SAOC 44, 47 (P283583)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Transliteration

tablet
obverse
1. 5/6(disz) sar e2 du3-a
2. da e2 {d}suen-gal-zu
3. ki ip-qu2-{d}en-lil2 dumu lu2-{d}nin-urta-ke4
4. {disz}{d}en-lil2-ni-szu u3 e-tel-pi4-isz8-tar2
5. in-sa10-a
6. 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar igi-te e-tel-pi4-isz8-tar2
7. {disz}{d}en-lil2-ni-szu-ke4
8. {disz}e-tel-pi4-szu
9. in-na-an-la2#
10. u4#-[kur2]-sze3 e-tel-pi4-isz8-tar2
11. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na me-a-bi
12. e2-bi-sze3 1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2!(SI)-sze3
13. igi-te-na
reverse
1. inim-nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
3. igi a-pil2-i3-li2-szu ugula e2 dingir-mah
4. [igi] {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2
5. igi {d}suen-ma#-gir gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2
6. igi {d}en-lil2-mu-[da]-mi-iq
7. igi {d}nusku-ni-szu# dumu ad-da-du10-ga
8. igi {d}nusku-ni-szu dub-sar
  blank space
9. iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
10. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal e2-babbar2 e2 {d}utu-ke4 zimbir{ki}-ta szu gibil(NE) bi2-in-aga!(MIR)
envelope
obverse
1. [5/6(disz) sar e2] du3-a
2. [da e2 {d}suen]-gal-zu
3. [ki ip-qu2-{d}en]-lil2# dumu lu2-{d}nin#-[urta-ke4]
4. [{disz}{d}en-lil2-ni-szu] u3 e-tel-pi4#-[isz8-tar2]
5. [in-sa10]-a#
6. [...]
7. [...]
8. [{disz}e-tel-pi4]-szu#-ra
9. [in-na]-an-la2
10. u4#-kur2-sze3 e#-tel-pi4-isz8-tar2
11. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na [me-a-bi]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [igi {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 gudu4 {d}nin]-lil2#-la2
2'. [igi {d}suen-ma-gir gudu4 {d}]nin#-lil2-la2
3'. [igi {d}en-lil2-mu-da-mi-iq]
4'. [igi {d}nusku-ni-szu dumu ad-da]-du10-ga#
5'. igi {d}nusku-ni-szu dub-sar
  rest broken
seal 1
1. e-te-el-pi4-isz8-tar2#
2. dumu im-gu-rum