PBS 08/2, 264 (P262755)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 264 |
|---|---|
| ID | P262755 |
| Museum no. | CBS 07742 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
By Guidi, Carlo · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Concerning the 20 days of pašīšu (office) in the temple of Baba |
| obverse 2 | and the 20 days of pašīšu (office) in the temple of Nergal, |
| obverse 3 | for which Ur-ningirsu |
| obverse 4 | Waqar-abūšu |
| obverse 5 | had adopted, |
| obverse 6 | Lu-dingira |
| obverse 7 | against the sons of Waqar-abūšu |
| obverse 8 | raised a claim and then |
| obverse 9 | the king's officials and the judges |
| obverse 10 | have tried against them: |
| obverse 11 | the office of Waqar-abūšu's sons |
| obverse 12 | they returned. |
| obverse 13 | Ea-nabi ... |
| obverse 14 | by the double ax ... |
| obverse 15 | in (the temple of) Dublamaḫ |
| obverse 16 | swore thus |
| obverse 17 | he himself: |
| obverse 18 | "(I swear that) Ur-ningirsu |
| reverse 1 | the (adoption) contract of my father |
| reverse 2 | did not invalidate (lit. break) |
| reverse 3 | and from the status of adopted son |
| reverse 4 | did not remove him". |
| reverse 5 | (That) in future Lu-ningira, |
| reverse 6 | regading the offices of Baba and Nergal, |
| reverse 7 | against Waqar-abūšu |
| reverse 8 | will not make a claim |
| reverse 9 | he has sworn by the life of the king. |
| reverse 10 | Before: Ipqu-ningal, official (of the temple); |
| reverse 11 | Ṣilli-ekišnugal, gudapsû-priest; |
| reverse 12 | Andakullum, gudapsû-priest; |
| reverse 13 | Sîn-iqīšam, gudapsû-priest; |
| reverse 14 | Sîn-māgir, responsible (of the temple) for the bread; |
| reverse 15 | Nūr-šamaš, chief singer; |
| reverse 16 | Etel-pī-sîn, son of Šamaš-nāṣir; |
| reverse 17 | Sîn-ēriš, pašīšu-priest of Dublamaḫ; |
| reverse 18 | Sîn-erībam, son of Sîn-šēmi; |
| reverse 19 | Sîn-erībam, son of Buzazum; |
| reverse 20 | Ilī-iddinam, son of Duga...; |
| reverse 21 | Igmil-sîn, son of Ilšu-abūsu; |
| reverse 22 | Apil-kubi, son of Bēlī...; |
| reverse 23 | Zariqum, pašīšu-priest of Baba; |
| reverse 24 | Ur-dukug, house builder; |
| reverse 25 | Zalila, soldier. |
| reverse 26 | The month of Addarum, the day 20, |
| reverse 27 | the year after the sixth in which Isin was seized. |
| seal 1 1 | Lu-dingira |
| seal 1 2 | pašīšu-priest |
| seal 1 3 | son of ... |
| seal 1 4 | servant of ... |
| seal 2 1 | Nūr-šamaš |
| seal 2 2 | chief singer of Nanna |
| seal 2 3 | servant of Šamaš and Nin-šubur |
| seal 3 1 | Ilšu-abūšu |
| seal 3 2 | scribe |
| seal 3 3 | son of ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum _u4 2(u)-kam gudu4 e2_ {d}ba#-[ba6] | |
| 2 | u3 _u4 2(u)-kam gudu4 e2_ {d}[nergal] | |
| 3 | sza {disz}ur-{d}nin-gir2-[su] | |
| 4 | {disz}wa-qar-a-bu-szu | |
| 5 | a-na ma-ru-ti-im il-[qu2-u2] | |
| 6 | {disz}lu2-dingir-ra x [...] | |
| 7 | a-na _dumu-mesz_ wa-qar#-[a-bu-szu] | |
| 8 | ir-gu-um-[ma] | |
| 9 | wa-ar-di-i szar-ri-im u3# [_di-ku5-mesz?_] | |
| 10 | di-nam u2-sza-hi-su-[nu-ti] | |
| 11 | _mar-za dumu-mesz_ wa-qar#-[a-bu-szu] | |
| 12 | u2-te#-er-[ru-nim?] | |
| 13 | {disz}[e2]-a-na-bi# [...] | |
| 14 | i-na# _dur10-tab-ba_ [...] | |
| 15 | i-na dub*-[la2-mah] | |
| 16 | ki-a-am iz-[ku-ur] | |
| 17 | um-ma szu#-[u2-ma] | |
| 18 | {disz}ur-[{d}nin-gir2-su] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-nu-uk-ki a-bi-ia# [x?] | |
| 2 | la-a ih-pu-u2-ma# | |
| 3 | u3 i-na ma-ru-ti-im | |
| 4 | la i-su-hu-szu-u2-ma | |
| 5 | _u4-kur2-sze3_ {disz}lu2-dingir-ra | |
| 6 | a-na _mar-za_ {d}ba-ba6 u3 {d}nergal | |
| 7 | a-na _dumu-mesz_ {disz}wa-qar-a-bu-szu | |
| 8 | _inim-ma nu-ga2-ga2_ | |
| 9 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_ | |
| 10 | _igi_ ip-qu2-{d}nin-gal _esz3-a-ab-du_ | |
| 11 | {disz}s,i-li2-e2-kisz-nu-gal2 _gudu4-abzu#_ | |
| 12 | {disz}an-da-ku-ul-lum _gudu4-abzu#_ | |
| 13 | {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _gudu4-[abzu]_ | |
| 14 | {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir _ka-ninda_ | |
| 15 | {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu _gala-mah#_ | |
| 16 | {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}utu-na#*-[s,i-ir] | |
| 17 | {disz}{d}suen-uru4 _gudu4_ dub-la2-mah | |
| 18 | {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-mi# | |
| 19 | {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ bu-za-[zu-um?] | |
| 20 | {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ du10-ga-[...] | |
| 21 | {disz}ig-mil-{d}suen _dumu_ il3-szu-a-bu#-[szu] | |
| 22 | {disz}a-pil-ku-bi _dumu_ be-li2-i-[...] | |
| 23 | {disz}za-ri-qu2-um _gudu4_ {d}ba-ba6 | |
| 24 | {disz}ur-du6-ku3-ga _szitim_ | |
| 25 | {disz}za-li-ia* _aga-us2_ | |
| 26 | _iti# sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u)-kam_ | |
| 27 | _mu us2-sa 6(disz)* i-si-in-na ba-an#-dab#_ | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2#-[dingir-ra] | |
| 2 | _gudu4_ [...] | |
| 3 | _dumu_ AN [...] | |
| 4 | _ARAD#_ [...] | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | nu-ur2#-[{d}]utu | |
| 2 | _gala-mah_ {d}nanna | |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}utu u3 {d}nin-szubur | |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | il3-szu-a-bu-[szu] | |
| 2 | _dub-sar#_ | |
| 3 | _dumu_ [...] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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