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JCS 20, 045 7 (P500501)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 20, 045 7 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500501 |
| Museum no. | Sissa 07 |
| Collection | Sissa, Mantua, Italy |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | 1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a sza3 ki lukur-ra | a built-up house plot of 1/2 sar in the place of the nadītu, |
| 2 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig mi-ri2-za 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2-na | 1 door of mīriza, 1 door (of) zēna, |
| 3 | da e2 be-ia-tum dumu-munus szu-BU-u2-a | next to the house of Bēyatum, daughter of Šubuʾa, |
| 4 | e2 li-iq-tum lukur {d}nin-urta | the temple of Liqtum, nadītu of Ninurta |
| 5 | dumu-munus ha-gi4-ru-um | daughter of Ḫagirum |
| 6 | ki-ba gar-ra-ni | his establishment in that place |
| 7 | 1/2(disz)#? sar e2# du3#-a sza3# ki# lukur-ra | A built-up house plot of 1/2 sar in the place of the nadītu |
| 8 | 1(disz) {gesz}ig mi-ri2-za 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2#-na | 1 door of mīriza, 1 door zēna |
| 9 | 3(disz) kun5 | 3 tails, |
| 10 | da e2 e-ri-isz-tum dumu-munus gub-ba-ni-du10 | next to the house of Erištum, daughter of Gubbanidu, |
| 11 | e2 hu-un-du-ul-tum lukur {d}nin-urta# | house of Ḫundultum, nadītu of Ninurta |
| 12 | dumu-munus im-gur-{d}en-lil2 | daughter of Imgur-Enlil, |
| 13 | e2 e2-gin7 lu2 lu2-u3 | Like a house, a man ... |
| 14 | in-szi-i3-gar | he established. |
| 15 | mu e2 e2-e sa2 nu-ub-du11-ga-asz | because the house of the house was not surveyed, |
| 16 | 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 2 shekels of silver |
| 17 | {disz}hu-un-du-ul-tum-e | Hundultum |
| 18 | {disz}li-iq-tum-a | Liqtuma |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | in-na-an-bur2 | he smote. |
| 2 | u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3 | In the future, neither man nor man |
| 3 | nu-un-gi4-gi4-de3 | will not return. |
| 4 | mu lugal-bi [in]-pa3-de3-esz | have sworn by the name of the king. |
| 5 | igi lu2-[...]-x ugula-e2 | before Lu-..., foreman of the house |
| 6 | igi x-[...] nar-gal | before ..., chief musician |
| 7 | igi {d}EN#-[...] x i3-du8 | before Bel-..., doorkeeper |
| 8 | igi {d}suen?-[... dumu] i!-din!-{d}inanna | before Sîn-, son of Iddin-Inanna |
| 9 | igi {d}[...] dumu# ur-du6-ku3-ga | before ..., son of Ur-dukuga |
| 10 | igi im-[...] dumu# dingir#-pi4-{d}nin-urta | Before Im-..., son of Dingir-pî-Ninurta |
| 11 | igi [...] {d}nin?-urta? | before Ninurta(?) |
| 12 | igi# [...] x x | before ... ... |
| 13 | igi du-szu-[up-tum dumu-munus] ur-du6-ku3-ga | before Ušuptum, daughter of Ur-dukuga |
| 14 | igi geme2-{d}[... dumu]-munus# ku-da-nu-um | before Geme-..., daughter of Kudanum |
| 15 | igi la-ma-sa3-[ni dumu]-munus# gu-ba-ni-du10 | before Lamasani, daughter of Gubanidu |
| 16 | igi du-szu-up-tum# [dumu]-munus# {d}nanna-zi-mu | before Ušuptum daughter of Nanna-zimu |
| 17 | igi i3-li2-u3-[{d}... dumu] a-di-ma-ti-dingir | before Ili-u- son of Adimati-ili |
| 18 | iti ab-e3 | month: “Abe’e. |
| 19 | mu {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal iri da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu mu-un-gub-ba | year: “Rīm-Sîn, the king, the city Amiq-ilišu, stationed. |
| envelope (stcking to tablet reverse) | ||
| 1' | {disz}hu-un#-[du-ul-tum] | Hundultum |
| 2' | lukur [{d}nin-urta] | nadītu of Ninurta |
| 3' | u3 li-[iq-tum] | and liqtum |
| 4' | dumu-munus# [...] | The daughter of |
| 5' | lu2 lu2-[...] | A man a man |
| 6' | u3 2(disz) [...] | and 2 ... |
| 7' | {[disz?]}hu-un-[du-ul-tum-e] | Hundultum |
| 8' | {[disz?]}li-[iq-tum ...] | Liqtum |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | li-iq-[tum] | liqtum |
| 2 | lukur {d}nin-urta | nadītu of Ninurta |
| 3 | dumu-munus ha-gi4-ru#-um# | daughter of Ḫagirum |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | hu-un-du-ul-tum | Ḫundultum |
| 2 | lukur {d}nin-urta | nadītu of Ninurta |
| 3 | dumu-munus im-gur-{d}en-lil2 | daughter of Imgur-Enlil, |
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