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TMH 11, 01 (P231448)

Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationTMH 11, 01
IDP231448
Museum no.HS 1550 + HS 1551 + HS 1614 + HS 1724 + HS 1850 + HS 1865 + HS 2510 + HS 2634 + HS 2911
CollectionHilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
LanguageSumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreBusiness / Contracts
Find spotNippur (mod. Nuffar)
Coordinates32.1271, 45.2300

English translation

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Column i [0:8] a i 2'2'–a i 9'9'... [after Lugal-am]aru [will have died, any heirs of Lugal]-amaru, [how many there may be], shall [not raise a claim] against [Ištar-e]nnam concerning her [status as a slave and] her sh[are].
Column i [8:11] a i 10'10'–a i 12'12'[Lugal-am]aru, [the fathe]r, while alive, has sworn (this) by [the name] of the king.
Column i [11:16] a i 13'13'–A woman [...]. (PN) the father, whi[le ali]ve, ha[s swor]n (this) by the name of the king.
Column ii [2:10] a ii 11'11'–a ii 18'18'A wo[man] named KA-Enlila, the slave-girl of Imgur-Ninurta, pašīšum-priest of Ninurta, son of PN ...
Column ii [10:12] a ii 19'19'–he (Imgur-Ninurta) has freed;
Column iii [0:1] a iii 1a iii 1–a iii 1a iii 1[has cleared her forehead],
Column iii [1:3] a iii 22–a iii 33smash[hed the pot of her sla]very
Column iii [3:5] a iii 44–a iii 55(and) drawn up [for her a document] concerning her cleaning.
Column iii [5:7] a iii 66–a iii 77As long as [he lives, she will se]rve [him] ...
Column iii [7:13] a iii 8'8'–a iii 13'13'... after Šāt-N[inurta] will have died, any heirs of Šāt-N[inurta], how many there may be, shall not [raise] a claim [concerning her] status as a slave.
Column iii [13:16] a iii 14'14'–a iii 16'16'Šāt-[Ninurta], the mother, while al[ive], ha[s sworn] (this) by the name of the king.
Column iii [16:20] a iii 17'17'–a iii 20'20'A wo[man], named [Ama]t-Šamaš, the slave-girl of Šamaš-bāni,
Column iii [20:23] a iii 21'21'–a iii 23'23'Šamaš-bāni, her master, has freed:
Column i [0:1] b i 1b i 1–b i 1b i 1he has cleared [her forehead],
Column i [1:3] b i 22–b i 33smashed [the pot] of her sla[very],
Column i [3:5] b i 44–b i 55(and) drawn up for her a document concerning her cleaning.
Column i [5:6] b i 66–b i 66(He has allotted to her) a built-up house plot of 1 sar,
Column i [6:9] b i 77–b i 99ne[xt to the house of I]lī-puṭram, bo[ught from LutilaDI, the sm]ith,
Column i [9:14] b i 1010–b i 1414[5 iku of the 'sma]ll [field'], bought [from Iddin]-Ištar ...
Column i [14:16] b i 3434–b i 3535... (any heirs of PN) shall not raise [a claim concerning his status as a slave.
Column i [16:20] b i 3636–PN, [the father, while alive, has sworn] (this) by the name of the king.
Column ii [2:6] b ii 33–b ii 66A man, named Iliš-tikal, the slave of Ilī-ennam,
Column ii [6:9] b ii 77–b ii 99Ilī-ennam, his master, has freed
Column ii [9:10] b ii 1010–b ii 1010(and) has cleared his forehead.
Column ii [10:12] b ii 1111–b ii 1212Iliš-tikal, as long as he (Ilī-ennam) lives,
Column ii [12:16] b ii 1313–b ii 2222will provide him a monthly ration of 20 sila of barley [...].
Column ii [15:19] b ii 2222–b ii 2525Once his do[cument (of slavery)] has been broken, his status as a slave will have been canceled.
Column ii [19:25] b ii 2626–b ii 3131After Ilī-en[nam] will have died, a[ny heirs] of Ilī-en[nam, how many there may be], shall not raise a claim concerning h[is status as a slave]-
Column ii [25:28] b ii 3232–b ii 3434Ilī-ennam, the father, while alive, has sworn (this) by the name of the king.
