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TMH 10, 038 (P503175)
Legal, Early Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | TMH 10, 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P503175 |
| Museum no. | HS 2080 & HS 2357 |
| Collection | Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 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 | _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 szuku_ | a field of 4 ikû |
| 2 | _sza3 a-sza3 i7 giri3-da-bala-a_ | from the field of the Giridabala canal |
| 3 | _me-at lugal-ezem_ | of Lugal-ezem |
| 4 | _sza3 nam-1(u) lugal-me-lam2_ | from the tenancy of Lugal-melam |
| 5 | _a-sza3_ u2-da-an-dingir _dumu nam-tar-ib2-gu-ul_ | field of Udan-ilī, son of Namtar-ibgul |
| 6 | _ki_ u2-da-an-dingir _dumu nam-tar-ib2-gu-ul_ | from Udan-il, son of Namtar-ibgul |
| 7 | _1(disz) lugal-ezem dumu lu2-ur-sag-gal_ | 1 Lugal-ezem, son of Lu-ursaggal |
| 8 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 9 | _sa10-til-la-bi-sze3_ | for its full price |
| 10 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 shekels of silver |
| 11 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 12 | _u4-kur2-sze3_ | in the future |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) u2-da-an-dingir | 1 Udan-ilī, |
| 2 | _a-sza3-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | there is no claim concerning this field. |
| 3 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_ | the year in which the king swore |
| 4 | _igi {d}nanna-zi-mu dumu lugal-me-lam_ | before Nanna-zimu, son of Lugal-melam |
| 5 | _igi lugal-ezem dumu_ sa3-si2-ia | before Lugal-ezem, son of Sasiya |
| 6 | _igi giri3-ni-i3-sa3 dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3_ | before Girini-isa, son of Ur-Šulpae |
| 7 | _igi_ a-li2-szu-nu _dumu lu2-dingir-ra_ | before Alīšunu, son of Lu-dingira |
| 8 | _igi_ i-pi2-iq-esz18-dar _<dumu> inim-{d}nanna dub-sar_ | before Ipiq-Ištar, son of Inim-Nanna, scribe |
| 9 | _iti gan-gan-e3_ | The month of Kislimu |
| 10 | _mu_ {d}i-te-er-pi4-sza _lugal-e inim du11-ga {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-urta-ka-ta nibru{ki} i3-si-in{ki}-na KA tesz2-a bi2-in-se3-ga i-mi-tum ma-sa-tum ku3-sig17 {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-urta-ra mu-ne-dim2_ | the year (in which) Īte-erpiša the king by the command of Enlil and Ninurta from Nippur and Isin together he settled. Imitum the gold basket for Enlils and Ninura fashioned. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 szuku_ | a field of 4 ikû |
| 2 | _sza3 a-sza3 i7 giri3-da-bala-a_ | from the field of the Giridabala canal |
| 3 | _me-at# lugal-ezem_ | the men of Lugal-ezem |
| 4 | _sza3 nam-1(u) lugal-me-lam_ | from the tenancy of Lugal-melam |
| 5 | _a-sza3_ u2-da-an-dingir _dumu nam-tar-ib2-gu-ul_ | field of Udan-ilī, son of Namtar-ibgul |
| 6 | _ki_ u2-da-an-dingir _dumu nam-tar-ib2-gu-ul_ | from Udan-il, son of Namtar-ibgul |
| 7 | _1(disz) lugal-ezem dumu lu2-ur-sag-gal_ | 1 Lugal-ezem, son of Lu-ursaggal |
| 8 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 9 | _sa10-til-la-bi-sze3_ | for its full price |
| 10 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 shekels of silver |
| 11 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3_ | in the future |
| 2 | 1(disz) u2-da-an-dingir | 1 Udan-ilī, |
| 3 | _a-sza3-bi-sze3 inim nu#-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | there is no claim concerning this field. |
| 4 | _mu lugal-bi in-pa3_ | the year in which the king swore |
| 5 | _igi {d}nanna-zi-mu dumu lugal-me-lam_ | before Nanna-zimu, son of Lugal-melam |
| 6 | _igi lugal-ezem dumu_ sa3-si2-ia# | before Lugal-ezem, son of Sasiya |
| 7 | _igi giri3-ni-i3-sa3 dumu ur-{d}[szul-pa-e3]_ | before Girini-isa, son of Ur-Šulpa'e |
| 8 | _igi_ a-li2-szu-nu _dumu_ lu2-dingir-[ra] | before Ališunu, son of Lu-dingira |
| 9 | _igi_ i-pi2-iq-esz18-dar _<dumu>_ KA-{d}nanna dub-sar# | before Ipiq-Ištar, son of KA-Nanna, the scribe |
| 10 | _iti gan-gan-e3_ | The month of Kislimu |
| 11 | _mu_ {d}i-te-er-pi4-sza _[lugal] inim du11-ga {d}en-lil2# [{d}nin-urta-ka-ta] nibru{ki} i3#-si-in#{ki}-[na] KA tesz2-a bi2-in-se3-[ga] i#-mi#-tum# ma-sa-tum ku3-sig17 [{d}en-lil2 {d}nin-urta-ra mu-ne-dim2]_ | the year (in which) Īte-erpiša the king by the command of Enlil and Ninurta in Nippur and Isin he united together (and) Imitum the gold stele for Enlils and Ninura fashioned. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _u2-da-ni-dingir_ | he gave to him. |
| 2 | dumu nam-tar-ib-dab5 | son of Namtar-ibdab |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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