PBS 08/2, 144 (P262141)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 144 |
|---|---|
| ID | P262141 |
| Museum no. | CBS 07102 |
| 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 | 3 kor of barley |
| obverse 2 | bearing an interest, |
| obverse 3 | from Nabi-Šamaš |
| obverse 4 | Aplatum |
| obverse 5 | has received. |
| obverse 6 | At the delivery of the harvest, |
| obverse 7 | the barley and its interest |
| obverse 8 | he will return. |
| reverse 1 | Before Kurdi; |
| reverse 2 | before Nūr-kabta; |
| reverse 3 | before Nippur-gāmil; |
| reverse 4 | before Imdi-enlil; |
| reverse 5 | before Ilī-amtaḫar, the scribe. |
| reverse 6 | The month of Kinūnum, the day 1 (of) |
| reverse 7 | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king (dedicated to Marduk) a brillantly weapon-emblem (covered with) silver and gold. |
| obverse 1 | 3 kor of barley |
| obverse 2 | bearing an interest, |
| obverse 3 | from Nabi-Šamaš |
| obverse 4 | Aplatum |
| obverse 5 | has received. |
| obverse 6 | At the delivery of the harvest, |
| obverse 7 | the barley and its interest |
| obverse 8 | he will return. |
| reverse 1 | Before Kurdu; |
| reverse 2 | before Nūr-kabta; |
| reverse 3 | before Imdi-enlil; |
| reverse 4 | before Nippur-gāmil; |
| reverse 5 | before Ilī-amtaḫar, the scribe. |
| reverse 6 | The month of Kinūnum, the day 1 (of) |
| reverse 7 | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king (dedicated to Marduk) a brillantly weapon-emblem (covered with) silver and gold. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 3(asz) sze gur | |
| 2 | masz2 in-tuku | |
| 3 | ki na-bi-{d}utu-ta | |
| 4 | {disz}ap-la-tum-ke4 | |
| 5 | szu ba-an-ti | |
| 6 | mu-kux(DU) u4 buru14-ka | |
| 7 | sze u3 masz2-bi | |
| 8 | gur-ru-dam | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | igi qu2-ur-di | |
| 2 | igi nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta | |
| 3 | igi nibru{ki}-ga-mil | |
| 4 | igi im-di-{d}en-lil2 | |
| 5 | igi i3-li2-am-ta-ha-ar dub-sar | |
| 6 | iti {gesz}apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-kam | |
| 7 | mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar2-ra ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 3(asz) sze gur | |
| 2 | masz2 [in]-tuku | |
| 3 | ki na#-[bi-{d}utu]-ta# | |
| 4 | [{disz}ap-la-tum]-ke4# | |
| 5 | [szu ba-an]-ti# | |
| 6 | mu-[kux(DU) u4 buru14]-ka | |
| 7 | sze u3 [masz2]-bi# | |
| 8 | gur-ru-[dam] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | igi qu2-ur-du | |
| 2 | igi nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta | |
| 3 | igi im-di-{d}en-lil2 | |
| 4 | igi nibru{ki}-ga-mil | |
| 5 | igi i3-li2-am-ta-ha-ar dub-sar# | |
| 6 | iti {gesz}apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-kam | |
| 7 | mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar2-ra ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | x x [...] | |
| 2 | AN x x x x | |
| 3 | SAG x x x x | |
Sources & licences
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