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TMH 11, 04 (P231449)

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

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DesignationTMH 11, 04
IDP231449
Museum no.HS 2500a
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

By Spada, Gabriella · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

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Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1o i 1–o i 1o i 11 gur of barley,
Obverse Column i [1:3] o i 22–o i 33an interest rate of 100 sila of barley per 1 gur is to be charged,
Obverse Column i [3:6] o i 44–o i 66[PN₂] received from [PN₁];
Obverse Column i [6:8] o i 77–o i 88to be g[iven (back)] in the third month.
Obverse Column i [8:10] o i 99–o i 1010(Its) witnesses, its month, its year.
Obverse Column i [10:11] o i 1111–o i 11112 gur of barley,
Obverse Column i [11:13] o i 1212–o i 1313[an interest rate] of 100 sila of barley [per 1 gur] is to [be charged], ...
Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1o ii 1–o ii 1o ii 1... after [PN₁ (= the debtor)] had satisfied [the heart of Šu-Adad],
Obverse Column ii [1:3] o ii 22–o ii 33its (= of the repayment) sealed tablet has been lost from (the house of) Šu-Adad,
Obverse Column ii [3:5] o ii 44–o ii 55(so that) he (= Šu-Adad) has drawn up for him a copy of his [sealed tablet].
Obverse Column ii [5:7] o ii 66–o ii 77In the [future], should the (lost) tablet be found, it has to be [destroyed].
Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii 88–o ii 885 gur of barley
Obverse Column ii [8:11] o ii 99–o ii 1111Ur-Pabilsaŋa received from Lu-Nuska;
Obverse Column ii [11:13] o ii 1212–o ii 1313to be given (back) at harvest time.
Obverse Column ii [13:16] o ii 1414–o ii 1616If he [does not] give it back at harvest time,
Obverse Column ii [16:17] o ii 1717–o ii 1717[the barley (and its) interest] are to be paid.
Obverse Column ii [17:19] o ii 1818–o ii 1919[(Its) witnesses, its month, its year].
Obverse Column iii [0:1] o iii 11–o iii 11[PN₂] received [tot. gur of barley from PN₁];
Obverse Column iii [1:3] o iii 22–o iii 33to be given (back) in the third [month].
Obverse Column iii [3:5] o iii 44–o iii 55(Its) witnesses, its month, its year.
Obverse Column iii [5:6] o iii 66–o iii 66[x]+1 gur of barley,
Obverse Column iii [6:8] o iii 77–o iii 88[an interest rate] of 100 sila of barley per [1 gur] is to be [charged];
Obverse Column iii [8:11] o iii 99–o iii 1111Inbi-ilīšu, son of Gurrum, received from Nanna-meša;
Obverse Column iii [11:12] o iii 1212–o iii 1212[since] he did not repay [the barley] and [(its) interest],
Obverse Column iii [12:15] o iii 1313–o iii 1515he has left to him 5 shekels of silver as a pledge ...
Obverse Column iv [0:2] o iv 11–o iv 22... since having finished their work assignment,
Obverse Column iv [2:4] o iv 33–o iv 44they have satisfied the merchants.
Obverse Column iv [4:7] o iv 55–o iv 77As many profits as there may be, the two of them will divide equally among themselves.
Obverse Column iv [7:9] o iv 88–o iv 99(Its) witnesses, its month, its year.
Obverse Column iv [9:10] o iv 1010–o iv 10101 shekel of silver,
Obverse Column iv [10:12] o iv 1111–o iv 1212an interest rate of 1/6 (of shekel) and 6 grains per 1 shekel is to be added,
Obverse Column iv [12:15] o iv 1313–o iv 1515Agū'a received from Utu-manšum...
