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Primary publication	PBS 08/2, 129
Author(s)	Chiera, Edward
Publication date	1922
Secondary publication(s)	PBS 05, 096 (date only)
Collection	University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.	CBS 15251
Accession no.
Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Excavation no.
Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced	Samsu-iluna.05.04.00
Object type	tablet & envelope
Remarks
Material	clay
Language	Sumerian
Genre	Legal
Sub-genre	Legal decision
CDLI comments
Catalogue source	20050425 fitzgerald_upenn
ATF source	Guidi, Carlo
Translation	Guidi, Carlo
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz002075sj
Composite no.
Seal no.	Sx
CDLI no.	P269795

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Tablet & envelope

obverse
1. 4(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 us2 da e-sir2 egir {d}ama-a-ra-zu
en: One side, long 51 cubits, on the street behind (the temple of) Ama-a'arazu,
2. 5(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 us2 2(disz)-kam-ma da e2 dumu-me inim-{d}da-mu
en: the other side, long 62 cubits, adjacent to the house of Inim-damu's sons,
3. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3 sag e-sir2 li-bur
en: the front, long 42 cubits and 20 fingers, on the street "Libūr",
4. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3 sag e-sir2 bad3
en: the (other) front, long 56 cubits and 10 fingers, on the street of the Wall;
5. ($ blank space $) e2 kislah-bi 2(u) sar
en: this is an unbuilt plot of 20 SAR (= 1200 shekels)
6. sza3-bi-ta 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar e2 kislah
en: of which 400 shekels,
7. da e-sir2 egir e2 {d}ama-a-ra-zu#
en: adjacent to the street behind the temple of Ama-a'arazu,
8. inim dub ha-la-ba libir-ra-na ab-sar-ra
en: are recorded in a old contract regarding the division of the inheritance
9. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2 kislah da e2 ha-la-ba-na
en: (and) 800 shekels, adjacent to the house, portion of his inheritance,
10. dub didli ku3-ta sa10 egir ha#-la-ba-na
en: according to several contracts were bought, after the division of inheritance,
11. {disz}im-szi-szi dumu {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu-ke4
en: by Imšiši son of Ninlil-zimu.
12. 5(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 us2 da e2 im-szi-szi
en: One side, long 62 cubits, adjacent to the house of Imšiši,
13. 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 us2 2(disz)-kam-ma da e2 lu2-dingir-ra
en: the other side, long 68 cubits, adjacent to the house of Lu-diĝira,
14. 2(disz) ninda 2(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3 sag e-sir2 li-bur
en: the front, long 26 cubits and 10 fingers, on the street "Libūr",
15. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda sag e-sir2 bad3
en: the (other) front, long 30 cubits, on the street of the Wall;
16. ($ blank space $) e2 kislah-bi 1(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sar
en: this is an unbuilt plot of 760 shekels,
17. dub didli ku3-ta sa10 egir ha-la-ba#-na
en: (that), according to several contracts, was bought, after the division of the inheritance,
18. {disz}inim-{d}da-mu dumu {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu-ke4
en: by Inim-damu, son of Nilil-zimu.
19. sza3-bala-bala {disz}im-szi-szi
en: After the heirs of Imšiši
20. u3 sza3-bala-bala inim-{d}da-mu-ke4-ne
en: and the heirs of Inim-damu,

reverse
1. inim dub ha-la-ba libir-ra-ne-ne
en: according to the old document recording the division of the inheritance
2. u3 inim dub didli ku3-ta sa10 egir ha-la-ba-ne-ne-sze3
en: and according to the several documents (recording) the purchase after the division of the inheritance,
3. igi u3-bi2-in-sag5-esz
en: have choosed;
4. lu2 lu2-u3-ra in-si-ge-esz
en: one shall be satisfied with the other.
5. u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3-ra inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
en: That in future one against the other shall not make a complaint
6. mu lugal tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
en: they have sworn together by the name of the king.
7. igi {d}iszkur-gir3-ra gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2
en: Before Adad-girra, pašīšu-priest of Ninlil;
8. igi ip#-qu2-er-s,e-tim dumu na-ra-am-{d}suen
en: before Ipqu-erṣetim, son of Naram-sîn;
9. igi {d}nanna-ma# dumu i3-li2-i-din-nam
en: before Nannama, son of Ilī-i(d)dinam;
10. igi {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim ugula e2 sikil
en: before Ninurta-muša(l)lim, overseer of (the temple of) E-sikil;
11. igi {d}utu-ma-gir dumu {d}utu-gal-zu
en: before Šamaš-māgir, son of Utu-galzu;
12. igi ni-id-ni-esz18-dar dumu {d}nanna-tum
en: before Nidni-ištar, son of Nannatum;
13. igi {d}suen-gi4-im-la-an-ni lu2-esz3
en: before Sîn-gimlanni, priest;
14. igi dingir-ma-an-szum2 gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2
en: before Diĝir-manšum, pašīšu-priest of Ninlil;
15. igi na-bi-{d}en-lil2 nimgir dumu lu2-ga-tum
en: before Nabi-enlil, herald, son of Lugātum;
16. igi u4-ta-u18-lu-he2-ti dub-sar
en: before Utta'ulu-ḫeti, the scribe;
17. igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
en: before Awīlīya, stone-cutter, son of Ur-baba.
18. iti szu-numun-a
en: The month of Dumuzi,
19. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e {uruda}gu-za nesag {d}nanna dingir sag-du-ni-ra mu-na-an-dim2-ma
en: the year in which Samsu-iluna the king has made a throne as an offering for Nanna, the god his begetter

envelope

obverse
1. dub e2 [kislah]
en: Contract for an unbuilt plot;
2. sag-bi# 1(disz)-[kam-ma] e-sir2 li-bur
en: its front (is adjacent to) the street "Libūr",
3. sag-[bi 2(disz)]-kam-ma e-sir2 bad3
en: the other front (is adjacent to) the street of the Wall;
4. inim dub ha-la-ba# libir-ra-sze3 [...]
en: according to the former inheritance contract
5. u3 inim dub didli ku3-ta sa10 egir ha-la#-ba-ne-ne#
en: and according to several contracts (recording) the purchase after the division of the inheritance,
6. sza3-bala-bala {disz}im-szi-szi
en: the heirs of Imšiši
7. u3 sza3-bala-bala {disz}inim-{d}da-[mu-ke4-ne]
en: and the heirs of Inim-damu
8. igi u3-bi2-in-sag5-esz-a
en: have choosed;
9. lu2 lu2-u3-ra in-si-ge-esz
en: one shall be satisfied with the other.

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seal 1
1. ibila im-szi-szi-ke4-ne
en: The heirs of Imšiši
2. ibila inim-{d}da-mu-ke4-ne
en: The heirs of Inim-damu

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