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OECT 08, 18 (P283645)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 08, 18 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283645 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1926-0378 |
| 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(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a us2-a-<du> ka-ku3-ga | A built-up house plot of 1 1/3 sar, adjacent to the 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 szu-ri-a-bi | 4 sar, ditch adjoining the house of Lu-Suen, its šuri-abi; |
| 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 pa-pah gub-ba | 1 door, dib, “opening of the cella’, |
| 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 ki-duru5 a-sza3 uz-za us2-a-du ama-da-kal-la | 1/2 iku surface area at 10 sar, irrigated field, adjacent to Ama-dakala; |
| 10 | 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 i7-giri3-ta-bala-e | 2 iku of the field Iri-tabala’e |
| 11 | us2-a-du e2-lu2-ti szu-ku6-a | next to the Elūti, the fisherman; |
| 12 | 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. |
| 13 | nam-i3-du8 {d}nin-lil2-la2 ka2 gesz-kin-ti | the office of doorkeeper of Ninlil at the gate of the work-assignment |
| 14 | ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a abul {d}nin-lil2-la2 | Gate of Ningagia, gate of Ninlil |
| 15 | u3 nam-i3!-du8 ka2 du6-ku3-ga szu-ri-a-bi | and the office of doorkeeper at the gate of the Holy Mound |
| 16 | sza3 {gesz}kiri6 pe-ru-ru-tum ha-la-ba ur-{d}lum-ma | in the orchard of Perrutum, in its share Ur-Luma |
| 17 | szu-ri-a-bi in-ba-e-esz | they have sworn by the name. |
| 18 | 1(disz) naga3-esir 1(disz) {gesz}HI-bar mar-gid2-da | 1 esir-stone, 1 HIbar-wood for the wagon |
| 19 | 2(disz) {gesz}u4-sakar mar-gid2-da | 2 carts of wagons, |
| 20 | ha-la-ba {d}nanna-me-sza4 szesz-gal | in its share Nanna-meša, the chief brother |
| 21 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a ki-tusz | A built-up house plot of 1 1/3 sar, the dwelling |
| 22 | ki-e3-bi da e2 nin-du10-ga | Its place next to the house of Nin-duga, |
| 23 | 3(disz) sar kislah da e2 {d}nanna-me-sza4 szesz-a-ni | 3 sar, ditch adjoining the house of Nanna-meša his brother, |
| 24 | 4(disz) sar kislah da lu2-{d}suen szu-ri-a-bi | 4 sar, ditch adjoining Lu-Suen, its šuri-abi; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig mi-ri2-za sza3 ki-tusz gub-ba | 1 door, mīraza, in the residence, standing, |
| 2 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig dib ki-tusz gub-ba | 1 door, dib, standing at the residence; |
| 3 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2-na | 1 door, ze-na, |
| 4 | 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 uz-za us2-a-du {d}nanna-me-sza4 | 1 iku field, uz-za, next to Nanna-meša; |
| 5 | 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar ki-duru5 a-sza3 uz-za | 1/2 iku 10 sar, kiduru field, uzza; |
| 6 | us2-a-du {d}nanna-me-sza4 szesz-a-ni | next to Nanna-meša, his brother |
| 7 | 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 i7-giri3-ta-bala-e us2-a-du {d}nanna-me-sza4 | 2 iku field, adjacent to the canal Giri-tabala, next to Nanna-meša |
| 8 | 2(disz) {gesz}umbin mar-gid2-da | 2 arrowheads |
| 9 | 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za 2(disz) {gesz}u4-sakar {gesz}mar-gid2-da | 1 throne, 2 sakar wood, a wagon |
| 10 | 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. |
| 11 | nam-i3-du8 {d}nin-lil2-la2 ka2 gesz-kin-ti | the office of doorkeeper of Ninlil at the gate of the work-assignment |
| 12 | ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a abul {d}nin-lil2-la2 | Gate of Ningagia, gate of Ninlil |
| 13 | u3 nam-i3-du8 ka2 du6-ku3-ga szu-ri-a-bi | and the office of doorkeeper at the gate of the Holy Mound in its entirety |
| 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 sworn by the name. |
| 16 | ha-la-ba ad-da-kal-la szesz-a-ni | the share of Addakala, his brother, |
| 17 | 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar mu ki-tusz ad-da-kal-la szu ba-an-ti | 5 shekels of silver, year: "The residence of Addakala was erected." |
| 18 | nam a2 x {kusz}a-ga2#-la2-sze3 ad-da-kal-la | As for the fate of the ... arm and sandals, Addakala |
| 19 | {disz}{d}nanna-me-[sza4]-ra in-na-an-bur2 | Nanna-meša has released |
| 20 | sze-ga-ne-ne-ta gesz-szub-ba-ta in-ba-e-esz | After they have agreed, they will remove the šuba stones. |
| 21 | u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a | In the future neither man nor man will raise a claim. |
| 22 | mu lugal-la tesz2-ba in-pa3-de3-esz | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 23 | igi nig2-gur11-{d}nanna gudu4 dumu {d}en-lil2-gu2-gal | before Niggur-Nanna, gudug priest, son of Enlil-gugal |
| 24 | igi {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dumu a-wi-il-dingir | before Nanna-manšum, son of Awīl-ili |
| 25 | igi inim-{d}da-mu dumu da-da-kal-la | before Inim-damu, son of Dada-kala |
| 26 | igi {d}suen-li-di-isz dumu lu2-si-gar | before Sîn-līdiš, son of Lu-sigar |
| 27 | igi ARAD2-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu inim-{d}en-lil2-la2 | before Warad-enlila, son of Inim-Enlil |
| 28 | igi im-gur-{d}suen dub-sar | before Imgur-Sîn, scribe |
| 30 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 mu {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am lugal-e alan ku3-sig17 alan ku3-babbar {d}utu-ra mu-na-an#-[ku4] | The month of Addarum, year: “Sîn-iqīšam, the king, a gold statue and a silver statue for Utu he brought. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna-me-sza4 | Nanna-meša, |
| 2 | dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | son of Lu-Baba, |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ad-da-kal-la | Addakala, |
| 2 | dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | son of Lu-Baba, |
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