PBS 08/2, 142 (P262143)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 142 |
|---|---|
| ID | P262143 |
| Museum no. | CBS 07104 |
| 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
By Guidi, Carlo · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | One built house plot of 4800 grains into the compound of the Nadītu's |
| obverse 2 | (with) one door (made of) palm frond and (one) ladder, |
| obverse 3 | (is) the fraction of the (inheritance) share of Ilī-ippalsa(m) |
| obverse 4 | and Ilī-i(d)dinam his brother, |
| obverse 5 | sons of Ĝirini-isa, |
| obverse 6 | and (of) Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum, |
| obverse 7 | (that) from Ilī-ippalsa(m), Ilī-i(d)dinam |
| obverse 8 | and Imgur-ninurta |
| obverse 9 | Lama(s)sum, Nadītu of Ninurta, daughter of Enlil-manšum, |
| obverse 10 | has bought; |
| obverse 11 | for its full price, |
| obverse 12 | 14 shekels of silver, she has paid. |
| obverse 13 | That in future, Ilī-ippalsa(m), |
| obverse 14 | Ilī-i(d)dinam his brother |
| reverse 1 | and Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum |
| reverse 2 | and their heirs, to all concerning |
| reverse 3 | this house, wouldn't bring a claim |
| reverse 4 | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| reverse 5 | Before Lu-ninurta, overseer of the temple; |
| reverse 6 | before lugal-melamḫuš, chief musician; |
| reverse 7 | before Inim-ninurta, chief musician; |
| reverse 8 | before Diĝir-niĝ-baluti and I(d)din-na(n)nāya, doorkeepers; |
| reverse 9 | before Ḫuššutum, son of Erra-gāmil; |
| reverse 10 | before Lama(s)sum, son of Tummaya; |
| reverse 11 | before Sîn-erībam, inspector of the Nadītu’s; |
| reverse 12 | before Ilī-ippalsa(m), his colleague; |
| reverse 13 | before Enlil-galzu, son of Ipquša; |
| reverse 14 | before Apil-kabta, son of Kubtum; |
| reverse 15 | before Sîn-magir, silversmith; |
| reverse 16 | before Ilī-ma, the scribe; |
| reverse 17 | before Ilī-turra, stone cutter. |
| reverse 18 | The month of Dumuzi, the year in which Samsu-iluna the king established the freedom of Sumer and Akkad. |
| obverse 1 | One built house of 4800 grains into the compound of the nadītu's |
| obverse 2 | (with) one door (made of) palm frond and (one) ladder, |
| obverse 3 | (is) the fraction of the (inheritance) share of Ilī-ippalsa(m) |
| obverse 4 | and Ilī-i(d)dinam, sons of Ĝirini-isa, |
| obverse 5 | and (of) Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum |
| obverse 6 | (that) from Ilī-ippalsa(m), |
| obverse 7 | Ilī-i(d)dinam his brother |
| obverse 8 | and Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum, |
| obverse 9 | Lama(s)sum, nadītu of Ninurta, |
| obverse 10 | daughter of Enlil-manšum |
| obverse 11 | has bought; |
| obverse 12 | for its full price, |
| obverse 13 | 14 shekels of silver, she has paid. |
| obverse 14 | That in future, Ilī-ippalsa(m), |
| obverse 15 | Ilī-i(d)dinam his brother |
| obverse 16 | and Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum |
| obverse 17 | and their heirs, to all concerning |
| reverse 1 | this house, wouldn't bring a claim |
| reverse 2 | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| reverse 3 | Before Lu-ninurta, overseer of the temple; |
| reverse 4 | before lugal-melamḫuš, chief musician; |
| reverse 5 | before Inim-ninurta, chief musician; |
| reverse 6 | before Diĝir-niĝ-baluti, doorkeeper; |
| reverse 7 | I(d)din-na(n)nāya, doorkeeper; |
| reverse 8 | before Enlil-galzu, son of Ipquša; |
| reverse 9 | before Sîn-erībam, inspector of the Nadītu’s; |
| reverse 10 | before Ḫuššutum, son of Erra-gāmil; |
| reverse 11 | before Lama(s)sum, son of Tummaya; |
| reverse 12 | before Ilī-ippalsa(m), inspector of the Nadītu’s; |
| reverse 13 | before Sîn-magir, silversmith; |
| reverse 14 | before Ilī-ma, the scribe; |
| reverse 15 | before Ilī-turra, stone cutter; |
| reverse 16 | before Apil-kabta, son of Kubtum. |
| reverse 17 | The month of Dumuzi, the year in which Samsu-iluna the king established the freedom of Sumer and Akkad. |
| seal 1 1 | Ilī-ippalsa(m) |
| seal 1 2 | Ilī-i(d)dinam |
| seal 1 3 | sons of Ĝirini-isa |
| seal 2 1 | Imgur-ninurta |
| seal 2 2 | son of Nanna-manšum |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz) sar 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a sza3 ki lukur-ra | |
