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CUSAS 43, 40 (P342643)

Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationCUSAS 43, 40
IDP342643
Museum no.MS 3176/5
CollectionSchøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
LanguageSumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreBusiness / Contracts
Find spotuncertain (mod. uncertain)

English translation

By Spada, Gabriella · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

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Obverse Column i [0:2] o i' 1o i 1–o i' 22[x+]1 gur of barley, [an interest rate] of 1 barig 4 ban (= 100 sila) [per 1 gur (is o be added)],
Obverse Column i [2:5] o i' 33–o i' 55[Lug]al-nesaŋe [has rece]ived [from S]în-nādā;
Obverse Column i [5:7] o i' 66–o i' 77to be [given back] in the eig[ht month].
Obverse Column i [7:9] o i' 88–o i' 99[x] gur of barley, [an interest rate of ...]
Obverse Column ii [0:5] o ii' 1o ii 1–o ii' 55Šeškalla and Ilī-ṣillī have received [from PN tot gur of barley] for a partnership enterprise for buying beer;
Obverse Column ii [5:7] o ii' 66–o ii' 77to be given back in the second month.
Obverse Column ii [7:10] o ii' 88–o ii' 10105 gur of barley, its interest rate was given on that day,
Obverse Column ii [10:13] o ii' 1111–o ii' 1313Warad-Zababa has received from Lugal-dug;
Obverse Column ii [13:16] o ii' 1414–o ii' 1616with [the barley] added to its interest [the heart] of the owner of the barley has been satisfied.
Obverse Column ii [16:18] o ii' 1717–o ii' 1818[(Since) Lug]al-dug had changed it[s (= of the agreement) sealed tablet],
Obverse Column ii [18:22] o ii' 1919–o ii' 2222[Warad]-Zababa approached the king [Enlil-b]āni, appeared (in court) and (said):
Obverse Column ii [22:26] o ii' 2323–o ii' 2626["With the barley and] its in[terest the heart of ...] has been satisfied"...
Obverse Column iii [0:2] o iii' 1o iii 1–o iii' 221 sila of barley entrusted for trade
Obverse Column iii [2:5] o iii' 33–o iii' 55Amurrum-bāni has received from Amurrum-napištī;
Obverse Column iii [5:9] o iii' 66–o iii' 99since he did not repay the barley, he has left (as security) an unprocessed an dunweighed lump of silver:
Obverse Column iii [9:12] o iii' 1010–o iii' 1212when he gives back the barley, he will take back this unprocessed lump of silver.
Obverse Column iii [12:24] o iii' 1313–o iii' 2424Ilumma has received from Ahūni as his investement share 30 gur of barley - it is not a urra-loan, (but is given) as an ešdea-loan. Being a period of shortage (of barley), his (= of Ahūni) partner has given to him (= Ilumma) the value of the weighed (barley, i.e. 30 gur) according to the diminished rate of the market;
Obverse Column iii [24:26] o iii' 2525–o iii' 2626to be given back in the ninth month.
Obverse Column iii [26:31] o iii' 2727–o iii' 3131If in the nin[th month] he does [not give it back], he wil[l add an interest rate of 1 barig 4 ban (= 100 sila) per 1 gur] of barley.
Obverse Column iii [31:33] o iii' 3232–o iii' 3333[15?] gur of barley, [an interest rate of 1 barig] 4 ban (= 100 sila) [per 1 gur of] barley (is to be added)
Obverse Column iii [33:36] o iii' 3434–o iii' 3636[E-urbi]dug ha[s recei]ved from [E-lu]ti;
Obverse Column iii [36:39] o iii' 3737–o iii' 3939[the barley and] its [interest have satisfied E-lu]ti.
Obverse Column iii [39:43] o iii' 4040–o iii' 4343[Its (= of the repayment) sealed tablet has been lost from (the house of) E-lut ]i, [(so that) he has drawn up for him a copy of his sealed tablet].
