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OECT 08, 17 (P283644)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 08, 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283644 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1926-0377 |
| 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)
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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(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a da e2 ka-ku3-ga | A built-up house plot of 1 1/3 sar, next to the house of Kakkuga; |
| 2 | ki-e3-bi e-sir2-ra | Its foundation a bitumen |
| 3 | 3(disz) sar kislah da e2 mu-ni-ki-en-gi-sze3 | 3 sar in the courtyard next to the house of Muni-Kiengi, |
| 4 | 4(disz) sar kislah da e2 lu2-{d}suen-na | 4 sar, ditch adjoining the house of Lu-Suena, |
| 5 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig mi-ri2-za sza3 kisal-la2! gub-ba | 1 door, mi-ri-za, in the courtyard, stationed |
| 6 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig dib-ba e2-pa-pah gub-ba | 1 door, broken, in the cella stationed, |
| 7 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2-na | 1 door, ze-na, |
| 8 | 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 uz-za us2-a-du lugal-a-ma-ru | 1 iku field, uzza-land adjacent to Lugal-amaru; |
| 9 | 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3 uz-za ki-duru5 us2-a-du ama-da-kal-la | 1/2 iku 10 sar, field uzza, kiduru, adjacent to Ama-dakala; |
| 10 | 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 i7-giri3-da-bala-e# us2-a-du e2-lu2#-ti# szu#-[ku6-a] | 2 iku field, field of the Giridabala’e canal, adjacent to the Eluti temple, fisherman |
| 11 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 sumun {d}en-lil2-la2 mu-am3 u4 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | the office of doorkeeper at the old gate of Enlil for 22 1/2 days a year |
| 12 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 e2-gal-mah mu-am3 u4 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of Egalmah, for 22 1/2 days a year, |
| 13 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 us2-gid2-da mu-am3 u4 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of the usgida canal for 22 1/2 days a year, |
| 14 | nam-i3-du8 abul {d}nin-lil2-la2 mu-am3 u4 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | the office of doorkeeper of the gate of Ninlil for 22 1/2 days a year |
| 15 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 gesz-kin-ti mu-am3 u4 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of the work assignment for 22 1/2 days a year, |
| 16 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a mu-am3 u4 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of Ningagia for 11 1/2 days a year |
| 17 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 du6-ku3 mu-am3 u4 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of the Dukug, for 22 1/2 days a year, |
| 18 | nam-e2-da-di {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 mu-am3 u4 6(disz)-kam | the office of edadi of Enlil and Ninlil for 6 days a year |
| 19 | sza3 {gesz}kiri6 pe-ru-ru-tum ha-la-ba ur-{d}lum-ma | in the orchard of Perrutum, in its share Ur-Luma |
| 20 | szu-ri-a-bi in-ba-e-esz | they have sworn by the name. |
| 21 | 1(disz) naga4-esir 1(disz) {gesz}HI-bar mar-gid2-da | 1 esir-stone, 1 HIbar-wood for the wagon |
| 22 | 2(disz) {gesz}u4-sakar {gesz}mar-gid2-da | 2 baskets of wagons, |
| 23 | ha-la-ba {d}nanna-me-sza4 szesz-gal# | in its share Nanna-meša, the chief brother |
| 24 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a ki-tusz da e2 nin-du10-[ga] | A built-up house plot of 1 1/3 sar, the residence next to the house of Nin-duga |
| 25 | 3(disz) sar kislah da e2 {d}nanna-me-sza4 | 3 sar, ditch adjoining the house of Nanna-meša, |
| 26 | 4(disz) sar kislah da e2 lu2-{d}suen-na | 4 sar, ditch adjoining the house of Lu-Suena, |
| 27 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig mi-ri2-za ki-tusz gub-ba | 1 door, mi-ri-za, the residence, standing, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig dib-ba ki-tusz gub-ba | 1 door “crossing the threshold, in the residence, stationed, |
| 2 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2-na | 1 door, ze-na, |
| 3 | [1(iku)] GAN2 a-sza3 uz-za us2-a-du {d}nanna-me-sza4 | 1 iku field, uzza-land adjacent to Nanna-meša |
| 4 | 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3 uz-za ki-duru5 us2-a-du {d}nanna-me-sza4 | 1/2 iku 10 sar, field uzza, kiduru, next to Nanna-meša; |
| 5 | 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 i7-giri3-da-bala-e us2-a-du {d}nanna-[me-sza4] | 2 ikû field, bordering the canal Giridabala, |
| 6 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 sumun {d}en-lil2-la2 szu-ri-a-bi | The office of doorkeeper at the old gate of Enlil was taken away. |
| 7 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 e2-gal-mah mu-am3 u4 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of Egalmah, for 22 1/2 days a year, |
| 8 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 us2-gid2-da mu-am3 u4 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of the usgida canal for 22 1/2 days a year, |
| 9 | nam-i3-du8 abul {d}nin-lil2 mu-am3 u4 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | the office of doorkeeper of the gate of Ninlil for 22 1/2 days a year |
| 10 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 gesz-kin-ti mu-am3 u4 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of the work assignment for 22 1/2 days a year, |
| 11 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a mu-am3 u4 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of Ningagia for 11 1/2 days a year |
| 12 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 du6-ku3 mu-am3 u4 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of the Dukug, for 22 1/2 days a year, |
| 13 | nam-e2-da-di {d}en-lil2# {d}nin-lil2 mu-am3 u4 6(disz)-kam | The office of edadi of Enlil and Ninlil for 6 days a year |
| 14 | sza3 {gesz}kiri6 pe-ru-ru-tum ha-la-ba ur-{d}lum-ma | in the orchard of Perrutum, in its share Ur-Luma |
| 15 | szu#-ri-a-bi in-ba-e-esz | they have weighed out their debts. |
| 16 | 2(disz) {gesz}umbin mar-gid2-da 2(disz) {gesz}u4-sakar mar-gid2-da | 2 wagon wheels, 2 carts, |
| 17 | 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za | 1 chair |
| 18 | ha-la-ba ad-da-kal-la | the share of Addakala |
| 19 | sze-ga-ne-ne-ta gesz-szub-ba-ta in-ba-e-esz | After they have agreed, they will remove the šuba stones. |
| 20 | u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3-ra inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a | In the future one will not raise a claim against the other. |
| 21 | mu lugal-bi tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 22 | igi nig2-gur11-{d}nanna gudu4 dumu {d}en-lil2-gu2-gal | before Niggur-Nanna, gudug priest, son of Enlil-gugal |
| 23 | igi {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dumu a-wi-il-dingir | before Nanna-manšum, son of Awīl-ili |
| 24 | igi inim-{d}da-mu dumu da-da-kal-la | before Inim-damu, son of Dada-kala |
| 25 | igi {d}suen-li-di-isz <dumu> lu2-si-gar | before Sîn-līdiš, son of Lu-sigar |
| 26 | igi ARAD2-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu inim-{d}en-lil2-la2 | before Warad-enlila, son of Inim-Enlil |
| 27 | igi im-gur-{d}suen dub-sar | before Imgur-Sîn, scribe |
| 28 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 mu {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am lugal alan ku3-sig17 alan ku3-babbar {d}utu-ra mu-un-na-an-ku4 | The month of Addarum, year: “Sîn-iqīšam, the king, a gold statue and a silver statue for Utu he brought to him. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna-me-sza4 | Nanna-meša, |
| 2 | ad-da-kal-la | Addakala, |
| 3 | ibila lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | heir of Lu-Baba |
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