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SAOC 44, 17 (P283587)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | SAOC 44, 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283587 |
| Museum no. | OIM A30143 & UM 55-21-247 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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 | 5/6(disz) sar e2 du3-a | A built-up house plot of 5/6 sar |
| 2 | {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub-ba | The door and the bolt are in place. |
| 3 | da e2 e-sir2 | next to the bitumen house, |
| 4 | e2 ur-du6-ku3-ga | the temple of Ur-dukuga |
| 5 | dumu sza-gi4-isz-ki-nu-um | son of Ša-giš-kinum, |
| 6 | ki ur-du6-ku3-ga | from Ur-dukuga |
| 7 | dumu sza-gi4-isz-ki-nu-um-ta | son of Ša-giš-kinum |
| 8 | {disz}{d}mar-tu-ba-ni | Amurru-bani |
| 9 | dumu {d}suen-re-me-ni-ta? | son of Sîn-remeni |
| 10 | in-szi-in-sa10 | he bought. |
| 11 | sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3 | as its full price |
| 12 | 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 8 shekels of silver |
| 13 | in-na-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur-kur2-sze3 ur-du6-ku3-ga | to Ur-kur, Ur-dukuga |
| 2 | u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi | and all his heirs |
| 3 | e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a | will not raise a claim concerning this house, |
| 4 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 5 | igi {d}nanna-me-sza4 | before Nanna-meša |
| 6 | dumu ar-na-bu-um | son of Arnabum |
| 7 | igi {d}suen-li-di-isz | before Sîn-lī-diš |
| 8 | dumu ur-du6-ku3-ga | son of Ur-dukuga, |
| 9 | igi {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | before Sîn-erībam |
| 10 | dumu ta-ri-bu-um | son of Tarībum, |
| 11 | igi {d}nin-urta-ga!-mil szesz-a-ni | before Ninurta-gamil, his brother |
| 12 | igi giri3-ni-i3-sa dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Girini-isa, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 13 | igi ur-ga2-gesz-szu2-a igi a-hi-sza-gi4-isz | before Ur-gagešša, before Aḫišašīṣ, |
| 14 | iti szu-numun-a | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 15 | mu ki 1(u) 9(disz) {d}ri#-im-{d}suen lugal i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba | year: “With the 19th year Rim-Sin, king of Isin, was seized. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 5/6(disz) sar e2 du3-a | A built-up house plot of 5/6 sar |
| 2 | {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub-ba | The door and the bolt are in place. |
| 3 | da e2 e-sir2 | next to the bitumen house, |
| 4 | e2 ur-du6-ku3-ga dumu sza-gi4-isz-ki-nu-um | the house of Ur-dukuga, son of Šagiš-kinum, |
| 5 | ki ur-du6-ku3-ga dumu sza-gi4-isz-ki-nu-um-ta | from Ur-dukuga, son of Ša-giš-kinum |
| 6 | {disz}{d}mar-tu-ba-ni | Amurru-bani |
| 7 | dumu {d}suen-re-me-ni-ta | son of Sîn-remeni |
| 8 | in-szi-in-sa10 | he bought. |
| 9 | sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3 | as its full price |
| 10 | 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2 | he paid 8 shekels of silver to him. |
| 11 | ur-kur2-sze3 ur-du6-ku3-ga | to Ur-kur, Ur-dukuga |
| 12 | u3 ibila!-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi | and all his heirs |
| 13 | e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a | will not raise a claim concerning this house, |
| 14 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 15 | igi {d}nanna-me-sza4 | before Nanna-meša |
| 16 | dumu ar#-[na]-bu#-um | son of Aramum |
| 17 | igi# {d}suen-li-di-isz | before Sîn-lī-diš |
| 18 | dumu ur-du6-ku3-ga | son of Ur-dukuga, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | igi {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | before Sîn-erībam |
| 2 | dumu ta-ri-bu-um | son of Tarībum, |
| 3 | igi {d}nin-urta-ga-mil szesz-a-ni | before Ninurta-gamil, his brother |
| 4 | igi a-hi-sza-gi4-isz bur-gul | before Aḫi-šagiš, stone-cutter |
| 5 | igi ur-ga2-gesz-szu2-a dub-sar | before Ur-gâešua, the scribe |
| 6 | iti szu-numun-a | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 7 | mu ki 1(u) 9(disz) {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba | year: “With the 19th year Rim-Sin, king of Isin, was seized;’ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-du6-ku3-ga | Ur-dukuga, |
| 2 | dumu sza-gi4-isz-ki-nu | son of Šagiškinu, |
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