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SAOC 44, 47 (P283583)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | SAOC 44, 47 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283583 |
| Museum no. | OIM A30139 |
| 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 | 5/6(disz) sar e2 du3-a | A built-up house plot of 5/6 sar |
| 2 | da e2 {d}suen-gal-zu | next to the house of Sîn-galzu, |
| 3 | ki ip-qu2-{d}en-lil2 dumu lu2-{d}nin-urta-ke4 | from Ipqu-Enlil, son of Lu-Ninurta |
| 4 | {disz}{d}en-lil2-ni-szu u3 e-tel-pi4-isz8-tar2 | Enlil-nīšu and Etel-pî-Ishtar |
| 5 | in-sa10-a | bought. |
| 6 | 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar igi-te e-tel-pi4-isz8-tar2 | 2 2/3 shekels of silver before Etel-pî-Ištar |
| 7 | {disz}{d}en-lil2-ni-szu-ke4 | Enlil-nišu |
| 8 | {disz}e-tel-pi4-szu | Etel-pišu |
| 9 | in-na-an-la2# | he has paid. |
| 10 | u4#-[kur2]-sze3 e-tel-pi4-isz8-tar2 | In the future, Etel-pî-Ištar |
| 11 | u3 ibila-a-ni a-na me-a-bi | and his heirs as many as there are |
| 12 | e2-bi-sze3 1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2!(SI)-sze3 | to its house: 1/3 sar 5 shekels; |
| 13 | igi-te-na | before him |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | inim-nu-um-ga2-ga2-a | Inimnum-gāǵ |
| 2 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 3 | igi a-pil2-i3-li2-szu ugula e2 dingir-mah | before Apil-ilīšu, overseer of the temple of the great gods. |
| 4 | [igi] {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2 | before Enlil-manšum, gudu priest of Ninlil |
| 5 | igi {d}suen-ma#-gir gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2 | before Sîn-magir, gudu priest of Ninlil |
| 6 | igi {d}en-lil2-mu-[da]-mi-iq | before Enlil-mudamiq |
| 7 | igi {d}nusku-ni-szu# dumu ad-da-du10-ga | before Nusku-nišu, son of Adda-duga |
| 8 | igi {d}nusku-ni-szu dub-sar | before Nusku-nišu, the scribe |
| 9 | iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam | The month of Abu, the day 25 |
| 10 | mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal e2-babbar2 e2 {d}utu-ke4 zimbir{ki}-ta szu gibil(NE) bi2-in-aga!(MIR) | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the Ebabbar, the temple of Utu, from Sippar erected a new hand. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [5/6(disz) sar e2] du3-a | A built-up house plot of 5/6 sar |
| 2 | [da e2 {d}suen]-gal-zu | adjacent to the house of Sîn-galzu |
| 3 | [ki ip-qu2-{d}en]-lil2# dumu lu2-{d}nin#-[urta-ke4] | from Ipqu-Enlil, son of Lu-Ninurta |
| 4 | [{disz}{d}en-lil2-ni-szu] u3 e-tel-pi4#-[isz8-tar2] | Enlil-nīšu and Etel-pî-Ishtar |
| 5 | [in-sa10]-a# | bought |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [{disz}e-tel-pi4]-szu#-ra | Etel-pišura |
| 9 | [in-na]-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| 10 | u4#-kur2-sze3 e#-tel-pi4-isz8-tar2 | In the future, Etel-pî-Ištar |
| 11 | u3 ibila-a-ni a-na [me-a-bi] | and his heirs to all |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [igi {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 gudu4 {d}nin]-lil2#-la2 | before Enlil-manšum, gudu priest of Ninlil |
| 2' | [igi {d}suen-ma-gir gudu4 {d}]nin#-lil2-la2 | before Sîn-magir, gudu priest of Ninlil |
| 3' | [igi {d}en-lil2-mu-da-mi-iq] | before Enlil-mudamiq |
| 4' | [igi {d}nusku-ni-szu dumu ad-da]-du10-ga# | before Nusku-nišu, son of Adda-duga |
| 5' | igi {d}nusku-ni-szu dub-sar | before Nusku-nišu, the scribe |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | e-te-el-pi4-isz8-tar2# | Etel-pî-Ištar |
| 2 | dumu im-gu-rum | son of Imgurum |
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