PBS 08/2, 141 (P262145)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 141 |
|---|---|
| ID | P262145 |
| Museum no. | CBS 07106 |
| 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 | 1 kor (and) 1 pānum of barley with an interest, |
| obverse 2 | from Nabi-Šamaš |
| obverse 3 | Amertum, wife of Balaṭum, |
| obverse 4 | has received. |
| obverse 5 | At the delivery of the harvest, |
| obverse 6 | the barley and its interest |
| obverse 7 | will be measured out. |
| reverse 1 | Before Kurdum, son of Damu-galzu; |
| reverse 2 | before Ilī-eribam; |
| reverse 3 | before Nippur-gāmil; |
| reverse 4 | before Naplus-ea. |
| reverse 5 | The month of Kinūnum, the day 2 (of) |
| reverse 6 | the year (in which Samsu-iluna) dedicated to Marduk a brillantly weapon-emblem (covered with) silver and gold. |
| obverse 1 | 1 kor (and) 1 pānum of barley with an interest, |
| obverse 2 | from Nabi-Šamaš |
| obverse 3 | Amertum, wife of Balaṭum, |
| obverse 5 | has received. |
| obverse 6 | At the delivery of the harvest, |
| obverse 7 | the barley and its interest |
| obverse 8 | will be measured out. |
| reverse 1 | Before Kurdum, son of Damu-galzu; |
| reverse 2 | before Ilī-eribam, son of Ilī-andulli; |
| reverse 3 | Nippur-gāmil, son of Šamaš-nāṣir; |
| reverse 4 | before Naplus-ea, the scribe. |
| reverse 5 | The month of Kinūnum, the day 2 (of) |
| reverse 6 | the year in which in which (Samsu-iluna) dedicated a brillantly weapon-emblem to Marduk. |
| seal 1 1 | Ali-abī |
| seal 1 2 | daughter of Taribum |
| seal 1 3 | servant of Adad |
| seal 2 1 | Damu |
| seal 2 2 | chief doctor |
| seal 2 3 | son of ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur masz2 in-tuku | |
| 2 | ki na-bi-{d}utu-ta | |
| 3 | {disz}a-me-er-tum dam ba-la-t,um-ke4 | |
| 4 | szu ba-an-ti | |
| 5 | mu-kux(DU) buru14-ka | |
| 6 | sze u3 masz2-bi | |
| 7 | al-ag2-e | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | igi qu2-ur-du-um dumu {d}da-mu-gal-zu | |
| 2 | igi i3-li2-e-ri-ba#-am# | |
| 3 | igi nibru{ki}-ga-mil | |
| 4 | igi na-ap-lu-us2-e2-a | |
| 5 | iti {gesz}apin-du8-a u4 2(disz)-kam | |
| 6 | mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar2-ra ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 {d}marduk-ra a mu-na-ru | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur masz in#-tuku# | |
| 2 | ki na-bi-{d}utu-ta | |
| 3 | {disz}a-me-er-tum dam# ba-la-t,um-ke4 | |
| 5 | szu ba-an-ti | |
| 6 | mu-kux(DU) buru14-ka | |
| 7 | sza u3 masz2#-bi | |
| 8 | al-ag2#-e | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | igi qur2-du-um dumu {d}da-mu-gal-zu | |
| 2 | igi i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am dumu i3-li2-an-dul3-li2 | |
| 3 | igi nibru{ki}-ga-mil dumu {d}utu-na-s,ir | |
| 4 | igi na-ap-lu-us2-e2-a dub-sar | |
| 5 | iti apin-du8-a u4 2(disz)-kam | |
| 6 | mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar2-ra {d}marduk-ra a mu-na-ru-a | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-li2-a-bi | |
| 2 | dumu-munus ta-ri-bu-um | |
| 3 | geme2 {d}iszkur | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}da-mu | |
| 2 | a-zu-gal | |
| 3 | dumu {d}x-x | |
Sources & licences
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