BE 06/2, 025 (P453322)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BE 06/2, 025 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453322 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 01842 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
By Guidi, Carlo · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 1 kor (and) 1 pānū of grain |
| obverse 2 | bearing an interest |
| obverse 3 | from Nabi-šamaš, |
| obverse 4 | Ipqatum |
| obverse 5 | and Ribatum |
| obverse 6 | have received. |
| obverse 7 | At the time of the harvest, |
| reverse 1 | the grain and his interest |
| reverse 2 | his heart (they) will satisfy (= they will repay). |
| reverse 3 | Before Enlil-zamen, |
| reverse 4 | before Sîn-dam-garri, |
| reverse 5 | before Ninurta-gamil, |
| reverse 6 | before Nusku-nišu. |
| reverse 7 | The month of Addarum |
| reverse 8 | The year (in which Samsu-iluna the king) dug the canal “Samsu-iluna is abundance”. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur | |
| 2 | masz2 in-tuku | |
| 3 | ki na-bi-{d}utu-ta | |
| 4 | {disz}ip-qa2-tum | |
| 5 | u3 ri-ba-tum | |
| 6 | szu ba-an-ti-esz | |
| 7 | mu-kux(DU) u4 buru14-ka | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze u3 masz2-bi | |
| 2 | sza3-ga-na al-du10 | |
| 3 | igi {d}en-lil2-za-me-en | |
| 4 | igi {d}suen-dam!-gar3-ri | |
| 5 | igi {d}nin-urta-ga-mil | |
| 6 | igi {d}nusku-ni-szu | |
| 7 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | |
| 8 | mu i7 sa-am-su-i-lu-na he2-gal2-la2 mu-un-ba-al-la2 | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | dumu AN-[...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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