Obverse Column iv [0:2] o iv' 1o iv 1–o iv' 22In the future, should the (lost) tablet be found, it has to be destroyed.
Obverse Column iv [2:4] o iv' 33–o iv' 445 gur of barley, an interest rate of 1 barig 4 ban (= 100 sila) per 1 gur of barley (is to be added),
Obverse Column iv [4:7] o iv' 55–o iv' 77Ahu-waqar has received from Aba-Enlil-gin;
Obverse Column iv [7:9] o iv' 88–o iv' 99to be given back in the sixth month.
Obverse Column iv [9:12] o iv' 1010–o iv' 1212If in the sixth month he does not give it back,
Obverse Column iv [12:15] o iv' 1313–o iv' 1515he will do housework for Aba-Enlil-gin instead of the barley received.
Obverse Column iv [15:17] o iv' 1616–o iv' 171725 gur of barley, an interest rate of 1 barig 4 ban (= 100 sila) per 1 gur of barley (is to be added)
Obverse Column iv [17:20] o iv' 1818–o iv' 2020for digging the canal <inlet> and for hoeing the top part of the field
Obverse Column iv [20:28] o iv' 2121–o iv' 2828Anna-hilibi, the scribe of the field, Ilī-tappê, the tax-collector ..., and Lu-<ur>saŋgalzu, (who are) the participants of the ugāru have received from Bēlī-iddinaššu;
Obverse Column iv [28:30] o iv' 2929–o iv' 3030to be given back in the sixth month.
Obverse Column iv [30:33] o iv' 3131–o iv' 3333If in the sixth month they do not give it back,
Obverse Column iv [33:37] o iv' 3434–o iv' 3737at the harvest time they have to return the barley and its interest, according to the ban-measure of 10 (sila), at the gate of the king.
Obverse Column iv [37:41] o iv' 3838–o iv' 4141(Since) Lu-ursaŋgalzu of his own initiative (lit: by himself) has carried (the barley) at the house of Bēlī-iddinaššu,
Obverse Column iv [41:45] o iv' 4242–o iv' 4545he (= Bēlī-iddinaššu) has drawn up for them a (new) sealed document; they! have given their words. [They have sworn] it by the name of the king.
Obverse Column v [0:2] o v' 1o v 1–o v' 2212 [gur of barley], with an interest rate of 1 barig 4 ban per 1 gur [of barley],
Obverse Column v [2:5] o v' 33–o v' 55Anneni received from Aham-arši.
Obverse Column v [5:6] o v' 66–o v' 66The barley (to return) corresponds? to the (original) barley.
Obverse Column v [6:8] o v' 77–o v' 88Because of the way in which the barley (to return) corresponded to the (original) barley (which did not satisfy him),
Obverse Column v [8:18] o v' 99–o v' 1818Aham-arši, the owner of the barley, approached the king Būr-Sîn , appeared (in court) and said that he gave 12 gur of barley to Anneni and that the interest was equaled (i.e. had been calculated on?) the capital (of barley).
Obverse Column v [18:25] o v' 1919–o v' 2525He (= Anneni?) appeared (also) before king Būr-Sîn and said that he will subtract 7 gur of barley a year (and) within 2 years he will return it in full.
Obverse Column v [25:30] o v' 2626–o v' 3030In mutual agreement the tablet of 12 gur of barley has been destroyed and he has drawn up for him a (new) tablet of 17 gur of barley;
Obverse Column v [30:33] o v' 3131–o v' 3333he has rolled his seal over it (and) has given his word. He has sworn it by the name of the king.
Obverse Column v [33:38] o v' 3434–o v' 3838Nanna-manšum and Nanna-meša have deposited 80 gur of barley (for storage) in the house of Lu-Bau.
Obverse Column v [38:47] o v' 3939–Nanna-[manšum] and N[anna-meša] in mutual agree[ment] ap[peared (in court and said)] that the slave of Lu-Bau had burglarized the house and stolen the barley.