| 2 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2-na u3 {gesz}kun5 | |
| 3 | igi-te ha-la {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 | |
| 4 | u3 i3-li2-i-din-nam szesz-a-ni | |
| 5 | dumu-me giri3-ni-i3-sa3-ke4 | |
| 6 | u3 im-gur-{d}nin-urta dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 7 | ki {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam | |
| 8 | u3 im-gur-{d}nin-urta-ta# | |
| 9 | {disz}la-ma-sum2 lukur {d}nin-urta dumu-<munus> {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2-ke4 | |
| 10 | in-szi-in-sa10 | |
| 11 | sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3 | |
| 12 | 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-ne-en-la2 | |
| 13 | u4 kur2-sze3 i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 | |
| 14 | {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam szesz-a-ni | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 im-gur-{d}nin-urta dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 2 | u3 ibila-ne-ne a-na-me-a-bi | |
| 3 | e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a | |
| 4 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz | |
| 5 | igi lu2-{d}nin-urta ugula e2 | |
| 6 | igi lugal-me-lam2-husz nar-gal | |
| 7 | igi inim-{d}nin-urta nar-gal | |
| 8 | igi dingir#-nig2#-ba-lu2-ti u3 i-din-{d}na-na-a-a i3-du8-me | |
| 9 | [igi] husz#-szu-tum dumu er3-ra-ga-mil | |
| 10 | igi la-ma-sum2 dumu tum-ma-a-a | |
| 11 | igi {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am maszkim lukur-e-ne | |
| 12 | igi i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 tab-ba-ni | |
| 13 | igi {d}en-lil2-gal-zu dumu ip-qu2-sza | |
| 14 | igi a-pil-{d}kab-ta dumu ku-bu-tum | |
| 15 | igi {d}suen-ma-gir ku3-dim2 | |
| 16 | igi i3-li2-ma dub-sar | |
| 17 | igi i3-li2-tu-ra-am bur-gul | |
| 18 | iti szu-numun-a mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal ama-ar-gi4 ki-en-gi ki-uri mi-ni-gar-ra | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz) sar 6(disz)# 2/3(disz)# gin2# e2 du3-a sza3 ki lukur#-[ra] | |
| 2 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2#-na# 1(disz) {gesz}kun5# | |
| 3 | igi-te ha-la {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa#-al-sa3 | |
| 4 | u3 i3-li2-i-din-nam dumu-me giri3-ni-i3-sa3 | |
| 5 | u3 im-gur-{d}nin-urta# dumu {d}nanna-[ma]-an-szum2 | |
| 6 | ki i3-li2-ip-pa-[al]-sa3 | |
| 7 | {disz}i3-li2#-[i-din-nam] szesz#-a-ni | |
| 8 | u3 im#-[gur-{d}nin-urta] dumu {d}nanna-[ma-an-szum2-ta] | |
| 9 | {disz}la-ma-sum2# lukur {d}nin-urta | |
| 10 | dumu-munus {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2-ke4 | |
| 11 | in-szi-in-sa10 | |
| 12 | sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3 | |
| 13 | 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-ne-en-la2 | |
| 14 | u4 kur2-sze3 {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 | |
| 15 | {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam szesz-a-ni | |
| 16 | {disz}im-gur-{d}nin-urta dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 17 | u3 ibila-ne-ne a-na-me-a-bi | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2#-[ga2-ne-a] | |
| 2 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3-[de3-esz] | |
| 3 | igi lu2-{d}nin-urta ugula e2 | |
| 4 | igi lugal-me-lam2-husz nar-gal | |
| 5 | igi inim-{d}nin-urta nar-gal | |
| 6 | igi dingir-nig2-ba-lu2-ti i3-du8 | |
| 7 | igi i-din-{d}na-na-a-a i3-du8 | |
| 8 | igi {d}en-lil2-gal-zu dumu ip-qu2-sza | |
| 9 | igi {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am maszkim lukur-[e-ne] | |
| 10 | igi husz-szu-tum dumu er3-ra-ga-mil | |
| 11 | igi la-ma-sum2 dumu tum-ma-a-a | |
| 12 | igi i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 maszkim [lukur-e-ne] | |
| 13 | igi {d}suen-ma-gir ku3-dim2 | |
| 14 | igi i3-li2-ma dub-sar | |
| 15 | igi i3-li2-tu-ra-am bur-gul | |
| 16 | [igi] a-pil-{d}kab-ta dumu ku-bu-tum | |
| 17 | iti szu#-numun#-a# mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e ama-ar-gi4 ki-en-gi ki-uri-a# mi#-ni#-in-gar-ra | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 | |
| 2 | i3-li2-i-din-nam | |
| 3 | dumu-me giri3-ni-i3-sa3 | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | im-gur-{d}nin-urta | |
| 2 | dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-[szum2] | |
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