Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
ts: ištēn manā kaspim
en: 1 mina of silver,
2. _masz2 1(disz) ma-na 1/3(disz) gin2_
ts: ṣibat šalšat siqlam ana ištēn manā
en: the interest of 1/3 of shekel for each mina
3. u2-s,a-ab
ts: u(ṣ)ṣab
en: he will add,
4. _ki_ za-ab-lum
ts: itti zablum
en: from Zablum
5. {disz}{d}suen-i-mi-ti
ts: sîn-imi(t)ti
en: Sîn-imitti,
6. sza i-na sza-ib-di-i
ts: ša ina šaibdi
en: who in Šaibdi
7. wa!-asz-bu
ts: wašbu
en: dwells,
8. _ku3-babbar szu ba-an-ti_
ts: kaspam ilqe
en: (that) silver has received.
9. _u4_ ki-nu-ni
ts: ina ūm kinūni
en: In the day of the Kinūnu festival
10. _ku3-babbar u3 masz2-bi_
ts: kaspam u ṣibassu
en: the silver and its interest
11. _i3-la2-e_
ts: išaqqal
en: he will pay.
reverse
1. _mu e2_ {d}inanna#
ts: šattum bīt inanna
en: The year (in which) the temple of Inanna
2. im-me-ru-um i-pu-szu
ts: immerum ipušu
en: Immerum built.
3. _igi_ ap-lu-szi
ts: maḫar apluši
en: Before Apluši,
4. _dumu_ isz-bi-ir-di-ni
ts: mār išbirdini
en: son of Išbirdini;
5. _igi_ a-hi-um-mi-szu
ts: maḫar aḫī-ummīšu
en: before Aḫī-ummīšu,
6. _dumu_ sze-ru-um-i3-li2
ts: mār šērum-ilī
en: son of Šērum-ilī;
7. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
ts: maḫar nanna-manšum
en: before Nanna-manšum,
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-gal
ts: mār sîn-gal
en: son of Sîn-gal;
9. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
ts: maḫar sîn-išmea(n)ni
en: before Sîn-išmeanni,
10. _dumu_ ia-ta-da?-tum
ts: mār iatadatum
en: son of Iatadatum;
11. _igi_ {d}suen-i-mi-ti
ts: maḫar sîn-imi(t)ti
en: before Sîn-imitti
12. _dumu_ zi-kir-a-szur3
ts: mār zikir-a(š)šur
en: son of Zikir-aššur;
left
1. _igi_ pa-ti-tum
ts: maḫar patitum
en: before Patitum;
2. _igi_ puzur4-sin
ts: maḫar puzur-sîn
en: before Puzur-sîn,
3. _dumu_ en-num-sin
ts: mār ennum-sîn
en: son of Ennum-sîn.