Obverse Column v [0:1] o v 1o v 1–o v 1o v 16 shekels of silver,
Obverse Column v [1:3] o v 22–o v 33an interest rate of 2 shekels of silver per 10 shekels is to be added,
Obverse Column v [3:6] o v 44–o v 66Nanna-meša received from Eluti;
Obverse Column v [6:9] o v 77–o v 99the silver and its interest have satisfied Eluti.
Obverse Column v [9:11] o v 1010–o v 1111Its (= of the repayment) sealed tablet has been lost from (the house of) Eluti
Obverse Column v [11:13] o v 1212–o v 1313(so that) he (= Eluti) has drawn up for him (= Nanna-meša) a copy of his sealed tablet.
Obverse Column v [13:15] o v 1414–o v 1515In [the future], should the [lost tablet be found, it has to be destroyed].
Reverse Column i [0:1] r i 1'r i 1'–r i 1'r i 1'1 [mina of silver]
Reverse Column i [1:2] r i 2'2'–r i 2'2'[for buying] barley
Reverse Column i [2:5] r i 3'3'–r i 5'5'Sîn-rē[mēni] received from Sîn-[...];
Reverse Column i [5:7] r i 6'6'–r i 7'7'the silver is to be paid (back) in the third month.
Reverse Column i [7:10] r i 8'8'–r i 10'10'As many profits as there may be, the two of them will divide equally among themselves.
Reverse Column i [10:11] r i 11'11'–r i 11'11'2 minas of silver
Reverse Column i [11:12] r i 12'12'–r i 12'12'for a partnership enterprise,
Reverse Column i [12:13] r i 13'13'–r i 13'13'for doing some work
Reverse Column i [13:16] r i 14'14'–r i 16'16'Aba-Enlil-gin received from Enlil-heŋal.
Reverse Column i [16:18] r i 17'17'–r i 18'18'He must not use (lit. put) that silver in order to buy other (goods),
Reverse Column i [18:20] r i 19'19'–r i 20'20'nor will he subcontract (lit. give) this work to another man.
Reverse Column i [20:23] r i 21'21'–r i 23'23'As many profits as there may be, they will divide equally among themselves.
Reverse Column i [23:24] r i 24'24'–r i 24'24'3 minas of silver
Reverse Column i [24:25] r i 25'25'–r i 25'25'for a partnership enterprise,
Reverse Column i [25:26] r i 26'26'–r i 26'26'for buying barley,
Reverse Column i [26:28] r i 27'27'–r i 28'28'KA-Ninurta and Ur-kingala [received] from Awīl-Sîn ...
Reverse Column ii [0:3] r ii 1'1'–r ii 3'3'... Lu-Dumuzida took for himself the barley of El[ubi]-nušubbu;
Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 4'4'–r ii 4'4'since he took that barley,
Reverse Column ii [4:9] r ii 5'5'–r ii 9'9'the judges have ordered Lu-Dumuzida to pay 20 gur of barley;
Reverse Column ii [9:16] r ii 10'10'–r ii 16'16'as mutually agreed, in the fourth month, Lu-Dumuzida, the owner of the house, will pay 14? gur of barley to Elubi-nušubbu, the owner of the barley;
Reverse Column ii [16:17] r ii 17'17'–r ii 17'17'he has promised (lit: he has given to him his spoken word);
Reverse Column ii [17:19] r ii 18'18'–r ii 19'19'he has sworn by the name of the king.
Reverse Column ii [18:19] r ii 19'19'–r ii 19'19'1 and 1/2 minas of silver
Reverse Column ii [19:20] r ii 20'20'–r ii 20'20'the investment share of Mannum-balu-ilim;
Reverse Column ii [20:21] r ii 21'21'–r ii 21'21'2 and 1/2 minas of silver
Reverse Column ii [21:22] r ii 22'22'–r ii 22'22'the investement share of Ur-Samana:
Reverse Column ii [22:24] r ii 23'23'–r ii 24'24'they had put in (each other's) hand (i.e. had made it available to each other) for a partnership enterprise.
