PBS 08/2, 143 (P262142)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 143 |
|---|---|
| ID | P262142 |
| Museum no. | CBS 07103 |
| 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 | 4 kor of barley bearing an interest, |
| obverse 2 | 1 pānum (and) 4 seahs of barley without interest, |
| obverse 3 | 1/2 shekel of silver bought, without interest, |
| obverse 4 | from Nabi-šamaš |
| obverse 5 | Ubār-lulu |
| obverse 6 | has received. |
| obverse 7 | At the delivery of the harvest, |
| obverse 8 | the silver, the barley and its interest |
| obverse 9 | are to be given. |
| reverse 1 | Before Kurdum; |
| reverse 2 | before Nūr-kabta; |
| reverse 3 | before Keš-i(d)dinam, the scribe. |
| reverse 4 | The month of Addarum |
| reverse 5 | (of) the year in which Samsu-iluna the king, a throne as an offering for Nanna has made. |
| obverse 1 | 4 kor of barley bearing an interest, |
| obverse 2 | 1 pānum (and) 4 seahs of barley without interest, |
| obverse 3 | 1/2 shekel of silver bought, without interest, |
| obverse 4 | from Nabi-šamaš |
| obverse 5 | Ubār-lulu |
| obverse 6 | has received. |
| obverse 7 | At the delivery of the harvest, |
| obverse 8 | the barley with (lit. and) its interest |
| obverse 9 | and the silver |
| obverse 10 | are to be given. |
| reverse 1 | Before Kurdum; |
| reverse 2 | before Nūr-kabta son of Sîn-i(d)dinam; |
| reverse 4 | before Keš-i(d)dinam, the scribe. |
| reverse 5 | The month of Addarum |
| reverse 6 | (of) the year in which Samsu-iluna the king, a throne as an offering for Nanna has made. |
| seal 1 1 | The seal of Nūr-kabta |
| seal 2 1 | The seal of Kurdum |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 4(asz) sze gur masz2 in-tuku | |
| 2 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze masz2 nu-ub-tuku | |
| 3 | 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sa10-am3 masz2 nu-ub-tuku | |
| 4 | ki na-bi-{d}utu | |
| 5 | {disz}u-bar-{d}lu-lu | |
| 6 | szu ba-an-ti | |
| 7 | mu-kux(DU) u4 buru14-ka | |
| 8 | ku3-bi sze u3 masz2-bi | |
| 9 | szum2-mu-dam | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | igi qur2-du-um | |
| 2 | igi nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta | |
| 3 | igi kesz3{ki}-i-din-nam dub-sar | |
| 4 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | |
| 5 | mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal {gesz}gu-za nesag-a {d}nanna-ra mu-na-an-dim2-ma | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 4(asz) sze gur masz2 in-tuku | |
| 2 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze masz2 nu-ub-tuku | |
| 3 | 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sa10-am3 masz2 nu-ub-tuku | |
| 4 | ki na-bi-{d}utu | |
| 5 | {disz}u-bar-{d}lu-lu | |
| 6 | szu ba-an-ti | |
| 7 | mu-kux(DU) u4 buru14-ka | |
| 8 | sze u3 masz2-bi | |
| 9 | u3 ku3-babbar | |
| 10 | szum2-mu-dam | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | igi qur2-du-um | |
| 2 | igi nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta dumu {d}suen-i-din-nam | |
| 4 | igi kesz3{ki}-i-din-nam dub-sar | |
| 5 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | |
| 6 | mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal {gesz}gu-za nesag-a {d}nanna-ra mu-na-an-dim2-ma | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 qur2-du-um | |
Sources & licences
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