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BM 097139 (P527494)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097139 |
|---|---|
| ID | P527494 |
| Museum no. | BM 097139 |
| 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 | i-na _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 2 shekels of silver |
| 2 | sza wu-s,um-nu-ur2-szu | of Wuṣum-nuršu |
| 3 | _2(disz) gin2_ sza a-pil-dingir-szu | 2 shekels belonging to Apil-ilišu |
| 4 | _1/2(disz) gin2_ i-bi-{d}utu | 1/2 shekel (of silver to) Ibbi-šamaš |
| 5 | _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-bi_ sza {d}mar-tu-ha-zir | 1/2 shekel of silver belonging to Martu-hazir |
| 6 | ($ blank space $) _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sag-nig2-gur11_ | 5 shekels of silver as a capital payment |
| 7 | _sza3-bi 1(disz) gin2 sa10 2(disz)_ i-ni-a-tim | its inside: 1 shekel for buying 2 shekels |
| 8 | _1(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze_ sza a-na sze-e sza _sza3-gal ansze hi-a_ | 1 shekel 15 grains that for the barley of the šagal donkeys |
| 9 | _2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) sze a2-bi ma2_ sza-am-mi | 2/3 shekel 10 barley-corns, its hire: a boat of shammu; |
| 10 | _1/2(disz) gin2 5(disz) sze_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ na-bi-dingir-szu | 1/2 shekel 5 barleycorns for Sîn-iddinam, son of Nabi-ilišu |
| 11 | _2/3(disz) gin2_ {d}utu-gim-la-an-ni | 2/3 shekel: Šamaš-gimlanni |
| 12 | _1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze_ ri-sza-tum | 1/2 shekel, 18 grains of rišātum-grain |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1/3(disz) gin2_ i3-li2-a-wi-lim-ra-bi | 1/3 shekel: Ili-awīlim-rabi |
| 2 | _1(disz) gin2_ pa-la-{d}iszkur | 1 shekel: Pala-Addu; |
| 3 | _1(u) sze_ mu-ut,-t,e4-e _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 10 barleycorns is the deficit; 2 shekels of silver |
| 4 | ($ blank space $) sza wu-s,um-nu-ur2-szu | of the wuṣumnūršu |
| 5 | _2(u) 1(disz) sze_ zi-ik-ru-{d}utu | 21 grains for Zikru-šamaš |
| 6 | _1(u) sze_ a-na _uzu_ i-nu-ma | 10 grains for meat when |
| 7 | a-di-du-um | Adīnum |
| 8 | _1/2(disz) gin2_ a-di-du-um | 1/2 shekel of Adīdum |
| 9 | _1/3(disz) gin2 s,il2-li2-{d}utu | 1/3 shekel: Ṣillī-šamaš; |
| 10 | 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 6 2/3 shekels of silver |
| 11 | _zi-ga_ a-na _lu2 sze-sag11-ku5_ | booked out for the man of the harvest. |
| 12 | _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 10 |
| 13 | _mu e2-me-te-ur-sag_ | year: “Emeteursag. |
Sources & licences
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