BDHP 37 (P510414)
Loan Contracts, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BDHP 37 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510414 |
| Museum no. | BM 082462 & BM 082463 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Loan Contracts |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 33 shekel of silver |
| obverse 2 | from Inim-nanna |
| obverse 3 | Warad-sîn son of Karšaya |
| obverse 4 | has borrowed. |
| obverse 5 | A field of 250 SAR on the other bank |
| obverse 6 | in the district, |
| obverse 7 | in the large (from next line) arable land |
| obverse 8 | of Ilili |
| obverse 9 | in Margûm, |
| obverse 10 | Inim-nanna from Warad-sîn |
| obverse 11 | has received the field. |
| obverse 12 | Field and silver are of equal value. |
| obverse 13 | At harvest time, |
| obverse 14 | 1.000 litres of barley, the yield of the field, |
| obverse 15 | on the threshing floor |
| reverse 1 | Warad-sîn to Inim-nanna |
| reverse 2 | will measure out; |
| reverse 3 | if he do not measure out, |
| reverse 4 | Inim-nanna will take away the field from him and |
| reverse 5 | will cultivate (it), apart from |
| reverse 6 | the content of his tablet about the field |
| reverse 7 | in its totality. |
| reverse 8 | The year in which the wall of the cloister |
| reverse 9 | Immerum built. |
| reverse 10 | Before Ša-ilīya |
| reverse 11 | son of Karšaya; |
| reverse 12 | before Inim-enlil |
| reverse 13 | son of Enlil-elum; |
| reverse 14 | before Enlil-bānī |
| reverse 15 | son of Inim-enlil; |
| reverse 16 | before Sîn-iddinam, house builder, |
| reverse 17 | son of Šū-kabta; |
| reverse 18 | before Nūr-ilīšu |
| left 1 | son of Nūr-šamaš; before Šamaš-ḫengallī |
| left 2 | son of Warad-nanna. |
| obverse 1 | Tablet concerning (lit. of) 33 shekel of silver (which) |
| obverse 2 | from Inim-nanna, Warad-sîn |
| obverse 3 | son of Karšaya has borrowed. |
| obverse 4 | A field of 250 SAR on the other bank |
| obverse 5 | in the district, in the large (from next line) arable land |
| obverse 7 | of Ilili |
| obverse 8 | in Margûm, from Warad-sîn |
| obverse 9 | Inim-nanna has received the field. |
| obverse 10 | Field and silver are of equal value. At harvest time |
| obverse 11 | 1.000 litres of barley, the yield of the field ... |
| reverse 3 | (Inim-nanna) will take away (the field) from him and will cultivate (it), |
| reverse 4 | apart from the content of his tablet |
| reverse 5 | about the field in its totality. |
| reverse 7 | The year in which the wall of the cloister |
| reverse 8 | Immerum built. |
| reverse 9 | Before Ša-ilīya son of Karšaya; |
| reverse 10 | before Inim-enlil son of Enlil-elum; |
| reverse 11 | before Enlil-bānī son of Inim-enlil; |
| reverse 12 | before Sîn-iddinam, house builder, son of Šū-kabta; |
| reverse 13 | before Nūr-ilīšu son of Nūr-šamaš; |
| reverse 14 | before Šamaš-ḫengallī son of Warad-nanna. |
| seal 1 1 | Narām-ilīšu |
| seal 2 1 | Sîn-iddinam |
| seal 2 2 | son of Šū-kabta |
| seal 2 3 | servant of Ninsiana |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | |
| 2 | _ki_ inim-{d}nanna | |
| 3 | ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ ka-ar-sza-ia | |
| 4 | _szu ba-an-ti_ | |
| 5 | _2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-<sza3>_ i-na e-bi-ir-tim | |
| 6 | i-na na-gi-im | |
| 7 | i-na ta-wi-ir-tim | |
| 8 | ra-bi-tim sza i-li-li | |
| 9 | i-na _mar{ar}_-gi-im | |
| 10 | _ki_ ARAD-{d}suen inim-{d}nanna | |
| 11 | _a-sza3 szu ba-an-ti_ | |
| 12 | _a-sza3 u3 ku3-babbar_ i-ta-t,a3-lu | |
| 13 | a-na e-bu-ri-im | |
| 14 | _3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur sze gu2 a-sza3_ | |
| 15 | i-na ma-asz-ka-nim | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ARAD-{d}suen a-na inim-{d}nanna | |
| 2 | i-ma-da-ad | |
| 3 | u3-la im-du-ud-ma | |
| 4 | _a-sza3_ inim-{d}nanna i-ki-im-szu-ma | |
| 5 | i-ru-usz e-zi-ib | |
| 6 | pi2 t,up-pi2-szu sza _a-sza3_ | |
| 7 | sza ga-me-er-tim | |
| 8 | _mu_ sza _bad3_ ga-gi-im | |
| 9 | im-me-ru-um i-pu-szu | |
| 10 | _igi_ sza-i3-li2-ia | |
| 11 | _dumu_ ka-ar-sza-ia | |
| 12 | _igi_ inim-{d}en-lil2-la2 | |
| 13 | _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-la2-e-lu | |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}en-lil2-la2-ba-ni | |
| 15 | _dumu_ inim-{d}en-lil2-la2 | |
| 16 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _szitim?_ | |
| 17 | _dumu_ szu-{d}kab-ta | |
| 18 | _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | |
| left | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _igi_ {d}utu-he2-gal2 | |
| 2 | _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _dub 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | |
| 2 | _ki_ inim-{d}nanna# ARAD-{d}suen | |
| 3 | _dumu#_ ka#-ar-sza#-ia# _szu ba-an-ti_ | |
| 4 | _2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3#_ [i]-na e-bi-ir-tim | |
| 5 | i-na na#-[gi-im i-na ta]-wi-ir-tim | |
| 7 | ra-bi-tim sza [i-li]-li | |
| 8 | i-na _mar[{ar}_-gi-im _ki_ ARAD]-{d}suen | |
| 9 | inim-{d}[nanna _a-sza3 szu ba]-an#-ti_ | |
| 10 | _a-sza3 u3 [ku3-babbar_ i-ta-t,a3-lu i-na e-bu-ri-im] | |
| 11 | _3(asz) [1(barig) 4(ban2) gur sze gu2 a-sza3_ ...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | i-ki-im-szu-ma# i-ru-usz | |
| 4 | e-zi-ib pi2 t,up-pi2-szu | |
| 5 | sza _a#-sza3_ sza ga#-me-er-tim | |
| 7 | _mu_ sza _bad3_ ga-gi-im | |
| 8 | im-me-ru-um i-pu-szu | |
| 9 | _igi_ sza-i3-li2-ia _dumu_ ka-ar-sza-ia | |
| 10 | _igi_ inim-{d}en-lil2-la2 _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-la2-e-lu | |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}en-lil2-la2-ba-ni _dumu_ inim-{d}en-lil2-la2 | |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _szitim? dumu_ szu-{d}kab-ta | |
| 13 | _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}utu-he2-gal2 _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-i-din-nam# | |
| 2 | _dumu_ szu-{d}kab-[ta] | |
| 3 | ARAD {d}nin-si4-an-na | |
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