Reverse Column ii [24:27] r ii 25'25'–r ii 27'27'On the day when they have put before Šamaš the (final) balance of their investment shares,
Reverse Column ii [27:29] r ii 28'28'–r ii 29'29'the silver which remains, as much as it was available, has been handed over (to each) proportionally.
Reverse Column ii [29:31] r ii 30'30'–r ii 31'31'A built-up house plot of 4 sar, the sides of which (are made of) kiln-fired bricks, [...]
Reverse Column iii [0:3] r iii 1'r iii 1'–r iii 3'3'Imgur-Sîn rented from [Kakani-manšum];
Reverse Column iii [3:10] r iii 4'4'–r iii 10'10'during the divine festival of the fourth month he? will deliver 1 gauged measuring vessel, 1 ...-vat, 1 ...-vat: all these assets ...
Reverse Column iii [10:15] r iii 11'11'–r iii 15'15'Imgur-Sîn will repair the foundations of the house (and) will build (lit: place, set) the roof of the house for Kakani-manšum.
Reverse Column iii [15:17] r iii 16'16'–r iii 17'17'(Its) witnesses, its month, its year.
Reverse Column iii [17:18] r iii 18'18'–r iii 18'18'A barley stubble (?) field of 1 bur,
Reverse Column iii [18:19] r iii 19'19'–r iii 19'19'in the irrigation district of "the barber",
Reverse Column iii [19:20] r iii 20'20'–r iii 20'20'(its) flank bordering (the field) of Sîn-šēmi,
Reverse Column iii [20:21] r iii 21'21'–r iii 21'21'(which is) the field of Lu-ursaŋgalzu,
Reverse Column iii [21:24] r iii 22'22'–r iii 24'24'Zibbat-Lamassi bought from Lu-ursaŋgalzu;
Reverse Column iii [24:27] r iii 25'25'–r iii 27'27'he paid to him 1 mina of silver as its full price;
Reverse Column iii [27:32] r iii 28'28'–in the future ...
Reverse Column iv [0:3] r iv 1'1'–r iv 3'3'[Awī]l-ilī bought from [Sîn-iddinam an orchard ...]
Reverse Column iv [3:6] r iv 4'4'–r iv 6'6'(and) he paid to him half a mina of silver as its full price.
Reverse Column iv [6:10] r iv 7'7'–r iv 10'10'In the future, Sîn-iddinam shall not raise a claim concerning (this) orchard;
Reverse Column iv [10:12] r iv 11'11'–r iv 12'12'he has sworn by the name of the king.
Reverse Column iv [11:12] r iv 12'12'–r iv 12'12'Half a mina of silver
Reverse Column iv [12:15] r iv 13'13'–r iv 15'15'Ahušunu received from Lu-Isina;
Reverse Column iv [15:16] r iv 16'16'–r iv 16'16'as its interest
Reverse Column iv [16:17] r iv 17'17'–r iv 17'17'a built-up house plot of 2 sar,
Reverse Column iv [17:18] r iv 18'18'–r iv 18'18'next to the house of Abum-waqar,
Reverse Column iv [18:19] r iv 19'19'–r iv 19'19'(which is) the house of Ahušunu,
Reverse Column iv [19:20] r iv 20'20'–r iv 20'20'will serve as a pledge.
Reverse Column iv [20:22] r iv 21'21'–r iv 22'22'When he (= Ahušunu) brings the silver, he can enter (again) into his house.
Reverse Column iv [22:24] r iv 23'23'–r iv 24'24'(Its) witnesses, its month, its year.
Reverse Column iv [24:28] r iv 25'25'–Two third of mina of silver ...
Reverse Column v [0:3] r v 1'1'–r v 3'3'... (tot.) silver he should have returned to him.
Reverse Column v [3:5] r v 4'4'–r v 5'5'By the fourth year, this silver, which has been paid in full,
Reverse Column v [5:8] r v 6'6'–r v 8'8'Ilī-tappê received it from Ur-Nuska.
