PBS 08/2, 188 (P257642)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 188 |
|---|---|
| ID | P257642 |
| Museum no. | CBS 00077 & CBS 00077a |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By Guidi, Carlo · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | One female slave, Ama-dumuq-bēltī (is her name), |
| obverse 2 | from Erišti-šamaš, nadītu of Šamaš |
| obverse 3 | daughter of Šū-pīša, |
| obverse 4 | Lipit-ištar, |
| obverse 5 | son of Sig-annunitum, |
| obverse 6 | as a servant has hired. |
| obverse 7 | The wages for the servants, |
| reverse 1 | 1 kor of barley with the measure of (the temple of) Šamaš, |
| reverse 2 | at the cloister's gate |
| reverse 3 | he will pay (lit. measure). |
| reverse 4 | Before Šamaš and Ayya; |
| reverse 5 | before Erišti-šamaš, |
| reverse 6 | daughter of Sigquša; |
| reverse 7 | before Muḫaddītum, |
| reverse 8 | daughter of Awīl-ilī. |
| left 1 | The month of Addarum, |
| left 2 | the day 1 |
| obverse 1 | One female slave, Ama-dumuq-bēltī (is her name), |
| obverse 2 | from Erišti-šamaš, |
| obverse 3 | daughter of Šū-pīša, |
| obverse 4 | Lipit-ištar |
| obverse 5 | son of Sig-annunitum |
| reverse 1' | he will pay. |
| reverse 2' | ...gaiatum |
| reverse 3' | ... Abiati |
| reverse 4' | will give. |
| reverse 5' | Before Šamaš and Ayya; |
| reverse 6' | before Erišti-šamaš, |
| reverse 7' | daughter of Sigquša; |
| reverse 8' | before Muḫaddītum, |
| reverse 9' | daughter of Awīl-ilī. |
| reverse 10' | The month of addarum, the day 1 |
| reverse 11' | Nīši-nīšu, son of Urrurum |
| left 1 | the year (in which Samsu-iluna dug) the canal (called) "Samsu-iluna (is abundnce)" |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) geme2_ ama#-du-mu-uq-be-[el-ti] | |
| 2 | _ki_ nin!(geme2)-ti-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu | |
| 3 | _dumu_ szu-pi2-sza | |
| 4 | [{disz}]li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | |
| 5 | _dumu#_ sig-an-nu-[ni-tum] | |
| 6 | a-na _geme2_ i-gu-ur-szi | |
| 7 | i-di _geme2 hi-a_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(asz) sze gur_ i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu# | |
| 2 | i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im | |
| 3 | _i3-ag2-e_ | |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}utu u3 {d}a-a | |
| 5 | _igi_ nin!(geme2)-ti-{d}utu# | |
| 6 | _dumu_ sig-qu2-sza | |
| 7 | _igi_ mu-ha-di-tum | |
| 8 | _dumu_ a-wi-[il-i3-li2] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti sze-sag11-ku5_ | |
| 2 | _u4 1(disz)-kam_ | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) geme2_ ama-du-mu-uq-be-el-ti | |
| 2 | _ki_ erisz-ti-{d}utu | |
| 3 | _dumu_ szu-pi2-sza | |
| 4 | {disz}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | |
| 5 | [_dumu_ sig-an]-nu-ni-tum | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _[i3]-ag2-e_ | |
| 2' | [x] x GA-ia-tum#? | |
| 3' | [(x)] x MASZ? A BI A TI | |
| 4' | i-na-di-in | |
| 5' | _igi_ {d}utu u3 {d}a-a | |
| 6' | _igi_ erisz-ti-{d}utu | |
| 7' | _dumu_ sig-qu2-sza | |
| 8' | _igi_ mu-ha-di-tum | |
| 9' | _dumu_ a-wi-il-i3-li2 | |
| 10' | _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(disz)-kam_ | |
| 11' | ni-szi-ni-szu dumu ur-ru-rum | |
| left | ||
| 1 | _mu i7 sa-am-su-i-lu-na#_ | |
Sources & licences
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