BE 14, 002 (P267508)
Middle Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | BE 14, 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P267508 |
| Museum no. | CBS 12906 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Tukultī-Ninurta, |
| obverse 2 | Alsīš(u)-abluṭ, |
| obverse 3 | Kiden-Gula, |
| obverse 4 | Ilānûtu their mother, |
| obverse 5 | Bēltūtu wife of Alsīš(u)-abluṭ, |
| obverse 6 | 5 persons, |
| obverse 7 | the slaves of Enlil-kidinnī |
| obverse 8 | were detained in the house of Enlil-kidinnī. |
| obverse 9 | Ninurta-bāni, son of Ilī-ippašra |
| obverse 10 | and Bā’il-Nabû, his brother |
| obverse 11 | stood for the release of the persons |
| obverse 12 | of Enlil-kidinnī. |
| obverse 13 | And thus they said |
| obverse 14 | “Let the person(s) go out and the person(s) will enter (the house again). |
| obverse 15 | We guaranteed that the person(s) won’t be fugitive.” |
| reverse 1 | (If) the person(s) become# fugitive, |
| reverse 2 | [Ninurta-bāni] [will g]ive person(s) |
| reverse 3 | [instead of the person(s)] to Enlil-┌kidinnī┐. |
| reverse 5 | Witnesses: Izkur-Dilbat, |
| reverse 6 | son of Nūrāti#, |
| reverse 7 | Uballissu-Marduk, |
| reverse 8 | son of [ ]na-DÍM-ma, |
| reverse 9 | Igāršu#-ēmid, carpenter, |
| reverse 10 | Uballissu-Marduk, son of Ikūni, |
| reverse 11 | Bēl-usāti, scribe |
| reverse 12 | Month of Kislīmu (IX), the 8th day |
| reverse 13 | the 6th year of Burna-Burijaš |
| reverse 14 | (Sealed with) a seal of Ninurta-bāni, |
| reverse 15 | a seal of Bā’il-Nabû, |
| reverse 16 | a seal of Izkur-Dilbat, |
| reverse 17 | a seal of Bēl-usāti. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}tu-kul-ti-{d}nin-urta | |
| 2 | {disz}al-si-szu-ab-lu-ut, | |
| 3 | {disz}ki-de-en-{d}gu-la | |
| 4 | {munus}i-la-nu-u2-tu4 _ama-a-ni{mesz}_ | |
| 5 | {munus}be-el-tu-tu4 _dam_ {disz}al-si-isz-ab-lu-ut, | |
| 6 | 5(disz) _nam-lu2-u18_ | |
| 7 | _arad_ sza {disz}{d}en-lil2-ki-di-ni | |
| 8 | i-na _e2_ {disz}{d}en-lil2-ki-di-ni ka-lu-ma | |
| 9 | {disz}{d}nin-urta-ba-ni _dumu_ {disz}dingir-ip-pa-asz-ra | |
| 10 | u3 {disz}ba-il-{d}ag _szesz-a-ni_ | |
| 11 | a-na szu-s,i-i _nam-lu2-u18_ | |
| 12 | sza {disz}{d}en-lil2-ki-di-ni iz-zi-zu | |
| 13 | u3 a-ka-an-na iq-bu-u2 | |
| 14 | _nam-lu2-u18_ li-s,i li-ru-ub | |
| 15 | a-na ha-la-qi2 pu-ut-ni | |
| 16 | ni-te-mi-id iq#-bu#-[u2-ma] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _nam-lu2-u18_ lu i-hal-li#-[iq-ma] | |
| 2 | [{disz}{d}nin-urta-ba-ni] _nam-lu2-u18_ [...] | |
| 3 | [ki-ma _nam-lu2-u18_] a-na {disz}{d}en-lil2-ki#-di#-ni# | |
| 4 | i#-nam#-din | |
| 5 | _igi_ {disz}iz-kur3-{d}{mul}dil-bat | |
| 6 | _dumu_ {disz}nu#-ra#-a-ti | |
| 7 | _igi_ {disz}u2-bal-li2-su-{d}amar-utu | |
| 8 | _dumu_ {disz}{d}[...]-na-_dim2_-ma | |
| 9 | _igi_ {disz}i#-gar#-szu-usz _{lu2}nagar_ | |
| 10 | _igi_ {disz}u2-ba-li2-su-{d}amar-utu _dumu_ {disz}i-ku-ni | |
| 11 | _igi_ {disz}en-u2-sa-ti _dub-sar_ | |
| 12 | _{iti}gan-gan-e3_ u4-8(disz)-kam | |
| 13 | mu-6(disz)-kam bur-na-bu-ri-ia-asz | |
| 14 | _kiszib_ {disz}{d}nin-urta-ba-ni | |
| 15 | _kiszib_ {disz}ba-il-{d}ag | |
| 16 | _kiszib_ {disz}iz-kur3-{mul}dil-bat | |
| 17 | _kiszib_ {disz}en-u2-sa-a-ti | |
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