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Publication
Primary publication:	PBS 08/2, 182
Author:	Chiera, Edward
Publication date:	1922
Secondary publication(s):	Stone, OB Contracts, pl. D4 no. 25; Goddeeris, TMH 10, 065
Citation:
Author remarks:
Published collation:
CDLI no.:	P263019
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz001txg8n
CDLI comments:

Source of original electronic files
Catalogue:	20050425 fitzgerald_upenn
Transliteration:	Goddeeris, Anne; Firth, Richard
Translation:	Guidi, Carlo
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Collection Information
Owner:	Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Germany; University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.:	CBS 08109 & HS 2129 + HS 2130 + HS 2875 (+)? N 2194
Accession no.:
Acquisition history:	Nippur

Text Content:
Genre:	Legal
Sub-genre:	Exchange
Sub-genre remarks:	Sale of rights in a temple; Seal impressions; (Obv)12x(Rev)13x(UE)4 lines
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Language:	Sumerian

Physical Information
Object type:	tablet & envelope
Material:	clay
Object remarks:
Measurements (mm):	? x ? x ?
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Condition description:
Join information:	P263019 lead
Seal no.:	Sx
Seal information:

Provenience:
Provenience:	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology:
Period:	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Period remarks:
Date of Origin:	Samsu-iluna.13.02.18
Dates referenced:	Samsu-iluna.13.02.18
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Tablet & envelope

obverse
1. nam-gudu4 {d}nin-urta [mu-a] iti# 3(disz)-kam
#tr.en: A pašišu-priest office of Ninurta for 3 months a year
2. a-sza3 szuku-bi u3 nam-[bur-szu]-ma
#tr.en: along with its subsistence field and the office of the elder;
3. bala gub-ba {d}suen-im-[gur-ra]-ni dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2
#tr.en: his term of office, Sîn-imgurrani, son of Dingir-manšum,
4. ki-bi gar-ra-bi-sze3
#tr.en: has exchanged for
5. nam-gudu4 nam-lu2-lunga# [{d}]inanna {d}na-na-a-bi
#tr.en: the pašišu-priest (and) the brewer offices of Inanna and Nanāya
6. mu-a iti 2(disz)-kam a-sza3# szuku-bi u3 nam-bur-szu-ma
#tr.en: for 2 months a year along with its subsistence field and the office of the elder
7. ku3-ta sa10 {disz}la#-[ma]-sa3-ni lukur {d}nin-urta dumu-munus {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim-ke4
#tr.en: which Lama(s)sani, nadītu of Ninurta, daughter of Ninurta-muša(l)lim has bought for silver.
8. mu garza-garza-bi sa2 nu-ub-du11-ga-asz
#tr.en: Because the offices do not reach the same value,
9. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
#tr.en: (with) 1 (and) 1/3 minas and 5 (and) 1/2 shekels
10. in-na-an-bur2
#tr.en: he has compensated.

reverse
1. u4-kur2-sze3 lu2-lu2-u3-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2-a
#tr.en: That in future one against the other shall not make a complaint,
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
#tr.en: they have sworn by the name of the king.
3. igi dingir-szu-illat-su2 dumu e2-a-mu-sza-lim
#tr.en: Before Ilšu-tillassu, son of Ea-muša(l)lim;
4. igi {d}suen-ip-t,u3-ra-am gudu4 dumu na-bi-{d}en-lil2
#tr.en: before Sîn-ipṭuram, pašišu-priest, son of Nabi-enlil;
5. igi {d}suen-a-hu-um gudu4 dumu im-gur-rum
#tr.en: before Sîn-aḫum, pašišu-priest, son of Imgurum;
6. igi {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 gudu4 dumu {d}nin-urta-me-sza4
#tr.en: before Enlil-manšum, pašišu-priest, son of Ninurta-meša;
7. igi {d}nergal-ma-an-szum2# dumu {d}nin-urta-ga-mil bur-gul
#tr.en: before Nergal-manšum, son of Ninurta-gamil, stone cutter;
8. igi in-bi-i3-li2-szu dub-sar dumu a-pil-i3-li2-szu
#tr.en: before Inbi-ilīšu, the scribe, son of Apil-ilīšu.
9. iti gu4-si-su u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
#tr.en: The month of Ayyarum, the day 18 (of)
10. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta ki-sur-ra{ki} sa-bu-um{ki}-<bi>-da#-[ke4] ka-si-il-la-asz bi2-in#-[ku4-ra]
#tr.en: the year in which Samsu-iluna the king, by the command of Enlil, Kisurra and Sabum brought to praise.

envelope

obverse
1. nam-gudu4 {d}nin-[...]
#tr.en: A pašišu-priest office of Nin...
2. mu-a iti 3(disz)-[kam]
#tr.en: for 3 months a year
3. a-sza3 szuku-bi u3 nam-bur-[szu-ma]
#tr.en: along with its subsistence field and the office of the elder
4. bala gub-ba {d}suen-im-gur-an#-[ni] dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2
#tr.en: his term of office, Sîn-imgurrani son of Dingir-manšum
5. ki-bi gar-ra-bi-sze3
#tr.en: has exchanged for
6. nam-gudu4 nam-lu2-lunga-x [...]
#tr.en: the pašišu-priest (and) the brewer offices ...
7. mu-a [iti 2(disz)]-kam# a#-sza3# [szuku u3 nam-bur-szu-ma]
#tr.en: for 2 months a year along with its subsistence field and the office of the elder
8. ku3!-ta [...] dumu# [...]
#tr.en: which has bought for silver ... daugh ...
9. mu [...]
#tr.en: ...
10. [...]
#tr.en: ...
11. [...]
#tr.en: ...
12. u4-[...]
#tr.en: [In future] days ...
$ rest broken

reverse
$ beginning broken
1'. [iti gu4-si]-su# u4 1(u)# 8(disz)#-[kam]
#tr.en: The month of Ayyarum, the day 18 (of)
2'. [mu] sa#-am-su-i-lu-na lugal [inim] {d}en-lil2-la2-ta [ki-sur]-ra{ki} sa-bu-um{ki}-<bi>-da-ke4 [ka]-si-il-la-asz bi2-in-ku4?-ra
#tr.en: the year in which Samsu-iluna the king, by the command of Enlil, Kisurra and Sabum brought to praise.

seal 1
1. la-ma-sa3-ni
#tr.en: Lama(s)sani
2. dumu-munus {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim
#tr.en: daughter of Ninurta-muša(l)lim
3. {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni
#tr.en: Sîn-imgurrani
4. dumu dingir-ma-an-szum2
#tr.en: son of Dingir-manšum
$ (bur-gul seal

Archival view of P263019