
Obverse
Column i
39	pu₂	bur-[tum]	well
39	šub-ba	na-<<ad>>-[di]	abandoned

39	pu₂-ta i₃-pad₃-da	[ina] ⸢bur⸣-[tum a-tu]	found in a well
39	sila₃-ta i₃-kur-ra	⸢i-na⸣ su-⸢qi₂⸣ [...]	brought in from the street

39	ka ur-gir₁₅-a-ni-še₃ ba-da₃-an-⸢kar⸣	ina pi-i kal-bi e-kim	saved from the mounth of a dog

39	⸢ur₂⸣	su-u-nu	lap
39	[ur₂]-bi	su-un-šu₂	his lap
39	[ur₂]-⸢bi⸣-še₃	a-na su-ni-šu₂	into his lap
39	⸢ur₂⸣-bi-še₃ in-ŋar	MIN<(a-na)> su-ni-šu₂ iš-kun	he placed into his lap
39	⸢ensi₂⸣	iš-šak-ku	city ruler
39	saŋŋaₓ(E₂.BAR)	ša₂-an-gu-u	chief administrator (of a temple)
39	šab	šab-ru-u	chief administrator
39	⸢um⸣-me-am₃	⸢um-ma⸣-nu	expert
39	[ukkin]	⸢pu⸣-[uḫ-ru]	assembly
39	šid	me-[nu-tum]	count
39	šid um-me-am₃	MIN<(me-nu-tum)> ma-[nu-u]	counting
39	di	de-⸢e^?⸣-[nu]	lawsuit
39	di-kud	da-a-[a-nu]	judge
39	di-kud gal	ŠU<(dikuggallum)>^lum	chief justice
39	di-kud gal	šap-⸢ṣu⸣	strict judge
39	di-kud gal	ša₂-pi-[ru]	provincial governor
39	di-kud iri	da-a-a-⸢nu⸣ [a-li]	city judge
39	di-kud lugal	MIN<(da-a-a-nu)> šar-⸢ri⸣	royal judge
39	di-kud-e-ne-ne	MIN<(da-a-a-nu-)>šu₂-nu	their judges
39	ab-ba	ši-i-bi	witnesses
39	ab-ba iri	MIN<(ši-i-bi)> a-li	the witnesses of the city
39	ab-ba lugal	MIN<(ši-i-bi)> ⸢šar⸣-[ri]	royal witnesses
39	[ab-ba] di-kud	MIN<(ši-i-bi)> da-[a-a-ni]	the witnesses of the judge
39	[ab-ba-e-ne]-⸢ne⸣	[MIN<(ši-i-bi-)>šu₂-nu]	their witnesses
39	[igi ab-ba iri]	ma-[ḫar ši-i-bi a-li]	before the city witnesses
39	[maškim]	ra-⸢bi⸣-[ṣu]	bailiff
39	⸢maškim⸣ iri	MIN<(ra-bi-ṣu)> a-⸢li⸣	city bailiff
39	⸢maškim⸣ lugal	MIN<(ra-bi-ṣu)> šar-ri	royal bailiff
39	maškim di-kud	MIN<(ra-bi-ṣu)> da-a-a-[ni]	bailiff of the judge
39	maškim-e-ne-ne	MIN<(ra-bi-ṣu-)>šu₂-nu	their bailiffs
39	MAŠ-EN-KAK	[...]	commoner
39	in-kur₂	[...]	he denied
39	MIN<(in-kur₂-)>e	[...]	he denies
39	MIN<(in-kur₂-)>e-[meš]	[...]	they deny
39	in-pad₃	[it]-mu	he swore
39	[in-pad₃-e]	[i]-⸢ta⸣-mu	he swears
39	[in-pad₃-e-meš]	[i]-ta-mu-u	they swear
39	⸢nam⸣-dumu-[a]-⸢ni⸣-še₃	[a]-⸢na⸣ ma-ru-ti-šu₂	into legal status as son
39	[nam]-⸢ibila⸣-MIN<(a-ni-še₃)>	[a-na] ap-lu-ti-šu₂	into legal status as heir
39	[...]-x-MIN<(a-ni-še₃)>	[a-na] a-ḫu-ti-šu₂	into legal status as brother
39	[...]-MIN<(a-ni-še₃)>	[a-na] ab-bu-ti-šu₂	into legal status as father
39	[...]	[a-na] ši-bu-ti-šu₂	into legal status as elder
39	[...]	[a-na] be-lu-ti-šu₂	into legal status as owner
39	[...]	[a-na] ar-⸢du-ti-šu₂⸣	into legal status as slave
39	[...]	[a-na] ⸢ag⸣-[ru-ti-šu₂]	into legal status as hireling
Column ii
o iio ii	(4 lines missing)
39	[egir]-bi niŋ₂-kalag-ga	x-x [...]	afterwards, his assets
39	⸢šu-a⸣-ni-še₃ ba-ab-si-sa₂	ana ŠU-MIN-<šu₂> u₂-⸢mal⸣-[lu-u]	they will bequeath to him