Reverse Column v [8:10] r v 9'9'–r v 10'10'(Its) witnesses, its month, its year.
Reverse Column v [10:13] r v 11'11'–r v 13'13'Hand of Ur-dukuga, the junior scribe, son of Nuska-amah.
Reverse Column v [13:14] r v 14'14'–r v 14'14'Nisaba be praised!

Transliteration (ATF)

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o i
11(aš) še gur
2⸢maš₂ 1(aš) gur 1(barig) 4(ban₂) še⸣-ta-am₃
3⸢sig₉-ge₄⸣-de₃
4[ki x-x]-⸢x-ta⸣
5{[m}...]-e
6[šu ba-an]-ti
7{⸢iti}šeg₁₂-a⸣-ka
8⸢šum₂-mu⸣-dam
9[lu₂]-ki-inim-ma
10⸢itud-bi⸣ mu-bi
112(aš) še gur⸣
12⸢maš₂⸣ 1(aš) gur] 1(barig) 4(ban₂) še-ta-am₃⸣
13[sig₉-ge₄]-⸢de₃⸣
o ii
1un-dug₃
2kišib-bi ki ⸢šu⸣-{d}⸢adad-ta⸣
3u₂-⸢gu ba⸣-[an]-⸢de₂⸣
4⸢gaba-ri⸣ [kišib]-⸢ba⸣-ni
5[in]-⸢na-an-tak₄⸣
6ud [kur₂-še₃]
7kišib ⸢ul-pad₃⸣ [zi-re]-⸢dam⸣
85(aš) ⸢še gur⸣
9ki lu₂-{d}(PA.⸢NAM₂-)ta⸣
10{m}⸢ur⸣-{d}pa-⸢bil-saŋ-ŋa₂⸣
11⸢šu ba⸣-an-ti
12ud ⸢buru₁₄⸣-ka
13⸢šum₂⸣-mu-dam
14⸢tukum⸣-bi
15⸢ud buru₁₄⸣-[ka]
16[la-ba-an]-⸢šum₂⸣
17[še maš₂ ŋa₂]-⸢ŋa₂-dam⸣
18[lu₂-ki-inim]-⸢ma⸣
19[itud-bi mu-bi]
o iii
1šu ⸢ba⸣-an-ti
2{⸢iti}šeg₁₂-a⸣-ka
3⸢šum₂-mu⸣-dam
4lu₂-ki-⸢inim⸣-ma
5⸢itud-bi⸣ mu-bi
61(aš)+n(aš) še gur
7[maš₂ 1(aš) ⸢gur⸣ 1(barig) 4(ban₂) še-ta-am₃
8[sig₉]-⸢ge₄⸣-de₃
9⸢ki⸣ {d}nanna-⸢me⸣-ša₄-ta
10⸢in-bi-i₃⸣-li₂-šu dumu gur-⸢ru⸣-um
11šu [ba]-an-ti
12[mu še] ⸢u₃⸣ [maš₂] nu-mu-un-sug₆-a-⸢še₃⸣
135 giŋ₄ ⸢kug⸣-babbar
14ši-pi₂-ir-tum-še₃
15⸢in-na⸣-an-tak₄
16⸢x x x⸣
17[...] ⸢x⸣ [x]
o iv
1eš₂-⸢gar₃⸣-ne-⸢ne⸣
2un-til-le-eš
3⸢šag₄⸣ dam-gar₃-ra-<<ke₄>>-ne
4ba-ab-dug₃-ge-eš
5a₂-tuku ŋal₂-la-bi
6min₃-na-ne-ne teš₂-a sig₁₀-ga-bi
7i₃-ba-e-ne
8⸢lu₂⸣-ki-inim-ma
9itud-bi mu-bi
101 giŋ₄ kug-babbar
11maš₂ 1 giŋ₄ igi 6-ŋal₂ 6 še kug-babbar
12tah-he-dam
13ki {d}utu-ma-an-šum₂-⸢ta⸣