Column ii [28:30] b ii 3535–A man, named [Abum-waqar],
Column iii [0:3] b iii 1b iii 1–b iii 33the slave of Ninurta-pa[lil],
Column iii [3:6] b iii 44–b iii 66Ninurta-palil, his master, has freed
Column iii [6:7] b iii 77–b iii 77(and) has cleared his forehead.
Column iii [7:10] b iii 88–b iii 1010Abum-waqar, as long as he (Ninurta-palil) lives, will serve him.
Column iii [10:16] b iii 1111–b iii 1616After Ninurta-palil will have died, any heirs of Ninurta-palil, how many there may be, shall not raise a claim concerning his status as a slave.
Column iii [16:19] b iii 1717–b iii 1919Nin[urta-palil], the father, [while alive], has sworn (this) [by the name of the king].
Column iii [19:22] b iii 2020–b iii 2222PN born in a foreign country, the son of Arad-Ninurta of (the city of) IM ...
Column iii [22:27] b iii 2828–b iii 3232Urkuzu, his master, and Nin-heŋal have freed.
Column iii [27:30] b iii 3333–b iii 3535As long as Urkuzu, his master, and Ninheŋal,[his mistress], live,
Column i [0:4] c i 1c i 1–c i 44he will serve them.
Column i [4:9] c i 55–c i 99After Urkuzu, his master, and Ninheŋal, his mistress, will have died,
Column i [9:14] c i 1010–c i 1414any heirs of Urkuzu and Ninheŋal, how many there may be, shall not raise a claim concerning his status as a slave.
Column i [14:20] c i 1515–c i 2020Urkuzu, the father, while alive, and Ninheŋal (his) wife, while alive, have sworn (this) by the name of the king.
Column i [20:24] c i 2121–c i 2424One boat of 20 gur capacity, [one] rudder, [three] punting poles, [tw]o ropes for towing the boat:
Column i [24:26] c i 2525–c i 2626(this is) the boat of Utu-manšum, son of Ilī-iddinam,
Column i [26:30] c i 2727–c i 3030(which) Warad-Sebetti has rented [from] Utu-manšum at the annual rent of [x] gur of barley.
Column i [30:36] c i 3131–[The boat must be] returned [in good condition, together with] its rent, [at] its quay in the [... month].
Column ii [2:4] c ii 33–c ii 44(Its) witnesses, its month, its year.
Column ii [4:9] c ii 55–c ii 99One boat of 50 gur capacity, one rudder, three punting poles, four oars, two ropes for towing the boat:
Column ii [9:13] c ii 1010–c ii 1313(this is) the boat of Nanna-meša (which) Ur-Šulpa'e has rented from Nanna-meša.
Column ii [13:21] c ii 1414–c ii 2121Ur-Šulpa'e [will measu]re t[o Nanna-meša] 6? gur of barley for two months (and) 6? gur of barley for four months: total 36? gur of barley.
Column ii [21:26] c ii 2222–c ii 2626The boat must be returned [in good condition], together with its rent, at its quay [in the se]venth month.
Column ii [26:28] c ii 2727–c ii 2828(Its) witnesses, its month, its year.
Column ii [28:33] c ii 2929–c ii 3333A man, named Warad-Ištar, the slave of Erīb-ilum, from Erīb-ilum ...
Column iii [0:6] c iii 1111–c iii 1616Ipquša will provide him with food (whereas) Erīb-ilum, his master, will provide him with clothing.
Column iii [6:11] c iii 1717–c iii 2121If that slave dies, flees, disappears or falls ill,
Column iii [11:13] c iii 2222–c iii 2323for his work a second time (he will give to Ipquša a second slave).
Column iii [12:18] c iii 2323–c iii 2828The one (in charge) of the guard did not let out from the gate a man named Šu-ilīšu?;
Column iii [18:21] c iii 2929–c iii 3131[that?] slave from the one [(in charge) of the guard ...]
Column i [0:2] d i 88–d i 99... he will provide him with clothing.
Column i [2:9] d i 1010–d i 1616If his slave disappears, Aham-nirši will pay 20 shekels of silver to anyone who finds the slave for him.
Column i [9:11] d i 1717–d i 1818(Its) witnesses, its month, its year.

