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Publication
Primary publication: PBS 08/2, 116
Author: Chiera, Edward
Publication date: 1922
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Published collation:
CDLI no.: P262151
UCLA Library ARK 21198/zz001txgvf
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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 07112
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Text Content:
Genre: Legal
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Sub-genre remarks: Contract; 4 brothers povide for the sustenance of their sister; Seal impressions (3 lines of inscription) on tablet & case, Tablet (Obv)15x(Rev)18x(UE)2 lines, Case (Obv)15x(Rev)18 lines,
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Physical Information
Object type: tablet & envelope
Material: clay
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Measurements (mm): ? x ? x ?
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Condition description: Case Tablet; Case Obv.LLo.cnr.missing(after pub.)
Join information: P262151 lead, single entry
Seal no.: Sx
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Provenience:
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology:
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Date of Origin: Rim-Sin.50.02.00
Dates referenced: Rim-Sin.50.02.00
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Tablet & envelope

obverse
1. {disz}i-din-{d}utu szesz-gal
#tr.en: I(d)din-šamaš, the elder brother,
2. {disz}u-bar-{d}utu szesz-a-ni
#tr.en: Ubar-šamaš his brother,
3. {disz}s,i-li2-{d}utu szesz-a-ni
#tr.en: Ṣilli-šamaš his brother,
4. u3 {d}nin-urta-ga-mil szesz-a-ni-ke4
#tr.en: and Ninurta-gamil his brother,
5. ibila-me-esz {d}en-lil2-ra-bi
#tr.en: heirs of Enlil-rabi,
6. {disz}be-el-ta-ni lukur {d}nin-urta nin9-ne-ne-ra
#tr.en: to Bēltani, nadītu of Ninurta, their sister,
7. mu-am3 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
#tr.en: every year, 2 kor (and) 2 pānū of barley,
8. 8(disz) sila3 i3-gesz 8(disz) ma-na siki
#tr.en: 8 ka of oil (and) 8 minas of wool
9. in-na-ab-kal-ge-esz
#tr.en: will provide.
10. ibila sze-ba i3-ba u3 siki-ba
#tr.en: The heir who barley, oil allotment and clothing allowance
11. nu-un-in-na-ab-kalag-ge-de3-esz
#tr.en: will not provide
12. nam-ibila-a-ni nu-ak-e
#tr.en: shall forfeit his inheritance (lit. will not be made an heir)
13. u3 en-na {disz}be-el-ta-ni nin9-ne-ne al-til-la-asz
#tr.en: and as long as Bēltani, their sister, live

reverse
1. ibila a-sza3-ga-na
#tr.en: the heir who his field
2. ku3-sze3 ba-ab-szum2-mu-ne-ke4
#tr.en: for money will dispose,
3. ku3-bi-ta u3 e2 a-sza3 nig2-gur11
#tr.en: the money and the house, the field (and) the property
4. {disz}{d}en-lil2-ra-bi ad-da-ni
#tr.en: of Enlil-rabi his father
5. ba-ra-e11-de3
#tr.en: will forfeit.
6. sze-ga-ne-ne-ta
#tr.en: In mutual agreement
7. dub-ne-ne ib2-<sar>-re-esz
#tr.en: this (lit. their) tablet (they) have drawn up.
8. igi lugal-me-lam2-husz nar-gal
#tr.en: Before Lugal-melamḫuš, chief musician;
9. igi inim-{d}nin-urta nar-gal
#tr.en: before Inim-ninurta, chief musician;
10. igi bi-tum-mu-ba-li2-it, i3-du8
#tr.en: before Bitum-muba(l)liṭ, doorkeeper;
11. igi {d}nin-urta-ga-mil i3-du8
#tr.en: before Ninurta-gamil, doorkeeper;
12. igi {d}nanna-zi-mu nar dumu {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2
#tr.en: before Nanna-zimu, musician, son of Sîn-bēl-ilī;
13. igi un-nu-ub-tum lukur {d}nin-urta
#tr.en: before Unnubtum, nadītu of Ninurta;
14. igi {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dub-sar
#tr.en: before Nanna-manšum, the scribe;
15. igi a-wi-il-ia bur-gul
#tr.en: before Awīlīya, stone-cutter.
16. iti gu4-si-su mu ki 2(u) 1(disz) us2-sa {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba
#tr.en: The month of Ayyarum, the year 21 after (the year) of Rim-sîn the king (in which) Isin was seized.

