TMH 11, 05 (P229940)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TMH 11, 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | P229940 |
| Museum no. | HS 1770 |
| Collection | Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
By Spada, Gabriella · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:2] o i 1o i 1–o i 22 | 12 shekels of silver, as a šula-loan, without interest, |
| Obverse Column i [2:6] o i 33–o i 66 | Puzur-Ninkarrak received from Lu-Nuska, son of Lu-Ninmarki. |
| Obverse Column i [6:10] o i 77–o i 1010 | As its interest, a man named Ilī-aj-abāš, (who is) [the slave] of Puzur-Ninkarrak, |
| Obverse Column i [10:13] o i 1111–o i 1313 | will serve as a pledge to Lu-Nuska. |
| Obverse Column i [13:16] o i 1414–o i 1616 | As his daily chores, he (= Ilī-aj-abāš) will do the field-work and will perform the (house-)work. |
| Obverse Column i [16:18] o i 1717–o i 1818 | When he (= Puzur-Ninkarrak) brings the silver, he can take back his slave. |
| Reverse Column i [0:1] r i' 11–r i' 11 | [PN₂ re]ceived [from PN₁ tot. shekels of silver]; |
| Reverse Column i [1:4] r i' 22–r i' 44 | at the delivery [of the harvest], he will pay back the silver with [its interest]. |
| Reverse Column i [4:8] r i' 55–r i' 88 | 15! [shekels of silver] ... |
| Reverse Column i [8:10] r i' 99–r i' 1010 | Id[din-...], did ... |
| Reverse Column i [10:12] r i' 1111–r i' 1212 | when he (= the creditor) re[quests it], he [will give to him] that silver. |
| Reverse Column i [12:16] r i' 1313–r i' 1616 | PN gave 16 shekels [of silver to] Ur-[...] as a loan; |
| Reverse Column i [16:18] r i' 1717–r i' 1818 | he will pay back that silver by the end of the eleventh month. |
| Reverse Column i [18:22] r i' 1919–r i' 2222 | If in the third! mon[th, the month in which] the silver is [...], he will not [pay back] that silver, |
| Reverse Column i [22:24] r i' 2323–r i' 2424 | he [will add] an interest rate of [2 shekels] per 10 shekels (of silver). |
| Reverse Column i [24:25] r i' 2525–r i' 2525 | 16 2/3 she [kels of silver], |
| Reverse Column i [25:29] r i' 2626– | an interest rate of ... (of shekel) per 10 shekels of sil[ver] is to be ad[ded] |
| Reverse Column ii [1:3] r ii' 22–r ii' 33 | [...]-Damu (received) from [...]-Sîn; |
| Reverse Column ii [3:6] r ii' 44–r ii' 66 | he will pay back that silver by the 17th day of the tenth month. |
| Reverse Column ii [6:10] r ii' 77–r ii' 1010 | If he does not pay back th[at silver] by the [17th day] of the ten[th month], |
| Reverse Column ii [10:12] r ii' 1111–r ii' 1212 | he will add [its interest at the delivery] of the harvest. |
| Reverse Column ii [12:14] r ii' 1313–r ii' 1414 | [x] 1/2 shekels of silver [...] (its) monthly rent, |
| Reverse Column ii [14:16] r ii' 1515–r ii' 1616 | [an interest rate of ...] of silver is to be added, |
| Reverse Column ii [16:19] r ii' 1717–r ii' 1919 | [S]în-manšum received from PN; |
