CDLJ 2014/2 (P388305)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

SC 3, 024a

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (model contract)

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tablet
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1. 1(disz) dumu-nita2 gaba
 en: (Case 1:) One suckling male child,
2. tul2#-ta pa3-da
 en: at a well found,
3. sila-ta kur2-ra
 en: from the street rescued:
4. {disz}me-{d}iszkur nu-gig
 en: Simat-Adad, the nugig,
5. ka ur-gi7-ra-ta ba-[da]-kar
 en: from the mouth of a dog has snatched ,
6. ka uga-ta ba-da-an-szub
 en: from the beak of a raven has made drop.
7. {disz}me-{d}iszkur nu-gig
 en: Simat-Adad, the nugig,
8. nam-dumu-ni-sze3 szu ba-an-ti
 en: him as her son has adopted (and)
9. nam-ibila-ni-sze3 in-gar
 en: him as her heir has established.
10. u4 kur2-sze3 tukum-bi
 en: In the future, if
11. {disz}me-{d}iszkur nu-gig
 en: Simat-Adad, the nugig,
12. dumu-mu nu-me-en ba-an-na-du11
 en: “You are not my son!” says to him,
13. e2 a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6 geme2 ARAD2
 en: house, field, orchard, female and male slaves,
14. nig2-gur11-ra u3 {gesz}szu-kar2
 en: possessions and utensils,
15. a-na gal2-la-am3
 en: as much as there may be
16. ba-ra-an-e11-de3
 en: she shall forfeit.
17. mu {d}nanna# {d}utu u3 [{d}ri]-im#-{d}suen lugal in-pa3
 en: By the name of Nanna, Šamaš, and of the king Rīm-Sîn she has sworn.
18. 2(iku)? {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar ib2-sa2
 en: (Case 2:) 2 (3?) iku of an orchard with date palms filled,
19. gu2 i7 buranun
 en: on the bank of the river Euphrates,
20. us2-sa-du {gesz}kiri6 nu-ur2-esz18-dar
 en: (its) flank bordering the orchard of Nūr-Eštar,
21. us2-sa-du 2(disz)-kam {d}suen-a-bu-szu
 en: (its) second flank bordering (the orchard of) Sîn-abūšu,
22. sag#-bi kaskal
 en: its head the roadway,
23. sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam i3-li2-a-bi
 en: its second head (the orchard of) Ilī-abi:
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1. {gesz}kiri6 {d}utu-re-me-ni
 en: the orchard of Šamaš-rēmēnī,
2. ki {d}utu-re-me-ni
 en: from Šamaš-rēmēnī,
3. lugal {gesz}kiri6-ke4
 en: the lord of the orchard,
4. {disz}{d}suen-a-sza-ri-du
 en: Sîn-ašarēdu
5. in-szi-sa10
 en: purchased.
6. 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-bi-sze3
 en: 1/3 mana of silver, as its full price,
7. in-na-[an]-la2
 en: he weighed out for him.
8. u4 kur2-sze3 u4 nu#-me#-ak#? {d}utu-re-me-ni
 en: (That) in the future, ever, Šamaš-rēmēnī
9. {gesz}kiri6-mu nu-ub-be2-a?
 en: “(It is) my orchard” will not say,
10. mu {d}nanna {d}utu u3 {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal in-pa3
 en: by the name of Nanna, Šamaš and of the king Rīm-Sîn he has sworn.
11. inim gal2-la {gesz}kiri6 {disz}{d}utu-re-me-ni
 en: To an raised claim for the orchard, Šamaš-rēmēnī
12. ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
 en: will be returned.
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CDLJ 2014/2,

    [Spada2014-161041] Spada, Gabriella. 2014.

  • history: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 78

    [Wilson2008Education] Wilson, Mark. 2008. Education in the Earliest Schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection. Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SC 3, 024a
  • Accession No.: 52175

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain) Provenience Comments:

    antiquities market

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-01-23 at 16:40:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-11-20 at 10:06:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Spada, Gabriella; Veldhuis, Niek CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLJ 2014/2 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388305.
CDLJ 2014/2 artifact entry (No. P388305). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388305 (Original work published 2009)
CDLJ 2014/2 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388305 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLJ 2014/2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P388305},
}


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