BE 06/2, 040 (P262072)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BE 06/2, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P262072 |
| Museum no. | CBS 07018 & UM 29-13-040 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Enlil-idzu nešakku-priest of Enlil, son of Lugal-azida, |
| obverse 2 | Ama-sukkal, daughter of Ninurta-manšum, |
| obverse 3 | has taken for marriage. |
| obverse 4 | 19 shekels of silver Ama-sukkal |
| obverse 5 | to Enlil-idzu, her husband, |
| obverse 6 | has brought. |
| obverse 7 | In future, if Enlil-idzu |
| obverse 8 | to Ama-sukkal his wife |
| obverse 9 | says: "my wife you aren't", |
| obverse 10 | he shall return the 19 shekels of silver |
| obverse 11 | and, as her divorce money, will pay half a mine; |
| obverse 12 | and if Ama-sukkal |
| obverse 13 | to Enlil-idzu her husband |
| obverse 14 | says: "my husband you aren't", |
| obverse 15 | she shall forfeit the 19 shekels |
| obverse 16 | and will pay half a mine of silver. |
| obverse 17 | In mutual agreement |
| reverse 1 | by the name of the king, together they have sowrn. |
| reverse 2 | Before Attâ, son of Naram-sîn; |
| reverse 3 | before Idin-iškur, pašīšu-priest of Ninlil, son of Iškur-irra; |
| reverse 4 | before Lu-nanna, pašīšu-priest of Ninlil, son of Enlil-meša; |
| reverse 5 | before Dingir-manšum, brewer of Ninlil, son of Iluni; |
| reverse 6 | before Enlil-malik, son of Ṣili-ninurta; |
| reverse 7 | before Dingir-manšum, scribe, son of Lu-amarazu; |
| reverse 8 | before Nusku-nišu, son of Adda-dugga, nešakku-priest; |
| reverse 9 | before Ištar-lama(s)si, wife of Adda-dugga nešakku-priest; |
| reverse 10 | before Ištar-lama(s)si, wife of Lugal-azida, nešakku-priest; |
| reverse 11 | before Ninurta-imzerim, son of Ninurta-manšum; |
| reverse 12 | before Ninurta-muba(l)liṭ, son of Dumqi-ištar; |
| reverse 13 | before Awīliya, stone-cutter, son of Ur-baba. |
| reverse 14 | The month of Nisānum, the day 28 |
| reverse 15 | (of) the year (in which) Samsu-iluna, the king, by the command of Enlil, brought Kisurra and Sabum to praise. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}{d}en-lil2-id-su2 nu-esz3 {d}en-lil2-la2 dumu lugal-a2-zi-da | |
| 2 | {disz}ama-sukkal dumu-munus {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2-ke4 | |
| 3 | nam-dam-sze3 ba-an-tuku | |
| 4 | 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar {disz}ama-sukkal-ke4 | |
| 5 | {disz}{d}en-lil2-id-su2 dam-a-ni-ra | |
| 6 | in-na-ni-in-ku4 | |
| 7 | u4-kur2-sze3 tukum-bi {disz}{d}en-lil-id-su2-ke4 | |
| 8 | {disz}ama-sukkal dam-a-ni-ra | |
| 9 | dam-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11 | |
| 10 | 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 ku3-bi gur-ru-dam | |
| 11 | u3 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3 dam-tag4-ni-ra i3-la2-e | |
| 12 | u3 tukum-bi {disz}ama-sukkal-ke4 | |
| 13 | {disz}{d}en-lil2-id-su2 dam-a-ni-ra | |
| 14 | dam-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11 | |
| 15 | 1(u) 9(disz) ku3-bi ba-ra-e11-de3 | |
| 16 | u3 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e | |
| 17 | sze-ga-ne-ne-ta | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mu lugal tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz | |
| 2 | igi a-at-ta-a dumu na-ra-am-{d}suen | |
| 3 | igi i-din-{d}iszkur gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2 dumu {d}iszkur-ir9-ra | |
| 4 | igi lu2-{d}nanna gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2 dumu {d}en-lil2-me-sza4 | |
| 5 | igi dingir-ma-an-szum2 lu2-bappir {d}nin-lil2-la2 dumu i-lu-ni | |
| 6 | igi {d}en-lil2-ma-lik dumu s,i-li-{d}nin-urta | |
| 7 | igi dingir-ma-an-szum2 dub!-sar dumu lu2-{d}ama-a-ra-zu | |
| 8 | igi {d}nusku-ni-szu dumu ad-da-du10-ga nu-esz3 | |
| 9 | igi esz18-dar-la-ma-si2 dam ad-da-du10-ga nu-esz3 | |
| 10 | igi esz18-dar-la-ma-si2 dam lugal-a2-zi-da nu-esz3 | |
| 11 | igi {d}nin-urta-ra-i-im-ze-ri-im dumu {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 12 | igi {d}nin-urta-mu-ba-li2-it, dumu du-um-qi2-esz18-dar | |
| 13 | igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6 | |
| 14 | iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam | |
| 15 | mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta ki-sur-ra{ki} sa-bu-um{ki}-bi-da-ke4 ka-si-il-la2-asz bi2-in-ku4-ra | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}en-lil2-id-su2! | |
| 2 | dumu lugal-a2-zi-da | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ama-sukkal | |
| 2 | dumu-munus {d}nin-uta-ma-an-szum2 | |
| envelope | ||
| 1' | dub nam-dam-ma# | |
| 2' | {disz}a-wa-tu-ia | |
| 3' | ki na-ra-am-tum dam-a-ni | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | x x le? | |
| 2 | dumu ARAD-{d}x | |
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