PBS 08/2, 182 (P263019)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 182 |
|---|---|
| ID | P263019 |
| Museum no. | CBS 08109 & HS 2129 + HS 2130 + HS 2875 (+)? N 2194 |
| Collection | Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany; 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 | A pašišu-priest office of Ninurta for 3 months a year |
| obverse 2 | along with its subsistence field and the office of the elder; |
| obverse 3 | his term of office, Sîn-imgurrani, son of Dingir-manšum, |
| obverse 4 | has exchanged for |
| obverse 5 | the pašišu-priest (and) the brewer offices of Inanna and Nanāya |
| obverse 6 | for 2 months a year along with its subsistence field and the office of the elder |
| obverse 7 | which Lama(s)sani, nadītu of Ninurta, daughter of Ninurta-muša(l)lim has bought for silver. |
| obverse 8 | Because the offices do not reach the same value, |
| obverse 9 | (with) 1 (and) 1/3 minas and 5 (and) 1/2 shekels |
| obverse 10 | he has compensated. |
| reverse 1 | That in future one against the other shall not make a complaint, |
| reverse 2 | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| reverse 3 | Before Ilšu-tillassu, son of Ea-muša(l)lim; |
| reverse 4 | before Sîn-ipṭuram, pašišu-priest, son of Nabi-enlil; |
| reverse 5 | before Sîn-aḫum, pašišu-priest, son of Imgurum; |
| reverse 6 | before Enlil-manšum, pašišu-priest, son of Ninurta-meša; |
| reverse 7 | before Nergal-manšum, son of Ninurta-gamil, stone cutter; |
| reverse 8 | before Inbi-ilīšu, the scribe, son of Apil-ilīšu. |
| reverse 9 | The month of Ayyarum, the day 18 (of) |
| reverse 10 | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king, by the command of Enlil, Kisurra and Sabum brought to praise. |
| obverse 1 | A pašišu-priest office of Nin... |
| obverse 2 | for 3 months a year |
| obverse 3 | along with its subsistence field and the office of the elder |
| obverse 4 | his term of office, Sîn-imgurrani son of Dingir-manšum |
| obverse 5 | has exchanged for |
| obverse 6 | the pašišu-priest (and) the brewer offices ... |
| obverse 7 | for 2 months a year along with its subsistence field and the office of the elder |
| obverse 8 | which has bought for silver ... daugh ... |
| obverse 12 | [In future] days ... |
| reverse 1' | The month of Ayyarum, the day 18 (of) |
| reverse 2' | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king, by the command of Enlil, Kisurra and Sabum brought to praise. |
| seal 1 1 | Lama(s)sani |
| seal 1 2 | daughter of Ninurta-muša(l)lim |
| seal 1 3 | Sîn-imgurrani |
| seal 1 4 | son of Dingir-manšum |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | nam-gudu4 {d}nin-urta [mu-a] iti# 3(disz)-kam | |
| 2 | a-sza3 szuku-bi u3 nam-[bur-szu]-ma | |
| 3 | bala gub-ba {d}suen-im-[gur-ra]-ni dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 4 | ki-bi gar-ra-bi-sze3 | |
| 5 | nam-gudu4 nam-lu2-lunga# [{d}]inanna {d}na-na-a-bi | |
| 6 | mu-a iti 2(disz)-kam a-sza3# szuku-bi u3 nam-bur-szu-ma | |
| 7 | ku3-ta sa10 {disz}la#-[ma]-sa3-ni lukur {d}nin-urta dumu-munus {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim-ke4 | |
| 8 | mu garza-garza-bi sa2 nu-ub-du11-ga-asz | |
| 9 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | |
| 10 | in-na-an-bur2 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4-kur2-sze3 lu2-lu2-u3-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2-a | |
| 2 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz | |
| 3 | igi dingir-szu-illat-su2 dumu e2-a-mu-sza-lim | |
| 4 | igi {d}suen-ip-t,u3-ra-am gudu4 dumu na-bi-{d}en-lil2 | |
| 5 | igi {d}suen-a-hu-um gudu4 dumu im-gur-rum | |
| 6 | igi {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 gudu4 dumu {d}nin-urta-me-sza4 | |
| 7 | igi {d}nergal-ma-an-szum2# dumu {d}nin-urta-ga-mil bur-gul | |
| 8 | igi in-bi-i3-li2-szu dub-sar dumu a-pil-i3-li2-szu | |
| 9 | iti gu4-si-su u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | |
| 10 | mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta ki-sur-ra{ki} sa-bu-um{ki}-<bi>-da#-[ke4] ka-si-il-la-asz bi2-in#-[ku4-ra] | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | nam-gudu4 {d}nin-[...] | |
| 2 | mu-a iti 3(disz)-[kam] | |
| 3 | a-sza3 szuku-bi u3 nam-bur-[szu-ma] | |
| 4 | bala gub-ba {d}suen-im-gur-an#-[ni] dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 5 | ki-bi gar-ra-bi-sze3 | |
| 6 | nam-gudu4 nam-lu2-lunga-x [...] | |
| 7 | mu-a [iti 2(disz)]-kam# a#-sza3# [szuku u3 nam-bur-szu-ma] | |
| 8 | ku3!-ta [...] dumu# [...] | |
| 9 | mu [...] | |
| 10 | [...] | |
| 11 | [...] | |
| 12 | u4-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [iti gu4-si]-su# u4 1(u)# 8(disz)#-[kam] | |
| 2' | [mu] sa#-am-su-i-lu-na lugal [inim] {d}en-lil2-la2-ta [ki-sur]-ra{ki} sa-bu-um{ki}-<bi>-da-ke4 [ka]-si-il-la-asz bi2-in-ku4?-ra | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | la-ma-sa3-ni | |
| 2 | dumu-munus {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim | |
| 3 | {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni | |
| 4 | dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2 | |
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