Model Contracts pl. 12-14 (P291972)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Model Contracts pl. 12-14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P291972 |
| Museum no. | YBC 00263 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 15 1/2 shekels of silver, |
| obverse 2 | having interest at 1/5 shekel per shekel, |
| obverse 3 | from Idam-ili |
| obverse 4 | Šu-Haniš |
| obverse 5 | and Tašme-Ningal, his wife, |
| obverse 6 | received. |
| obverse 7 | In the month Arahsamnu |
| obverse 8 | the capital silver and the silver (of) its interest |
| obverse 9 | they shall pay. |
| obverse 10 | The surety |
| obverse 11 | (for) Šu-Haniš |
| reverse 1 | and Tašme-Ningal |
| reverse 2 | Arbi-turam |
| reverse 3 | pledged. |
| reverse 4 | If |
| reverse 5 | Šu-Haniš |
| reverse 6 | and Tašme-Ningal, his wife, |
| reverse 7 | disappear, |
| reverse 8 | Arbi-turam |
| reverse 9 | the capital silver and the silver (of) its interest |
| reverse 10 | shall pay. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar] | |
| 2 | masz2 1(disz) gin2 igi 5(disz)#-[gal2 ba-an]-tuku# | |
| 3 | ki i-dam-i3-li2 | |
| 4 | {disz}szu-{d}lugal | |
| 5 | u3 tesz2-me-{d}nin-gal# dam#-a-ni | |
| 6 | szu# ba-an-ti-me-esz | |
| 7 | iti {gesz}apin-du8-a | |
| 8 | <sag ku3-babbar> u3# ku3 masz2-bi | |
| 9 | i3-la2-e-me-esz | |
| 10 | szu-du3-a# | |
| 11 | {disz}szu#-{d}lugal# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u3 tesz2-me-{d}]nin#-gal-[ra] | |
| 2 | {disz}ar-bi-tu-ra#-[am] | |
| 3 | in-de6! | |
| 4 | tukum-bi | |
| 5 | {disz}szu#-{d}lugal | |
| 6 | u3 tesz2-me-{d}nin-gal dam-a-ni | |
| 7 | u2-gu ba#-an-de2 | |
| 8 | {disz}ar-bi-tu-ra#-am | |
| 9 | sag ku3-babbar u3 ku3 masz2-bi | |
| 10 | i3-la2-e-me-esz | |
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