14{⸢m}a-gu⸣-u₂-a-⸢ke₄⸣
15[šu] ⸢ba⸣-an-⸢ti⸣
16[...] ⸢x x⸣
o v
16 giŋ₄ kug-babbar
2maš₂ 10 giŋ₄ 2 giŋ₄ kug-babbar-ta-am₃
3tah-he-dam
4ki e₂-lu₂-ti-⸢ta⸣
5{m}{d}nanna-me-ša₄-ke₄
6šu ba-an-ti
7kug u₃ maš₂-bi
8šag₄ e₂-lu₂-ti-ke₄
9al-⸢dug₃⸣
10kišib-bi ki e₂-lu₂-⸢ti⸣-[ta]
11u₂-gu ba-an-⸢de₂⸣
12gaba-ri kišib-ba-ni
13⸢in⸣-[na]-an-tak₄
14[ud kur₂]-še₃
15[kišib ul-pad₃ zi-re]-⸢dam⸣
r i
1'1 [ma-na kug-babbar]
2'še [sa₁₀-sa₁₀-de₃]
3'ki {d}⸢suen⸣-[...-ta]
4'{m}{d}suen-⸢re⸣-[me-ni]
5'šu ba-[an-ti]
6'{iti}šeg₁₂-a-[ka]
7'kug-bi šum₂-⸢mu⸣-[dam]
8'a₂-tuku ŋal₂-⸢la⸣-[bi]
9'min₃-na-ne-ne teš₂-a sig₁₀-⸢ga⸣-[bi]
10'i₃-ba-e-ne
11'2 ma-na kug-babbar
12'nam-tab-ba-še₃
13'kiŋ₂ ak-de₃
14'ki {d}en-lil₂-he₂-ŋal₂-ta
15'{m}a-ba-{d}en-lil₂-gin₇-ke₄
16'šu ba-an-ti
17'kug-bi sam₂ kur₂-še₃
18'nu-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-a
19'kiŋ₂-bi lu₂ kur₂-še₃
20'nu-mu-ni-in-šum₂
21'a₂-tuku ŋal₂-⸢la⸣-bi
22'teš₂-a sig₁₀-⸢ga⸣-bi
23'i₃-ba-⸢e⸣-ne
24'3 ma-na ⸢kug⸣-babbar
25'nam-tab-ba-še₃
26'še sa₁₀-sa₁₀-de₃
27'ki ⸢lu₂⸣-{d}suen-ta
28'{m}⸢KA⸣-{d}⸢nin-urta⸣ u₃ ur-kingal
r ii
1'še ⸢e₂⸣-[lu₂-bi]-⸢nu⸣-šub-bu
2'{m}lu₂-{d}dumu-zi-da
3'ba-an-gu₇
4'mu še-bi in-gu₇-a-aš
5'di-kud-e-ne
6'2(u) še gur
7'{m}lu₂-{d}dumu-zi-da-ra
8'al-aŋ₂-de₃
9'inim in-na-an-ne-eš
10'še-ga-ne-ne-ta
11'1(u) 4(aš) še gur
12'{⸢iti⸣}šu-numun-a-ka
13'{m}lu₂-{d}dumu-zi-da
14'lugal e₂-a-ke₄
15'{m}e₂-lu₂-bi-nu-šub-bu
16'lugal še-še₃ al-aŋ₂-e
17'inim-inim-ni ba-an-šum₂
18'mu lugal-bi in-pad₃
19'1 1/2 ma-na kug-babbar
20'sig₉-ga ma-nu-um-ba-lu-AN
21'2 1/2 ma-na kug-babbar
22'sig₉-ga ur-{d}saman(|EŠ₂.SUD.NUN.EŠ₂.TU|)na
23'nam-tab-ba-še₃
24'šu-še₃ in-ŋar-re-eš
25'ud sig₉-ga-ne-ne-a
26'niŋ₂-kas₇ igi {d}utu-še₃
