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OECT 08, 04 (P283650)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 08, 04 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283650 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1926-0379 |
| 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 | mu 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sa10-am3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a | 5 shekels of silver as the purchase price 15 shekel, a built-up house plot |
| 2 | {disz}{d}nanna-me-sza4 ad-da ti-la | Nanna-meša, the father who bore him, |
| 3 | {disz}nin-ku3-zu dumu-munus-na-ra | Ninkuzu, her daughter |
| 4 | in-szum2-ma-am3 | he gave. |
| 5 | sza3-mul e2 ad-da-na | the star of his father’s house |
| 6 | {disz}a-ha-mar-szi dumu si2-ia-tum | Aḫa-marši, son of Siyatum |
| 7 | {disz}ip-qu2-er-s,e-tim dumu illat-ti | Ipqu-erṣetim, son of Illattu |
| 8 | {disz}i-na-sza-me-e-wu-sum2 | Ina-šame-wusum |
| 9 | u3 {d}nuska-a2-mah-ke4-ne | and Nuska-amaḫ |
| 10 | {disz}{d}nuska-a2-mah dumu {d}nanna-me-sza4-ra | Nuska-amaḫ, son of Nanna-meša |
| 11 | in-la2-e-esz-am3 | they shall pay. |
| 12 | u4 kur2-sze3 a-wi-li-ia | In the future, Awiliya |
| 13 | u3 mu-na-wi-ru-um-e | and Munawirum |
| 14 | ibila {d}nuska-a2-mah-ke4-ne | the heirs of Nuska-amaḫ |
| 15 | 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a | 15 shekels built-up house, |
| 16 | da e2 {d}da-mu-a-zu!(SU) | next to the house of Damuazu |
| 17 | nig2 {d}nanna-me-sza4 ad-da ti-la-ke4 | that of Nanna-meša, the father of life, |
| 18 | {disz}nin-ku3-zu dumu-munus-na-ra | Ninkuzu, her daughter |
| 19 | in-szum2-ma-am3 | he gave. |
| 20 | inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a | shall not raise a claim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 2 | u3 mu {d}en-lil2-u19-ru-mah-{d}utu | and the year: “Enlil-urumaḫ-Šamaš,’ |
| 3 | mu-a u4 1(u)-kam | for 10 days a year |
| 4 | 5/6(disz) gin2 1(u) sze ku3-babbar {disz}a-ha-mar-szi-ke4 | 5/6 shekel 10 grains of silver Ahamarši, |
| 5 | {disz}ip-qu2-er-s,e-tim a-wi-li-ia | Ipqu-erṣetim, my man |
| 6 | u3 mu-na-wi-ru-um szesz-a-na-ra | and Munawirum, his brother |
| 7 | in-ne-en-bur2 | he has released. |
| 8 | u4 kur2-sze3 ip-qu2-er-s,e-tim {disz}a-wi-li-ia | In the future Ipqu-erṣetim Awiliya |
| 9 | u3 mu-na-wi-ru-um ku3 nam-bur2-ra | and Munawirum, the silver of namburra, |
| 10 | 5/6(disz) gin2 1(u) sze ku3-babbar inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a | 5/6 shekel and 10 grains of silver shall not raise a claim |
| 11 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 12 | igi {d}en-lil2-gal-zu dumu a-gu-u2-a | before Enlil-galzu, son of Agu'a |
| 13 | igi {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim szesz-a-ni | before Ninurta-mušallim, his brother |
| 14 | igi ma-nu-um-ma-hir-szu dumu im-gu-ru-um | before Mannum-mahhiršu, son of Imgurum |
| 15 | igi u-bar-ru-um gala | before Ubarrum, gala-priest |
| 16 | igi {d}da-mu-i-din-na-am dub-sar | before Damu-iddinam, the scribe |
| 17 | igi ta-ri-ba-tum bur-gul | before Tarībatum, stone-cutter |
| 18 | iti NE-NE-gar mu {d}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal-e geszkim-ti {d}en-lil2-bi-da ma-da e-mu-ut-ba-lum{ki} u3 lugal-e szu-ni sa2 bi2-in-du11-ga | Month NE-NE-gar, year: “Ḫammurapi the king with the trust of Enlil in the land of Emutbalum and the kin(g) his hand he swore.’ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-wi-li-ia | Awiliya |
| 2 | mu-na-wi-ru-um | Munawirum |
| 3 | ibila# {d}nuska-a2-mah# | heir of Nuska-amaḫ |
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