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RA 073, 077 AO 11139 (P479263)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Isin · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RA 073, 077 AO 11139 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479263 |
| Museum no. | AO 11139 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Isin (mod. Bahriyat) |
| Coordinates | 31.8852, 45.2688 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | bala nam-lu2-lunga e2 {d}nin-in-si-na | bala of the brewer’s trade in the temple of Nininsina |
| 2 | mu-a u4 5(disz)-am3 | for 5 days a year |
| 3 | bala-gub-ba szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi | balagub priestess Šumum-libši |
| 4 | dumu ne-me-lum | son of Nēmum, |
| 5 | ki szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi-ta | from Šumum-libši |
| 6 | {disz}giri3-ni-i3-sa6 dumu szu-{d}nisaba-ke4 | Girini-isa, son of Šu-Nisaba |
| 7 | in-szi-in-sa10 | he bought. |
| 8 | sa10-til-la-bi-sze3 | for its full price |
| 9 | 3(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar | 3 1/6 shekels silver, |
| 10 | in-na-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| 11 | tukum-bi | If |
| 12 | bala-gub-ba inim-gal2-la ba-an-tuku | he had a balaŋ-offering of words. |
| 13 | inim-gal2-la-bi | Its words |
| 14 | {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi | Shumum-libši, |
| 15 | ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | he shall return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4-kur2-sze3 {disz}szu-mu-um-li-[ib-szi] | In the future Šumum-libši |
| 2 | u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me#-[a-bi] | and all his heirs |
| 3 | bala-gub-ba-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2#-[ga2-a] | to the balagub functionary there will not be a claim |
| 4 | mu lugal-bi in-[pa3] | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 5 | igi a-ab-ba sza3-tam dumu i-ku-un-[pi4-{d}da]-mu-sze3 | before Abba, šatam, son of Ikūn-pî-Damu |
| 6 | igi s,i-nu-szu lu2-lunga dumu {d}suen-uru4-sze3 | before Ṣinušu, brewer, son of Sîn-uru |
| 7 | igi ka3-ka3-illat-su2 gudu4 dumu szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi-sze3 | before Kaka-tillassu, gudu priest, son of Šumum-libši |
| 8 | igi a-hu-la-a lu2-lunga dumu lu2#-{d}suen#-sze3 | before Ahula, brewer, son of Lu-Suen |
| 9 | igi bi-tu-u2-a lu2-lunga dumu ki-tum-li-iz-zi-iz-sze3 | before Bitua, the brewer, son of Kitum-lizziz, |
| 10 | iti udru{duru5} | month “Udru |
| 11 | mu us2 mu us2-sa mu us2-sa-a-bi {d}da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu lugal-e bad3 gal i3-si-in{ki}-na mi-gir-{d}nin-urta mu-du3-a | year following, year following: “Damiq-ilišu the king the great wall of Isin Igir-Ninurta erected.’ |
| envelope | ||
| 1 | bala# nam-lu2-[lunga e2 {d}nin-in-si-na] | bala of the brewer’s trade in the temple of Nininsina |
| 2 | mu-a u4 5(disz)-am3 | for 5 days a year |
| 3 | bala-gub-ba szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi | balagub priestess Šumum-libši |
| 4 | dumu ne-me-lum | son of Nēmum, |
| 5 | ki szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi-ta | from Šumum-libši |
| 6 | {disz}giri3-ni-i3-sa6 | Girini-isa, |
| 7 | dumu szu-{d}nisaba-ke4 | son of Šu-Nisaba, |
| 8 | in-szi-in-sa10 | he bought. |
| 9 | sa10-til-la-bi-sze3 | for its full price |
| 10 | 3(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar | 3 1/6 shekels silver, |
| 11 | in-na-an-la2 | he has paid. |
| 12 | tukum-bi | If |
| 13 | bala-gub-ba inim-gal2-la ba-[an-tuku] | he had a bala-gubba-offering, a claim |
| 14 | inim-gal2-la-bi | Its words |
| 15 | {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi | Shumum-libši, |
| 16 | [ba]-ni-ib-gi4-[gi4] | he shall return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4-kur2-sze3 {disz}szu-mu-um-li-[ib-szi] | In the future Šumum-libši |
| 2 | u3 ibila-a-ni [a-na-me-a-bi] | and all his heirs |
| 3 | bala-gub-ba-[sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a] | will not raise a claim concerning the term of office |
| 4 | mu lugal-[bi in-pa3] | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 5 | igi a-ab-[ba sza3-tam] | before the Sea of the Heart |
| 6 | dumu i-ku-un-[pi4-{d}da]-mu-sze3 | son of Ikun-pî-Damu |
| 7 | igi s,i-nu-szu lu2-lunga dumu {d}suen-uru4-sze3 | before Ṣinušu, brewer, son of Sîn-uru |
| 8 | igi ka3-ka3-illat-su2 gudu4 dumu szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi-sze3 | before Kaka-tillassu, gudu priest, son of Šumum-libši |
| 9 | igi a-hu-la-a lu2-lunga dumu lu2-{d}suen-sze3 | before Ahula, brewer, son of Lu-Suen |
| 10 | igi bi-tu-u2-a lu2-lunga dumu ki-tum-li-iz-zi-iz-sze3 | before Bitua, the brewer, son of Kitum-lizziz, |
| 11 | iti udru{duru5} | month “Udru |
| 12 | mu us2 mu us2-sa mu us2-sa-a-bi {d}da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu lugal-e [bad3 gal i3]-si-in{ki} mi-gir-{d}nin-urta mu-du3#-[a] | year following, year following: “Damiq-ilišu the king the great wall of Isin Migir-Ninurta erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi | Šumum-libši |
| 2 | dumu ne-me-lum | son of Nēmum, |
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