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SAOC 44, 78 (P283576)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | SAOC 44, 78 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283576 |
| Museum no. | OIM A30089 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | e2# [...] | The temple of ... |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 5 | dumu dingir-ma#-[an-szum2] | son of Dingir-manšum |
| 6 | ki li-pi2#-[it-isz8-tar2-ta] | from Lipit-Ištar |
| 7 | {disz}a-at-ta-a dumu na-ra#-[am-{d}suen] | Attaya, son of Naram-Sin |
| 8 | [in]-szi-[in-sa10] | he bought. |
| 9 | sa10#-[am3] til#-[la]-bi#-[sze3] | as its full price |
| 0 | [1/3(disz) ma-na] 5(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar] | 1/3 mina 5 shekels silver |
| 11 | [in]-na-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| 12 | [u4]-kur2-sze3 li-pi2#-[it-isz8]-tar2# dumu dingir-[ma-an-szum2] | In the future Lipit-Ištar, son of Ilī-manshum |
| 13 | [u3] ibila#-a-[ni a]-na me-a-bi | and his heirs, as many as there are |
| 14 | [nam-gudu4 nam-lu2-lunga3 nam-bur-szu]-ma# | the gudu-priestship, the brewership and the buršu-ship |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | mu lugal-la#-[bi in-pa3] | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 2' | igi a-pil2-i3-[li2-szu {lu2}lunga3 {d}en-lil2-la2] | before Apil-ilišu, brewer of Enlil |
| 3' | dumu# ur#-[...] | son of Ur- |
| 4' | igi nu-ra-[tum] gudu4 {d}nin#-[lil2-la2] | before Nuratum, gudu priest of Ninlil |
| 5' | igi a-ap#-[pa]-a-a dumu i-[bi-{d}suen] | before Apaya, son of Ibbi-Sîn |
| 6' | igi [{d}]utu-ra-bi dumu ur-[{d}szul-pa-e2-a] | before Utu-rabi, son of Ur-Šulpaea |
| 7' | igi [a]-wi-li-ia bur#-[gul] | before Awīliya, stone-cutter |
| 8' | igi# {[d]}en#-lil2-mu#-ba-li2-it, [dub-sar] | before Enlil-muballiṭ, the scribe |
| 9' | iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam# | The month of Abu, the day 15 |
| 10' | mu sa-[am]-su2-i-lu-na lugal kur gu2#-si#-a an-ga-am3 mu-un-da-bala-e-esz-a | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king of the land of Gusia, ruled over all of the lands. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | nam-gudu4 nam-{lu2}lunga3 u3 nam-bur-[szu-ma] | the gudu-priestship, the brewership and the buršu-office |
| 2 | e2 {d}inanna#-an#-na?-[...] | The temple of Inanna |
| 3 | mu-a u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | for 15 years, |
| 4 | bala gub-ba li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 | bala stationed, Lipit-Ištar |
| 5 | dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2 | son of Dingir-manšum |
| 6 | ki li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2-ta | from Lipit-Ištar |
| 7 | {disz}a-at#-[ta]-a dumu na-ra-am-{d}suen | Attaya, son of Naram-Sin |
| 8 | in-szi-in-sa10 | he bought. |
| 9 | sa10-am3# til-la-bi-sze3 | as its full price |
| 10 | 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 1/3 mana 5 shekels silver, |
| 11 | in-na-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| 12 | u4-kur2-sze3 li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 dumu dingir-[ma-an-szum2] | In the future Lipit-Ištar, son of Ilī-mansum |
| 13 | u3 ibila-a-ni a-na me-a-[bi] | and his heirs as many as there are |
| 14 | nam-gudu4 nam-{lu2}lunga3# [nam]-bur-szu-ma | the office of gudu-priest, brewership, and buršu-service |
| 15 | e2 {d}inanna-[an]-na-a-bi#? | the temple of Inanna-ana |
| 16 | mu-a u3 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | for a year and 15 years |
| 17 | bala-gub#-ba#-bi#-sze3 | for its balagub function |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [inim] nu#-um#-[ga2-ga2-a] | will not raise a claim |
| 2 | [mu] lugal-la-bi# [in]-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 3 | [igi a]-pil2-i3-li2-[szu {lu2}lunga3 {d}en]-lil2#-la2 | before Apil-ilišu, brewer of Enlil |
| 4 | dumu ur-[...] | son of Ur- |
| 5 | igi nu-ra-tum gudu4 [{d}nin-lil2-a2] | before Nuratum, gudug priest of Ninlil |
| 6 | dumu [...]-u2-a-x | son of ...-ua- |
| 7' | [igi a-ap-pa-a]-a dumu i-bi-{d}suen | before Apbaya, son of Ibbi-Sîn |
| 8' | [igi {d}utu-ra]-bi# dumu ur-{[d]}szul-pa-e2-a | before Utu-rabi, son of Ur-Šulpaea |
| 9' | [igi a-wi-li]-ia# bur-gul | before Awīliya, stone-cutter |
| 10' | [igi {d}en-lil2-mu]-ba#-li2#?-it, dub-sar | before Enlil-muballiṭ, the scribe |
| 11' | [iti] NE-NE-gar [u4 1(u)] 5(disz)-[kam] | The month of Abu, the day 15 |
| 12' | [mu ...] x [...] an-ga#-[am3 ...] | Year ... ... is here ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 | Lipit-Ištar |
| 2 | dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2 | son of Dingir-manšum |
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