Reverse Column i [2:6] r i 33–r i 66The jud[ges] and the [city elders?] ...
Reverse Column i [6:11] r i 77–r i 1111the ju[dges] in[vestigated them] (and) in the <Ub>šu-ukkinna took a legal decision:
Reverse Column i [11:14] r i 1212–r i 1414the verdict which was issued is that Lu-Bau has to return the barley.
Reverse Column i [14:16] r i 1515–r i 1616He has sworn it by the name of the king.
Reverse Column i [15:19] r i 1616–r i 1919Lu-Ninšubur has deposited for storage 10 gur of barley in the house of Ilī-amranni;
Reverse Column i [19:21] r i 2020–r i 2121the monthly rent (for this deposit) is 1/3 shekel.
Reverse Column i [21:25] r i 2222–r i 2525Lu-Ninšubur will pay to Ilī-amranni 4 shekels of silver per year.
Reverse Column i [25:28] r i 2626–r i 2828If that house is burglarized and the sealed tablet is broken (i.e. the document is invalidated),
Reverse Column i [28:32] r i 2929–r i 3232Ilī-amranni, the owner of the house, will repay the barley that has been lost:
Reverse Column i [32:34] r i 3333–r i 3434he has sworn it by the name of the king.
Reverse Column i [33:36] r i 3434–r i 363610 gur of barley, (which are the) delivery from the tablet of 30 gur of barley
Reverse Column i [36:39] r i 3737–r i 3939Enlil-bāni has received from Imdī-Ištar;
Reverse Column i [39:41] r i 4040–r i 4141to be given back in the second month.
Reverse Column ii [0:3] r ii 1r ii 1–r ii 33[Tot] gur of barley for seeding, to return at the harvest time,
Reverse Column ii [3:6] r ii 44–r ii 66Warad-Kūbi has received from Ea-bāni;
Reverse Column ii [6:8] r ii 77–r ii 88he (= Warad-Kūbi) will subtract (from the debt) 10 gur of barley per year,
Reverse Column ii [8:10] r ii 99–r ii 1010in 5 years he will have paid off (the debt)
Reverse Column ii [10:13] r ii 1111–r ii 1313and 55 gur o barley (and) 25 gur of barley (as an interest?) have to be measured:
Reverse Column ii [13:14] r ii 1414–r ii 1414they agreed this (lit: gave each other his words).
Reverse Column ii [14:16] r ii 1515–r ii 1616If he does not measure this barley,
Reverse Column ii [16:19] r ii 1717–r ii 1919he will pay its (correspondant value in) silver according to the rate of exchange of (the city of) ...
Reverse Column ii [19:21] r ii 2020–r ii 21215 shekels of silver for buying garments
Reverse Column ii [21:24] r ii 2222–r ii 2424Ali-tillatī, the sailor, has received from Ilum-īde;
Reverse Column ii [24:26] r ii 2525–r ii 2626to be given back in the fourth month.
Reverse Column ii [26:27] r ii 2727–r ii 27275 shekels of silver
Reverse Column ii [27:32] r ii 2828–r ii 3232Ilum-nādā, the one in charge of capturing runaways, has received from the overseer of the merchants;
Reverse Column ii [32:35] r ii 3333–r ii 3535from now on the heart of the silver's owner is satisfied.
Reverse Column ii [35:38] r ii 3636–r ii 3838(PN said) that the house of Iddin-Šamaš (and) the house of Ahumma have been burglarized ...
Reverse Column iii [0:6] r iii 1616–r iii 2121[Iddin]-Šamaš will weigh out to [Ahu]mma [tot shekels of sil]ver;
Reverse Column iii [6:11] r iii 2222–r iii 2626in the fu[ture Idd]in-Šamaš will not raise a claim against Ahumma:
Reverse Column iii [11:13] r iii 2727–r iii 2828he has sworn it by the name of the king.