envelope

obverse
1. dub {disz}i-din-{d}utu szesz-gal
#tr.en: The tablet of I(d)din-šamaš the elder brother,
2. {disz}u-bar-{d}utu szesz-a-ni
#tr.en: Ubar-šamaš his brother,
3. {disz}s,i-li2-{d}utu# szesz#-a-ni
#tr.en: Ṣil(l)i-šamaš his brother,
4. u3 {d}nin-urta-ga-mil szesz-a-ni-ke4
#tr.en: and Ninurta-gamil his brother;
5. {disz}be-el-ta-ni lukur {d}nin-urta# nin9-ne-ne-ra
#tr.en: to Bēltani, nadītu of Ninurta their sister,
6. mu-am3 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
#tr.en: every year, 2 kor (and) 2 pānū of barley,
7. 8(disz) ma-na siki 8(disz) sila3 i3-[gesz]
#tr.en: 8 minas of wool (and) 8 ka of oil
8. szesz-a-ne-ne in-na-ab-kal-ge-ne
#tr.en: the brothers will provide.
9. ibila sze-ba# i3-ba# u3 siki-ba
#tr.en: The heir who barley, oil allotment and clothing allowance
10. {disz}be-el-ta#-ni nin9-a-ni
#tr.en: to Bēltani her sister
11. nu-un-in-na-ab-kal-ge-[esz]
#tr.en: will not provide
12. nam-ibila-a-ni nu-ak-e#
#tr.en: shall forfeit his inheritance
13. [u3 en]-na# {disz#}be-el-ta-ni nin9#-[ne]-ne al-[til-la]-asz
#tr.en: and as long as Bēltani, their sister, live
14. ibila [a-sza3-ga-na]
#tr.en: the heir who his field
15. ku3-sze3# [ba-ab-szum2-mu-ne-ke4 ku3-bi-ta]
#tr.en: for money will dispose, the money

reverse
1. u3 e2 a-sza3 nig2-gur11# [{disz}{d}en-lil2-ra-bi] ad-da-[ni]
#tr.en: and the house, the field (and) the property of Enlil-rabi, his father
2. ba-ra-e3-[de3]
#tr.en: will forfeit.
3. sze#-ga-ne-ne-ta#
#tr.en: In mutual agreement
4. dub-ne-ne ib2-sar#-re#-esz
#tr.en: this tablet they have drawn up
5. u3 na4-ne-ne i-ni-ib2-ra-asz#
#tr.en: and their seals impressed.
6. igi inim-{d}nin-urta nar-gal
#tr.en: Before Inim-ninurta, chief musician;
7. igi lugal-me-lam2-husz nar-gal
#tr.en: before Lugal-melamḫuš, chief musician;
8. igi {d}nanna-zi-mu nar
#tr.en: before Nanna-zimu, musician;
9. igi bi-tum-mu-ba-li2-it, i3-du8
#tr.en: before Bitum-muba(l)liṭ, doorkeeper;
10. igi {d}nin-urta-ga-mil i3-du8
#tr.en: before Ninurta-gamil, doorkeeper;
11. igi un-nu-ub-tum lukur {d}nin-urta dumu-munus ur-{d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: before Unnubtum, nadītu of Ninurta, daughter of Ur-baba;
12. igi a-wi-il-ia bur-gul
#tr.en: before Awīlīya, stone-cutter;
13. igi {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dub-sar#
#tr.en: before Nanna-manšum, the scribe.
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14. iti gu4-si-su mu ki 2(u) 1(disz) us2-sa {d#}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-e [i3]-si#-in#{ki} ba#-dab5-ba
#tr.en: The month of Ayyarum, the year 21 after (the year in which) Rim-sîn the king seized Isin.

seal 1
1. i-din-{d}utu
#tr.en: I(d)din-šamaš
2. u-bar-{d}utu
#tr.en: Ubar-šamaš
3. s,i-li2-{d}utu
#tr.en: Ṣi(l)li-šamaš
4. {d}nin-urta-ga-mil
#tr.en: Ninurta-gamil
5. ibila {d}en-lil2-ra-<bi>
#tr.en: heirs of Enlil-rabi