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OB Contracts, pl. C5 no. 19 (P276265)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OB Contracts, pl. C5 no. 19 |
|---|---|
| ID | P276265 |
| Museum no. | N 1118 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nam-gudu₄ e₂-{d}[...] | the office of gudu-priest of the temple |
| 2 | mu-a u₄ 1(u)-[kam] | for 10 days a year |
| 3 | bala gub-ba u₂-ba-a-[a]-⸢tum⸣ | the term of office of Ubaya-etum |
| 4 | dumu be-la-nu-⸢um⸣ | son of Belanum-eum |
| 5 | ki u₂-ba-a-a-tum dumu be-la-[nu-um-ta] | from Ubayatum son of Belanum |
| 6 | {diš}{d}da-mu-i-din-nam lu₂-⸢bappir⸣ | Damu-iddinam, the brewer |
| 7 | dumu {d}en-lil₂-dingir-ke₄ | son of Enlil-dingir, |
| 8 | in-ši-in-sa₁₀ | has bought |
| 9 | sam₂(|NINDA₂׊E.A.AN|) til-la-bi-⸢še₃⸣ | the full price |
| 10 | 9(diš) gin₂ ku₃-babbar | 9 shekels of silver |
| 11 | in-na-an-⸢la₂⸣ | he shall pay back. |
| 12 | u₄ kur₂-še₃ | in distant days |
| 13 | {diš}u₂-ba-a-a-tum dumu be-la-nu-⸢um⸣ | Ubayatum, son of Belanum-eum |
| r | ||
| 14 | u₃ ⸢ibila⸣-a-⸢ni⸣ | and the heirs |
| 15 | a-na-me-⸢a⸣-[bi] | all of them |
| 16 | bala gub-ba-bi-še₃ nam-⸢gudu₄⸣ [e₂ {d}...] | during their term of office the office of gudu-priest in the temple of |
| 17 | mu-a u₄ 1(u)-kam inim [nu-ga₂-ga₂-a] | for 10 days without a claim |
| 18 | mu lugal-bi in-[pa₃] | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 19 | igi i-bi-{d}en-lil₂ lu₂-[bappir] | before Ibbi-Enlil, brewer |
| 20 | igi šu-mu-um-li-⸢ib⸣-ši | before Šumum-libši |
| 21 | dumu da-mi-[iq-i₃-li₂]-⸢šu⸣ | son of Damiq-ilī-ešû |
| 22 | igi a-ap-pa-[tum bur-gul] | before Appatum, stone-cutter |
| 23 | igi u₄-ta-u₁₈-lu-he₂-⸢ti⸣ [dub-sar] | before Uta'uḫeti, scribe |
| 24 | iti še-kin-ku₅ u₄ [...] | month: “še-kin-ku₅, day |
| 25 | mu sa-am-su-i-[lu-na lugal-e] | year: "Samsu-iluna the king." |
| 26 | ⸢du₁₀⸣-[ga] an {d}en-[lil₂-bi-ta] | from the Edug temple of An and Enlil |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | u₂-ba-a-a-tum | Ubayatum, |
| 2 | dumu | son |
| 3 | be-la-nu-um | Belanum |
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