Reverse Column iii [12:16] r iii 2828–r iii 313110 gur of barley, 10 (gur) of malt, 10 (gur) of beer malt: flour and malt (rations) and barley (with?) interest
Reverse Column iii [16:22] r iii 3232–r iii 3737Lu-Bau and Sîn-rēmēnī have received (lit: have gathered in the palm of their hands) from Lu-Damu, the weigher of minas, for a partnership enterprise for buying vessels (for beer);
Reverse Column iii [22:24] r iii 3838–r iii 3939at the harvest time the flour and malt (rations) and its interest ...
Reverse Column iv [0:3] r iv 1'r iv 1'–r iv 3'3'... they have le[ft the pri]son;
Reverse Column iv [3:9] r iv 4'4'–r iv 9'9'if at the sesame [harvest] they do not measure the sesame and its interest, they will have to return to their prison ...

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse col 1'
1[n]+1(asz)# sze gur
2[masz2 1(asz)] gur# 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze-ta
3[ki {d}]suen-na-da
4[{disz}]lugal#-nesag-e-ke4
5[szu ba]-an-ti
6[iti {gesz}]apin#-du8-a
7[szum2-mu]-dam
8[n] sze# gur
9[masz2 ...]-ta
obverse col 2'
1{disz}szesz-kal-la-ke4
2u3 i3-li2-s,i-li2
3kasz sa10-sa10-de3
4nam-tab-ba-sze3
5szu ba-an-ti-esz
6iti gu4-si-su-ka
7szum2-mu-dam
85(asz) sze gur
9masz2-bi u4-bi-ta
10ba-an-szum2-ma
11ki lugal-du10!-ta
12{disz}ARAD-{d}za-ba4-ba4
13szu# ba-an-ti
14[sze] u3 masz2-bi
15[sza3] lugal sze-ke4
16al#-du10-ge
17[{disz}]lugal#-du10
18[kiszib3?]-bi# ba-an-da-kur2
19[{disz}ARAD]-{d}za-ba4-ba4
20[{d}en-lil2]-ba#-ni lugal-e
21[gaba] i-ri
22[igi-ni] in#-gar-ma
23[sze u3] masz2#-bi
24[sza3 lugal-du10] al#-du10-ge
25[...]-x
26[...]-x
obverse col 3'
11(disz) sila3 sze
2geszkim-ti-sze3
3ki {d}mar-tu-zi-gu10
4{disz}{d}mar-tu-ba-ni-ke4
5szu ba-an-ti
6mu sze nu-mu-un-su-ga-sze3?
7ku3 pad-ra2
8ki-la2 nu-mu-un-tag-ga
9in-na-an-tak4
10u4 sze ba-ab-szum2-mu-sze3
11ku3 pad-ra2-bi
12ba-an-tum2-mu
133(u) sze gur
14ur5-ra nu-me-a
15esz-de2-a-sze3
16nam-si-ga-ni-sze3
17u4 sza3-gar-ra-ka
18sza3 gur la2-a-ka
19|KI.LAM| al-tur-re
20ku-li-ni sa10-a-bi?
