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BM 097540 (P527660)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097540 |
|---|---|
| ID | P527660 |
| Museum no. | BM 097540 |
| 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 | _1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3_ a-na te-s,i2-bi-tum | 1 ban2 2 sila3 for teṣibitum |
| 2 | _1(ban2)_ zi-ik-rum-{d}utu | 1 seah, Zikrum-šamaš; |
| 3 | _3(ban2)_ zi-ik-rum-{d}utu | 3 seahs, Zikrum-šamaš; |
| 4 | _5(ban2)_ zi-ik-rum-{d}utu | 5 seahs, Zikrum-šamaš; |
| 5 | _2(barig) 1(ban2)_ zi-ik-rum-{d}utu | 2 barig 1 ban2: Zikrum-šamaš |
| 6 | _2(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3_ zi-ik-rum-{d}utu | 2 barig 2 ban2 6 sila3: Zikrum-šamaš |
| 7 | _2(ban2) am3#?_ sza na-ra-am-ta-ni | 2 ban2 of wild bulls |
| 8 | _2(barig)_ a-bi-{d}utu-szi | 2 barig Abī-Šamši |
| 9 | _2(barig) 3(ban2)_ i-nu-ma a-na babila2{ki} | 2 barig 3 ban2 when to Babylon |
| 10 | ta-al-li-ku | you went, |
| 11 | _1(barig) 4(ban2)_ {kusz}lu-up-pu-um | 1 barig 4 ban2 (of barley for) Lupum |
| 12 | _1(barig) sze_ a-hu-wa-qar | 1 barig of barley for Ahu-waqar |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(barig) 1(ban2)_ i-na qu2-up-pi2-im# | 1 barig 1 ban2 from the quuppum |
| 2 | sza isz-tu babila2 ub-lam | which he brought from Babylon |
| 3 | _3(ban2)_ sza i-na qu2-pa-ti sza a-bi-li-bu-ra-am | 3 seahs, which in the qupātu of Abīli-buram, |
| 4 | 3(asz) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3_ | 3 gur 3 ban2 8 sila3 |
| 5 | _ szu ti-a_ zi-ik-rum-{d}utu | received by Zikrum-šamaš |
| 6 | _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam_ | The month of Nisannu, the day 26 |
| 7 | _mu bad3 zimbir{ki} u3 id2 buranun-na{ki}_ | year: “The wall of Sippar and the Euphrates |
| left | ||
| 1 | _1(ban2)_ a-na ia-szi-im-dam-qa2-at# | 1 seah for Iašimmat-damqat |
| 2 | _szu ti-a_ dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it, | received by Ilī-šumu-balliṭ |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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