PBS 08/2, 255 (P262757)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 255 |
|---|---|
| ID | P262757 |
| Museum no. | CBS 07744 |
| 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 office |
| obverse 2 | (lit. property) of Lu-asalluḫi, |
| obverse 3 | a property for which Esaggugal |
| obverse 4 | was to pay the money, |
| obverse 5 | (with the payment of) its full (price) |
| obverse 6 | five shekels of silver, |
| obverse 7 | Nanna-ibila-manšum |
| obverse 8 | and Mati-anum, his brother, |
| obverse 9 | have satisfied his (of Esaggugal) heart. |
| obverse 10 | (That) in future, |
| obverse 11 | regarding the office and the silver, |
| obverse 12 | they will not raise a claim, |
| reverse 1 | they have sworn by the life of the king. |
| reverse 2 | Before: Ibni-ea, chief administrator (of the temple); |
| reverse 3 | Lugal-manšum, gudapsû-priest; |
| reverse 4 | Ištar-ilī, gudapsû-priest; |
| reverse 5 | Anu-pī-ea, treasurer (of the temple); |
| reverse 6 | Ibni-sîn, gudapsû-priest; |
| reverse 7 | Sîn-iddinam, son of Ekuta; |
| reverse 8 | the seal of the witnesses. |
| reverse 9 | The month of Addarum ... |
| reverse 10 | the year ... |
| seal 1 1 | Esaggugal |
| seal 1 2 | treasurer (in the temple) of |
| seal 1 3 | Enki at Eridu |
| seal 2 1 | Lugal-manšum |
| seal 2 2 | gudapsû-priest of Enki |
| seal 2 3 | at Eridu, |
| seal 2 4 | son of Ku-enkika |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | asz-szum _mar-za#_ | |
| 2 | _nig2_ lu2-{d}asal-lu2#-[hi] | |
| 3 | _nig2_ e2-sag-gu2-gal2 | |
| 4 | _ku3 i3-la2-e_ | |
| 5 | gi-me-er-szu | |
| 6 | _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | |
| 7 | {disz}{d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 8 | u3 ma-ti-dingir _szesz-ni_ | |
| 9 | _sza3-ga-a-ni-<<mesz>> al-du10_ | |
| 10 | _u4-kur2-sze3_ | |
| 11 | _nam-mar-za u3 ku3-bi_ | |
| 12 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_ | |
| 2 | _igi_ ib-ni-e2-a _sanga_ | |
| 3 | {disz}lugal-ma-an-szum2 _gudu4-abzu_ | |
| 4 | {disz}isz8-tar2-dingir _gudu4-abzu_ | |
| 5 | {disz}AN-KA-e2-a _enkum_ | |
| 6 | {disz}ib-ni-{d}suen _gudu4-abzu_ | |
| 7 | {disz}suen-i-[din]-nam _dumu#_ e2-ku3-ta | |
| 8 | _kiszib lu2-inim#-[ma]-bi#-mesz | |
| 9 | _iti sze-sag11-[ku5 ...]_ | |
| 10 | _mu ki_ [...] | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | e2-sag-gu2-gal2 | |
| 2 | enkum | |
| 3 | {d}en-ki eridu{ki}-ga | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | lugal-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 2 | _gudu4-abzu_ {d}en-ki | |
| 3 | eridu{ki}-du10-ga | |
| 4 | _dumu_ ku3-{d}en-ki-ka | |
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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