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SAOC 44, 44 (P283585)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | SAOC 44, 44 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283585 |
| Museum no. | OIM A30141 |
| 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 | [1/3(disz)] sar e2 du3-[a] | A built-up house plot of 1/3 sar |
| 2 | [...] u3#? dumu?-mesz? x [x?] x | ... and(?) the children(?) |
| 3 | [ip-qu2-{d}]en#?-lil2#? [...] | Ipqu-Enlil |
| 4 | [ki ip-qu2-{d}]en-lil2 [...] | from Ipqu-Enlil |
| 5 | [{d}en-lil2-ni]-szu u3 e-te-[el-pi4]-isz8-tar2# | for Enlil-nišu and Etel-pî-Ishtar |
| 6 | [dumu] im#-gur-{d}nin-urta | son of Imgur-Ninurta |
| 7 | [in-szi]-in-sa10 | he bought. |
| 8 | [sa10] til-la-bi-sze3 | as its full price |
| 9 | [n] gin2 ku3-babbar | n shekels of silver |
| 10 | [in]-ne-en-la2-esz | they shall carry out. |
| 11 | [...] ip-qu2-{d}en-lil2 nu-esz3# | ... Ipqu-Enlil, the nueš priest |
| 12 | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [a-na] me-[a-bi] | to how much |
| 2' | [2/3(disz)] sar# e2 du3-[a] | A built house plot of 2/3 sar |
| 3' | [inim] nu-um-ga2-[ga2-a] | will not raise a claim |
| 4' | [mu] lugal#-bi in-[pa3 ...] | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 5' | [igi] a-pil2-i3-li2-szu ugula [...] | before Apil-ilīšu, foreman |
| 6' | [igi] {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Nanna-manšum |
| 7' | dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2 | son of Dingir-manšum |
| 8' | [igi] ur#-da#-tum dumu {d}nin-urta-[...] | before Urdatum, son of Ninurta- |
| 9' | [igi] ta#-ri-bu-um [simug] | before Tarībum, smith |
| 10' | [dumu {d}nin]-urta-mu-sza-lim dub-sar | son of Ninurta-mušallim, the scribe |
| 11' | [igi a-wi]-li-ia bur-gul | before Awīliya, stone-cutter |
| 12' | iti [x] A [...] | month ..., eponymy of |
| 13' | [mu sa-am]-su-i-lu-na lugal [bad3 an]-da sa2 zimbir{ki} | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the wall of heaven which is in Sippar |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | 2/3(disz) sar e2# [du3-a] | A built-up house plot of 2/3 sar |
| 2' | [... dumu]-mesz# [...] | ... sons ... |
| 3' | [...] ip#-qu2-{[d]}en#-[lil2 ...] | ... Ipqu-Enlil |
| 4' | [ki] ip#-qu2-{d}en-lil2 [...] | with Ipqu-Enlil |
| 5' | [... {d}en]-lil2-ni-szu# [...] | Enlil-nišu |
| 6' | [...] u3# e-te-el-[pi4-isz8-tar2] | ... and Etel-pî-Ištar |
| 7' | [dumu] im-gur-[{d}nin-urta] | son of Imgur-Ninurta |
| 8' | [in]-szi-in-[sa10] | he bought. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | a-na# [me-a-bi] | to Meabi |
| 2' | 2/3(disz) sar [...] | 2/3 sar |
| 3' | inim nu-um#-[ga2-ga2-a] | will not raise a claim |
| 4' | mu lugal-bi [in-pa3 ...] | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 5' | igi a-pil2#-i3-li2-szu ugula [...] | before Apil-ilišu, foreman of ... |
| 6' | [igi] {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Nanna-manšum |
| 7' | dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2 | son of Dingir-manšum |
| 8' | [igi] ta-ri-bu-um simug | before Tarībum, the smith |
| 9' | [igi ur]-da-tum! | before Urdatum |
| 10' | dumu {[d]}nin#-urta-mu-sza-lim [...] | son of Ninurta-mušallim |
| 11' | igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul# | before Awīliya, stone-cutter |
| 12' | [iti ...] u4# 2(disz)-kam | The month of ..., the day 2 |
| 13' | mu sa-am-su-i#-[lu-na lugal ...]-da#? sa2! zimbir{ki} ni3-du7 NI x [...] | year: “Samsu-iluna the king ... in Sippar the nidu priest |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ip-[qu2-{d}en-lil2] | Ipqu-Enlil |
| 2 | dumu lu2#-{d}[nin]-urta | son of Lu-Ninurta |
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