PBS 08/2, 151 (P262171)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 151 |
|---|---|
| ID | P262171 |
| Museum no. | CBS 07135 |
| 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 | 2/3 of mina (and) 2 shekels (= 42 shekels) |
| obverse 2 | for buying sheep, |
| obverse 3 | from Enlil-nigdu the merchant, |
| obverse 4 | Lūmur-ša-ilī and Kiri-gāmil |
| obverse 5 | have received. |
| obverse 6 | The silver, for a different purchase |
| obverse 7 | is not to be used. |
| obverse 8 | After the two of them |
| obverse 9 | will join, |
| obverse 10 | on a business trip they will travel. |
| obverse 11 | At the safe (completion) of their trip, |
| obverse 12 | with the capital on hand the heart of the creditor |
| obverse 13 | they will satisfy; |
| reverse 1 | everything that will be available, |
| reverse 2 | together equally |
| reverse 3 | they will divide; |
| reverse 4 | for what will be entrusted and is abandoned |
| reverse 5 | the creditor shall not be liable. |
| reverse 6 | Before Namzitara, canal worker; |
| reverse 7 | before Apil-šala, chief builder; |
| reverse 8 | before Duga-ulušu, water carrier; |
| reverse 9 | before Igi-annakezu, the scribe. |
| reverse 10 | The month of Dumuzi, the day 17 |
| reverse 11 | of the year in which Samsu-iluna the king, made two golden throne daises for Marduk and Zarpanitum. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2# [ku3-babbar] | |
| 2 | udu hi-a sa10-[sa10-de3] | |
| 3 | ki {d}en-lil2-nig2-du10 dam-gar3#-[ta] | |
| 4 | {disz}lu-mur-sza-i3-li2 u3 {gesz}kiri6-ga#-mil# | |
| 5 | szu ba-an-ti-esz | |
| 6 | ku3-bi sa10 kur2-sze3 | |
| 7 | nu-ga2-ga2-ne | |
| 8 | sag-du-ga-ne-ne | |
| 9 | u3-bi2-ib-us2-u3-ne | |
| 10 | kaskal-sze3 al-su8-be2-esz | |
| 11 | silim-ma kaskal-la-ne-ne | |
| 12 | sag nig2-gur11-ra sza3 um-mi-a | |
| 13 | un-du10-ge-esz-ma | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [nig2] a2# gal2#-la-bi | |
| 2 | min!-na-ne-ne tesz2-a se3-ga-bi | |
| 3 | i3-ba-e-ne | |
| 4 | geszkim am3-ti-la u3 am3-mi-ib2-taka4-taka4 | |
| 5 | um-mi-a nu-ub-zu-zu | |
| 6 | igi nam-zi-tar-ra lu2 a-igi-du8 | |
| 7 | igi a-pil2-{d}sza-la szitim-gal | |
| 8 | igi du10-ga#-u2-lu-szu a-il2 | |
| 9 | igi igi-an-na-ke4-zu dub-sar | |
| 10 | iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam | |
| 11 | mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-[e] {gesz}gu-za bara2 ku3-sig17-ta# min#-[a-bi] {d}marduk {d}zar-[pa-ni-tum] in-ne-szi-in#-[dim2-ma] | |
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