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SANTAG 09, 142 (P503106)
Business / Contracts, Early Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | SANTAG 09, 142 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503106 |
| Museum no. | BM 026328 & BM 026328A |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab) |
| Coordinates | 31.8383, 45.4810 |
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(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar# | 14 1/3 shekels 12 grains of silver |
| 2 | szu-la2-sze3 | to Šula |
| 3 | ki {d}nin-urta-qar-ra-ad | from Ninurta-qarrad |
| 4 | u3 lu2#-{d}ma-mi | and Lu-Mami |
| 5 | bu-la-lu-um | |
| 6 | dumu ka#-[a]-u2-um | son of Ka’um |
| 7 | szu ba-an-ti | received. |
| 8 | iti buru14-sze3 sze szum2-mu-dam | to be given back at the harvest time. |
| 9 | mu bad3 ka i7-da! ib-ni-kur-i mu-na!-dim2 | year: “The wall at the mouth of the river Ibni-kuri fashioned for him. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza3-gal 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) <gin2> 1(u) 2(disz) sze! | total: 14 1/3 shekels 12 grains |
| 2 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) <sze> ku3-babbar | 3 1/2 shekels 18 grains of silver |
| 3 | szu-la2-sze3 | to Šula |
| 4 | ki bu-la-lum | from Bu-lalum |
| 5 | nu-ra-a-tum | nūrātum |
| 6 | szu ba-an-ti | received. |
| 7 | iti buru14-sze3 sze szum2-mu-ka | for the month “Break the barley’, |
| 8 | igi ta-na-ia# [szusz3] | before Tanaya, cattle manager |
| 9 | igi bu-za-lum | before Buzalum |
| 10 | dumu ba-al-t,i3-ia# | son of Balṭia |
| 11 | igi i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur | before Ipiq-Addu |
| left | ||
| 1 | igi bur-{d}suen | before Bur-Suen |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz)] gin2# [1(u) 2(disz)] sze# [ku3-babbar] | 14 1/3 shekels 12 grains of silver |
| 2 | szu-la2-sze3 | to Šula |
| 3 | ki {d}nin-urta-qar-ra#-[ad] | from Ninurta-qarrad |
| 4 | u3 lu2-{d}ma-mi | and Lu-Mami |
| 5 | bu-la-lu-um dumu ka-a-u2-um | Balalum, son of Kaʾuum |
| 6 | szu ba-an-ti | received. |
| 7 | iti buru14-sze3 sze szum2-mu-dam | to be given back at the harvest time. |
| 8 | sza3-gal 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar | total: 14 1/3 shekels 12 grains of silver |
| 9 | 3(disz)# 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze ku3-babbar | 3 1/2 shekels 18 grains of silver |
| 10 | szu-la2#-sze3 | to Šula |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ki bu]-la#-lum | with Bulalum |
| 2 | [nu-ra-a]-tum | scepter |
| 3 | szu ba-an-ti | received. |
| 4 | iti buru14-sze3 sze szum2-[mu]-dam | to be given back at the harvest time. |
| 5 | igi [ta]-na-ia szusz3 | before Tanaya, cattle manager |
| 6 | [igi bu-za]-lum dumu ba-al-t,i3-ia | before Buzalum, son of Balṭia |
| 7 | [igi i-pi2]-iq-{d}iszkur | before Ipiq-Addu |
| 8 | igi bur-{d}suen | before Bur-Suen |
| 9 | mu# [bad3] ka i7-[da ib-ni-kur-i mu-na-dim2] | year: "The wall of the mouth of the river Ibni-kuri was fashioned." |
Sources & licences
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