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OECT 08, 16 (P283643)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 08, 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283643 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1926-0384 |
| 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 | 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a | 12 shekels, built-up house |
| 2 | ha-la-ba u3 sib2-ta-na | whose share and his share |
| 3 | ha-la-ba ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur# | The share of Mannum-mešu-liṣur |
| 4 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 gu-la | the office of doorkeeper at the great gate |
| 5 | mu-am3 u4 1(u) 1/2(disz)-kam | the year: “10 1/2. |
| 6 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of Ningagia |
| 7 | mu-am3 u4 5(disz)-kam | it was the year 5 of |
| 8 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin-lil2-la2 | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of Ninlil |
| 9 | mu-am3 u4 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | it is a year, the 1 1/2th day |
| 10 | bala gub-ba mu-na-wi-ru-um | the term of office of Munawirum |
| 11 | ki-ba gar-ra-bi-sze3# | to its place of setting |
| 12 | garza e2-e-gin7 | like the rites of the temple |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu2 lu2-u3-ra in-gar | he has freed a man from obligation. |
| 2 | u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3-ra | In the future, for the man of another man, |
| 3 | inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a | shall not raise a claim |
| 4 | mu lugal tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 5 | igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig | before Lu-Enlila, the steward |
| 6 | igi nu-ra-bi gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2 | its unfavorable face, gudu priest of Ninlil |
| 7 | igi ma-an-nu-um-ma-hir-szu dumu im-gur-{d}nin-urta | before Mannum-mahhiršu, son of Imgur-ninurta |
| 8 | igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul | before Awīliya, stone-cutter |
| 9 | igi {d}nuska-ni-szu dub-sar | before Nuska-nišu, the scribe |
| 10 | iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | The month of Simanu, the day 23 |
| 11 | mu sa-[am]-su-i-lu-na lugal usu# mah# {d#}marduk#-[ka-ta] ugnim# e-da-ma-ra-as,[{ki}] | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, with the great strength of Marduk, the army of Edamaraṣ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | mu-na-wi-ru-um | Munawirum |
| 2 | dumu [i-bi-{d}suen] | son of Ibbi-Suen |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ma-an-nu-um-me-[szu-li-s,ur] | Mannum-mešu-lishur |
| 2 | dumu a-wi-li-ia | son of Awīliya, |
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