PBS 08/2, 129 (P269795)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | PBS 08/2, 129 |
|---|---|
| ID | P269795 |
| Museum no. | CBS 15251 |
| 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 side, long 51 cubits, on the street behind (the temple of) Ama-a'arazu, |
| obverse 2 | the other side, long 62 cubits, adjacent to the house of Inim-damu's sons, |
| obverse 3 | the front, long 42 cubits and 20 fingers, on the street "Libūr", |
| obverse 4 | the (other) front, long 56 cubits and 10 fingers, on the street of the Wall; |
| obverse 5 | this is an unbuilt plot of 20 SAR (= 1200 shekels) |
| obverse 6 | of which 400 shekels, |
| obverse 7 | adjacent to the street behind the temple of Ama-a'arazu, |
| obverse 8 | are recorded in a old contract regarding the division of the inheritance |
| obverse 9 | (and) 800 shekels, adjacent to the house, portion of his inheritance, |
| obverse 10 | according to several contracts were bought, after the division of inheritance, |
| obverse 11 | by Imšiši son of Ninlil-zimu. |
| obverse 12 | One side, long 62 cubits, adjacent to the house of Imšiši, |
| obverse 13 | the other side, long 68 cubits, adjacent to the house of Lu-diĝira, |
| obverse 14 | the front, long 26 cubits and 10 fingers, on the street "Libūr", |
| obverse 15 | the (other) front, long 30 cubits, on the street of the Wall; |
| obverse 16 | this is an unbuilt plot of 760 shekels, |
| obverse 17 | (that), according to several contracts, was bought, after the division of the inheritance, |
| obverse 18 | by Inim-damu, son of Nilil-zimu. |
| obverse 19 | After the heirs of Imšiši |
| obverse 20 | and the heirs of Inim-damu, |
| reverse 1 | according to the old document recording the division of the inheritance |
| reverse 2 | and according to the several documents (recording) the purchase after the division of the inheritance, |
| reverse 3 | have choosed; |
| reverse 4 | one shall be satisfied with the other. |
| reverse 5 | That in future one against the other shall not make a complaint |
| reverse 6 | they have sworn together by the name of the king. |
| reverse 7 | Before Adad-girra, pašīšu-priest of Ninlil; |
| reverse 8 | before Ipqu-erṣetim, son of Naram-sîn; |
| reverse 9 | before Nannama, son of Ilī-i(d)dinam; |
| reverse 10 | before Ninurta-muša(l)lim, overseer of (the temple of) E-sikil; |
| reverse 11 | before Šamaš-māgir, son of Utu-galzu; |
| reverse 12 | before Nidni-ištar, son of Nannatum; |
| reverse 13 | before Sîn-gimlanni, priest; |
| reverse 14 | before Diĝir-manšum, pašīšu-priest of Ninlil; |
| reverse 15 | before Nabi-enlil, herald, son of Lugātum; |
| reverse 16 | before Utta'ulu-ḫeti, the scribe; |
| reverse 17 | before Awīlīya, stone-cutter, son of Ur-baba. |
| reverse 18 | The month of Dumuzi, |
| reverse 19 | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king has made a throne as an offering for Nanna, the god his begetter |
| obverse 1 | Contract for an unbuilt plot; |
| obverse 2 | its front (is adjacent to) the street "Libūr", |
| obverse 3 | the other front (is adjacent to) the street of the Wall; |
| obverse 4 | according to the former inheritance contract |
| obverse 5 | and according to several contracts (recording) the purchase after the division of the inheritance, |
| obverse 6 | the heirs of Imšiši |
| obverse 7 | and the heirs of Inim-damu |
| obverse 8 | have choosed; |
| obverse 9 | one shall be satisfied with the other. |
| seal 1 1 | The heirs of Imšiši |
| seal 1 2 | The heirs of Inim-damu |
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 | 4(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 us2 da e-sir2 egir {d}ama-a-ra-zu | |
| 2 | 5(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 us2 2(disz)-kam-ma da e2 dumu-me inim-{d}da-mu | |
| 3 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3 sag e-sir2 li-bur | |
| 4 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3 sag e-sir2 bad3 | |
| 5 | ($ blank space $) e2 kislah-bi 2(u) sar | |
| 6 | sza3-bi-ta 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar e2 kislah | |
| 7 | da e-sir2 egir e2 {d}ama-a-ra-zu# | |
| 8 | inim dub ha-la-ba libir-ra-na ab-sar-ra | |
| 9 | 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2 kislah da e2 ha-la-ba-na | |
| 10 | dub didli ku3-ta sa10 egir ha#-la-ba-na | |
| 11 | {disz}im-szi-szi dumu {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu-ke4 | |
| 12 | 5(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 us2 da e2 im-szi-szi | |
| 13 | 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 us2 2(disz)-kam-ma da e2 lu2-dingir-ra | |
| 14 | 2(disz) ninda 2(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3 sag e-sir2 li-bur | |
| 15 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda sag e-sir2 bad3 | |
| 16 | ($ blank space $) e2 kislah-bi 1(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sar | |
| 17 | dub didli ku3-ta sa10 egir ha-la-ba#-na | |
| 18 | {disz}inim-{d}da-mu dumu {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu-ke4 | |
| 19 | sza3-bala-bala {disz}im-szi-szi | |
| 20 | u3 sza3-bala-bala inim-{d}da-mu-ke4-ne | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | inim dub ha-la-ba libir-ra-ne-ne | |
| 2 | u3 inim dub didli ku3-ta sa10 egir ha-la-ba-ne-ne-sze3 | |
| 3 | igi u3-bi2-in-sag5-esz | |
| 4 | lu2 lu2-u3-ra in-si-ge-esz | |
| 5 | u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3-ra inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a | |
| 6 | mu lugal tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz | |
| 7 | igi {d}iszkur-gir3-ra gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2 | |
| 8 | igi ip#-qu2-er-s,e-tim dumu na-ra-am-{d}suen | |
| 9 | igi {d}nanna-ma# dumu i3-li2-i-din-nam | |
| 10 | igi {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim ugula e2 sikil | |
| 11 | igi {d}utu-ma-gir dumu {d}utu-gal-zu | |
| 12 | igi ni-id-ni-esz18-dar dumu {d}nanna-tum | |
| 13 | igi {d}suen-gi4-im-la-an-ni lu2-esz3 | |
| 14 | igi dingir-ma-an-szum2 gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2 | |
| 15 | igi na-bi-{d}en-lil2 nimgir dumu lu2-ga-tum | |
| 16 | igi u4-ta-u18-lu-he2-ti dub-sar | |
| 17 | igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6 | |
| 18 | iti szu-numun-a | |
| 19 | mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e {uruda}gu-za nesag {d}nanna dingir sag-du-ni-ra mu-na-an-dim2-ma | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | dub e2 [kislah] | |
| 2 | sag-bi# 1(disz)-[kam-ma] e-sir2 li-bur | |
| 3 | sag-[bi 2(disz)]-kam-ma e-sir2 bad3 | |
| 4 | inim dub ha-la-ba# libir-ra-sze3 [...] | |
| 5 | u3 inim dub didli ku3-ta sa10 egir ha-la#-ba-ne-ne# | |
| 6 | sza3-bala-bala {disz}im-szi-szi | |
| 7 | u3 sza3-bala-bala {disz}inim-{d}da-[mu-ke4-ne] | |
| 8 | igi u3-bi2-in-sag5-esz-a | |
| 9 | lu2 lu2-u3-ra in-si-ge-esz | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ibila im-szi-szi-ke4-ne | |
| 2 | ibila inim-{d}da-mu-ke4-ne | |
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