N 3550 + N 3663 + N 5604 (P230661)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | N 3550 + N 3663 + N 5604 |
|---|---|
| ID | P230661 |
| Museum no. | N 3550 + N 3663 + N 5604 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 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 ORACC project obmc · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:2] o i' 1'o i 1'–o i' 2'2' | [Lu]-diŋira rece[ived from PN tot silver]; |
| Obverse Column i [2:10] o i' 3'3'–o i' 10'10' | as its inter[est], Lu-diŋira, his master, will pl[ace as a pledge a m]an named Abum-ilum, [the slave of L]u-diŋira. |
| Obverse Column i [10:13] o i' 11'11'– | [When] he brin[gs the silver] ... |
| Obverse Column ii [0:8] o ii' 1'o ii 1'–o ii' 8'8' | ... PN, the owner of the field, will place as a pledge (a field ...), in the field of Ninunug, bordering (the field of) Enlil-galzu, (which is) the field of PN. |
| Obverse Column ii [8:10] o ii' 9'9'–o ii' 10'10' | When he brings the silver, he can take back his field. |
| Obverse Column ii [10:11] o ii' 11'11'–o ii' 11'11' | One third mina of silver, |
| Obverse Column ii [11:13] o ii' 12'12'–o ii' 13'13' | an interest rate of 2 shekels per 10 shekels (of silver) is to be added, |
| Obverse Column ii [13:16] o ii' 14'14'–o ii' 16'16' | Diŋir-manšum received from Ŋirini-isa; |
| Obverse Column ii [16:19] o ii' 17'17'–o ii' 19'19' | as its [interest, a w]oman named [...-e]nnam ... |
| Obverse Column iii [0:2] o iii' 1'o iii 1'–o iii' 2'2' | When [he brings the silve]r, [he can take back his] slave-girl. |
| Obverse Column iii [2:3] o iii' 3'3'–o iii' 3'3' | Two-thirds [mina of silver], |
| Obverse Column iii [3:5] o iii' 4'4'–o iii' 5'5' | an interest rate [of 2 shekels per 10 shekels of silver is to] be added, |
| Obverse Column iii [5:8] o iii' 6'6'–o iii' 8'8' | Nanna-manšum received from PN; |
| Obverse Column iii [8:13] o iii' 9'9'–o iii' 13'13' | as its interest he will place as a pledge one sar of commercial property, next to the house of Enlil-ilum. |
| Obverse Column iii [13:16] o iii' 14'14'–o iii' 16'16' | When he brings the silver, he can enter (again) into his house. |
| Obverse Column iii [16:18] o iii' 17'17'–o iii' 18'18' | [Tot mi]na(s) of silver, [...]. |
| Reverse Column iii [4:6] r iii' 5'5'–r iii' 6'6' | [Tot] shekels of silver, without [interest], |
| Reverse Column iii [6:9] r iii' 7'7'–r iii' 9'9' | PN₂ received from PN₁ |
| Reverse Column iii [9:11] r iii' 10'10'–r iii' 11'11' | [an interest rate] of 2 shekels per [10] shekels (of silver) is to [be added]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i' | ||
| 1' | [tukum]-bi | |
| 2' | [mu 8-kam]-ma-ta | |
| 3' | [kug-bi la]-⸢ba⸣-an-til-e | |
| 4' | [kug maš₂] ⸢ŋa₂⸣-ŋa₂-dam | |
| 5' | [n] ⸢giŋ₄⸣ kug-babbar | |
| 6' | [maš₂ nu]-⸢ub-tuku⸣ | |
| 7' | [ki] ⸢ab⸣-ba-kal-la-ta | |
| 8' | {[m}ba]-an-zu-gi-eš-ke₄ | |
| 9' | [šu] ba-an-ti | |
| 10' | [mu]-⸢a 3 1/3 giŋ₄-ta-am₃ | |
| 11' | [ib₂-ta-su]-su-⸢e⸣ | |
| o ii' | ||
| 1' | ⸢nam⸣-[erim₂ ...] | |
| 2' | ba-an-da-kud-[...] | |
| 3' | ki nam-erim₂-ma-⸢še₃⸣ | |
| 4' | {m}arad-{d}nanna | |
| 5' | kug na-me nu-un-šum₂ | |
| 6' | nam-erim₂-še₃ ba-an-kud | |
| 7' | ud kur₂-še₃ lu₂-na-me | |
| 8' | ugu ⸢lu₂⸣-[na-me] niŋ₂-na-me | |
| 9' | nu-un-[...]-a | |
| 10' | ⸢kišib⸣ [in-na-an-tak₄] | |
| o iii' | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | {m}⸢ur⸣-{[d}...] | |
| 3' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | in-[...] | |
| r ii' | ||
| 1' | ud ⸢kug⸣ [ba-an-tum₃-da] | |
| 2' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | 2/3 [ma-na kug-babbar] | |
| 4' | maš₂ 10 giŋ₄ 2 giŋ₄-ta-am₃] | |
| 5' | tah-he-[dam] | |
| 6' | ki {d}x-⸢x⸣-[x] | |
| 7' | {m}{d}nanna-ma-an-šum₂-ke₄ | |
| 8' | šu ba-an-ti | |
| 9' | maš₂-bi-še₃ | |
| 10' | 1 sar e₂ šakanka | |
| 11' | da e₂ {d}en-lil₂-AN | |
| 12' | kug-ta gub-ba-aš | |
| 13' | ib₂-ta-an-gub | |
| 14' | ud kug mu-un-tum₃-da | |
| 15' | e₂-a-ni-še₃ | |
| 16' | [ba-an]-ku₄-ku₄ | |
| 17' | n ma]-na kug-babbar | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | |
| r iii' | ||
| 1' | šag₄ a-šag₄ {d}nin-⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | us₂-a-DU | |
| 3' | {m}{d}en-lil₂-gal-zu | |
| 4' | a-šag₄ ur-amaš-a | |
| 5' | ur-amaš-a | |
| 6' | lugal a-šag₄-ga-ke₄ | |
| 7' | kug-ta gub-ba | |
| 8' | ib₂-ta-an-gub | |
| 9' | ud kug ba-an-tum₃-da | |
| 10' | a-šag₄-ga-ni ba-an-tum₂-mu | |
| 11' | 1/3 ma-na kug-babbar | |
| 12' | ⸢maš₂⸣ 10 giŋ₄ 2 giŋ₄-⸢ta⸣-am₃ | |
| 13' | tah-he-dam | |
| 14' | ki ŋiri₃-ni-i₃-sa₆-ta | |
| 15' | {m}diŋir-ma-an-šum₂-ke₄ | |
| 16' | ⸢šu⸣ ba-an-ti | |
| 17' | [maš₂]-bi-še₃ | |
| 18' | 1 ⸢saŋ⸣-munus | |
| 19' | [iš₈-tar₂]-⸢en⸣-nam mu-ni | |
| r iv' | ||
| 1' | {[m}lu₂]-⸢diŋir-ra-ke₄⸣ | |
| 2' | [šu ba]-an-ti | |
| 3' | [maš₂]-bi-še₃ | |
| 4' | 1 ⸢saŋ⸣-nita₂ | |
| 5' | {[m}a]-bu-um-AN mu-ni | |
| 6' | [arad] ⸢lu₂⸣-diŋir-ra | |
| 7' | {[m}lu₂]-⸢diŋir⸣-ra | |
| 8' | [lugal]-a-ni | |
| 9' | [kug-ta gub]-⸢ba⸣-aš | |
| 10' | [ib₂-ta-an]-⸢gub⸣ | |
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