IM 058436 (P459215)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | IM 058436 |
|---|---|
| ID | P459215 |
| Museum no. | IM 058436 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 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 ORACC project obmc · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1'o 1'–o 2'2' | The office of gudug-priest, [the office of estate-overseer, the office of buršuma-official and the custodianship of the temple of] Luhursaŋ [for 7 days annually]; |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | 1/3 sar (= 12m²) built-up house, [next to the house of PN], |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | 25 sar (= 900 m²) field, the ruin mound of [Ahūni] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [12].1/2 sar (= 450 m²) date orchard of the royal waterway field |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | one millstone for zidgu-flour, one potter's wheel (?), one wooden bucket, |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | one wooden pot-stand for beer, three wooden spoons and 1/4 of the estate's equipment: |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | (this is) the share of Ilum-gamil. |
| Obverse [8:10] o 9'9'–o 10'10' | The office of gudug-priest, the office of estate-overseer, the office of buršuma-official and the custodianship of the temple of Luhursaŋ for 7 days annually; |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | 1/3 sar (= 12m²) built-up house, next to the house of Ilum-gamil, |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | 25 sar (= 900 m²) field, the ruin mound of Ahūni, bordering the house of Ilum-gamil |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | 12.1/2 sar (= 450 m²) date orchard of the royal waterway field next to the date orchard of Ilum-gamil |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | one large [offering table], one wooden pot-stand for beer, |
| Obverse [14:16] o 15'15'– | three wooden spoons and 1/4 of the estate's equipment: |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | (this is) the share of Apil-ilišu. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | The office of gudug-priest, the office of estate-overseer, the office of buršuma-official and the custodianship of the temple of Luhursaŋ for 7 days annually; |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | 1/3 sar (= 12m²) built-up house, next to the house of Apil-ilišu, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | 25 sar (= 900 m²) field, the ruin mound of Ahūni, bordering (the house of) Apil-ilišu |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | 12.1/2 sar (= 450 m²) date orchard of the royal waterway field next to the date orchard of Apil-ilišu |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...], one wooden bucket, one ladder |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [and 1/4] of the estate's [equipment]... |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ⸢nam-gudug nam⸣-[ugula-e₂-a nam-bur-šu-ma u₃ i₃-du₈ e₂] | |
| 2' | {[d]}lu₂-hur-⸢saŋ⸣-[ŋa₂ mu-a ud 7-kam] | |
| 3' | 1/3 sar e₂ du₃-[a da e₂ PN] | |
| 4' | 25 sar a-šag₄ ⸢du₆⸣ [a-hu-ni] | |
| 5' | (12.1/2) sar {ŋeš}kiri₆ šag₄ id₂ lugal | |
| 6' | 1 {na₄}kinkin zid₂-gu 1 {na₄}<kinkin> bahar₂ 1 {ŋeš}buniŋ | |
| 7' | 1 {ŋeš}ga-nu-um kaš 3 {ŋeš}dilim₂ u₃ niŋ₂-gu₂-un-a igi 4-ŋal₂-bi | |
| 8' | ha-la-ba AN-ga-mi-il | |
| 9' | nam-gudug nam-ugula-e₂-a nam-bur-šu-ma u₃ i₃-du₈ e₂ | |
| 10' | {d}lu₂-hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ mu-a ud 7-kam | |
| 11' | 1/3 sar e₂ du₃-a da e₂ AN-ga-mi-il | |
| 12' | 25 sar a-šag₄ du₆ a-hu-ni us₂-a-DU AN-ga-mil | |
| 13' | (12.1/2) sar {ŋeš}kiri₆ šag₄ id₂ lugal zag {ŋeš}kiri₆ AN-ga-mil | |
| 14' | 1 {ŋeš]}⸢banšur⸣-zag-gu-la 1 {ŋeš}ga-nu-um kaš | |
| 15' | 3 {ŋeš}dilim₂] u₃ niŋ₂-gu₂-[un]-a igi 4-ŋal₂-bi | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ha-la-ba a-pil₂-i₃-li₂-šu | |
| 2 | nam-gudug nam-ugula-e₂-a nam-bur-šu-ma u₃ i₃-du₈ e₂ | |
| 3 | {d}lu₂-hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ mu-a ud 7-kam | |
| 4 | 1/3 sar e₂ du₃-a da e₂ a-pil₂-i₃-li₂-šu | |
| 5 | 25 sar a-šag₄ du₆ a-hu-ni us₂-a-DU a-pil₂-i₃-li₂-šu | |
| 6 | (12.1/2) sar {ŋeš}kiri₆ a-šag₄ id₂ lugal zag {ŋeš}kiri₆ a-pil₂-i₃-li₂-šu | |
| 7 | [...]-x 1 {ŋeš}buniŋ 1 {ŋeš}kuŋ₅ | |
| 8 | [u₃ niŋ₂-gu₂-un]-⸢a⸣ igi 4-[ŋal₂]-bi | |
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