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OECT 08, 07 (P283653)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 08, 07 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283653 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1926-0390 |
| 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 | nam-i3-du8 kisal e2 {d}nin-lil2-ka e2-gu-la | the office of doorkeeper in the courtyard of the house of Ninlil in the Egula temple |
| 2 | mu-a iti 1(disz)-kam | for 1 year |
| 3 | bala gub-ba {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-s,e-ri dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | in bala stationed Ninurta-rahimṣeri son of Nanna-manšum |
| 4 | ki {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-s,e-ri dumu {d}nanna-a-ta | from Ninurta-raḫim-ṣeri, son of Nanna |
| 5 | {disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur dumu a-wi-li-a-ke4 | Mannum-mešu-liṣur, son of Awīliya, |
| 6 | in-szi-in-sa10 | he bought. |
| 7 | sa10 til-la-bi-sze3 | as its full price |
| 8 | 9(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar | 9 1/4 shekels silver, |
| 9 | in-na-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u4 kur2-sze3] {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-s,e-ri | In the future Ninurta-rahimṣeri |
| 2 | [u3] ibila#-a-ni | and his heirs |
| 3 | [a-na]-me-a-bi | all of it |
| 4 | nam-i3-du8 kisal-bi | The office of doorkeeper in the courtyard |
| 5 | inim# nu-um-ga2-ga2-a | will not raise a claim |
| 6 | [mu] lugal-bi in-pa3 | has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 7 | [igi] lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig | before Lu-Enlila, the steward |
| 8 | igi {d}suen-ip-t,u3-ra-am dumu na-bi-{d}en-lil2 | before Sîn-ipṭuram, son of Nabi-Enlil |
| 9 | igi ma-ri-er-s,e-tim dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa3 | before Mari-erṣetim, son of Girini-isa |
| 10 | igi {d}iszkur-ta-a-a-ar | before Adad-tayar |
| 11 | igi i-bi-{d}en-lil2 simug | before Ibbi-Enlil, the smith |
| 12 | igi du10-TAR-{d}iszkur bur-gul | before Dūr-TAR-Adda, stone-cutter |
| 13 | igi i-bi-{d}nin-szubur dub#-[sar] | before Ibbi-Ninšubur, the scribe |
| 14 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(disz)-kam | The month of Addarum, the day 2 |
| 15 | mu ki-sur-ra sa-bu | year: “Subarean border. (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [nam-i3-du8 kisal e2 {d}nin]-lil2 e2-gu-la | the office of doorkeeper in the courtyard of the house of Ninlil of the Egula temple |
| 2 | [mu-a iti 1(disz)-kam] | for 1 month |
| 3 | [bala gub-ba {d}nin-urta]-ra-hi-im-s,e-ri [dumu {d}nanna-ma]-an-szum2 | bala stationed Ninurta-rahimṣeri son of Nanna-manšum |
| 4 | [ki {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im]-s,e2-ri-ta | from Ninurta-rahimṣeri |
| 5 | [{disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur dumu a-wi-li-ia]-ke4 | Mannum-mešu-liṣur, son of Awīliya |
| 6 | [in-szi-in-sa10] | he bought. |
| 7 | [sa10 til-la-bi-sze3] | as its full price |
| 8 | [9(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3]-babbar | 9 1/4 shekels silver |
| 9 | [in-na-an-la2] | he has paid. |
| 10 | [u4 kur2-sze3 {d}nin-urta-ra-hi]-im-s,e-ri | In the future Ninurta-rahimṣeri |
| 11 | [u3 ibila-a-ni] | and his heirs |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na-me-a-bi | all of it |
| 2 | nam-i3-du8 kisal-bi | The office of doorkeeper in the courtyard |
| 3 | inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a | shall not raise a claim |
| 4 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 5 | igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig | before Lu-Enlila, the steward |
| 6 | igi {d}suen-ip-t,u3-ra-am dumu na#-bi-{d}en-lil2 | before Sîn-ipṭuram, son of Nabi-Enlil |
| 7 | igi ma-ri-er-s,e-tim dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa3 | before Mari-erṣetim, son of Girini-isa |
| 8 | igi {d}iszkur-ta-a-a-ar dumu hu-mu-rum | before Iškur-tayar, son of Hummurum |
| 9 | igi i-bi-{d}en-lil2 simug | before Ibbi-Enlil, the smith |
| 10 | igi du10-TAR-{d}iszkur bur-gul | before Dūr-TAR-Adda, stone-cutter |
| 11 | igi i-bi-{d}nin-szubur dub-sar | before Ibbi-Ninšubur, the scribe |
| 12 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(disz)-kam | The month of Addarum, the day 2 |
| 13 | mu ki-sur-ra{ki} sa-bu-um-bi-da-ke4 ka#-si-il-la2 [...] | year: “Kisurra of Sabumbida, the kasil-priestess, ...’ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-s,e-[ri-im] | Ninurta-rahim-ṣerim |
| 2 | dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-[szum2] | son of Nanna-manšum |
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