21in-na-an-szum2
22ki a-hu-ni-ta
23{disz}dingir-ma-ke4
24szu ba-an-ti
25iti gan-gan-e3
26szum2-mu-dam
27tukum-bi
28[iti] gan#-gan-e3
29[la-ba]-an#-szum2
30[masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig)] 4(ban) sze-ta
31[bi2-ib]-dah#-e
32[1(u) 5(asz)?] sze gur
33[masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig)] 4(ban2) sze-ta
34[ki e2-lu2]-ti-ta
35[{disz}e2-ur2-bi]-du10-ke4
36[szu ba-an]-ti
37[sze u3 masz2]-bi
38[sza3 e2-lu2]-ti
39[al]-du10#
40[kiszib3-bi ki e2-lu2]-ti#
41[u2-gu ba-an-de2]
42[gaba-ri kiszib3-ba]-ni#
43[in-na-an-tak4]
obverse col 4'
1u4 kur2-sze3
2kiszib3 ul-pa! zi-re-dam
35(asz) sze gur
4masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze-ta
5ki a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7-ta
6{disz}a-hu-wa-qar
7szu ba-an-ti
8iti kin-{d}inanna
9szum2-mu-dam
10tukum-bi
11iti kin-{d}inanna
12la-ba-an-szum2
13mu sze szu ba-an-ti-a
14e2 a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7
15al-ak-e
162(u) 5(asz) sze gur
17masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze-ta
18<ka> i7-da bala-e-de3
19u3 sag a-sza3-ga
20al ak-e-<de3>
21ki be-li2-i-din-na-szu-ta
22{disz}an-na-hi-li-bi
23dub-sar a-sza3-ga
24{disz}i3-li2-tab-ba-e
25enku nig2:ka9 x
26u3 lu2-<ur>-sag-gal-zu
27dumu a-gar3-ra-ke4-ne
28szu ba-an-ti-esz
29iti kin-{d}inanna
30szum2-mu-dam
31tukum-bi
32iti kin-{d}inanna
33la-ba-an-szum2
34u4 buru14-ka
35sze u3 masz2-bi
36abul lugal-la-kam
37{gesz}ba-an 1(u) ib!-ra-su
38lu2-ur-sag-gal-zu
39ni2-te-ni-ta
40e2 be-li2-i-din-na-szu
41in-il2 <<ESZ>>
42kiszib3-ba-<<NI>>-ne-ne
43in-na-an-tak4
44inim-inim-ne-ne# ba#-an#-szum2
45mu# lugal#-la#-bi# [in-pa3-de3-esz]
obverse col 5'
11(u) 2(asz) [sze gur]
2masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)# [sze-ta]
3ki a-ha-mar-szi#-[ta]
4{disz}an-ne-ni#
5szu ba-an-ti
6sze sze-da! ba-da-sa2
7mu sze sze-da
8ba-an-da-sa2-am3
9{disz}a-ha-mar-szi
10lugal sze-ke4
11{d}bur-{d}suen lugal-e
12gaba i-ri
13igi-ni in-gar-ma
141(u) 2(asz) sze gur
15{disz}an-ne-ni-ra
16ba-an-szum2-ma
17masz2 sag-nig2-gur11-ra
18ba-da-sa2 bi2-in-du11
19{d}bur-{d}suen lugal-ra
20igi-ni in-gar-ma
21mu-am3 7(asz) sze gur
22ha-ra-ab-tur-re
23sza3 mu 2(disz)-kam-ma-ka
24ha-ra-<<RA>>-ab-gur-re
25bi2-in-du11
26sze-ga-ne-ne-ta
27kiszib3 1(u) 2(asz) sze gur
28al-zi-ir-ma
29kiszib3 1(u) 7(asz) sze gur
30in-na-an-tak4
31kiszib3-ba-ni ib-ra-asz
32inim-inim-ni ba-an-szum2
33mu lugal-bi in-pa3
341(gesz2) 2(u) sze gur
35{disz}{d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
36u3 {d}nanna-me-sza4
37e2 lu2-{d}ba-u2-ke4
38in-si-ge-[esz]
39ARAD lu2-{d}ba-u2#
40e2 in-bur3-da#-[x]
41sze in-zuh-[(x)]
42{disz}{d}nanna-[ma-an-szum2]
43u3 {d}nanna#-[me-sza4]
reverse col 1
1sze-ga-ne#-[ne-ta]
2igi-ne-ne# [in-gar-re-esz-ma]
3di?-[ku5-ne-ne]
4u3? ab#-[ba iri{ki}]
5GAR [...]
6x# [...]