27'mu-un-ŋar-re-eš
28'⸢niŋ₂⸣ gub-ba ŋal₂-la-bi
29'kug-bi gi-na šu ba-ab-šum₂
30'4 sar e₂ du₃-a
31'⸢zag⸣-bi šeg₁₂ al-ur₃-ra
r iii
1'ki ([KA].⸢KA⸣-)[ni-ma-an-šum₂]-⸢ta⸣
2'{m}im-gur-{d}suen-ke₄
3'ib₂-ta-an-e₃
4'ezem diŋir-ra itud 4-kam
5'1 {dug}kab₂-dug₄-ga
6'1 lahtan₆ LAM
7'1 lahtan₆ TI LAM
8'niŋ₂-gur₁₁ teš₂
9'TUR MUNUS PI NA
10'šu ba-ra-ab-tak₄
11'{m}im-gur-{d}suen-e
12'{m}(KA.KA-)ni-ma-an-šum₂
13'ur₂ e₂-a
14'bi₂-ib-ku-šu-re
15'ur₃ e₂-a im-ŋa₂-ŋa₂
16'lu₂-⸢ki-inim⸣-ma
17'itud-bi mu-bi
18'1(bur₃) gana₂ a-šag₄ šub₅ še
19'šag₄ a-šag₄ šu-i
20'us₂-a-DU {d}suen-še-mi
21'a-šag₄ lu₂-ur-saŋ-gal-zu
22'ki ⸢lu₂⸣-ur-saŋ-gal-zu-ta
23'{m}zi-ib-ba-at-{d}lamma
24'in-ši-in-sa₁₀
25'sam₂ til-la-bi-še₃
26'1 ma-na kug-babbar
27'in-na-an-la₂
28'ud kur₂-še₃
r iv
1'[ki {d}suen-i-din-nam]-⸢ta⸣
2'{[m}a-wi]-⸢il⸣-i₃-li₂-ke₄
3'[in]-⸢ši⸣-in-sa₁₀
4'⸢sam₂⸣ til-la-bi-še₃
5'1/2 ma-na kug-babbar
6'in-na-an-la₂
7'ud kur₂-še₃
8'{m}{d}suen-i-din-nam
9'{ŋeš}kiri₆-še₃
10'inim nu-um-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-a
11'mu lugal-bi in-pad₃
12'1/2 ma-na kug-babbar
13'ki lu₂-i₃-si-in{ki}na-ta
14'{m}a-hu-⸢šu⸣-nu-ke₄
15'šu ba-an-ti
16'maš₂-bi-še₃
17'2 sar ⸢e₂⸣ du₃-a
18'da e₂ a-bu-um-wa-qar
19'e₂ a-hu-šu-nu
20'kug-ta ib₂-ta-gub
21'ud kug mu-un-tum₃-da
22'e₂-a-ni-še₃ ba-an-ku₄-ku₄
23'lu₂-ki-inim-⸢ma⸣
24'itud-bi mu-bi
25'2/3 ma-na kug-babbar
r v
1'[...] ⸢x⸣
2'[...] kug-babbar
3'[in]-⸢na⸣-su-su-e
4'⸢mu⸣-a 4-kam-ma-še₃
5'⸢kug⸣-bi al-til-la
6'⸢ki ur⸣-{d}nuska-ta
7'{m}i₃-li₂-tab-ba-e-e
8'⸢šu ba⸣-an-ti
9'⸢lu₂⸣-ki-inim-ma
10'itud-bi mu-bi
11'šu ur-du₆-ku₃-ga
12'⸢dub⸣-sar-tur
13'⸢dumu⸣ {d}nuska-a₂-mah
14'{d}nisaba za₃-mi₂

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