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SAOC 44, 43 (P283584)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | SAOC 44, 43 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283584 |
| Museum no. | UM 55-21-244 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian; 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 | 5/6(disz) sar e2 du3-a | A built-up house plot of 5/6 sar |
| 2 | da e2 ur-du6-ku3-ga | next to the house of Ur-dukuga, |
| 3 | e2 du10-ba-la-t,u3-um dumu dingir-na-szi | the house of Dubalaṭum, son of Dingir-naši, |
| 4 | ki du10-ba-la-t,u3-um-ta | from Dubalaṭum |
| 5 | {disz}ip-qu2-{d}en-lil2 nu-esz3-ke4 | Ipqu-Enlil, the nešakku priest |
| 6 | in-szi-in-sa10 | he bought. |
| 7 | sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3 | as its full price |
| 8 | 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2 | he paid 6 shekels of silver to him. |
| 9 | u4-kur2-sze3 | in the future |
| 10 | {disz}du10-ba-la-t,u3-um | Ṭab-balāṭum |
| 11 | u3 ibila-a-ni | and his heirs |
| 12 | a-na me-a-bi | to how much |
| 13 | 5/6(disz) sar e2 du3-a inim nu-ga2-ga2-a | A built-up house plot of 5/6 sar will not raise a claim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 2 | igi nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 dumu a-bu-um-wa-qar | before Nur-Ištar, son of Abum-waqar |
| 3 | igi na-bi-{d}en-lil2 | before Nabi-Enlil |
| 4 | dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2 | son of Dingir-manšum |
| 5 | igi i-di-ia-tum | before Idiyatum |
| 6 | dumu lu2-{d}nin-urta | son of Lu-Ninurta, |
| 7 | igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul | before Awīliya, stone-cutter |
| 8 | iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | The month of Abu, the day 18 |
| 9 | mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal kur gu2-si-a an-ga-am3 mu-da-ab-bala-e-esz-am3 usu mah {d}marduk-<ke4> mu-un-na-an-szum2-ma | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king of the land of Gusia, ruled over all the lands, and the great strength of Marduk he gave to him.’ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | du10-ba-la-t,u3-um | Dubalatum, |
| 2 | dumu dingir-na-szi | son of Dingir-naši |
Sources & licences
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