PBS 08/2, 153 (P262080)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 153 |
|---|---|
| ID | P262080 |
| Museum no. | CBS 07026 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| 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 | Ninšubur-tayar |
| obverse 2 | Patiya |
| obverse 3 | as his son has adopted; |
| obverse 4 | the house, the field (and) the orchard, all of it, |
| obverse 5 | Ninšubur-tayar |
| obverse 6 | to Patiya his son |
| obverse 7 | has given. If |
| obverse 8 | Patiya to Ninšubur-tayar |
| obverse 9 | his father: "My father you aren't" |
| obverse 10 | says, 1/3 of mina of silver |
| obverse 11 | he will pay; and if |
| obverse 12 | Ninšubur-tayar |
| obverse 13 | to Patiya his son |
| reverse 1 | says: "My son you aren't" |
| reverse 2 | n minas of silver will pay (and) |
| reverse 3 | ... and the belongings |
| reverse 4 | he will forfeit. |
| reverse 5 | Patiya to Ninšubur-tayar |
| reverse 6 | every year a monthly supply of 1 kor (and) 1 pānu of barley, |
| reverse 7 | n minas of wool and 6 qa of oil |
| reverse 8 | will provide. |
| reverse 9 | Before Apil-šamaš, son of Agū'a; |
| reverse 10 | before Ninurta-gamil, son of Ilšu-muba(l)liṭ; |
| reverse 11 | before Diku-adad, stone-cutter; |
| reverse 12 | before Ilī-u-šamaš, the scribe. |
| reverse 13 | The month of Ayyarum, the day 1 (of) |
| reverse 14 | the year (in which) Samsu-iluna the king the region of Kisurra (and) Sabum brought to praise. |
| seal 1 1 | Ninšubur-tayar |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}{d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a-ar-ke4 | |
| 2 | {disz}pa-ti-ia-ra | |
| 3 | [nam]-dumu-ni-sze3 ba-da-an-ri-ke4 | |
| 4 | [e2] a#-sza3 {gesz}kiri6 a-na-me-a-bi | |
| 5 | {disz}{d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a-ar | |
| 6 | [{disz}]pa-ti#-ia dumu-ni-ra | |
| 7 | in#-na#-szum2 tukum-bi | |
| 8 | [{disz}pa]-ti#-ia _a-na_ {d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a-ar | |
| 9 | [ad]-da#-na-ta ad-da-mu nu-me#-en | |
| 10 | ba#-na-an-du11 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar | |
| 11 | i3-la2-e u3 tukum-[bi] | |
| 12 | {d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a-ar | |
| 13 | {disz#}pa-ti-ia dumu-ni-ra | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | dumu#-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11 | |
| 2 | [n ma]-na# ku3-babbar i3-la2-e | |
| 3 | x x a? u3 nig2 gu2-na | |
| 4 | ba#-na#-an-e11 | |
| 5 | {disz}pa-ti#-ia _a-na_ {d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a#-[ar] | |
| 6 | iti-da gar-ra mu-am3 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur | |
| 7 | [n] ma#-na# siki 6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | |
| 8 | in-na#-ab-kal-ge | |
| 9 | igi a-pil-{d}utu dumu a-gu-u2-a | |
| 10 | igi {d}nin-urta-ga-mil dumu dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it, | |
| 11 | igi# di-ku5-{d}iszkur bur-gul | |
| 12 | igi i3-li2-u3-{d}utu dub-sar | |
| 13 | iti gu4#-si-su2 u4 1(disz)-kam | |
| 14 | mu sa-am-su2-i-lu-na lugal-e gan2 ki-sur-ra{ki} sa-bu-um ka-si-il-la2 bi2-in-ku4 | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a-ar | |
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