7di#-[ku5-ne-ne]
8en3#? [bi2-in-tar-re]-esz
9di-ku5-ne-ne
10<ub>-szu-ukkin-<na>-ka
11di i3-in-dab5-be2-esz
12di szu al-e3-am3
13{disz}lu2-{d!}ba-u2
14sze bi2-ib-si-si
15mu lugal-la-bi in-pa3
161(u) sze gur
17e2 i3-li2-am-ra-ni
18{disz}lu2-{d}nin-szubur
19in-si-ge
20a2-bi iti-da
211/3(disz) gin2-ta-am3
22mu-am3 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
23{disz}lu2-{d}nin-szubur
24{disz}i3-li2-am-ra-ni-ra
25i3-la2-e
26tukum-bi
27e2-bi al-bur3
28u3 kiszib3-bi al-zi-ir
29sze nig2 u2-gu ba-an-de2
30{disz}i3-li2-am-ra-ni
31lugal e2-a
32sze bi2-ib-si-si
33mu lugal-la-bi in-pa3
341(u) sze gur
35sza3 kiszib3 3(u) sze gur
36mu-kux(DU)
37ki im-di-isz8-tar2
38{disz}{d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ke4
39szu ba-an-ti
40iti gu4-si#-su#-ka#?
41szum2-mu-[dam]
reverse col 2
1[n] sze gur
2mu# sze-numun
3u4# buru14-ka! gur-ru#-dam
4[ki] e2-a-ba-ni-ta
5[{disz}]ARAD-ku-bi-ke4
6szu ba-an-ti
7mu-am3 1(u) sze gur
8ib2-ta-tur-re
9mu 5(disz)-am3
10ib2#-ta-an-zi-ma
115(u) 5(asz)? sze gur
122(u) 5(asz) sze gur
13ag2-e-de3
14inim-inim-ni ba-an-szum2
15tukum-bi
16sze-bi la-ba-an-ag2
17|KI.LAM| MA/BA SIKIL? KI KA
18bala-e-da-gin7
19ku3-bi i3-la2-e
205(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
21tug2 sa10-sa10-de3
22ki dingir-i-de-ta
23{disz}a-li2-illat-ti ma2-lah5
24szu ba-an-ti
25iti szeg12-a-ka
26szum2-mu-dam
275(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
28ki ugula dam-gar3
29{disz}dingir-na-da
30lu2-kar-ra-sze3
31dab5-dab5
32szu ba-an-ti
33u4 kur2-sze3
34sza3 lugal ku3-ga-ke4
35al-du10-ge
36e2 i-din-{d}utu
37e2 a-hu-um-ma <<RA>>
38al-bur3-da#
reverse col 3
1'[...] x#
2'[...] x#
3'[...]-ta#
4'[... ku3]-babbar
5'[i-din-{d}]utu
6'[a-hu]-um#-ma-ra
7'[... i3]-la2-e
8'[u4] kur2#-sze3
9'[i]-din#-{d}utu
10'a-hu-um-ma-ra
11'inim nu-um-ga2-ga2
12'mu lugal-la-bi in-pa3
13'1(u) sze gur
14'1(u) munu4
15'1(u) szim
16'zi3-munu4 u3 sze masz2-a
17'ki lu2-da-mu <<DISZ>> ma-na-la2
18'lu2-{d}ba-u2
19'u3 {d}suen-re-me-ni
20'nam-tab-ba-sze3
21'dug sa10-sa10-de3
22'szu-sza3 in-ne-ri-esz
23'u4 buru14-ka
24'zi3-munu4 u3 masz2-bi
reverse col 4
1'[...]-ne#?-sze3
2'[en-nu]-ga2?-<ta>
3'[ib2-ta]-an#-e3-esz
4'tukum#-bi
5'[u4 buru14] sze-gesz-i3
6'[sze]-gesz#-i3 u3 masz2-bi
7'la-ba-an-ag2-esz
8'sza3 en-nu-ga2-ne-ne
9'i-ni-ib-gur-ru-de3-esz
reverse col 5
1'[...] UD
2'[...]-x#-um
3'[...]-{d}utu
4'[...] x# x# edin#?-na#{ki}

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