| Reverse Column ii [19:21] r ii' 2020–r ii' 2121 | he will pay back that [silver] by the 30th day [of the seventh month]. |
| Reverse Column ii [21:23] r ii' 2222–r ii' 2323 | If he does not pay back that silver by the 30th day of the se[venth month], |
| Reverse Column ii [23:27] r ii' 2424–r ii' 2727 | at the delivery of the harvest, according to the rate of exchange which is effective in Nippur ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1 | 12 giŋ₄ kug-babbar | |
| 2 | šu-la₂ maš₂ nu-ub-tuku | |
| 3 | ki lu₂-{d}nuska | |
| 4 | dumu lu₂-nin-mar-ki-ta | |
| 5 | {m}puzur₄-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak-ke₄ | |
| 6 | šu ba-an-ti | |
| 7 | maš₂-bi-še₃ 1 saŋ-nita₂ | |
| 8 | {m}i₃-li₂-⸢a⸣-a-ba-aš | |
| 9 | ⸢mu⸣-ni-im | |
| 10 | [arad₂] ⸢puzur₄⸣-{d}nin-kar-ra-⸢ak⸣ | |
| 11 | lu₂-{d}nuska-ra | |
| 12 | kug-ta gub-ba-aš | |
| 13 | ib₂-ta-an-gub-bu | |
| 14 | ⸢ud 1-e a₂-ni-e | |
| 15 | kiŋ₂ a-šag₄-ga al-ak-e | |
| 16 | u₃ kiŋ₂-gi₄-a-še₃ al-DU | |
| 17 | ud kug mu-un-tum₃-da | |
| 18 | arad₂-da-ni ba-an-tum₂-mu | |
| 19 | 12 giŋ₄ kug-babbar | |
| r i' | ||
| 1 | šu ba-⸢an⸣-[ti] | |
| 2 | mu-DU [ud buru₁₄-ka] | |
| 3 | kug u₃ [maš₂-bi] | |
| 4 | i₃-la₂-[e] | |
| 5 | 15 [giŋ₄ kug-babbar] | |
| 6 | en-⸢nu⸣-[uŋ₃-ŋa₂-še₃] | |
| 7 | {m}⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 8 | da-⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 9 | {m}i-⸢din⸣-[...] | |
| 10 | in-⸢na⸣-[an-šum₂] | |
| 11 | ud al-⸢la⸣-[be₂-a] | |
| 12 | kug-bi ⸢i₃⸣-[...] | |
| 13 | 16 giŋ₄ [kug-babbar] | |
| 14 | {m}{d}en-[...-ke₄] | |
| 15 | {m}ur-[...-ra] | |
| 16 | eš ib₂-[ta-de₂] | |
| 17 | {iti}ud₂-duru₅-ka ⸢zal⸣-[la-ta] | |
| 18 | kug-bi i₃-[la₂-e] | |
| 19 | ⸢tukum⸣-[bi] | |
| 20 | {⸢iti⸣}šeg₁₂-[a-ka] | |
| 21 | ⸢itud kug⸣-babbar ⸢in⸣-[...] | |
| 22 | kug-bi la-[ba-an-la₂] | |
| 23 | maš₂ 10 giŋ₄ 2 giŋ₄-ta-am₃] | |
| 24 | bi₂-ib₂-[tah-e] | |
| 25 | 16 2/3 giŋ₄⸣ [kug-babbar] | |
| 26 | maš₂ 10 giŋ₄ ⸢kug⸣-[babbar] | |
| 27 | igi 3-⸢ŋal₂⸣ [...] | |
| r ii' | ||
| 1 | ⸢tah⸣-[he]-dam | |
| 2 | [ki ...]-{d}⸢suen⸣-ta | |
| 3 | {[m}x]-{d}da-mu-ke₄ | |
| 4 | {⸢iti⸣}ab-e₃ | |
| 5 | ud 17 zal-⸢la⸣-ta | |
| 6 | ⸢kug⸣-bi i₃-la₂-e | |
| 7 | ⸢tukum⸣-bi | |
| 8 | {[iti]}⸢ab-e₃⸣ | |
| 9 | [ud 17 zal:la-ta | |
| 10 | [kug]-⸢bi⸣ la-ba-an-la₂ | |
| 11 | [mu-DU] ⸢ud⸣ buru₁₄-ka | |
| 12 | [maš₂-bi] ⸢bi₂-ib⸣-tah-e | |
| 13 | [x] 1/2 giŋ₄ kug-babbar | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢a₂⸣ itud-da | |
| 15 | [... igi x]-⸢ŋal₂ kug-babbar-ta⸣-am₃ | |
| 16 | [tah]-he-dam | |
| 17 | ⸢ki x-ib₂⸣-ŋar-ra-ka | |
| 18 | {m}{d}⸢suen⸣-ma-an-šum₂-ke₄ | |
| 19 | [šu ba]-an-ti | |
| 20 | {[iti}du₆-kug] ⸢ud⸣ 30-še₃ | |
| 21 | [kug]-⸢bi i₃⸣-la₂-e | |
| 22 | ⸢tukum⸣-bi | |
| 23 | {[iti}du₆]-kug ud 30-še₃ kug-bi la-ba-la₂ | |
| 24 | [mu]-⸢DU⸣ ud buru₁₄-<<ki>>-ka | |
| 25 | ⸢šakanka⸣ nibru{ki}ka | |
| 26 | ⸢al⸣-du-a-gin₇ | |
| 27 | [...] ⸢x⸣ kar | |
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