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Publication
Primary publication:	PBS 08/2, 142
Author:	Chiera, Edward
Publication date:	1922
Secondary publication(s):
Citation:
Author remarks:
Published collation:
CDLI no.:	P262143
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz001txgk9
CDLI comments:

Source of original electronic files
Catalogue:	20050425 fitzgerald_upenn
Transliteration:	Jagersma, Bram
Translation:	Guidi, Carlo
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Collection Information
Owner:	University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.:	CBS 07104
Accession no.:
Acquisition history:	Nippur, Babylonian Expedition

Text Content:
Genre:	Legal
Sub-genre:	sale
Sub-genre remarks:	Sale of house; seal impressions on tablet & case; tablet (Obv)14x(Rev)16x(UE)3 lines, case (Obv)17x(Rev)19 lines
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Language:	Sumerian

Physical Information
Object type:	tablet & envelope
Material:	clay
Object remarks:
Measurements (mm):	? x ? x ?
Object preservation:
Surface preservation:
Condition description:	Tablet and case
Join information:	P262143 lead, single entry
Seal no.:	Sx
Seal information:

Provenience:
Provenience:	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Excavation no.:
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Chronology:
Period:	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Period remarks:
Date of Origin:	Samsu-iluna.02.04.00
Dates referenced:	Samsu-iluna.02.04.00
Date remarks:	Si -/-/2
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Tablet & envelope

obverse
1. 1/3(disz) sar 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a sza3 ki lukur-ra
#tr.en: One built house plot of 4800 grains into the compound of the Nadītu's
2. 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2-na u3 {gesz}kun5
#tr.en: (with) one door (made of) palm frond and (one) ladder,
3. igi-te ha-la {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3
#tr.en: (is) the fraction of the (inheritance) share of Ilī-ippalsa(m)
4. u3 i3-li2-i-din-nam szesz-a-ni
#tr.en: and Ilī-i(d)dinam his brother,
5. dumu-me giri3-ni-i3-sa3-ke4
#tr.en: sons of Ĝirini-isa,
6. u3 im-gur-{d}nin-urta dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
#tr.en: and (of) Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum,
7. ki {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam
#tr.en: (that) from Ilī-ippalsa(m), Ilī-i(d)dinam
8. u3 im-gur-{d}nin-urta-ta#
#tr.en: and Imgur-ninurta
9. {disz}la-ma-sum2 lukur {d}nin-urta dumu-<munus> {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2-ke4
#tr.en: Lama(s)sum, Nadītu of Ninurta, daughter of Enlil-manšum,
10. in-szi-in-sa10
#tr.en: has bought;
11. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
#tr.en: for its full price,
12. 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-ne-en-la2
#tr.en: 14 shekels of silver, she has paid.
13. u4 kur2-sze3 i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3
#tr.en: That in future, Ilī-ippalsa(m),
14. {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam szesz-a-ni
#tr.en: Ilī-i(d)dinam his brother

reverse
1. u3 im-gur-{d}nin-urta dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
#tr.en: and Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum
2. u3 ibila-ne-ne a-na-me-a-bi
#tr.en: and their heirs, to all concerning
3. e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a
#tr.en: this house, wouldn't bring a claim
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
#tr.en: they have sworn by the name of the king.
5. igi lu2-{d}nin-urta ugula e2
#tr.en: Before Lu-ninurta, overseer of the temple;
6. igi lugal-me-lam2-husz nar-gal
#tr.en: before lugal-melamḫuš, chief musician;
7. igi inim-{d}nin-urta nar-gal
#tr.en: before Inim-ninurta, chief musician;
8. igi dingir#-nig2#-ba-lu2-ti u3 i-din-{d}na-na-a-a i3-du8-me
#tr.en: before Diĝir-niĝ-baluti and I(d)din-na(n)nāya, doorkeepers;
9. [igi] husz#-szu-tum dumu er3-ra-ga-mil
#tr.en: before Ḫuššutum, son of Erra-gāmil;
10. igi la-ma-sum2 dumu tum-ma-a-a
#tr.en: before Lama(s)sum, son of Tummaya;
11. igi {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am maszkim lukur-e-ne
#tr.en: before Sîn-erībam, inspector of the Nadītu’s;
12. igi i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 tab-ba-ni
#tr.en: before Ilī-ippalsa(m), his colleague;
13. igi {d}en-lil2-gal-zu dumu ip-qu2-sza
#tr.en: before Enlil-galzu, son of Ipquša;
14. igi a-pil-{d}kab-ta dumu ku-bu-tum
#tr.en: before Apil-kabta, son of Kubtum;
15. igi {d}suen-ma-gir ku3-dim2
#tr.en: before Sîn-magir, silversmith;
16. igi i3-li2-ma dub-sar
#tr.en: before Ilī-ma, the scribe;
17. igi i3-li2-tu-ra-am bur-gul
#tr.en: before Ilī-turra, stone cutter.
18. iti szu-numun-a mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal ama-ar-gi4 ki-en-gi ki-uri mi-ni-gar-ra
#tr.en: The month of Dumuzi, the year in which Samsu-iluna the king established the freedom of Sumer and Akkad.

