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X.3.217 unpublished assigned (P433189)

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

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DesignationX.3.217 unpublished assigned
IDP433189
Museum no.X.3.217
CollectionMichael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
LanguageSumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreBusiness / Contracts
Find spotuncertain

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By Reid, J. Nicholas and Spada, Gabriella · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

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Column i [0:3] a i 1'a i 1'–[...] in the second month.
Column ii [0:2] a ii 1'a ii 1'–a ii 2'2'[...]-Iškur/Adad receiv[ed tot gur of barley from PN];
Column ii [2:4] a ii 3'3'–a ii 4'4'to be given back in the eighth [month].
Column ii [4:7] a ii 5'5'–a ii 7'7'If in the eighth [month he does not] give it back,
Column ii [7:9] a ii 8'8'–a ii 9'9'he will measure an interest of 100 sila per 1 gur (of barley).
Column iii [0:1] a iii 1'a iii 1'–a iii 1'a iii 1'11 [(+x) gur of barley]
Column iii [1:2] a iii 2'2'–a iii 2'2'as an ešd[ea loan]
Column iii [2:5] a iii 3'3'–a iii 5'5'A-[... re]ceived from P[N];
Column iii [5:7] a iii 6'6'–a iii 7'7'to be given back in the second month.
Column i [0:1] b i 1'b i 1'–b i 1'b i 1'(... If in the ... month) [he does not] give it back,
Column i [1:3] b i 2'2'–b i 3'3'he will measure [an interest rate of 100 sila per 1 gur of barley],
Column i [3:5] b i 4'4'–b i 5'5'he has sworn [by the royal name].
Column i [4:7] b i 5'5'–b i 7'7'[Tot] gur of barley, ...
Column i [7:10] b i 8'8'–b i 10'10'PN recei[ved from] Lu-Ninurta;
Column i [10:12] b i 11'11'–b i 12'12'to be [given back] in the seco[nd month].
Column i [12:14] b i 13'13'–b i 14'14'If in the se[cond month] ...
Column i [14:15] b i x+17'x+17'–b i x+17'x+17'[Tot] gur of barley,
Column i [15:18] b i x+18'x+18'–b i x+20'x+20'[barley that is not] an urra-loan (but) is pured (as) an ešdea-loan,
Column i [18:21] b i x+21'x+21'–b i x+23'x+23'Lu-Bau receiv[ed from] Abba-gukal;
Column i [21:23] b i x+24'x+24'–b i x+25'x+25'to be given back in the eighth [month].
Column i [23:24] b i x+26'x+26'–b i x+26'x+26'12 gur of barley,
Column i [24:25] b i x+27'x+27'–b i x+27'x+27'entrusted for trade,
Column i [25:28] b i x+28'x+28'–[PN received] from Ur-dukuga, the overseer of the merchants ...
Column ii [0:3] b ii 1'b ii 1'–b ii 3'3'... he has sworn by the royal name.
Column ii [3:4] b ii 4'4'–b ii 4'4'10 gur of barley
Column ii [4:7] b ii 5'5'–b ii 7'7'Lu-Ninurta has deposited (for storage) in the house of Ilī-amranni;
Column ii [7:10] b ii 8'8'–b ii 10'10'the monthly rent for his house is 1/6 of a shekel of silver.
Column ii [10:13] b ii 11'11'–b ii 13'13'Lu-Ninurta will pay (to Ilī-amranni) 2 shekels of silver per year.
Column ii [13:17] b ii 14'14'–b ii 17'17'If [that house] is burgled [or that (door) sealing] is broken, (Ilī-amranni, the house's owner, will replace) [the barley that has been lo]st.
Column ii [17:20] b ii x+22'x+22'–b ii x+24'x+24'[...] (the sealed tablet) [has been lo]st, (so that) he has drawn up for him a copy of that sealed tablet.
Column ii [20:23] b ii x+25'x+25'–b ii x+27'x+27'In the future, should the (lost) tablet be found, it is to be destroyed;
Column ii [23:25] b ii x+28'x+28'–b ii x+29'x+29'he has sworn by the royal name.
Column ii [24:25] b ii x+29'x+29'–b ii x+29'x+29'15 gur of barley,
Column ii [25:26] b ii x+30'x+30'–b ii x+30'x+30'from a sealed tablet of 30 gur of barley,
Column ii [26:29] b ii x+31'x+31'–b ii x+33'x+33'Iddin-Ilabrat has to return to Diŋir-inim-duga ...
