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LAOS 1, 39 (P481082)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | LAOS 1, 39 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481082 |
| Museum no. | SIL 083 |
| Collection | Leipziger Altorientalischen Institut, Leipzig, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 4 sila3 sesame oil |
| 2 | giri3 agrig | via Agrig |
| 3 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3-gesz-ta | 15 shekels of oil each, |
| 5 | {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 sza3 e2 2(disz)-a!-bi | Enlil and Ninlil in their two houses |
| 6 | u3 abul mah | and the great gate |
| 7 | esz3-esz3 u4-sakar-ra | Ešeš, the esakar priestess |
| 8 | nu-ub-tuku u4 7(disz)-kam# | he did not have, the 7th day |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3#-gesz#-ta | 15 shekels of oil each |
| 2 | {d}en-lil2 {d#*}[nin]-lil2# | Enlil, Ninlil |
| 3 | sza3 e2# 2(disz)#-a#!-bi# | in the 2nd house |
| 4 | esz3-esz3# u4# 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | Esh-esh, 15th day |
| 5 | 1/3(disz) sila3# i3-gesz#-ta# | 1/3 sila3 of oil each |
| 6 | er2 siskur2#? 6(disz)#?-a#-bi# | Its 6(?) lamentation songs |
| 7 | 1(u) 1(disz) gin2# igi-4(disz)#-gal2# i3-gesz#* | 11 1/4 shekels sesame oil |
| 8 | er2 lugal dah-hu 4(disz)-bi | The tears of the king are four. |
| 9 | 4(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 4 sila3 sesame oil |
| 10 | esz3-esz3 u3 er2# | Ešeš and tears |
| 11 | e2-ta e3-a ki agrig# | leaving the house, the place of the steward |
| left | ||
| 1 | e2 {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-la2 | the temple of Enlil and Ninlil |
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