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FAOS 02, 068 (P509615)
Legal, Early Old Babylonian, Kisurra · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | FAOS 02, 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509615 |
| Museum no. | VAT 12686 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab) |
| Coordinates | 31.8383, 45.4810 |
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(u) gin2 ku3-babbar masz2 ga2-ga2#-dam# | 10 shekels of silver as an interest rate to be charged |
| 2 | masz2 1(u) gin2 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | an interest rate of 2 shekels per 10 shekel is to be added, |
| 3 | ki za-za-kum be-ti-ni | When you are free, our house |
| 4 | szu ba-an-ti | received. |
| 5 | 2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 be-e-ti-ni | 2 eše3 field area: Bētini; |
| 6 | ki be-e-ti-ni za-za-kum | “Where our spouse is free,’ |
| 7 | nam GAN2 uru4 | the land of the cultivated field |
| 8 | szu ba-an-ti | received. |
| 9 | igi-3(disz)-gal2-bi# sze nig2-ku5-ta | its 1/3 (shekel): barley rations |
| 10 | igi ma-za-ni azlag2 | before Mazani, the leatherworker |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | igi {d}utu-tab#-ba-e | before Šamaš-tabbe |
| 2 | dumu be-lum | son of Belum |
| 3 | igi su2-ka-lu-lu azlag2# | before Sukalulu, the fuller |
| 4 | iti# sig4-u3-IGI-szub | month: “Bricks cast in moulds, |
| 5 | mu us2-sa i7 la-PI-nu-um zi#-ik#-ru#-u2 ba-ba-al | year following: “The canal La-PInum, the širû-offering, was dug. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar masz2 ga2-ga2-ta | 10 shekels of silver as an interest-bearing loan, |
| 2 | masz2 1(u) gin2 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | an interest rate of 2 shekels per 10 shekel is to be added, |
| 3 | ki za-za-kum be-e-ti-ni | When you are free, our lady, |
| 4 | szu ba-an-ti | received. |
| 5 | 2(esze3)# GAN2 a-sza3 be-e-ti-ni | 2 eše3 field area: Bētini |
| 6 | za#-za-kum nam GAN2 uru4 | You are exalted, the field is fertile |
| 7 | szu# ba-an-ti | received |
| 8 | igi#-3(disz)-gal2-bi sze nig2-ku5-ta | its 1/3 (shekel): barley rations |
| 9 | igi# ma-za-ni ugula nam-azlag2 | before Mazani, foreman of the namazlag functionary |
| 10 | [igi] {d}utu#-tab#-ba#-e# dumu# be#-lum# | before Šamaš-tabbê, son of Belum |
| 11 | [igi su2-ka-lu-lu azlag2] | before Sukalulu, the fuller |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iti sig4-u3-IGI-szub | month: “Bricks cast in moulds,’ |
| 2 | mu us2-sa i7 la-PI-nu-um zi#-ik#-ru#-u2 ba-ba-al | year following: “The canal La-PInum, the širû-offering, was dug. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | be-e-ti-ni | our lady |
| 2 | [...]-x | |
Sources & licences
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