ban2) 4(sila3)_ i-di sza i-na _a-sza3_ {d}amar#?-utu? | 2 ban2 4 sila3 is the rent of the field of Marduk(?) |
| 11 | i-ki isz-pu-ku | he smote you, |
| 12 | _2(ban2) a-na _e2_ be2-ta-a i-nu-ma _gu4 hi-a_ ip-t,u2-ru | 2 seahs for the house of Betâ, when the oxen have returned, |
| 13 | isz-tu _du6-ku3 u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam_ | from Duku on the 28th day |
| 14 | _gu4 hi-a sza3-gal_ ip-ru-su | oxen of the šagal service he performed |
| 15 | 1(u) 8(disz) 1(u) 8(disz) 1(u) 4(disz) la-qi2-it ke-er-ba-nim | 18 18 14 delivery of Kēr-banim, |
| 16 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 28 |
| 17 | _mu bad3 zimbir{ki}_ | year: “The wall of Sippar. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _3(barig)_ a-na _sze numun_ | 3 barig for seed grain |
| 2 | _3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sza3-gal gu4 hi-a_ | 3 gur 1 barig 5 ban2, fodder for oxen, |
| 3 | sin-isz-me-an-ni | Sin-išmeanni, |
Sources & licences
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