UM 29-16-291 + N 4167 (P256835)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UM 29-16-291 + N 4167 |
|---|---|
| ID | P256835 |
| Museum no. | UM 29-16-291 + N 4167 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| 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] i' 1'i 1'–i' 2'2' | ... is of equal value. |
| Obverse Column i [2:4] i' 3'3'–i' 4'4' | When he brings the silver, he can take back his slave. |
| Obverse Column i [4:8] i' 5'5'–i' 8'8' | One-third mina of silver, ...; [tot] mina of silver ... |
| Obverse Column ii [0:3] ii' 1'ii 1'–ii' 3'3' | ... the field of KA-Ninurta has left to him as a pledge. |
| Obverse Column ii [3:7] ii' 4'4'–ii' 7'7' | Damu-mudah has leased in tenancy from KA-Ninurta at the rate of one-third (of the annual yield). |
| Obverse Column ii [7:10] ii' 8'8'–ii' 10'10' | 20 sila of barley as rent, the owner of the field ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i' | ||
| 1' | [x]-⸢x⸣ ba-an-⸢da-x⸣ | |
| 2' | [igi] ⸢mu⸣-un-duh-e | |
| 3' | ⸢ud⸣ kug mu-un-tum₃-da | |
| 4' | [arad]-⸢da⸣-ni ba-an-tum₂-mu | |
| 5' | 1/3 ma-na kug-babbar | |
| 6' | ⸢x-x⸣ 1-am₃ | |
| 7' | [n] ⸢ma⸣-na kug-babbar | |
| 8' | [...]-⸢x-x⸣ | |
| ii' | ||
| 1' | [x]-⸢x KA⸣-{d}nin-urta | |
| 2' | ši-pi₂-ir-tum-še₃ | |
| 3' | in-na-an-tak₄ | |
| 4' | ki KA-{d}nin-urta-ta | |
| 5' | {m}{d}da-⸢mu⸣-mu-⸢tah⸣ | |
| 6' | ⸢nam-apin-la₂⸣ igi 3-ŋal₂-še₃ | |
| 7' | ib₂-ta-an-e₃ | |
| 8' | 2(ban₂) še gun₂ | |
| 9' | ⸢lugal⸣ a-šag₄-ga-ke₄ | |
| 10' | [x-x]-⸢x-x⸣ | |
| iii' | ||
| 1' | us₂-a-⸢DU⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | a-šag₄ ⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 3' | a-⸢šag₄ x⸣-[...] | |
| 4' | ⸢u₃ a-šag₄⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | a-šag₄ ⸢x⸣-[...] | |
| 6' | ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | ⸢tukum⸣-bi | |
| 9' | a-šag₄ ⸢a⸣-[...] | |
| 10' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
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