PBS 08/2, 181 (P263013)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 181 |
|---|---|
| ID | P263013 |
| Museum no. | CBS 08101 |
| 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 1/2 SAR and 9 (and) 1/3 shekels |
| obverse 2 | into the compound of the nadītum women, door and lock are in place, |
| obverse 3 | adjoining the house of Šāt-ištar, daughter of Ubaya: |
| obverse 4 | the house of Bēle(s)sunu, nadītum of Ninurta, daughter of Sîn-ismeani, |
| obverse 5 | in exchange for |
| obverse 6 | One built house plot of 1/2 SAR and 7 (and) 1/2 shekels |
| obverse 7 | into the compound of the nadītum women, door and lock are in place, |
| obverse 8 | adjoining the house of Bēle(s)sunu, daughter of Sîn-ismeani: |
| obverse 9 | the house of Damiqtum, nadītum of Ninurta, daughter of Nanna-aya. |
| obverse 10 | A house for a house, one to the other |
| obverse 11 | has given. |
| obverse 12 | Because one house doesn't reach the other (in value), |
| obverse 13 | (with) two third of a shekel of silver |
| reverse 1 | Damiqtum |
| reverse 2 | has compensated Bēle(s)sunu. |
| reverse 3 | (That) in future one against the other |
| reverse 4 | shall not make a complaint, |
| reverse 5 | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| seal 1 1 | Bēle(s)sunu |
| seal 1 2 | daughter of Sîn-ismeani |
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 | 1/2(disz) sar 9(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a | |
| 2 | sza3 ki lukur-ra {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub#-[ba] | |
| 3 | da e2 sza-at-esz18-dar dumu-munus u2-ba-a-a | |
| 4 | e2 be-le-su2-nu lukur {d}nin-urta dumu-munus {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni | |
| 5 | ki-ba gar-ra-ni-sze3 | |
| 6 | 1/2(disz) sar 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a | |
| 7 | sza3 ki lukur-ra {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub-ba | |
| 8 | da e2 be-le-su2-nu dumu-munus {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni | |
| 9 | e2 da-mi-iq-tum lukur {d}nin-urta dumu-munus {d}nanna-a-a | |
| 10 | e2 e2-gen7 lu2 lu2-u3 | |
| 11 | in-szi-in!(NI)-gar | |
| 12 | mu e2 e2-e sa2 nu-ub-du11-ga-asz | |
| 13 | 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}da-mi-iq-tum#-ke4 | |
| 2 | [be-le-su2-nu-ra] in-na-an-bur2 | |
| 3 | [u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2]-u3# | |
| 4 | [inim nu-um-ga2]-ga2# | |
| 5 | [mu lugal-bi in-pa3]-de3#-esz | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | be-le-su2-nu | |
| 2 | dumu-munus {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni | |
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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