PBS 08/2, 196 (P257802)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 196 |
|---|---|
| ID | P257802 |
| Museum no. | CBS 00356 |
| 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 | Gimillum, son of Appalu |
| obverse 2 | (who acts) for (lit. from) himself, |
| obverse 3 | Ina-esagil-zērum, son of Warad-ilīšu, |
| obverse 4 | for plowing |
| obverse 5 | until the end of the seeding |
| obverse 6 | has hired and |
| obverse 7 | the wages for one month |
| obverse 8 | of 1 shekel of silver he will pay; |
| obverse 9 | 2 qum (of barley) is his food ration, |
| obverse 10 | 3 qum (of beer) is his drink ration. |
| obverse 11 | For the eyes, the horns, |
| obverse 12 | the hooves and the tails (of the oxen) |
| reverse 1 | he will be responsible. |
| reverse 2 | (If) he lets the oxen become idle, |
| reverse 3 | he will pay the silver for the hire of the oxen. |
| reverse 4 | In the third month he will do additional work. |
| reverse 5 | Concerning the oxen, if he relaxes, moves on, |
| reverse 6 | drops (work and) leaves, he will forfeit his wages. |
| reverse 7 | From his wages, he can receive one shekel of silver. |
| reverse 8 | Before Awīl-adad, son of Ilī-ussatim; |
| reverse 9 | before Uštēšer-ana-marduk, son of Erīb-uraš. |
| reverse 10 | The month of Elūnum, the day 22 (of) |
| reverse 11 | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king (brought into Emeteursag) a statue (representing him) uttering a greeting. |
| seal 1 1 | Seal of Gimillum |
| seal 2 1 | Awīl-adad |
| seal 2 2 | son of Ilī-ussatim, |
| seal 2 3 | servant of Adad |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}gi-mil-lum _dumu_ ap-pa-li | |
| 2 | _ki_ ra-ma-ni-szu | |
| 3 | {disz}i-na-e2-sag-il2-numun _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | |
| 4 | a-na _engar_-ru-tim | |
| 5 | a-di pa-t,a-ar e-re-szi-im | |
| 6 | i-gur-ma | |
| 7 | _a2 iti 1(disz)-kam-ma_ | |
| 8 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_ | |
| 9 | _2(disz) sila3-ta-am3 szuku_-su2 | |
| 10 | _3(disz) sila3-ta-am3 ma-asz-ti-su2 | |
| 11 | a-na i-ni qa2-an-ni | |
| 12 | s,u2-up-ri u3 si-ib-ba-ti | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iz-za-a-az | |
| 2 | _gu4 hi-a_ u2-ra-aq-ma | |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ i-ni-tim i-sza-qa2-la | |
| 4 | i-na _iti 3(disz)-kam qa2-tam i-s,a-bat | |
| 5 | [_gu4-hi-a_] i-na-pu-usz i-na-sa3-ah | |
| 6 | i-na-ad-di it-ta-al-la-ak i-na _a2-bi_ i-te-el-li | |
| 7 | i-na _sza3 a2-bi 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir | |
| 8 | _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur-ra _dumu_ i3-li2-u2-sa-a-tim | |
| 9 | _igi_ usz-te-<sze>-er-a-na-{d}marduk _dumu_ e-ri-ib-{d}urasz | |
| 10 | _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_ | |
| 11 | _mu am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 lugal-e alan-a-ni szu silim-ma_ | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ gi-mi-il-lum | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | lu2#-{d}iszkur# | |
| 2 | _dumu#_ i3-li2-u2-[sa-a-tim] | |
| 3 | ARAD# {d}iszkur# | |
Sources & licences
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