Column iii [0:2] b iii 1'b iii 1'–b iii 2'2'PN₂ received (tot gur of barley from PN₁);
Column iii [2:4] b iii 3'3'–b iii 4'4'to be given back in the second month.
Column iii [4:7] b iii 5'5'–b iii 7'7'If in the second month he does not give it back,
Column iii [7:8] b iii 8'8'–b iii 8'8'the barley and (its) interest are to be paid.
Column iii [8:11] b iii 9'9'–b iii 11'11'Moreover he will give to him one sexually mature female lamb as its surplus.
Column iii [11:14] b iii 12'12'–b iii 14'14'He has promised (lit: he has given his words) he will give to him one gur of barley monthly.
Column iii [14:16] b iii 15'15'–b iii 16'16'He has drawn up for him a sealed tablet.
Column iii [16:18] b iii 17'17'–b iii 18'18'They have sworn by the royal name.
Column iii [17:18] b iii 18'18'–b iii 18'18'[Tot] shekels of silver,
Column iii [18:20] b iii 19'19'–b iii 20'20'[an interest ra]te of 36 grains of silver per shekel is to [be added],
Column iii [20:23] b iii 21'21'–b iii 29'29'(PN₂ received) from [PN₁] ...
Column iii [21:22] b iii 28'28'–b iii 28'28'[Tot shekel(s) of silver, an interest rate of ... is to be ad]ded,
Column iii [22:25] b iii 29'29'–b iii 31'31'Ur-Ašnan received from Šamaš-bā[ni];
Column iii [25:27] b iii 32'32'–b iii 33'33'to be given back in the second month.
Column iii [27:28] b iii 34'34'–b iii 34'34'3 shekels of silver,
Column iii [28:30] b iii 35'35'–b iii 36'36'an interest of 10 sila of barley per shekel is to be added;
Column i [0:1] c i 33–c i 33[PN₂ received from PN₁];
Column i [1:3] c i 44–c i 55to be given [back in the second month].
Column i [3:4] c i 66–c i 665 shekels of silver,
Column i [4:5] c i 77–c i 77with an interest rate of 1/5 per shekel,
Column i [5:8] c i 88–c i 1010Nanna-meša received from Warad-[...];
Column i [8:10] c i 1111–c i 1212to be given back [in the se]cond month.
Column i [10:11] c i 1313–c i 13136 shekels and half of silver,
Column i [11:12] c i 1414–c i 1414with an interest rate of 1/3 of silver per shekel,
Column i [12:15] c i 1515–c i 1717Nanna-meša received from Lugal-ibila;
Column i [15:17] c i 1818–c i 1919to be given back in the second month.
Column i [17:18] c i 2020–c i 20207 shekels of silver,
Column i [18:20] c i 2121–c i 2626without [interest],
Column i [19:21] c i 2626–c i 2727[PN₂ received from PN₁]; to be [given back in the ... month].
Column i [20:21] c i 2727–c i 27276 shekels of silver,
Column i [21:23] c i 2828–c i 2929an interest of half a shekel per shekel is to be added,
Column i [23:26] c i 3030–c i 3232Ahušunu received from Nabi-ilīšu;
Column i [26:28] c i 3333–c i 3434to be given back in the twelfth month.
Column i [28:29] c i 3535–c i 353530 mana of silver
Column i [29:32] c i 3636–for a partnership enterprise ...
Column ii [0:3] c ii 44–c ii 66[...] sil[ver], he will deduct its half fr[om the commercial jour]ney.
Column ii [3:6] c ii 77–c ii 99The t[wo of th]em will divide equally among themselves.
Column ii [6:8] c ii 1010–c ii 1111He has sworn by the royal name.
Column ii [7:8] c ii 1111–c ii 111110 minas of silver,
Column ii [8:9] c ii 1212–c ii 1212without interest,
Column ii [9:12] c ii 1313–c ii 1515Ur-Inana received from Lu-Šara;
Column ii [12:14] c ii 1616–c ii 1717to be given back at its due-time.
Column ii [14:17] c ii 1818–c ii 2020If at its [due-time he does] not give it back,
Column ii [17:18] c ii 2121–c ii 2121the silver [and (its) interest] are to [be paid];
Column ii [18:21] c ii 2222–c ii 2929[he has sworn by the royal name].
Column ii [19:21] c ii 2828–c ii 2929(PN₂) and [PN₃ rec]eived (from PN₁ tot silver ...);
Column ii [21:23] c ii 3030–c ii 3131to be given back in the [six]th month;
Column ii [23:26] c ii 3232–c ii 3434he (= the creditor) will take it from the financially sound and legally responsible one.
