HS 1702 (P229901)
Lexical, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | HS 1702 |
|---|---|
| ID | P229901 |
| Museum no. | HS 1702 |
| Collection | Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1' 4' | elder of the city |
| obverse col 1' 6' | elder of the judge |
| obverse col 1' 7' | before the elders of the city |
| obverse col 1' 8' | administrator |
| obverse col 1' 9' | administrator of the city |
| obverse col 1' 10' | administrator of the king |
| obverse col 1' 11' | administrator of the judge |
| obverse col 1' 12' | he denied |
| obverse col 1' 13' | they will deny |
| obverse col 1' 14' | into legal status as [son] |
| obverse col 1' 15' | into legal status as [heir] |
| obverse col 1' 16' | into legal status as [brother] |
| obverse col 2' 6' | he hired |
| obverse col 2' 7' | they will hire |
| obverse col 2' 8' | he wrote |
| obverse col 2' 9' | they will write |
| obverse col 2' 10' | the straw was brought in |
| obverse col 2' 11' | the straw was not brought in |
| obverse col 2' 12' | to be broken |
| obverse col 2' 13' | after the seal is found [it is to be broken] |
| obverse col 2' 14' | guarantor |
| obverse col 2' 15' | his guarantor |
| obverse col 2' 16' | their guarantor |
| obverse col 2' 17' | he stood surety for it |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:1] o i' 4'4'–o i' 4'4' | elder of the city |
| Obverse Column i [1:2] o i' 6'6'–o i' 6'6' | elder of the judge |
| Obverse Column i [2:3] o i' 7'7'–o i' 7'7' | before the elders of the city |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i' 8'8'–o i' 8'8' | administrator |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] o i' 9'9'–o i' 9'9' | administrator of the city |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i' 10'10'–o i' 10'10' | administrator of the king |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i' 11'11'–o i' 11'11' | administrator of the judge |
| Obverse Column i [7:8] o i' 12'12'–o i' 12'12' | he denied |
| Obverse Column i [8:9] o i' 13'13'–o i' 13'13' | they will deny |
| Obverse Column i [9:10] o i' 14'14'–o i' 14'14' | into legal status as [son] |
| Obverse Column i [10:11] o i' 15'15'–o i' 15'15' | into legal status as [heir] |
| Obverse Column i [11:12] o i' 16'16'–o i' 16'16' | into legal status as [brother] |
| Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii' 6'6'–o ii' 6'6' | he hired |
| Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii' 7'7'–o ii' 7'7' | they will hire |
| Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii' 8'8'–o ii' 8'8' | he wrote |
| Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii' 9'9'–o ii' 9'9' | they will write |
| Obverse Column ii [9:10] o ii' 10'10'–o ii' 10'10' | the straw was brought in |
| Obverse Column ii [10:11] o ii' 11'11'–o ii' 11'11' | the straw was not brought in |
| Obverse Column ii [11:12] o ii' 12'12'–o ii' 12'12' | to be broken |
| Obverse Column ii [12:13] o ii' 13'13'–o ii' 13'13' | after the seal is found [it is to be broken] |
| Obverse Column ii [13:14] o ii' 14'14'–o ii' 14'14' | guarantor |
| Obverse Column ii [14:15] o ii' 15'15'–o ii' 15'15' | his guarantor |
| Obverse Column ii [15:16] o ii' 16'16'–o ii' 16'16' | their guarantor |
| Obverse Column ii [16:17] o ii' 17'17'–o ii' 17'17' | he stood surety for it |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | x x x | |
| 2' | x x x | |
| 3' | x x x | |
| 4' | [ab-ba-iri]{ki#} | |
| 5' | x x x | |
| 6' | [ab-ba] di-ku5 | |
| 7' | [igi ab]-ba#-iri{ki} | |
| 8' | maszkim#! | |
| 9' | [maszkim] iri{ki} | |
| 10' | [maszkim] lugal! | |
| 11' | [maszkim] di-ku5 | |
| 12' | [in]-kur2 | |
| 13' | [in-kur2]-e-me-esz | |
| 14' | [nam-dumu]-a-ni-sze3 | |
| 15' | [nam]-ibila#-a-ni-sze3 | |
| 16' | [nam-szesz]-a#-ni-sze3 | |
| 17' | x x x | |
| obverse col 2' | ||
| 1' | in#-[...] | |
| 2' | in-x-[...] | |
| 3' | in#-[...] | |
| 4' | in#-[...] | |
| 5' | in-x-[...] | |
| 6' | in#-[hun] | |
| 7' | in-hun-[e-mesz] | |
| 8' | in-[sar] | |
| 9' | in-sar-[e-mesz] | |
| 10' | in ba!-an-ku4#-[ku4] | |
| 11' | in# nu#-ba-an-ku4#-[ku4] | |
| 12' | ze2#?-re#-[dam] | |
| 13' | {na4#}kiszib ul-pa! x | |
| 14' | szu-du8-[a] | |
| 15' | szu-du8-[a-ni] | |
| 16' | szu-du8-a-ne-[ne] | |
| 17' | szu-du8 szu bi2#-[in-te] | |
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