PBS 08/2, 103 (P262078)
Legal, Early Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 103 |
|---|---|
| ID | P262078 |
| Museum no. | CBS 07024 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
By Guidi, Carlo · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | One built house plot of 1 SAR, the roofing in place, |
| obverse 2 | next to the house of Gubbanidu, |
| obverse 3 | its full price is |
| obverse 4 | 2/3 of mina (= 40 shekels) of silver; |
| obverse 5 | one unbuilt plot of 5/6 SAR and 5 shekels (= 55 shekels) |
| obverse 6 | next to the house of Lugal-amaru, |
| obverse 7 | its full price is |
| obverse 8 | 5 shekels of silver. |
| obverse 9 | The house, which Nanna-manšum |
| obverse 10 | and Ilšu-muba(l)liṭ |
| obverse 11 | with their partnership |
| obverse 12 | had bought, (now) |
| obverse 13 | from Nanna-manšum, son of Udumu, |
| reverse 1 | Ilšu-muballiṭ, son of Ḫili-abzu, |
| reverse 2 | has bought; |
| reverse 3 | its full price, |
| reverse 4 | 2/3 of mina and 5 shekels (= 45 shekels) of silver |
| reverse 5 | he has paid. |
| reverse 6 | In future, that Nanna-manšum |
| reverse 7 | will not make a claim concerning this house, |
| reverse 8 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| reverse 9 | Before Damu-mudaḫ, son of Dudu; |
| reverse 10 | before Bur-adad, son of Lu-adad; |
| reverse 11 | before Šamaš-ḫegal, son of Nanna-manšum; |
| reverse 12 | before Puzur-damu, son of Ur-enlila; |
| reverse 13 | before Ku(g)guza(n)na. |
| reverse 14 | The month of Addarum, |
| reverse 15 | the year (in which) Erra-imi(t)ti the king destroyed Kisurra. |
| seal 1 1 | Nanna-manšum |
| seal 1 2 | son of Udumu. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sar e2 du3-a {gesz}kesz2 gub | |
| 2 | e2 gub-ba-ni-du10 us2-sa | |
| 3 | sa10-am3 til-la-bi | |
| 4 | 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar | |
| 5 | 5/6(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 kislah | |
| 6 | e2 lugal-a-ma-ru us2-sa | |
| 7 | sa10-am3 til-la-bi | |
| 8 | 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | |
| 9 | e2 {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2# | |
| 10 | u3 dingir-szu#-mu-[ba]-li2-it, | |
| 11 | nam-tab-ba-ne-ne-ta | |
| 12 | in-sa10-esz-a | |
| 13 | ki {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dumu u4-du10-mu-ta# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | dingir-szu-mu#-[ba-li2-it,] dumu [hi-li-abzu] | |
| 2 | in-szi#-[in-sa10] | |
| 3 | sa10-am3 til#-[la]-bi# | |
| 4 | 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | |
| 5 | in-na-la2 | |
| 6 | u4 kur2-sze3 {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 7 | e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a | |
| 8 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | |
| 9 | igi {d}da-mu-mu-dah dumu du-du | |
| 10 | igi bur-{d}iszkur dumu lu2-{d}iszkur | |
| 11 | igi {d}utu-he2-gal2 dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 12 | igi puzur4-{d}da-mu dumu ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 | |
| 13 | igi ku-gu-za-na-sze3 | |
| 14 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | |
| 15 | mu {d}er3-ra-i-mi-ti lugal-e ki-sur-ra ba-gul | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 2 | dumu u4-du10-mu | |
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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