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Contratti Ojeil 38 (P504373)
Legal, Early Old Babylonian, Isin · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | Contratti Ojeil 38 |
|---|---|
| ID | P504373 |
| Museum no. | Ojeil 38 |
| Collection | Ojeil, unlocated |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Isin (mod. Bahriyat) |
| Coordinates | 31.8852, 45.2688 |
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 | 3(disz) ninda us2 1(u) ninda sag | 3 rods length, 10 rods width, |
| 2 | a-sza3-bi 1/2(iku) GAN2 |KI.KAL| | its area: 1/2 iku |
| 3 | sza3 a-sza3 ambar tul2-tul2 | in the field Tultul, |
| 4 | us2-sa-du dingir-sipa u3 hu-za-lum | next to (the property of) Dingir-sipa and Huzalum, |
| 5 | {d}i-te-er-pi4-sza lugal-e | Ītar-piša the king |
| 6 | {disz}wa-ra-a-a dumu kas3-pu-sza-ra | Waraya, son of Kašpušara |
| 7 | in-na-an-szum2 | he gave to him. |
| 8 | 1(u) 1(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar | 11 shekels of silver |
| 9 | sa10 til-la-bi-sze3 | as its full price |
| 10 | in-na-la2 | he has paid. |
| 11 | kiszib3 a-pil-{d}suen sukkal | under seal of Apil-Sîn, the messenger; |
| 12 | {disz}dingir-uru4 gal-ukken-na# | Ilu-uru, the galukkena priest |
| 13 | {disz}a-ba-{d}utu-gin7 zabar-dab5# | Aba-Šamaš-gin, bronze steward |
| 14 | {disz}ma-ti-dingir szagina2 | Mati-ili, general |
| 15 | {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am szagina2 | Sîn-eribam, general |
| 16 | {disz}lu2-{d}iszkur ugula szu-i# | Lu-Adad, foreman of ... |
| 17 | {disz}a-li2-i-lu-sa3 sza13-dub-ba | Ali-ilusa, chief accountant |
| 18 | {disz}ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 sza13-dub-ba | Ur-Šulpa’e, chief accountant |
| 19 | {disz}lu2-{d}mar-tu sza13-dub-ba | Lu-Amurrum, chief accountant |
| 20 | {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-a-ni ugula e2 | Sîn-išmeanni, foreman of the house |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}]{d}suen-e-ri-ba#-am ugula e2# | Sîn-eribam, foreman of the house |
| 2 | {disz}e2-a-na-s,i-ir ugula e2# | Ea-nāṣir, foreman of the temple |
| 3 | {disz}a-hu-ni ugula [...] | Ahuni, foreman |
| 4 | {disz}i-din-{d#}[...] | Iddin- |
| 5 | {disz}im-gur-{d}[...] | Imgur- |
| 6 | {disz}e-sa3-tum# [...] | Esatum |
| 7 | u3 {d}suen-[...] | and Suen- |
| 8 | iti x [...] | month: ... |
| 9 | mu {d}i-te-er-pi4-[sza lugal-e] inim du11-ga {d}en-lil2 x x x ka#?-ta en-lil2{ki} i3-si-in{ki} x [x x] x in? erin2? ga? i#-mi-tum u3 ma-sa-tum ku3-sig17# ku3#?-x-a-ta {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-urta mu-ne-dim2-ma | year: “Ite-erpiša, the king, by the command of Enlil from/by means of(?) the mouth(?), Enlile, Isin, ... troops(?) and the silver and gold masātum vessels for Enlils and Ninurta fashioned and |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d#}suen#-e#-ri#-ba#-am# | Sîn-eribam |
| 2 | dumu i3-li2-ni-x | son of Ili-ni-, |
| 3 | ARAD# {d#}ne3#?-eri11#-gal# | servant of Nergal |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...]-NI | ...-NI |
| 3 | [dub?-sar?] | scribe |
| 4 | ARAD {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | dumu [...] | son of |
| 3 | [...] | |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | [ma-ti]-dingir | Mati-dingir |
| 2 | szagina2 sag-ga2-na | the general of his head |
| 3 | dumu wa-li-ti | son of Waliti |
| 4 | ARAD {d}ne3-eri11-gal | servant of Nergal. |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | a-li2?-i-lu-[sa3] | Ali-ilusa |
| 2 | sza13-dub-ba lugal | royal archivist |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | AN#-[...] | ... ... |
| 2 | dumu AN-x-x-x-x | son of ... |
| 3 | ARAD {d}en?-ki? | servant of Enki(?) |
| 4 | u3# dam#-gal#-nun#?-na# | and Amgalnuna |
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