CUSAS 43, 41 (P251568)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 43, 41 |
|---|---|
| ID | P251568 |
| Museum no. | MS 2348 |
| Collection | Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 1'o i 1'–o i 2'2' | ... when he (= the debtor) brin[gs the silver?] ... |
| Obverse Column i [2:4] o i 3'3'–o i 4'4' | he can take [back ...] |
| Obverse Column i [4:7] o i 5'5'–o i 7'7' | [Tot mina/shekels of sil]ver, silver for a partnership enterprise, for? barley rations of [x]+ 1 ban (for the journey), ... for buying sesame, |
| Obverse Column i [7:11] o i 8'8'–o i 11'11' | Puzur-ilīšu, Šu-Ninkarrak and Abuni have received from [Ipq]u-Lisin. |
| Obverse Column i [11:14] o i 12'12'–o i 14'14' | Upon the safe return from the [journey], once ... will be completed, |
| Obverse Column i [14:17] o i 15'15'–o i 17'17' | they will divide equally [...] as much as there be |
| Obverse Column i [17:19] o i 18'18'–o i 19'19' | (and) the creditor will not recognize any loss. |
| Obverse Column ii [0:3] o ii 1'o ii 1'–o ii 3'3' | Ilī-[...] bought from Belī-[... one slave-girl named PN]: |
| Obverse Column ii [3:6] o ii 4'4'–o ii 6'6' | he paid 1/3 mina [of silver as he]r full price; |
| Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 7'7'–o ii 7'7' | [she was passed] over the pestle. |
| Obverse Column ii [7:10] o ii 8'8'–o ii 10'10' | He has sworn by the name of the king that [he will be responsible] for any claims regarding the slave-[girl ...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [10:14] o ii 11'11'–o ii 14'14' | Šamaš-bā[ni] bought from Nanna-ma[nšum] one slave [named] Ahuni: |
| Obverse Column ii [14:17] o ii 15'15'–o ii 17'17' | he paid 18 shekels and 30 grains [of silver] as his full price. |
| Obverse Column ii [17:23] o ii 18'18'–o ii 23'23' | In future days Nanna-ma[nšum] will not say to Šamaš-bāni '(He's) my! slave': he has sworn it by the name of the king. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [ku3 mu]-tum2#-da | |
| 3' | [...] da# su sze3 | |
| 4' | [... ba-an]-tum2-mu | |
| 5' | [... ku3]-babbar ku3 nam-tab-ba | |
| 6' | [...] 1(ban2) sze-ba-sze3 | |
| 7' | [... sze-gesz]-i3# sa10#-sa10-de3 | |
| 8' | [ki ip]-qu2?-{d}li9-si4-na | |
| 9' | [{disz}]puzur4-i3-li2-szu | |
| 10' | {disz}szu-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak | |
| 11' | u3# a-bu-ni szu ba-an-ti-mesz | |
| 12' | [kaskal] silim-ma-bi-ta# | |
| 13' | [x]-ra#-ak til-la | |
| 14' | [tesz2-a] se3#-a#-bi i3-ba-e-ne | |
| 15' | [...] nig2 a-na gal2-bi | |
| 16' | [...] x szesz-am3 tesz2-a se3-a-bi | |
| 17' | [i3]-ba-e-ne | |
| 18' | [um]-mi-a dag-<gi4>-am3 | |
| 19' | [nu]mu-un-ta-zu-zu | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | ki be-li2#-[...] | |
| 2' | {disz}i3-li2-x-[...] | |
| 3' | in-szi-in#-[sa10] | |
| 4' | 1/3(disz) ma-na [ku3-babbar] | |
| 5' | sa10 til-la#-[ni-sze3] | |
| 6' | in-na-[la2] | |
| 7' | gesz#?-gan#?-na# ib2#-[ta-bala] | |
| 8' | sag-[munus? ...] | |
| 9' | inim gar-ra-a-ni [ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4] | |
| 10' | mu lugal-bi in#-[pa3] | |
| 11' | 1(disz) sag-nita2 a-hu-[ni mu-ni-im] | |
| 12' | ki {d}nanna-ma!(MIR)-[an?-szum2?] | |
| 13' | {disz}{d}utu-ba-[ni] | |
| 14' | in-szi-[in-sa10] | |
| 15' | 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 [ku3-babbar] | |
| 16' | sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 | |
| 17' | in-na-la2 | |
| 18' | egir u4-da-ka# | |
| 19' | {d}nanna-ma-an#!-[szum2?] | |
| 20' | nam {d}utu-ba-ni | |
| 21' | ARAD-da-a-ni# | |
| 22' | nu in-na-an-du11# | |
| 23' | mu lugal-bi in#-[pa3] | |
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