Column ii [26:27] c ii 3535–c ii 35357 1/2 shekels of silver
Column ii [27:30] c ii 3636–c ii 3838Nanna-meša received from Lu-Ninurta.
Column iii [1:7] c iii 77–c iii 1212Lu-[Ninurta] will measure to Nanna-meša, her (= of the female slave) master, 5 sila of barley [as her ration] in order to provide for her.
Column iii [7:11] c iii 1313–c iii 1616If she leaves (her temporary) master's field and she disappears,
Column iii [11:14] c iii 1717–c iii 1919Lu-Ninurta (will pay) to Nanna-meša 1/3 mina of silver.
Column iii [14:16] c iii 2020–c iii 2121When he (= Nanna-meša) brings the silver, he can take back his female slave.
Column iii [16:18] c iii 2222–c iii 2323Barley of the new year.
Column iii [17:19] c iii 2323–c iii 31315 minas [of silver]
Column iii [19:24] c iii 3232–c iii 3636Ahu[ni], his father, and Munus-kalla, his mother, received the silver from Šamaš-b[āni]; (for digging) the canal ...
Column i [0:5] d i 1'1'–d i 5'5'Ahuni, [his fa]ther, and Munus-kalla ... his son will serve (as a pledge).
Column i [5:8] d i 6'6'–d i 8'8'When he gives back his silver, he can take back his son.
Column i [8:9] d i 9'9'–d i 9'9'6 shekels and 135 grains of silver,
Column i [9:11] d i 10'10'–d i 11'11'[an interest ra]te of 2 shekels of silver per 10 shekels is to be added,
Column i [11:13] d i 12'12'–d i x+13'x+13'(PN received) from Nabi-i[līšu]...
Column i [12:15] d i x+13'x+13'–d i x+15'x+15'[... (if) ... he does not return it], he will add 10 sila of barley;
Column i [15:19] d i x+16'x+16'–he has prom[ised].
Column ii [0:6] d ii 1'd 1'–d ii 6'6'... [the sealed tabl]et has been lost from (the house of) Warad-ilīšu, (so that) he has drawn up for him a copy of his sealed tablet.
Column ii [6:10] d ii 7'7'–d ii 10'10'(In the future) should that tablet (lost) from (the house of) Warad-ilīšu be found, it is to be destroyed.
Column ii [10:11] d ii x+11'x+11'–d ii x+11'x+11'[...] he will measure it.
Column ii [11:13] d ii x+12'x+12'–d ii x+13'x+13'If (the slave leaves) the master's field ...
Column iii [0:2] d iii 1'1'–d iii 2'2'... from Ahu[...] ...
Column iii [2:3] d iii x+3'x+3'–d iii x+3'x+3'(Its witnesses), its month, [its] year.

Transliteration (ATF)

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a i
1'{iti}gud-si-su-še₃
a ii
1'{[m}x-x-{d]}IM
2'[šu] ⸢ba⸣-an-ti
3'{[iti]}{ŋeš}apin-du₈-a
4'šum₂-mu-dam
5'⸢tukum⸣-bi
6'{[iti}{ŋeš]}apin-du₈-a-ka
7'[la-ba]-⸢an⸣-šum₂
8'⸢maš₂⸣ 1(aš) gur 1 (bariga) 4 (ban₂)-ta
9'i₃-aŋ₂-e
a iii
1'1(u) 1(aš)+n [še gur]
2'eš-⸢de₂⸣-[a-še₃]
3'ki (AN.[...-)ta]
4'{m}a-⸢x⸣-[...]
