CDLJ 2014/2 (P388305)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Larsa (?) · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLJ 2014/2 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388305 |
| Museum no. | SC 3, 024a |
| Collection | Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Larsa (?) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
English translation
By Spada, Gabriella · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | (Case 1:) One suckling male child, |
| obverse 2 | at a well found, |
| obverse 3 | from the street rescued: |
| obverse 4 | Simat-Adad, the nugig, |
| obverse 5 | from the mouth of a dog has snatched , |
| obverse 6 | from the beak of a raven has made drop. |
| obverse 7 | Simat-Adad, the nugig, |
| obverse 8 | him as her son has adopted (and) |
| obverse 9 | him as her heir has established. |
| obverse 10 | In the future, if |
| obverse 11 | Simat-Adad, the nugig, |
| obverse 12 | “You are not my son!” says to him, |
| obverse 13 | house, field, orchard, female and male slaves, |
| obverse 14 | possessions and utensils, |
| obverse 15 | as much as there may be |
| obverse 16 | she shall forfeit. |
| obverse 17 | By the name of Nanna, Šamaš, and of the king Rīm-Sîn she has sworn. |
| obverse 18 | (Case 2:) 2 (3?) iku of an orchard with date palms filled, |
| obverse 19 | on the bank of the river Euphrates, |
| obverse 20 | (its) flank bordering the orchard of Nūr-Eštar, |
| obverse 21 | (its) second flank bordering (the orchard of) Sîn-abūšu, |
| obverse 22 | its head the roadway, |
| obverse 23 | its second head (the orchard of) Ilī-abi: |
| reverse 1 | the orchard of Šamaš-rēmēnī, |
| reverse 2 | from Šamaš-rēmēnī, |
| reverse 3 | the lord of the orchard, |
| reverse 4 | Sîn-ašarēdu |
| reverse 5 | purchased. |
| reverse 6 | 1/3 mana of silver, as its full price, |
| reverse 7 | he weighed out for him. |
| reverse 8 | (That) in the future, ever, Šamaš-rēmēnī |
| reverse 9 | “(It is) my orchard” will not say, |
| reverse 10 | by the name of Nanna, Šamaš and of the king Rīm-Sîn he has sworn. |
| reverse 11 | To an raised claim for the orchard, Šamaš-rēmēnī |
| reverse 12 | will be returned. |
English translation
By Spada, Gabriella · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | One suckling male child, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | found at a well, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | rescued from the street, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | Simat-Adad, the nugig, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | has snatched from the mouth of a dog, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | has made a raven drop from its mouth. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Simat-Adad, the nugig, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | has adopted him as her son |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | (and) established him as her heir. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | In the future, if |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Simat-Adad, the nugig, |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | says to him, “You are not my son!,” |
| Obverse [12:16] o 1313–o 1616 | she shall forfeit house, field, orchard, female and male slaves, possessions and utensils, as much as there may be. |
| Obverse [16:18] o 1717–o 1818 | She has sworn by the name of Nanna, Šamaš, and of the king Rīm-Sîn. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | 2 (or 3?) iku of an orchard filled with date palms, |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | on the bank of the river Euphrates, |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | (its) flank bordering the orchard of Nūr-Ištar, |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | (its) second flank bordering (the orchard of) Sîn-abūšu, |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | its front-side the roadway, |
| Obverse [22:24] o 2323– | its second front-side (the orchard of) Ilī-abi: |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | (it’s) the orchard of Šamaš-rēmēnī, |
| Reverse [1:5] r 22–r 55 | Sîn-ašarēdu bought from Šamaš-rēmēnī, the owner of the orchard. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | 1/3 mina of silver, as its full price, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | he weighed out for him. |
| Reverse [7:10] r 88–r 1010 | Šamaš-rēmēnī has sworn by the name of Nanna, Šamaš and of the king Rīm-Sîn (that) he will not say in the future, ever, “(It is) my orchard.” |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | In case of a claim against the orchard, Šamaš-rēmēnī will be responsible. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) dumu-nita2 gaba | |
| 2 | tul2#-ta pa3-da | |
| 3 | sila-ta kur2-ra | |
| 4 | {disz}me-{d}iszkur nu-gig | |
| 5 | ka ur-gi7-ra-ta ba-[da]-kar | |
| 6 | ka uga-ta ba-da-an-szub | |
| 7 | {disz}me-{d}iszkur nu-gig | |
| 8 | nam-dumu-ni-sze3 szu ba-an-ti | |
| 9 | nam-ibila-ni-sze3 in-gar | |
| 10 | u4 kur2-sze3 tukum-bi | |
| 11 | {disz}me-{d}iszkur nu-gig | |
| 12 | dumu-mu nu-me-en ba-an-na-du11 | |
| 13 | e2 a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6 geme2 ARAD2 | |
| 14 | nig2-gur11-ra u3 {gesz}szu-kar2 | |
| 15 | a-na gal2-la-am3 | |
| 16 | ba-ra-an-e11-de3 | |
| 17 | mu {d}nanna# {d}utu u3 [{d}ri]-im#-{d}suen lugal in-pa3 | |
| 18 | 2(iku)? {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar ib2-sa2 | |
| 19 | gu2 i7 buranun | |
| 20 | us2-sa-du {gesz}kiri6 nu-ur2-esz18-dar | |
| 21 | us2-sa-du 2(disz)-kam {d}suen-a-bu-szu | |
| 22 | sag#-bi kaskal | |
| 23 | sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam i3-li2-a-bi | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {gesz}kiri6 {d}utu-re-me-ni | |
| 2 | ki {d}utu-re-me-ni | |
| 3 | lugal {gesz}kiri6-ke4 | |
| 4 | {disz}{d}suen-a-sza-ri-du | |
| 5 | in-szi-sa10 | |
| 6 | 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-bi-sze3 | |
| 7 | in-na-[an]-la2 | |
| 8 | u4 kur2-sze3 u4 nu#-me#-ak#? {d}utu-re-me-ni | |
| 9 | {gesz}kiri6-mu nu-ub-be2-a? | |
| 10 | mu {d}nanna {d}utu u3 {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal in-pa3 | |
| 11 | inim gal2-la {gesz}kiri6 {disz}{d}utu-re-me-ni | |
| 12 | ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | |
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