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BM 097916 (P527844)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BM 097916 |
|---|---|
| ID | P527844 |
| Museum no. | BM 097916 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | 5/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5/6 shekel of silver |
| 2 | _masz2 {d}utu dah-he2-dam_ | an interest rate of Šamaš is to be added, |
| 3 | _ki_ e?-ri-is-ti-{d}a-a | from Erišti-Aya |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ e-tel-sin | daughter of Etel-sin |
| 5 | {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu | Rīš-Utu, |
| 6 | _dumu_ dumu-ki-tim# | son of Dumukitum |
| 7 | _szu ba-an-ti_ | received. |
| 8 | _u4 buru14-ka_ | on the day of the harvest |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-<babbar> u3 masz2-bi_ | the silver and its interest |
| 2 | _i3-la2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 3 | _igi_ {d}sag-ku5-mu-ba-li2-it, | before Sagku-muballiṭ |
| 4 | _dumu_ szar-rum-{d}iszkur? | son of Šarrum-Adad |
| 5 | [_igi_ i]-din-{d}e2-a | before Iddin-Ea |
| 6 | [_dumu_] x-x-x | son of ... |
| 7 | _igi_ dingir-szu-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ x-x-(x)-al? | before Ilšu-mušallim, son of ... |
| 8 | _iti diri sze-sag11-ku5_ | extra month: “Harvest;’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | _mu_ kar-{d}utu{ki} | year: “Kar-Šamaš.’ |
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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