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Belleten 26, 041-042 (P500488)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Belleten 26, 041-042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500488 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 13209 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 | 1/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a sza3 ki lukur-ra | A built-up house plot of 1/3 sar, in the place of the nadītu; |
| 2 | {gesz}kesz2-da ib2-si ba-la2-a-bi-sze3 | because of its bolts and bolts, |
| 3 | da e2 hu-na-ba-tum lukur {d}nin-urta | next to the house of Ḫunabatum, nadītu of Ninurta, |
| 4 | dumu-munus {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | daughter of Nanna-manšum, |
| 5 | e2 geme2-{d}nanna | the house of Geme-Nanna |
| 6 | ki geme2-{d}nanna lukur {d}nin-urta | from Geme-Nanna, nadītu of Ninurta |
| 7 | dumu-munus ur-{d}nin-mug-ta | daughter of Ur-Ninmugta |
| 8 | {disz}hu-na-ba-tum lukur {d}nin-urta | Hunabatum, nadītu of Ninurta |
| 9 | dumu-munus {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2-ke4 | daughter of Nanna-manšum |
| 10 | mu i7 lagasz{ki} mu-ba-al-la-a | year: “The canal of Lagaš was dug;’ |
| 11 | in-szi-in-sa10 | he bought. |
| 12 | sa10 til-la-bi-sze3 | as its full price |
| 13 | 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2 | 11 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 14 | egir-bi-ta mu 2(disz)-am3 du-u3-bi | After that, two years, its elapsed years |
| 15 | {disz}{d}nanna-a2-dah dumu ur-{d}nin-mug-ta | Nanna-adaḫ, son of Ur-Ninmug |
| 16 | mu iz-zi dal-ba-na {gesz}ur3 hi-a | year: “Izzi dalbana, burḫu-tree,’ |
| 17 | u3 gi hi-a-bi | and its reeds |
| 18 | inim in-da-an-gar-ma | he has made a claim, and |
| 19 | {disz}hu-na-ba-tum dumu-munus {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2-ke4 | Hunabatum, daughter of Nanna-manšum |
| 20 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 3 1/2 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}{d}nanna-a2-dah dumu ur-{d}nin-mug-ra | Nanna-adaḫ son of Ur-Ninmug |
| 2 | in-ne-en-dah | he has taken away. |
| 3 | u4-kur2-sze3 geme2-{d}nanna lukur {d}nin-urta | In the future Geme-Nanna, nadītu of Ninurta |
| 4 | {disz}{d}nanna-a2-dah szesz-a-ni | Nanna-adaḫ, his brother |
| 5 | u3 ibila-a-ni na-me | and no heirs |
| 6 | e2#-bi-sze3 hu-na-ba-tum lukur {d}nin-urta | Ḫunabatum, nadītu of Ninurta |
| 7 | dumu-munus {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2-ra | daughter of Nanna-manšum |
| 8 | inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a | shall not raise a claim |
| 9 | mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz | they have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 10 | igi dingir-mu-pa3-da nar-sze3 | before Ilī-mupada, the musician |
| 11 | igi a-gu-u2-a nar-sze3 | before Agu’a, to the singer |
| 12 | igi ha-la-{d}ama-a#-ra#-zu | before Hala-Amarazu |
| 13 | dumu-munus a-wa-[...]-an#-sze3 | daughter of Awa-an |
| 14 | igi isz-ta-a-a dumu#-[munus ...]-sze3 | before Ištaya, daughter of ... |
| 15 | igi da-mi-iq-[... dumu ...]-i3-li2-sze3 | before Amiq-..., son of ...-ili |
| 16 | igi lu2-e2-mah# [...] | before Lu-emaḫ |
| 17 | igi s,i-li2-esz18-dar [...] | before Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 18 | igi ur-{d}x-[...-ta]-sze3 | before Ur-... |
| 19 | igi {d}nanna-[... dumu ...]-sze3 | before Nanna-..., son of |
| 20 | igi ku3-{d}[...] | before Ku- |
| 21 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 22 | mu# [{d}da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu lugal]-e lu2-mah {d}nin#-[in-si-na] masz2-e in#-[pa3] | year: “Damiq-ilīšu, the king, chief limmaḫ of Nininsina, by goat, was chosen.’ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | geme2-{d}nanna | Geme-Nanna, |
| 2 | lukur {d}nin-[urta] | nadītu of Ninurta |
| 3 | dumu#-munus szi-x-x | daughter of ... |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna-a2-dah | Nanna-adaḫ |
| 2 | dumu ur-{d}nin-mug | son of Ur-Ninmug, |
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