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BM 097499 (P527638)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097499 |
|---|---|
| ID | P527638 |
| Museum no. | BM 097499 |
| 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)
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 | _2(ban2) sze_ i-na sze-e _nu#-{gesz}kiri6#_ | 2 ban2 of barley from the barley of the orchardist |
| 2 | i-nu-ma la wa-asz-ba-ku | when I did not dwell |
| 3 | i-na qu2-pa-tim a-bi-li-bur | in the quay of Abī-libur, |
| 4 | _giri3_ zi-ik-ru-{d}utu | via Zikru-šamaš |
| 5 | _1(barig)_ i-nu-ma la wa-asz-ba-ku | 1 barig when I did not live |
| 6 | i-na _e2_ szu-mu-li-s,i? | in the house of Šumuliṣu |
| 7 | _giri3_ zi-ik-ru-{d}utu | via Zikru-šamaš |
| 8 | _1(ban2)_ a-na _szu il?_ | 1 seah for Hand of Il(?) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na qe2-re-et szi x [(x)]-szu#-nu | to the qēru of ... their ... |
| 2 | _3(ban2)_ a-na _e2_ bi-ta-a | 3 seahs for the house of Bittâ |
| 3 | _3(ban2)_ a-na _e2_ na-ra-am-ta-ni | 3 seahs for the house of Naramtani |
| 4 | a-na s,u2-ha-re-e | for the ṣuharû-festival |
| 5 | _1(ban2)_ a-na-i3-li2-tak2-la-ku | 1 seah for Ana-ilī-taklāku, |
| 6 | _3(ban2)_ zi-ik-ru-{d}utu | 3 seahs, Zikru-šamaš |
| 7 | _3(ban2)_ dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it, | 3 seahs: Ilšu-muballiṭ |
| 8 | _4(ban2)_ a-na _iti sze-sag11?-ku5?_ x x x | 4 seahs for the month of Addarum |
| 9 | i-na _iti gan-gan-e3_ | in the month of Kislimu |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 25 |
| 2 | _mu bad3 zimbir{ki}_ | year: “The wall of Sippar. |
Sources & licences
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