PBS 08/2, 214 (P258493)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 214 |
|---|---|
| ID | P258493 |
| Museum no. | CBS 01159 |
| 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
Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 390 liters of barley (in) the sūtu-vessel of Šamaš without interest, |
| obverse 2 | according to the price of the Palace (and) |
| obverse 3 | under the control of Utul-ištar the scribe, |
| obverse 4 | that Ibni-šamaš son of Awīlīya |
| obverse 5 | received, |
| obverse 6 | from Ibni-šamaš son of Awīlīya, |
| obverse 7 | Ilī-amtaḫḫar |
| obverse 8 | son of Lipit-ištar |
| obverse 9 | has borrowed. |
| obverse 10 | In one month, |
| reverse 1 | 390 liters of barley (in) the sūtu-vessel of Šamaš without interest, |
| reverse 2 | to the bearer of his sealed document |
| reverse 3 | will return. |
| reverse 4 | Before Bēlšunu, son of Rīš-šamaš; |
| reverse 5 | before Sîn-imguranni, the scribe. |
| reverse 6 | The month of Nisānum, the day 16, |
| reverse 7 | the year of Ammi-ditana the king: “The new year after the city wall of Iškun-marduk (was built)” |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu masz2 nu-me-a_ | |
| 2 | _sza3 sa10-am3 e2-gal_-li | |
| 3 | _nig2#-szu_ u2-tul2-esz18-dar _dub-sar_ | |
| 4 | sza ib-ni-{d}utu _dumu_ a-wi-li-ia | |
| 5 | im-hu-ru | |
| 6 | _ki_ ib-ni-{d}utu _dumu_ a-wi-li-ia | |
| 7 | {disz}i3-li2-am-ta-ah-ha-ar | |
| 8 | _dumu_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | |
| 9 | _szu ba-an-ti_ | |
| 10 | a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu masz2 nu-me-a_ | |
| 2 | a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu | |
| 3 | _i3-ag2-e_ | |
| 4 | _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu | |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _dub-sar_ | |
| 6 | _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_ | |
| 7 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e mu gibil egir bad3 isz-ku-un-{d}marduk{ki}-ke4_ | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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