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OECT 08, 20 (P283648)
Business / Contracts, Early Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 08, 20 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283648 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1926-0391 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| 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) ur-{d}lum-ma | 1 Ur-Lumma |
| 2 | dumu lu2-{d}inanna agrig | son of Lu-Inanna, the steward |
| 3 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 Lu-Baba, |
| 4 | dumu e2-lu2-ti | son of Eluti |
| 5 | nam-ibila-ni-sze3 | for his heirship |
| 6 | ba-da-re-e | he shall measure out. |
| 7 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 e2-gu-<la> {d}en-lil2-la2 | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of the Egula temple of Enlil |
| 8 | mu-am3 iti 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | year: “The 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month), the 15th day, |
| 9 | nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a | the office of doorkeeper at the gate of Ningagia |
| 10 | mu-am3 u4 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam | year: "22 1/2." |
| 11 | nam#-gudu4 {d}a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7 | the office of gudu priest of Aba-Enlil |
| 12 | [x] x u3 bur-szu-ma | ... and Buršuma |
| 13 | [x x]-x-da-ka | ... your ... |
| 14 | e2# a#-sza3 u3 nig2-gur11 a-na-me-a-bi | The house, the field, and all the possessions |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur#-{d#}lum-ma-ke4 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-[ba6-ra] | Ur-Luma, for Lu-Baba |
| 2 | in#-na-an-szum2 | he gave to him. |
| 3 | [en]-na# ur-{d}lum-ma na-an-ga-til-la | As long as Ur-Luma lives |
| 4 | [iti]-da 4(ban2) sze-ta 4(disz) <sila3> i3-gesz-ta-a | monthly 4 ban2 barley, 4 qû sesame oil |
| 5 | mu#-am3 4(disz) ma-na siki-ta-a | 4 minas of wool each year |
| 6 | in-na-ab-kal-la-ge-ne | they shall hold him back. |
| 7 | u4 kur2-sze3 ur-{d}lum-ma u3 ibila-a-ni | In the future Ur-Luma and his heirs |
| 8 | a-na-me-a-bi inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a | none of them shall raise a claim |
| 9 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 10 | igi ku3-{d}nanna dumu inim-{d}en-lil2 | before Ku-Nanna, son of Inim-Enlil |
| 11 | igi inim-{d}da-mu ni-da-kal?-la | before Inim-damu, the nidakala priest |
| 12 | igi lu2-i3-si-in{ki}-na dumu {d}utu-he2-gal2 | before Lu-Isin, son of Utu-hegal |
| 13 | igi na-bi-{d}en-lil2 dumu en-na | before Nabi-Enlil, son of Enna |
| 14 | igi ARAD2-{d}nanna dumu lugal-iti-da | before Warad-Nanna, son of Lugal-itida |
| 15 | igi ur-{d}sa-dara3-nun-na dub-sar | before Ur-Sadaranuna, the scribe |
| 16 | iti kin-{d}inanna | month: “Palace-of-Inanna,’ |
| 17 | mu us2-sa {d}li-pi2-it,-{d}en-lil2 [lugal-e] {d}en-lil2-ka a2-dah-a-ni {d}en-lil2-ra mu-na-dim2 | year after: “Lipiṭ-Enlil, the king, for Enlil his helper he fashioned. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}lum-ma | Ur-Luma |
| 2 | dumu lu2-{d}inanna | son of Lu-Inanna |
Sources & licences
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