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RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 12 (P467648)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P467648 |
| Museum no. | CBS 08284 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | tukum-bi | If |
| 2 | lu2 lu2-u3 | a man to another man |
| 3 | {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-bu-de3 | to plant trees in the orchards |
| 4 | kislah in-na-an-szum2 | he gave as a pledge. |
| 5 | kislah-be2 | and its outer wall |
| 6 | {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub-bu-de3 | to plant trees in the orchards |
| 7 | nu-ni-in-til | he did not finish. |
| 8 | lu2 {gesz}kiri6 in-gub-ba | the man who planted the orchard, |
| 9 | sza3 ha-la ba-na-ka | in the share of her inheritance |
| 10 | kislah ba-ra-ab-tak4-a | he did not leave the storage room. |
| 11 | in-na-ab-szum2#-mu | shall give to him. |
| 12 | tukum#-bi | If |
| 13 | {gesz}kiri6 [lu2]-ka in-[...]-e11 | The orchard of the man went out |
| 14 | nam-[ni2-zuh-sze3] ba-dab5 | he seized as a gift |
| 15 | 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar# i3-la2-e | 10 shekels of silver he shall weigh out |
| 16 | tukum-bi lu2 | If a man |
| 17 | {gesz}kiri6 lu2-ka | in the man’s garden |
| 18 | gesz in-sag3 | he smote. |
| 19 | 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar | 1/2 mina of silver |
| 20 | i3-la2-e | he shall pay. |
| 21 | tukum#-bi# lu2 | If a man |
| 22 | e2-e us2-sa-ne2 | in the house where he resides |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | kislah lu2 al-tak4 | a man’s ditch he left. |
| 2 | lugal e2-a-ke4 | the owner of the house |
| 3 | lugal kislah-ra | king of the underworld, |
| 4 | kislah-zu al-tak4 | your storage room is empty. |
| 5 | e2-mu lu2 i3-bur3-de3 | My house, the man who was torn out |
| 6 | e2-zu kal-ga-ab | Your house, strong one |
| 7 | in-na-an-du11 | he spoke to him. |
| 8 | inim zu2-kesz2-ra2-bi | its binding word |
| 9 | un-da-an-ge-en | he will prove against him. |
| 10 | lugal kislah-a-ke4 | the king of the courtyard |
| 11 | lugal e2-a-ra | for the king of the Ea, |
| 12 | nig2 u2-gu-de2-a-ni | that which he had brought to him |
| 13 | in-na-ab-su-su | he shall replace. |
| 14 | tukum-bi | If |
| 15 | geme2 ARAD2 lu2-u3 | female slave, servant of a man |
| 16 | sza3 iri-ka ba-zah2 | in the middle of the city he fled. |
| 17 | e2 lu2-ka | in the house of a man |
| 18 | 1(asz) iti-am3 | 1 month, |
| 19 | i3-tusz-a | he sat |
| 20 | ba-an-ge-en | he established. |
| 21 | sag sag-gin7 | like a head |
| 22 | ba-ab-szum2-mu | he gave. |
| 23 | tukum-bi | If |
| 24 | sag nu-tuku | without a head |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(u)! 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 15 shekels of silver |
| 2 | i3-la2-e | he shall pay. |
| 3 | tukum-bi | If |
| 4 | ARAD2 lu2-ke4 | the servant of a man |
| 5 | lugal-a-ni-ir | his master |
| 6 | nam-ARAD2!-da-ni | his servantship |
| 7 | ba-an-da-gur | he returned. |
| 8 | lugal-a-ni-ir | his master |
| 9 | nam-ARAD2-da-ni# | his servantship |
| 10 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam# | 2nd time |
| 11 | un-ge-en | |
| 12 | ARAD2-bi | its servant |
| 13 | al-bur2-e | will be released. |
| 14 | tukum-bi | If |
| 15 | mi-iq#-tum | miqtu-disease |
| 16 | nig2-ba lugal-kam | it is a royal gift. |
| 17 | nu-ub-da-an-kar-re | will not take away. |
| 18 | tukum-bi | If |
| 19 | mi-iq-tum | miqtu-disease |
| 20 | ni2-te-a-ni-ta | by himself |
| 21 | lu2-u3 un-szi-gen | a man went, |
| 22 | lu2-bi | that man |
| 23 | nu-un-tag-tag | did not touch. |
| 24 | ki! sza3-ga-na-sze3 | to the place of his heart |
| 25 | ha-ba-du | may he conquer. |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | tukum-bi | If |
| 2 | lu2 lu2-u3 | a man to another man |
| 3 | a2 nu-gar-ra-ta# | by means of the unfastened arm |
| 4 | inim nu-zu-[ni] | who does not know words |
| 5 | in-da#-la2 | he weighed out. |
| 6 | lu2-bi | that man |
| 7 | nu-un-ge-en | did not establish, |
| 8 | inim in-da-la2-a | has spoken, |
| 9 | nam i-ni-tag-ba ib2-il2-e | he shall levy a penalty for it. |
| 10 | tukum-bi | If |
| 11 | lugal e2-a | the owner of the house |
| 12 | u3 nin e2-a-ke4 | and the lady of the temple |
| 13 | gu2-un e2-a | the rent of the house |
| 14 | in-szub-bu-usz! | he fell. |
| 15 | lu2-kur2-e in-il2 | the enemy raised |
| 16 | mu 3(disz)-kam-ma-ka | of the 3rd year |
| 17 | nu-ub-ta-e3-e | did not bring out, |
| 18 | lu2 gu2-un e2-a | the builder of the house, |
| 19 | in-il2-la | he carried. |
| 20 | e2-bi ba-an-tum3 | that house he took away. |
| 21 | lugal e2-a-ke4 | the owner of the house |
| 22 | inim nu-ga2-ga2-a | shall not raise a claim |
| 23 | tukum#-bi | If |
| 24 | lu2 e2-a-ke4 | the man of the temple |
Sources & licences
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