Transliteration (ATF)

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a i
2'[egir lugal-a]-⸢ma-ru⸣
3'[ba-uš₂]-⸢a-ta⸣
4'[ibila lugal]-a-ma-ru
5'[a-na] ⸢me⸣-a-⸢bi⸣
6'{[f}iš₈-tar₂]-⸢en-nam-ra⸣
7'[nam]-⸢geme₂-ni⸣-še₃
8'[u₃ niŋ₂]-⸢ba⸣-ni-⸢še₃⸣
9'[inim nu-um]-⸢ŋa₂-ŋa₂-a⸣
10'{[m}lugal-a]-⸢ma-ru⸣
11'[ad]-⸢da til₃-la⸣
12'[mu] lugal-⸢bi⸣ ⸢in⸣-pad₃
13'1 ⸢saŋ-munus⸣
a ii
9'⸢ad-da til₃-la⸣
10'⸢mu lugal-bi in-pad₃⸣
11'1 ⸢saŋ⸣-[munus]
12'{m}⸢KA⸣-{d}⸢en-lil₂-la₂⸣
13'⸢mu-ni-im⸣
14'⸢geme₂ im-gur⸣-{d}nin-⸢urta⸣
15'⸢gudug⸣ {d}nin-⸢urta⸣
16'⸢dumu x⸣-{d}⸢x-x⸣-ni
17'[...]
18'[...]
19'[ama]-⸢ar-gi₄-ni⸣ in-ŋar
a iii
1[saŋ-ki-ni in-dadag]
2[dug] ⸢nam-geme₂⸣-[ni-še₃]
3⸢in⸣-gaz
4[kišib] ⸢nam⸣-sikil-la-ni-še₃
5[in-na]-an-tak₄
6[ud til₃]-⸢la⸣-ni-še₃
7[igi-ni-še₃ i₃]-⸢gub⸣-bu
8'⸢egir-ra ša⸣-at-{d}nin-[urta]
9'⸢ba⸣-uš₂-a-⸢ta⸣
10'⸢ibila ša⸣-at-{d}⸢nin⸣-[urta]
11'⸢a-na me⸣-[a-bi]
12'⸢nam-geme₂⸣-[ni-še₃]
13'⸢inim⸣ nu-⸢um⸣-[ŋa₂-ŋa₂-a]
14'{f}⸢ša⸣-at-{d}[nin-urta]
15'⸢ama⸣ til₃-[la]
16'⸢mu lugal-bi in⸣-[pad₃]
17'1 saŋ-munus⸣
18'⸢GEME₂⸣-{d}⸢UTU⸣
19'mu-ni-⸢im⸣
20'geme₂ {d}⸢UTU⸣-ba-ni
21'{m}{d}⸢UTU⸣-ba-⸢ni⸣
22'lugal-a-ni-⸢ir⸣
23'ama-ar-gi₄-⸢ni⸣ ⸢in⸣-[ŋar]
b i
1[saŋ-ki-ni in]-⸢dadag⸣
2[dug nam]-⸢geme₂⸣-ni-še₃
3⸢in⸣-gaz
4kišib nam-sikil-la-ni-še₃
5in-na-an-tak₄
61 sar e₂⸣ du₃-a
7⸢da⸣ [e₂ i₃]-li₂-pu-uṭ-ra-am
8[kug-ta sa₁₀]-⸢am₃⸣
9[ki lu₂-ti-la-DI] ⸢simug⸣
105(iku) gana₂ a-šag₄] ⸢ban₃⸣-da
11[kug-ta] sa₁₀-⸢am₃⸣
12[ki i-din]-iš₈-tar₂
13[...] ⸢x⸣-bi
14[...] ⸢x⸣
34⸢nam-arad⸣-da-ni-še₃
35⸢inim⸣ nu-⸢um⸣-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-a
36⸢x-x-x-NI⸣
b ii
1[ad-da til₃-la]
2⸢mu lugal-bi⸣ [in-pad₃]
31 ⸢saŋ-nita₂⸣
4{m}⸢i₃-li₂-iš-ti-kal₂⸣
5⸢mu-ni-im⸣
6arad₂ i₃-li₂-⸢en-nam⸣
7{m}i₃-li₂-⸢en⸣-nam
8lugal-a-⸢ni⸣-ir
9⸢ama-ar-gi₄⸣-[ni] ⸢in⸣-ŋar