5'šu ba-[an-ti]
6'{iti}gud-si-su-še₃
7'šum₂-mu-dam
b i
1'[la-ba-an]-⸢šum₂⸣
2'[maš₂ 1(aš) gur 1 (bariga)] 4 (ban₂)-ta
3'[i₃]-⸢aŋ₂-e⸣
4'[mu lugal]-⸢bi in-pad₃⸣
5'[n] ⸢še gur⸣
6'[x] ⸢x x x⸣
7'[x] ⸢x x x⸣
8'[ki] ⸢lu₂⸣-{d}⸢nin-urta⸣
9'[x]-⸢x-x-x-x⸣
10'[šu] ⸢ba-an-ti⸣
11'{[iti]}⸢gud-si-su-še₃⸣
12'[šum₂]-⸢mu-dam⸣
13'⸢tukum-bi⸣
14'{[iti}gud]-⸢si-su-še₃⸣
x+17'[n] ⸢še gur⸣
x+18'[še] ⸢ur₅-ra⸣
x+19'[nu-me]-⸢a eš-de₂-a⸣
x+20'[ib₂]-⸢ta⸣-de₂
x+21'[ki] ab-ba-gu-kal
x+22'{[m]}⸢lu₂⸣-{d}ba-u₂
x+23'[šu] ba-an-ti
x+24'{[iti]}{ŋeš}apin-du₈-a
x+25'šum₂-mu-dam
x+26'1(u) 2(aš) še gur
x+27'ŋiškim-ti-še₃
x+28'ki ur-du₆-ku₃-ga ugula dam-gar₃-ta
b ii
1'⸢x x x x⸣ [x]
2'⸢x x IN x x⸣
3'mu lugal-bi ⸢in-pad₃⸣
4'1(u) še gur
5'e₂ i₃-li₂-am-ra-an-ni
6'⸢lu₂⸣-{d}⸢nin⸣-urta-ke₄
7'⸢in⸣-sig₉
8'⸢zu₂-kešda⸣ e₂-a-ni
9'⸢a₂⸣-bi itud-da
10'⸢igi 6-ŋal₂⸣-ta kug-babbar
11'⸢mu-a 2 giŋ₄ kug-babbar⸣
12'⸢lu₂⸣-{d}⸢nin-urta⸣
13'⸢in-na-la₂-e⸣
14'⸢tukum-bi⸣
15'[e₂-bi] ⸢al⸣-burudₓ(U)
16'[u₃ kišib-bi al]-⸢zi⸣-re
17'[še niŋ₂ u₂-gu ba-an]-⸢de₂⸣
x+22'⸢u₂⸣-[gu ba-an-de₂]
x+23'kišib gaba-⸢ri⸣-[bi]
x+24'in-na-⸢an⸣-[tak₄]
x+25'ud kur₂-še₃
x+26'kišib ul-pad₃
x+27'zi-re-⸢dam⸣
x+28'mu lugal-bi in-pad₃
x+29'1(u) 5(aš) še gur
x+30'šag₄ kišib 3(u) še gur
x+31'i-din-{d}nin-šubur
x+32'diŋir-inim-dug₃-ga-ra
x+33'in-na-ra-su-su
b iii
1'[x]-⸢x-x⸣-[x-x-x]
2'šu ⸢ba-an-ti⸣
3'{iti}⸢gud-si-su⸣-[še₃]
4'šum₂-mu-dam
5'tukum-bi
6'{iti}gud-si-su-a
7'la-ba-an-šum₂
8'še maš₂ ⸢ŋa₂-ŋa₂-de₃⸣
9'u₃ 1 kir₁₁ gub
10'dirig-ga-a-ta
11'in-na-an-šum₂
12'1(aš) še gur-ta ⸢itud-ta⸣
13'⸢in-na-an-šum₂⸣
14'⸢inim-inim-ni ba⸣-an-šum₂
15'⸢kišib⸣-ba-a-ni
16'[in]-na-an-tak₄
17'⸢mu lugal-la⸣-bi ⸢in-pad₃-de₃⸣-eš
18'[n] ⸢giŋ₄ kug⸣-babbar
19'⸢maš₂⸣ 1 giŋ₄ igi 6-⸢ŋal₂ 6 še kug-babbar⸣
20'[tah]-⸢he⸣-dam
21'[ki ...]-⸢x⸣-ta
28'⸢tah⸣-[he-dam]
29'ki {d}⸢UTU-ba⸣-[ni-ta]
30'{m}ur-{d}ašnan
31'šu ba-an-ti
32'{iti}gud-si-su-še₃
33'šum₂-mu-dam
34'3 giŋ₄ kug-babbar
35'maš₂ 1 giŋ₄ 1(ban₂) še-ta
36'tah-he-dam
c i
3[šu ba]-⸢an-ti⸣
4{[iti}gud]-⸢si-su⸣-[še₃]
5⸢šum₂⸣-mu-[dam]
65 giŋ₄ ⸢kug-babbar⸣
7maš₂ 1 giŋ₄ igi 5-⸢ŋal₂⸣
8ki arad-{⸢d⸣}[x-ta]
9{m}{d}⸢nanna-me-ša₄⸣
10šu ba-⸢an-ti⸣
11{iti}gud-si-[su-še₃]
12šum₂-⸢mu⸣-dam
