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OECT 08, 01 (P283640)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 08, 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283640 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1926-0385 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| 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 | 2/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a | built house plot of 2/3 sar, |
| 2 | {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub-ba | The door and the bolt are in place. |
| 3 | da e2 ri-isz-e2-a dumu si2-na-tum | next to the house of Rīš-Ea, son of Sinatum, |
| 4 | e2 ri-im-tum dumu-munus a-ha-mar-szi u3 a-li2-a-hu!-u2-a ama-ni | The house of Rīmtum, daughter of Ahamarši and Ali-ahua, his mother |
| 5 | ki ri-im-tum u3 a-li2-a-hu-u2-a ama-ni | with Rīmtum and Ali-ahūa, his mother, |
| 6 | {disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur dumu a-wi-li-ia-ke4 | Mannum-mešu-liṣur, son of Awīliya |
| 7 | in-szi-in-sa10 | he bought. |
| 8 | sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3 | as its full price |
| 9 | 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 3 shekels of silver |
| 10 | in#-na-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 kur2-sze3 [ri-im-tum a-li2-a-hu]-u2#-a | In the future, the army of Ali-ahu’a |
| 2 | u3 ibila#-[ne-ne a-na-me-a-bi] | and all their heirs |
| 3 | 2/3(disz) sar# [e2 du3-a {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub-ba] | A built-up house plot of 2/3 sar, door and bolt are here. |
| 4 | inim nu-[um-ga2]-ga2#-a | will not raise a claim |
| 5 | mu lugal#-[bi] in#-pa3-de3-esz | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 6 | igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu e2-lu2-ti | before Lu-Enlila, son of Elūti |
| 7 | igi {d}nuska-ni-szu dumu {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim | before Nuska-nišu, son of Ninurta-mušallim |
| 8 | igi dumu-ki dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa6 | before Dumuki, son of Girini-isa |
| 9 | igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul | before Awīliya, stone-cutter |
| 10 | igi {d}nin-urta-ni-szu# dub#-sar | before Ninurta-nišu, the scribe |
| 11 | iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(disz)-kam# | The month of Elūnum, the day 1 |
| 12 | mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal kur gu2-si-a an-ga-am3 mu-da-bala-e-esz-a | year: “Samsu-iluna, king of the land of Gusia, has ruled over all of the lands. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ri#-im-tum | |
| 2 | dumu-munus a-ha-am-ar-szi | daughter of Aham-arši, |
| 3 | a-li2-a-hu-u2-a ama-[ni] | Ali-ahu'a, his mother |
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