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WO 08, 160-161 (P405826)
Legal, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | WO 08, 160-161 |
|---|---|
| ID | P405826 |
| Museum no. | SM 1899.02.006 |
| Collection | Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | uncertain |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 | {disz}u2-s,i2-pu-usz-qam2# dumu ka-ku-um | Ūṣi-pušqam, son of Kakum |
| 2 | u3 {d}en-lil2-sipa dumu lu2-ur-sag-gal#-[ke4] | and Enlil-sipa, son of Lu-ursaggal |
| 3 | igi-ne-ne in-gar-re-esz | they placed before him. |
| 4 | 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar nam-tab-ba-sze3 | 2/3 mina of silver as a partnership enterprise, |
| 5 | {disz}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it, dumu hi-li-abzu-ka | Ilu-šumu-balliṭ, son of Ḫili-abzu |
| 6 | mu-da 1(u) 5(disz)-ta | 15 years |
| 7 | i3-szum2-mu-un-de3-en | he gave to me. |
| 8 | bi2-in-esz | they erected. |
| 9 | {disz}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,-e | Ilu-šumu-balliṭ |
| 10 | igi-ni in-gar | he has imposed upon him. |
| 11 | ku3 nam-<tab>-ba-sze3 nu-mu-e#-szum2#-mu#-un-ze2-en | You will not give (them) as a substitute silver |
| 12 | bi2-in-du11 | he said |
| 13 | pu-uh2-ru-um nibru{ki}-ka | the assembly of Nippur, |
| 14 | {disz}u2-s,i2-pu-usz-qam2 dumu# ka#-ku-um | Ūṣi-pušqam, son of Kakum |
| 15 | u3 {d}en-lil2-sipa-ra | and Enlil-sipara |
| 16 | ku3 nam-tab-ba gi-na-ab-ze2-en | You will give him the silver of partnership. |
| 17 | in-na-an-ne-esz | they shall pay back. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku3 nam-tab-ba nu-un-gi-ne-esz-a | they did not guarantee a partnership of silver. |
| 2 | pu-uh2-ru-um nibru{ki}-ka | the assembly of Nippur, |
| 3 | {disz}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,-e | Ilu-šumu-balliṭ |
| 4 | ka2 {d}nin-urta-ka | at the gate of Ninurta |
| 5 | nam#-erim2 ku5-ru-de3 ba-an-szum2-mu-usz | He gave him the order to curse. |
| 6 | {disz#}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,-e | Ilu-šumu-balliṭ |
| 7 | nam-erim2-bi nu-un-ku5 | its curse was not cut off, |
| 8 | mu nam-erim2# nu-un-ku5#-da | year: “Nergal was not cut off. |
| 9 | [n] gin2 ku3-babbar du8-a ka2 dingir-ra-ka | n shekels of silver, the gate of the gods |
| 10 | {disz#}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,-e | Ilu-šumu-balliṭ |
| 11 | {disz#}u2-s,i2-pu-usz-qam2 dumu ka-ku-um | Ūṣi-pušqam, son of Kakum |
| 12 | u3# {d}en-lil2-sipa-ra in-ne-en-szum2 | and Enlil-sipar gave |
| 13 | u4 kur2-sze3 nam-tab-ba-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a | In the future, in order not to raise a claim concerning partnership, |
| 14 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 15 | igi a-hu-ni di-ku5 dumu lugal-ban3-da | before Ahuni, judge, son of Lugalbanda |
| 16 | igi# bur-{d}iszkur dumu lu2-{d}iszkur-sze3 | in the presence of Bur-Addu, son of Lu-Adad |
| 17 | igi# puzur4-{d}da-mu dumu ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 | before Puzur-damu, son of Ur-Enlila |
| 18 | igi {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dumu u4-du10-mu | before Nanna-manšum, son of Udumu |
| 19 | igi i-din-{d}i-szum dumu ARAD2-{d}en-lil2#? | before Iddin-Išum, son of Warad-Enlil |
| 20 | igi# dingir#-da-nu-me-a dub-sar# | before Ili-danumea, the scribe |
| 21 | [iti x]-x mu# {d}en-lil2-ba#-[ni lugal {gesz}szu]-lu2# ku3-sig17 [(...)] {d}en-lil2-ra mu-na-an#-[dim2] | Month ..., year: “Enlil-bani, the king, made a gold šulu-vessel for Enlil. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | u2-s,i2#-pu-usz-qam2 | he made stand. |
| 2 | [dumu ka-ku]-um# | son of Kakum |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}en-lil2-sipa# | Enlil-sipa |
| 2 | dumu lu2-ur-sag-gal | son of Lu-ursaggal, |
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