10saŋ-ki-⸢ni in⸣-dadag
11{m}i₃-li₂-iš-ti-⸢kal₂⸣
12ud til₃-⸢la-ni⸣-še₃
13itud-⸢da⸣ 2(ban₂) še-⸢ta-am₃⸣
20[i₃-li₂-iš]-ti-⸢kal₂-e⸣
21[...] ⸢in⸣-na-ab-⸢kalag⸣-ge
22⸢kišib⸣-a-ni
23al-⸢zi₂-ir⸣
24nam-⸢arad-da⸣-ni-še₃
25ba-⸢zi₂-ir⸣
26egir-ra i₃-li₂-⸢en⸣-[nam]
27ba-uš₂-a-[ta]
28⸢ibila i₃-li₂-en⸣-[nam]
29[a-na-me-a]-⸢bi⸣
30⸢nam⸣-[arad-da]-⸢ni-še₃⸣
31⸢inim nu-um⸣-[ŋa₂]-ŋa₂-a
32{m}⸢i₃⸣-li₂-⸢en⸣-nam
33⸢ad-da til₃-la⸣
34⸢mu lugal⸣-bi in-⸢pad₃⸣
351 saŋ-nita₂
b iii
1[a-bu-um-wa-qar]
2⸢mu-ni⸣-[im]
3arad₂ {d}nin-urta-⸢palil⸣
4{m}{d}nin-urta-palil
5lugal-a-ni
6ama-ar-gi₄-ni in-ŋar
7saŋ-ki-ni in-dadag
8{m}a-bu-um-wa-qar
9ud til₃-la-ni-še₃
10igi-ni-še₃ i₃-gub-bu
11egir-⸢ra⸣ {d}nin-urta-palil
12ba-uš₂-a-ta
13⸢ibila⸣ {d}nin-urta-palil
14a-na me-a-bi
15nam-arad₂-da-⸢ni-še₃⸣
16⸢inim⸣ nu-um-ŋa₂-⸢ŋa₂-a⸣
17{m}{d}⸢nin⸣-[urta-palil]
18⸢ad-da⸣ [til₃-la]
19[mu lugal-bi] ⸢in-pad₃⸣
20{m}DINGIR-⸢x-ma⸣
21⸢kur-ra⸣ tud-da
22⸢dumu⸣ arad-{d}nin-urta ⸢IM⸣{ki}
28{m}⸢ur-ku₃⸣-zu
29⸢lugal-a⸣-ni
30⸢u₃ nin-he₂-ŋal₂⸣
31⸢ama-ar⸣-gi₄-ni
32in-ŋar-re-⸢ne⸣
33⸢en⸣-na ur-⸢ku₃-zu⸣
34lugal-a-ni
35u₃ nin-⸢he₂-ŋal₂⸣
c i
1[nin-a-ni]
2⸢na⸣-an-ga-⸢til₃-la⸣
3⸢igi⸣-ne-ne-še₃
4i₃-gub-bu-<<uš>>
5⸢egir⸣-ra ur-ku₃-zu
6⸢lugal⸣-a-ni
7⸢u₃⸣ nin-he₂-ŋal₂
8⸢nin⸣-a-ni
9ba-ug₇-a-ta
10⸢ibila⸣ ur-ku₃-zu
11⸢u₃⸣ nin-he₂-ŋal₂
12⸢a⸣-na me-a-bi
13⸢nam⸣-arad₂-da-ni-še₃
14⸢inim⸣ nu-um-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-ne
15{m}⸢ur⸣-ku₃-zu
16⸢ad⸣-da til₃-la
17u₃ nin-he₂-ŋal₂
18⸢dam⸣ til₃-la
19mu lugal-bi
20in-pad₃-de₃-eš
211 {ŋeš}ma₂ 2(u)-gur
221 {ŋeš}zi-gan
233 {ŋeš}gi-muš
241+1 eš₂⸣ ma₂-gid₂-da
25{ŋeš}⸢ma₂⸣ {d}utu-ma-an-šum₂
26⸢dumu⸣ i₃-li₂-i-din-nam
27[ki] {d}utu-ma-an-šum₂
28{m}ARAD₂-{d}imin-⸢bi-ke₄⸣
29a₂ mu-u₂-a-še₃
30[x] ⸢še gur⸣ in-huŋ
31{[iti}...]-ka
