CUSAS 08, 001 (P325278)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 08, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325278 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 51-01-025 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | One young slave, šamaš-tappî-ilīya is his name, |
| obverse 2 | house-born from Nippur, is |
| obverse 3 | the slave of Awīl-ninurta son of Enlil-nīšu. |
| obverse 4 | From Awīl-ninurta son of Enlil-nīšu, |
| obverse 5 | his master, |
| obverse 6 | Šalli-lūmur |
| obverse 7 | son of Ninurta-ēriš |
| obverse 8 | has bought. |
| obverse 9 | For his full price, |
| obverse 10 | 20 shekels of silver |
| obverse 11 | he has paid |
| obverse 12 | and 60 grains of silver |
| obverse 13 | he has established as his additional payment. |
| reverse 1 | Three days (for) the inspection, |
| reverse 2 | one month (for the slave’s contracting) epilepsy. |
| reverse 3 | For claims on him, |
| reverse 4 | in accordance with the royal decree, |
| reverse 5 | (the seller) is responsible. |
| reverse 6 | Before Ninurta-muballiṭ, judge; |
| reverse 7 | before Gimil-ilīšu, brewer of Enlil; |
| reverse 8 | before Ilšu-ibnīšu, son of the merchant(s) overseer; |
| reverse 9 | before Ubaya, smith; |
| reverse 10 | before Ilšu-bānī the scribe. |
| top 1 | The month of Kinūnum, the day 21, |
| top 2 | the year (in) which Ammi-ditana the king (made) protective deities of joyful form. |
| seal 1 1 | Awīl-ninurta |
| seal 1 2 | son of Enlil-nīšu |
| seal 1 3 | servant of Ammi-ditana. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _sag-nita2 tur-ra_ {d}utu-tap-pi2-i3-li2-ia _mu-ni_ | |
| 2 | wi-li-id _e2_ nibru{ki} | |
| 3 | _sag-nita2_ lu2-{d}nin-urta _dumu#_ {d#}en#-lil2-ni-szu | |
| 4 | _ki_ lu2-{d}nin-urta _dumu#_ {d#}en#-lil2-ni-szu | |
| 5 | be-li2-szu | |
| 6 | {disz}sza-al-li-lu-mu-ur | |
| 7 | _dumu_ {d}nin-urta-apin | |
| 8 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | |
| 9 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | |
| 10 | _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | |
| 11 | _in-na-an-la2_ | |
| 12 | _u3 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | |
| 13 | _si-bi_ isz-ku-un | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) _u4_-mi te-eb-hi-tum | |
| 2 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ be-en-nu | |
| 3 | a-na ba-aq-ri-szu | |
| 4 | ki-ma s,i-im-da-at _lugal_ | |
| 5 | iz-za-az | |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}nin-urta-mu-ba-li2-it, _di-ku5_ | |
| 7 | _igi_ gi-mil-i3-li2-szu _{lu2}lunga {d}en-lil2-la2_ | |
| 8 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu _dumu ugula dam-gar3_ | |
| 9 | _igi_ u2-ba-a _simug_ | |
| 10 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dub-sar_ | |
| top | ||
| 1 | _[iti] apin#-du8-a u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_ | |
| 2 | [_mu_ am]-mi-di-ta-na _lugal#-e {[d]}lamma {d}lamma bar su3-ga-ke4_ | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}nin-urta | |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-ni-szu | |
| 3 | _ARAD_ am-mi-di-[ta-na] | |
Sources & licences
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