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TJDB pl. 22, MAH 16163 (P424072)
Business / Contracts, Early Old Babylonian, Nerebtum · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | TJDB pl. 22, MAH 16163 |
|---|---|
| ID | P424072 |
| Museum no. | MAH 16163A & MAH 16163B |
| Collection | Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Nerebtum (mod. Iščali) |
| Coordinates | 33.3029, 44.5828 |
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 | _1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur sze_ {d}suen-ra-bi _lu2-dam-qar_ | 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 barley for Sîn-rabi, the merchant |
| 2 | _1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur_ hu-uz-zu-um _dumu_ e!-ri-ba-am | 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 Ḫuzum son of Erībam |
| 3 | 3(barig) 2(ban2) {d}suen-a-bu-um x | 3 barig 2 ban2 (for) Sîn-abum |
| 4 | 3(barig) 2(ban2) bu-ri-ia _dumu_ ra-ab-u2-ma | 3 barig 2 ban2 Biriya son of Rabuma |
| 5 | 3(barig) 2(ban2) be-el-ta-ni _dam-ni_ | 3 barig 2 ban2: Bēltani, his wife |
| 6 | _szunigin 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze_ hu-bu-ut-ta-tum | total: 4 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 barley of Ḫubuttatum |
| 7 | _ki_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir _dumu_ bur-sin | from Ilu-šunashir, son of Bursin |
| 8 | _egir_ mi-szar bad3-ri-musz | after Išar of Dur-imuš |
| 9 | _szu ba-an-ti_ | received. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na masz-kan2-nim | for the maškannu-tax |
| 2 | _ki lu2-sil-ma-dam u3 lu2-gi-na-dam_ | with the šilmādam and the gindam |
| 3 | sze-a-am _i3-ag2-e_ u2-sze-te-eq-ma _masz2_ u2-s,a-ab | the barley he shall measure out, and the interest shall be paid. |
| 4 | _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _lu2-<x>_ | before Šumum-libši, |
| 5 | {disz}la-lu-um _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur | Lalum, son of Ibni-Adad |
| 6 | {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_ sin-ba-a | Sîn-muballiṭ, son of Sin-baya |
| 7 | ri-isz-er3-ra# | Riš-Erra |
| 8 | u3 mu-na-wi-um _dub-sar_ | and Munawum, the scribe |
| 9 | _mu gu4-{gesz}apin ku3-sig17_ | the year: “Plow-oxen,’ gold |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [3(barig) 2(ban2) be-el-ta-ni] _dam#-ni#_ | 3 barig 2 ban2: Beletani, his wife |
| 2' | _szunigin 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze_ hu-bu-ut-ta-tum | total: 4 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 barley of Ḫubuttatum |
| 3' | _ki_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir _dumu_ bur-sin | from Ilu-šunashir, son of Bursin |
| 4' | _egir_ mi-szar bad3-ri-musz{ki} isz-sza-ak-nu | after Išar-Durmuš had been installed |
| 5' | _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_ | they received. |
| 6' | a-na masz-kan2-nim | for the maškannu-tax |
| 7' | _ki lu2-sil-ma-dam u3 lu2-gi-na-dam_ | with the šilmādam and the gindam |
| 8' | sze-a-am _i3-ag2-e_ | the barley he shall measure out. |
| 9' | u2-sze-te-eq-ma | he made pass by, and |
| 10' | _masz2_ u2-s,a-ab | an interest rate shall be charged. |
| 11' | _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi | before Sumum-libši |
| 12' | {disz}la-lu-um _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur | Lalum, son of Ibni-Adad |
| 13' | {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | Sîn-muballiṭ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen#-[mu]-ba#-li2-it, | Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen#-[ba] | son of Sîn-ba |
| 3 | _ARAD2_ sza {d}[...] | servant of . |
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