136 1/2 giŋ₄ kug-babbar
14maš₂ 1 giŋ₄ 1/3 giŋ₄ kug-babbar
15ki lugal-ibila-ta
16{m}{d}nanna-me-ša₄
17šu ba-an-ti
18{iti}gud-si-su-še₃
19šum₂-mu-dam
207 giŋ₄ kug-babbar
21[maš₂] ⸢nu-ub-tuku⸣
26[šum₂-mu]-⸢dam⸣
276 giŋ₄ kug-babbar
28maš₂ 1 giŋ₄ 1/2 giŋ₄-ta
29tah-he-dam
30ki na-bi-i₃-li₂-šu-ta
31{m}a-hu-šu-nu
32šu ba-an-ti
33{iti}še-gur₁₀-kud
34šum₂-mu-dam
3530 ma-na kug-babbar
36nam-tab-ba-še₃
c ii
4[...] kug-[babbar]
5⸢šu-ri⸣-a-bi
6⸢kaskal-ta⸣ an-zig₃
7min₃-⸢na⸣-ne-ne
8⸢teš₂-a sig₁₀⸣-ga-bi
9i₃-⸢ba-e⸣-ne
10mu ⸢lugal⸣-bi ⸢in⸣-pad₃
1110 ⸢ma⸣-na kug-babbar
12maš₂ nu-ub-tuku
13ki lu₂-{d}šara₂-ta
14{m}ur-{d}inana
15šu ba-an-ti
16ki uludin-bi-še₃
17šum₂-mu-dam
18tukum-bi
19ki [uludin]-bi-še₃
20la-⸢ba⸣-[an]-šum₂
21⸢kug⸣ [maš₂ ŋa₂-ŋa₂]-de₃
22[mu lugal-bi in-pad₃]
28⸢u₃⸣ [...]
29šu ⸢ba⸣-[an-ti-eš]
30{iti}kiŋ₂-{[d}inana]
31šum₂-mu-dam
32ki lu₂ al-silim-ma-ta
33u₃ lu₂ gin₆-na-ta
34šu ba-te-ŋa₂
35(7.1/2) giŋ₄ kug-babbar
36ki lu₂-{d}nin-urta-ta
37{d}nanna-me-ša₄
38šu ba-an-ti
c iii
6⸢x⸣ [...]
7lu₂-{d}[nin-urta]
85 sila₃ še [še-ba]
9i₃-na-kalag-ga
10{d}nanna-me-ša₄
11lugal-a-ni-ir
12al-aŋ₂-e
13⸢tukum⸣-[bi]
14a-šag₄ lugal-ta
15an-e₃-a-ma
16u₂-gu ba-an-de₂
171/3 ma-na kug-babbar
18lu₂-{d}nin-urta
19{d}nanna-me-ša₄-ra
20ud kug mu-un-tum₃
21geme₂-ni ba-an-tum₃
22zag-mu ⸢še⸣-bi
235 ma-na kug-babbar
31⸢x⸣ [...]
32ki {d}UTU-⸢ba⸣-[ni-ta]
33{m}a-hu-[ni]
34ad-da-ni
35u₃ munus-kal-la ama-a-ni
36kug šu ba-an-ti-eš
37id₂-da
d i
1'⸢a-hu-ni ad⸣-[da-ni]
2'⸢u₃ munus-kal-la⸣
3'⸢x x x x⸣
4'⸢x x x x⸣ ⸢x x⸣
5'dumu-⸢ni⸣ i₃-gub-⸢bu⸣
6'ud kug-ga-ni
7'in-na-ab-šum₂-mu-u₂-a
8'dumu-ni ba-an-tum₃
9'6 2/3 giŋ₄ 15 še kug-babbar
10'⸢maš₂⸣ 10 giŋ₄ 2 giŋ₄ kug-babbar
11'tah-he-dam
12'ki ⸢na-bi-i₃⸣-[li₂-šu-ta]
x+13'⸢la⸣-[ba-an-gur]
x+14'1 (ban₂) še-am₃
x+15'⸢bi₂⸣-ib-tah-e
x+16'⸢inim⸣-inim-ni
d ii
1'⸢x x x⸣
2'⸢ki ARAD-i₃-li₂-šu⸣
3'⸢kišib⸣ u₂-gu ba-an-de₂
4'⸢gaba-ri⸣
5'kišib-ba-⸢a-ni⸣
6'in-⸢na-an-tak₄⸣
7'⸢kišib-bi⸣
8'ki ARAD-i₃-li₂-šu
9'ul-⸢pad₃⸣
10'zi-⸢re⸣-[dam]
x+11'al-⸢aŋ₂-e⸣
x+12'tukum-bi
x+13'a-šag₄ ⸢lugal-ta⸣
d iii
1'⸢in-na⸣-[x-x]
2'ki a-⸢hu⸣-[...]
x+3'itud-bi mu-[bi]

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