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YOS 13, 271 (P296212)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | YOS 13, 271 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296212 |
| Museum no. | MLC 01518 |
| Collection | J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
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 | [... _a]-sza3#_ x x [(x)] | ... field ... |
| 2 | [... pi2-i-_i7]-didli#{ki} ki-ta_ | ... Pi-Idli, lower |
| 3 | ma-asz-qi2-it _i7_ {d}za-ba4-ba4# | the irrigation ditch of the Zababa canal |
| 4 | i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}za-ba4-ba4 | adjacent to the field of Zababa |
| 5 | _sza3_ er-s,e-et pi2-i-_i7-didli{ki}_ | in the district of Pī-Idli |
| 6 | _a-sza3_ bi-ga-an _sza3 erin2_ gu-tu-u2{ki} | a field irrigated, from the troops of Gutû |
| 7 | _ki_ bi-ga-an | from Bigan |
| 8 | be-el _a-sza3_ | the owner of the field |
| 9 | a-na qa2#-be2#-e# ga-ma-la-tum _sipa_ | At the command of Gamalatum, the shepherd |
| 10 | {disz}la-bi-isz-tum _szu-i lugal_ | Lābištum, hand of the king |
| 11 | a-na er-re-szu-tim | for extispicy |
| 12 | a-na _gu2-un_ | for the oxen |
| 13 | a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ | for 1 year |
| 14 | _ib2#-ta-e3-a#_ | went out |
| 15 | _[u4] buru14#-sze3 a-sza3_ i-sza-ad-[da-du-ma] | at harvest time the field will be irrigated and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(bur3) GAN2-e 6(asz) sze gur_ | 1 bur3 field area: 6 gur of barley |
| 2 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 3 | _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-szu | within the yield of his field |
| 4 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir | 2 shekels of silver he received. |
| 5 | _igi_ la-bi-isz-tum _dumu_ li-wi-ir-babila2{ki} | before Labaštum, son of Liwir-Baba |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-din-{d}marduk | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Iddin-Marduk |
| 7 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu _dumu-e2-dub-ba-a_ | before Ibni-Amurrum, the scribal apprentice |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ga-ma-al-{d}suen# | of Gemal-Sîn |
| 2 | dumu {d}bu-[...] | son of Bu- |
| 3 | [ARAD] {d}suen# | servant of Suen. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-i-[din-nam] | Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | dumu i-din-{d}[marduk] | son of Iddin-Marduk |
| 3 | ARAD {d}suen | servant of Suen. |
| 4 | u3 {d}mar-tu | and Martu |
Sources & licences
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