envelope

obverse
1. 1/3(disz) sar 6(disz)# 2/3(disz)# gin2# e2 du3-a sza3 ki lukur#-[ra]
#tr.en: One built house of 4800 grains into the compound of the nadītu's
2. 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2#-na# 1(disz) {gesz}kun5#
#tr.en: (with) one door (made of) palm frond and (one) ladder,
3. igi-te ha-la {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa#-al-sa3
#tr.en: (is) the fraction of the (inheritance) share of Ilī-ippalsa(m)
4. u3 i3-li2-i-din-nam dumu-me giri3-ni-i3-sa3
#tr.en: and Ilī-i(d)dinam, sons of Ĝirini-isa,
5. u3 im-gur-{d}nin-urta# dumu {d}nanna-[ma]-an-szum2
#tr.en: and (of) Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum
6. ki i3-li2-ip-pa-[al]-sa3
#tr.en: (that) from Ilī-ippalsa(m),
7. {disz}i3-li2#-[i-din-nam] szesz#-a-ni
#tr.en: Ilī-i(d)dinam his brother
8. u3 im#-[gur-{d}nin-urta] dumu {d}nanna-[ma-an-szum2-ta]
#tr.en: and Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum,
9. {disz}la-ma-sum2# lukur {d}nin-urta
#tr.en: Lama(s)sum, nadītu of Ninurta,
10. dumu-munus {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2-ke4
#tr.en: daughter of Enlil-manšum
11. in-szi-in-sa10
#tr.en: has bought;
12. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
#tr.en: for its full price,
13. 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-ne-en-la2
#tr.en: 14 shekels of silver, she has paid.
14. u4 kur2-sze3 {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3
#tr.en: That in future, Ilī-ippalsa(m),
15. {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam szesz-a-ni
#tr.en: Ilī-i(d)dinam his brother
16. {disz}im-gur-{d}nin-urta dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
#tr.en: and Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum
17. u3 ibila-ne-ne a-na-me-a-bi
#tr.en: and their heirs, to all concerning

reverse
1. e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2#-[ga2-ne-a]
#tr.en: this house, wouldn't bring a claim
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-[de3-esz]
#tr.en: they have sworn by the name of the king.
3. igi lu2-{d}nin-urta ugula e2
#tr.en: Before Lu-ninurta, overseer of the temple;
4. igi lugal-me-lam2-husz nar-gal
#tr.en: before lugal-melamḫuš, chief musician;
5. igi inim-{d}nin-urta nar-gal
#tr.en: before Inim-ninurta, chief musician;
6. igi dingir-nig2-ba-lu2-ti i3-du8
#tr.en: before Diĝir-niĝ-baluti, doorkeeper;
7. igi i-din-{d}na-na-a-a i3-du8
#tr.en: I(d)din-na(n)nāya, doorkeeper;
8. igi {d}en-lil2-gal-zu dumu ip-qu2-sza
#tr.en: before Enlil-galzu, son of Ipquša;
9. igi {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am maszkim lukur-[e-ne]
#tr.en: before Sîn-erībam, inspector of the Nadītu’s;
10. igi husz-szu-tum dumu er3-ra-ga-mil
#tr.en: before Ḫuššutum, son of Erra-gāmil;
11. igi la-ma-sum2 dumu tum-ma-a-a
#tr.en: before Lama(s)sum, son of Tummaya;
12. igi i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 maszkim [lukur-e-ne]
#tr.en: before Ilī-ippalsa(m), inspector of the Nadītu’s;
13. igi {d}suen-ma-gir ku3-dim2
#tr.en: before Sîn-magir, silversmith;
14. igi i3-li2-ma dub-sar
#tr.en: before Ilī-ma, the scribe;
15. igi i3-li2-tu-ra-am bur-gul
#tr.en: before Ilī-turra, stone cutter;
16. [igi] a-pil-{d}kab-ta dumu ku-bu-tum
#tr.en: before Apil-kabta, son of Kubtum.
17. iti szu#-numun#-a# mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e ama-ar-gi4 ki-en-gi ki-uri-a# mi#-ni#-in-gar-ra
#tr.en: The month of Dumuzi, the year in which Samsu-iluna the king established the freedom of Sumer and Akkad.

seal 1
1. i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3
#tr.en: Ilī-ippalsa(m)
2. i3-li2-i-din-nam
#tr.en: Ilī-i(d)dinam
3. dumu-me giri3-ni-i3-sa3
#tr.en: sons of Ĝirini-isa

seal 2
1. im-gur-{d}nin-urta
#tr.en: Imgur-ninurta
2. dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-[szum2]
#tr.en: son of Nanna-manšum

Archival view of P262143