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UET 5, 0196 (P415086)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | UET 5, 0196 |
|---|---|
| ID | P415086 |
| Museum no. | UM 52-30-107 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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 | 2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar | 2 minas of silver |
| 2 | sza3 sa10 zu2-lum | in exchange for dates |
| 3 | nig2-szu lu2-{d}ma-ma# | property of Lu-Mama |
| 4 | u3 tab-ba-ni-mesz | and tabānu-priests |
| 5 | esir2 sa10-sa10-de3 | to buy bricks |
| 6 | ku3 1(disz) gin2-e 1(barig) 2(ban2) esir2-ta | 1 shekel silver, 1 barig 2 ban2 bitumen each |
| 7 | esir2-bi 3(u) 2(asz) gur | its bitumen: 32 gur |
| 8 | esz3-gar {d}U-gi-na | the shrine of Ningina |
| 9 | kar-ra uri5{ki}-ma | at the quay of Ur |
| 10 | iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u)-kam | The month of Nisannu, the day 20 |
| 11 | e2 {d}nanna-sze3 | to the temple of Nanna |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}er3-ra-ur-sag | Erra-ursag |
| 2 | u3 za-ni-nu-um | and Zaninum |
| 3 | esir2 i3-ag2-e-ne | they will measure out the bitumen. |
| 4 | mu {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am in-pa3-de3-esz | they swore by the name of Sîn-iribam. |
| 5 | igi dingir-na-da dumu ar-wi-u2-um | before Dingir-nada, son of Arwīum |
| 6 | {disz}a-li2-garza dumu ib-ni-{d}suen | Ali-garza, son of Ibni-Sîn |
| 7 | {disz}pi-in-na-ru-um dumu i-din-{d}suen | Pinnum, son of Iddin-Sîn |
| 8 | {disz}szu-mi-a-hi-ia dumu t,a3-bi | Šumi-ahiya, son of Ṭābi |
| 9 | {disz}s,i-li2-{d}iszkur dumu {d}nanna-ma-a-tum2 | Ṣillī-Adad, son of Nanna-matum |
| 10 | {disz}la-qi3-ip dumu nu-ur2-esz18-dar | Laqip, son of Nur-Ištar |
| 11 | {disz}{d}suen-i-mi-el ma2-lah4-gal | Sîn-īmil, chief boatman; |
| 12 | kiszib3 lu2 inim-ma-bi-mesz | under seal of the witnesses; |
| 13 | iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam | The month of Nisannu, the day 14 |
| 14 | mu {uruda}alan gu-la e2 {d}nanna-ke4 | year: “The great ala-drum of the temple of Nanna. |
| obverse | ||
| 3 | (nig2-szu lu2-{d}ma)-ma | property of Lu-Mama |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | esir2# i3-ag2-e-ne# | they will give the bricks |
| 2 | mu {d}suen-i-ri#-ba-am lugal in-pa3-esz | year: “Sîn-irībam the king was chosen. |
| 3 | igi dingir-na-da dumu ar-wi-u2-um | before Dingir-nada, son of Arwīum |
| 4 | {disz}a-li2-garza dumu ib-ni-{d}suen | Ali-garza, son of Ibni-Sîn |
| 5 | {disz}pi-in-na-rum dumu i-din-{d}suen | Pinnarum, son of Iddin-Sîn |
| 6 | {disz}szu-mi-a-hi-ia dumu t,a3-bi | Šumi-ahiya, son of Ṭābi |
| 7 | {disz}s,i-li2-{d}iszkur dumu {d}nanna-ma-a-tum2 | Ṣillī-Adad, son of Nanna-matum |
| 8 | {disz}la-qi3-ip dumu nu-ur2-esz18-dar | Laqip, son of Nur-Ištar |
| 9 | {disz}{d}suen-i-mi-el ma2-lah4!-gal | Sîn-īmil, chief boatman |
| 10 | kiszib3 lu2 inim-ma-bi-mesz | under seal of the witnesses; |
| 11 | iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u)-kam | The month of Nisannu, the day 20 |
| 12 | mu {uruda}alan gu-la e2 {d}nanna-ke4 i-ni-in-ku4-re | year: “The great ala-drum was brought into the house of Nanna.’ |
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