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Publication
Primary publication: PBS 08/2, 115
Author: Chiera, Edward
Publication date: 1922
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CDLI no.: P262219
UCLA Library ARK 21198/zz001txtq6
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Source of original electronic files
Catalogue: 20050425 fitzgerald_upenn
Transliteration: Jagersma, Bram
Translation: no translation
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Collection Information
Owner: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: CBS 07187
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Acquisition history: Nippur, Babylonian Expedition

Text Content:
Genre: Legal
Sub-genre: inheritance
Sub-genre remarks: Contract; division of inheritance; Seal impressions; (Obv)20x(Rev)21x(UE)2 lines
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Language: Sumerian
Physical Information
Object type: tablet
Material: clay
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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.23.05.00
Dates referenced: Rim-Sin.23.05.00
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Tablet

obverse
1. 1(u) gin2 e2 du3-a# da e2 ha-la-ba-ni
#tr.en: A built house plot of 10 shekels adjacent to the house (that is) his portion (of the inheritance);
2. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 mar#-ra us2-a-du ha-la-ba-ni
#tr.en: (a plot of) 3/2 ikû in the "field of the shovel" district, alongside his portion (of the inheritance);
3. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur# [za3-gu2]-la 1(disz) {gesz}ig [mi2]-ri2-za
#tr.en: 1 shrine (and) 1 decorated door
4. sib2-ta [mu nam]-szesz-gal-la#-sze3#
#tr.en: is the additional share for his status of elder brother.
5. 1/3(disz) [sar 5(disz) gin2] e2# du3-a
#tr.en: A built house plot of 25 shekels,
6. da e2# dingir-a-zu
#tr.en: adjacent to the house of Dingir-azu;
7. 3(iku) GAN2 sza3# a-sza3 mar-ra
#tr.en: (a plot of) 3 ikû in the "field of the shovel" district,
8. us2-a-du ha-[la]-pa-a-a [(x) (x)]
#tr.en: alongside (the property of) Ḫalapaya ...
9. ha-la-ba i-din-{d}utu szesz#-[gal]
#tr.en: is the portion (of the inheritance) of I(d)din-šamaš, the elder brother.
10. 1/3(disz)# [sar] 5(disz) gin2# e2 du3-a
#tr.en: A built house plot of 25 shekels,
11. da e2 i#-din#-{d}utu
#tr.en: adjacent to the house of I(d)din-šamaš;
12. 3(iku) GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 mar-[ra]
#tr.en: (a plot of) 3 ikû in the "field of the shovel" district,
13. us2-a-du i-din-{d}[utu]
#tr.en: alongside (the property of) I(d)din-šamaš;
14. ha-la-ba u-bar-{d#}utu#
#tr.en: is the portion (of the inheritance) of Ubar-šamaš.
15. 1/3(disz) sar [5(disz)] gin2 e2 du3-a
#tr.en: A built house plot of 25 shekels,
16. da e2 u-bar-{d#}utu#
#tr.en: adjacent to the house of Ubar-šamaš;
17. 3(iku) GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 [mar]-ra#
#tr.en: (a plot of) 3 ikû in the "field of the shovel" district,
18. us2-a-du u-bar#-{d}utu
#tr.en: alongside (the property of) Ubar-šamaš,
19. ha-la-ba {d}[nin-urta-ga-mi]-il
#tr.en: is the portion (of the inheritance) of Ninurta-gāmil.
20. 1/3(disz) sar 5(disz)# gin2 e2 du3#-a#
#tr.en: A built house plot of 25 shekels,

reverse
1. da e2 {d}nin-urta#-[ga-mi-il]
#tr.en: adjacent to the house of Ninurta-gāmil;
2. 3(iku) GAN2 sza3 a-sza3 mar-[ra]
#tr.en: (a plot of) 3 ikû in the "field of the shovel" district,
3. us2-a-du {d}nin-urta-ga-[mi-il]
#tr.en: alongside (the property of) Ninurta-gāmil,
4. ha-la-ba s,i-li2-{d}utu
#tr.en: is the portion (of the inheritance) of Ṣi(l)li-šamaš.
5. sze-ga-ne-ne-ta gesz-szub-ba#-ta
#tr.en: In mutual agreement, the division by (casting) lots
6. in-ba-e-esz
#tr.en: they have made.
7. u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3-[ra]
#tr.en: That in future one against the other
8. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a
#tr.en: will not bring a claim,
9. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
#tr.en: they swore by the life of the king.
10. igi {d}utu-ma-an-szum2# dumu pa-la#-lum
#tr.en: Before Šamaš-manšum, son of Palatum;
11. igi {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am dumu [{d}en]-lil2-he2-a
#tr.en: before Sîn-iqisam, son of Enlil-ḫea;
12. igi {d}szul-pa-e3-i-din-nam dumu si?-[...]
#tr.en: before Šulpae-i(d)dinam, son of Si...;
13. igi {d}suen-ga-mil dumu na-ra-am-e2-a
#tr.en: before Sîn-gāmil, son of Narām-ea;
14. igi {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am dumu inim-{d}nin-urta#
#tr.en: before Sîn-iqisam, son of Awat-ninurta;
15. igi ig-mi-il-er3-ra dumu {d}x-[...]
#tr.en: before Igmil-erra, son of ...;
16. igi im-gu-u2-tum dumu a-hu-ni-szu#
#tr.en: before Imgūtum, son of Aḫunīšu;
17. igi {d}suen-ia-tum dumu bur-ur2-tum
#tr.en: before Sînyatum, son of Bururtum;
18. igi s,i-li2-esz18-dar dumu ip-qu2-sza
#tr.en: before Ṣi(l)li-ištar, son of Ipquša.
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19. iti NE-NE-gar
#tr.en: The month of Abum,
20. mu inim-ma an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki-ga-ka id2 buranun-na mu-ba-al
#tr.en: the year (in which Rim-sîn) dug the Euphrates under the order of An, Enlil and Enki.

seal 1
1. u-bar-{d}utu
#tr.en: Ubar-šamaš
2. [dumu {d}]en-lil2-ra#-[bi]
#tr.en: son of Enlil-rabi.

seal 2
1. i-din-{d}utu
#tr.en: I(d)din-šamaš
2. dumu {d}en-lil2-ra#-[bi]
#tr.en: son of Enlil-rabi.

seal 3
1. s,i-li2-{d}utu
#tr.en: Ṣi(l)li-šamaš
2. dumu {d}en-lil2-ra#-[bi]
#tr.en: son of Enlil-rabi