32{[ŋeš}ma₂ silim]-ma
33[u₃] ⸢a₂⸣-bi
c ii
1⸢kar-bi⸣-[še₃]
2⸢gur-ru⸣-[dam]
3⸢lu₂⸣-ki-⸢inim⸣-[ma]
4itud-bi mu-⸢bi⸣
51 {ŋeš}ma₂ 5(u)-⸢gur⸣
61 {ŋeš}zi-⸢gan⸣
73 {ŋeš}gi-muš
84 {ŋeš}ŋisal
92 eš₂ ma₂-gid₂-da
10{ŋeš}ma₂ {d}nanna-me-ša₄
11ki {d}nanna-me-ša₄-ta
12{m}ur-šul-pa-e₃-ke₄
13in-huŋ
14itud 2-am₃
156(aš) ⸢še⸣ gur
16itud 4-am₃
176(aš) še gur
18⸢šu⸣-niŋin 3(u)+6(aš) še gur
19{m}ur-šul-pa-[e₃]-ke₄
20{m}{d}[nanna-me-ša₄]-⸢ra⸣
21al-[aŋ₂-e]
22{iti}du₆-[kug]
23{ŋeš}⸢ma₂⸣ [silim]-⸢ma⸣
24u₃ ⸢a₂-bi⸣-še₃
25kar-bi-še₃
26gur-ru-dam
27lu₂-ki-inim-ma
28itud-bi mu-bi
291 saŋ-nita₂
30{m}ARAD₂-iš₈-tar₂
31mu-ni-im
32arad₂ e-ri-ib-AN
33ki e-ri-ib-⸢AN-ta⸣
c iii
11EŠ₂ ⸢A AB NA⸣
12{m}ip-qu₂-ša
13ninda an-ni-ib-gu₇-e
14{m}e-ri-ib-AN
15lugal-a-ni
16tug₂ an-ni-ib₂-mu₄-mu₄
17tukum-bi
18arad₂-da-a-ni(BI)
19ba-uš₂ ba-⸢zah₂⸣
20u₂-gu ba-an-⸢de₂⸣
21u₃ tur₅-ra ba-an-⸢tur₅⸣
22⸢a₂⸣-ni-še₃ ⸢a-ra₂ 2-kam
231 saŋ-⸢nita₂⸣
24{m}⸢šu⸣-i₃-li₂-⸢šu⸣
25mu-ni-⸢im⸣
26lu₂-en-nu-uŋ₃ ⸢x⸣
27abul-la-ta
28nu-um-ta-⸢e₃⸣
29arad₂-⸢da⸣-[a-ni]
30ki ⸢lu₂⸣-[en-nu-uŋ₃-ta]
31⸢in⸣-[...]
d i
8⸢x⸣-[...]-⸢še₃⸣ ⸢in-x⸣
9tug₂ an-⸢ni-ib₂⸣-mu₄-⸢mu₄⸣
10tukum-bi
11arad₂-da-a-ni
12u₂-gu ba-an-⸢de₂⸣
131/3 ma-⸢na kug-babbar⸣
14{m}a-⸢ha⸣-nir-⸢ši-ke₄⸣
15⸢lu₂-na-me⸣ in-na-⸢pad₃⸣
16i₃-la₂-⸢e⸣
17lu₂-ki-inim-ma
18⸢itud-bi⸣ mu-bi
19[...] ⸢x x⸣
20[x] ⸢x⸣ HAR [(x)] ⸢x 5
21[...] ⸢x⸣ SI ⸢KI⸣
22[...] ⸢x⸣ US₂
23[...] ⸢ta⸣
d ii
81 ⸢x x⸣ [...]
9a-[...] ⸢x⸣
10⸢x⸣-[...]-a-ni
11[...]
121 ⸢saŋ x⸣ [...]
13⸢x⸣ [...]
14⸢x⸣ [...]
15e₂-⸢x⸣ [inim] ⸢nu⸣-um-⸢ŋa₂⸣-[ŋa₂-a]
16⸢tukum⸣-[bi]
17'dumu [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...]
18⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x x x⸣
19kug ⸢x⸣ ⸢x la ta⸣
20e₂ ⸢x x⸣
21ba-⸢an⸣-ši-⸢x-x⸣

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