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SAOC 44, 89 (P283578)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | SAOC 44, 89 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283578 |
| Museum no. | OIM A30092 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | nam-gudu4# [nam]-x nam#-[...] | The office of gudu priest, the office of |
| 2 | nam-i3-du8 nam-kisal-luh [x?] | The office of doorkeeper, the office of guard |
| 3 | e2 {d}utu-kam mu-a u4 [n]-kam | the temple of Utu for n days a year |
| 4 | bala gub-ba# [a]-pil2-{d}utu | bala stationed Apil-šamaš |
| 5 | dumu ur#-da-tum | son of Urdatum |
| 6 | ki a-pil2-{d}utu-ta# | from Apil-šamaš |
| 7 | {disz}a-at-ta#-a {lu2}lunga | Attâ, brewer |
| 8 | dumu na-ra-am-{d}suen# | son of Naram-Sin |
| 9 | in-szi-in-sa10# | he bought. |
| 10 | sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3 | as its full price |
| 11 | 1(u) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 10 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 12 | in#-na-an-[la2] | he has paid. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4-kur2-sze3 a-pil2-{d}utu | In the future Apil-šamaš |
| 2 | u3 ibila-a-ni a-na me-a-bi | and his heirs as many as there are |
| 3 | garza-bi-sze3 mu-a u4 1(u)-kam | for its rites, for 10 days a year |
| 4 | inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a | shall not raise a claim |
| 5 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 6 | igi [x]-x-i3-li2-szu ugula e2# | before ...-ilišu, foreman of the temple |
| 7 | igi [x]-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig | before ...-Enlila, the steward |
| 8 | igi ta#-ri-ba-tum dumu e-la#-[a] | before Tarībatum, son of Elâ |
| 9 | igi {d}suen-im-gur! x x [...] | before Sîn-imgur |
| 10 | igi a-wi#-li-ia# [bur-gul] | before Awīliya, the stone-cutter |
| 11 | igi x-[x]-{d}en-lil2#-[la2? ...] | before ...-Enlila |
| 12 | [iti] NE#-NE#-gar [u4 n-kam] | Month of Abu, day n |
| 13 | [mu ...] | year ... |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [nam-i3-du8] nam#-[kisal-luh] | the office of doorkeeper and of guardian angel |
| 3 | [e2 {d}]utu-kam mu-[a u4 n-kam] | the temple of Utu for n days a year |
| 4 | bala gub-ba# a-pil2#-[{d}utu] | bala stationed Apil-šamaš |
| 5 | dumu ur-da-tum# | son of Urdatum |
| 6 | ki a-pil2-{d}utu#-[ta] | from Apil-šamaš |
| 7 | {disz}a-at-ta-a [{lu2}lunga] | Attâ, brewer |
| 8 | dumu na-ra-am-{d}suen# | son of Naram-Sin |
| 9 | in-szi-in-sa10 | he bought. |
| 10 | sa10-am3 til-la#-[bi-sze3] | as its full price |
| 11 | 1(u) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 10 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 12 | in#-na-an-[la2] | he has paid. |
| 13 | [u4-kur2]-sze3# a-pil2-[{d}utu] | In the future Apil-šamaš |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [a]-pil2-{d}[utu] | Apil-šamaš |
| 2 | dumu ur-da-tum | son of Urdatum |
Sources & licences
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