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SAOC 44, 42 (P283586)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | SAOC 44, 42 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283586 |
| Museum no. | OIM A30142 |
| 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 | 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a da e2 {d}en-lil2-gal-zu nu-esz3 | 12 shekels a built-up house plot adjoining the house of Enlil-galzu, the nueš priest |
| 2 | 1(disz) {gesz}banszur za3-gu-la | 1 table of zagula quality, |
| 3 | sipa-ta nam-szesz-gal-la | from the shepherdship of the great brotherhood |
| 4 | 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a da e2 sipa-ta-na | a built-up house plot of 19 shekels adjoining the house of his shepherd, |
| 5 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig {gesz?}ba 2(disz) {gesz}ig ze2-na | 1 door of cedar, 2 doors of cypress, |
| 6 | nig2-gu2-na e2 gal2#-la igi#-4(disz)#-gal2#-bi | the rent of the open house, 1/4 (of it) |
| 7 | ha-la-ba {d}en-lil2-ma#-an#-szum2# szesz-gal | in its share Enlil-manšum, the chief brother |
| 8 | 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a da e2 {d}en-lil2-ma-an-sum2 | a built-up house plot of 19 shekels adjoining the house of Enlil-mansum, |
| 9 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig# mi-ri2-za | 1 door, mīra |
| 10 | nig2-gu2-na e2# gal2-la igi-4(disz)-gal2-bi | the rent of the house, its 1/4 (shekel) |
| 11 | ha-la-ba# du10#-ba-la-t,u3 szesz-a-ni | The share of Dubalaṭu, his brother |
| 12 | 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a [da] e2 du10-ba-la-t,u3 | a built-up house plot of 19 shekels, adjacent to the house Dubalaṭu |
| 13 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig mi-ri2#-za | 1 door, miriza |
| 14 | nig2-gu2-[na e2] gal2#?-[la igi-4(disz)-gal2]-bi# | the rent of the house, its 1/4 (shekel) |
| 15 | ha-la#-ba ur-du6-ku3-ga szesz-a-ni | the share of Ur-dukuga, his brother |
| 16 | 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a da e2 ur-du6-ku3-ga | a built-up house plot of 19 shekels adjoining the house of Ur-dukuga, |
| 17 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig mi-ri2-za | 1 door of mīra |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nig2-gu2-na e2 gal2-la igi-4(disz)-gal2-bi | the rent of the house, its 1/4 (shekel) |
| 2 | ha-la-ba {d}en-lil2-gal-zu szesz-a-ni | and the share of Enlil-galzu his brother |
| 3 | ibila {d}utu-na-szi-ke4 | heir of Šamaš-nāši |
| 4 | sze-ga-ne-ne-ta | by their agreement |
| 5 | gisz-<szub>-ba-ta in-ba-e-esz | they have taken it as a loan. |
| 6 | u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra | In the future, for a man |
| 7 | mu lugal-bi in-pa-da-esz | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 8 | igi a-pil2-i3-li2-szu ugula-e2 | before Apil-ilīšu, foreman of the house. |
| 9 | igi {d}da-mu-gal-zu dumu hu-pa-tum | before Damu-galzu, son of Hubatum |
| 10 | igi ur-du6-ku3-ga dumu i3-li2-ia-tum | before Ur-dukuga, son of Ilīyatum |
| 11 | igi ma-ri-er-s,e-tim dumu i-bi-{d}nin-szubur | before Mari-erṣetim, son of Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 12 | igi ta-ri-bu-um dumu amar-{d}da-mu | before Tarībum, son of Amar-damu |
| 13 | igi {d}suen-ma-gir dumu lu2-{d}nin-urta | before Sîn-magir, son of Lu-Ninurta |
| 14 | igi ni-id-ni-isz8-tar2 dumu {d}nanna-a-tum | before Nidni-Ištar, son of Nanna-atum |
| 15 | igi a-wi-il-ia bur-gul dumu ur#-{d#}ba-ba6 | before Awīliya, stone-cutter, son of Ur-Baba |
| 16 | igi i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 [dub]-sar | before Ilī-ippalsa, scribe |
| 17 | iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u)-kam | The month of Dumuzi, the day 20 |
| 18 | mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na ki-lugal-gub hur-sag i7-da didli he2-nun!? he2-gal2-bi tum2-tum2 | year: “Samsu-iluna, the Ki-lugal-gub, the mountain range of the numerous rivers, brought in abundance and abundance. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 | Enlil-manšum |
| 2 | du10-ba-la-t,u3 | Dubalaṭu, |
| 3 | ur-du6-ku3-ga | Ur-dukuga, |
| 4 | {d}en-lil2-gal-zu | Enlil-galzu |
| 5 | dumu-me dingir-na-szi | sons of Dingir-naši |
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