39	ia₂ <<mu>> sar e₂ du₃-a	ḫa-mul-tu₂ mu-[sa-ru]	a built-up plot of five mūšaru
39	zag-du₈ keš₂-da	⸢si^?⸣-ip ⸢ki⸣-x-[...]	with door frame installed
39	e₂ ⸢al⸣-ba-la₂	E₂ rug-⸢gu⸣-bu1	a house with a second floor
39	KI ig saŋ-kul gub-ba	⸢dal⸣-tu₂ sik-kur ⸢kun⸣-[nu]2	door and lock are installed

39	zag-bi sila <<LA>> daŋal-la	⸢pu⸣-us-⸢su re-bi⸣-tu₂	it's front faces the square
39	egir-bi e-sir₂ <<SAR>> limmu₂-ba^!(MA)	⸢ar₂⸣-kat₂-⸢su su-qu⸣ er-bet-tu₂	it's back is at a cross-roads
39	in-na-an-šum₂	id-din	he gave
39	nu-MIN<(in-na-an-šum₂)>	ul MIN<(id-din)>	he did not give
39	ba-ab-šum₂	id-din	he gave
39	[nu]-MIN<(ba-ab-šum₂)>	ul MIN<(id-din)>	he did not give
39	[...]	ŠU^u
39	[...-ŋar]-ra	⸢ku-mur⸣-ru-u	sum
39	[...]-⸢ŋar⸣-ra	šu-⸢kun⸣-[nu-u]	estimated yield
39	⸢in⸣-ŋar	⸢iš⸣-[kun]	he placed
39	[in-ŋar]-⸢e⸣	[...]	he places
39	[...]	[i]-šak-ka-[nu]	they place
39	in-⸢ḫuŋ⸣	ig-gur	he hired
39	MIN<(in-ḫuŋ-)>e	ig-gar	he hires
39	MIN<(in-ḫuŋ-)>e-meš	ig-ga-ru	they hire
39	in-dab₅	iṣ-⸢bat⸣	he seized
39	MIN<(in-dab₅-)>e	i-ṣab-⸢bat⸣	he seizes
39	MIN<(in-dab₅-)>e-meš	i-ṣab-ba-⸢tu⸣	they seize
39	in-sar	iš-⸢ṭur⸣	he wrote
39	MIN<(in-sar-)>e	i-šaṭ-⸢ṭar₂⸣	he writes
39	MIN<(in-sar-)>e-meš	i-šaṭ-[ṭa-ru]	they write
39	[ba]-ab-ku₄-ku₄	[...]	he will bring in
39	[nu]-MIN<(ba-ab-ku₄-ku₄)>	[...]	he will not bring in
	(traces of 1 line)
39	[...] MIN	[...]

39	⸢^na₄⸣kišib libir-ra	[ku-nu-uk]-ku la-[bi-ru]	the old seal
39	[pad₃-de₃] ⸢zi⸣-ri-dam	[...] up-tas-sas	when found is to be cancelled

39	šu	qa-ti	hand
39	[...]	MIN<(qa-ti)>	surety
39	šu-[...]-⸢min^?⸣-a-ni	qa-⸢as-su⸣	his surety
39	šu-⸢du₈^?⸣-e-ne-ne	qa-ta-ti-⸢šu₂⸣-[nu]	their surety
39	⸢šu⸣-du₈^?-ni šu ba-ab-teŋ₄	qa-<ta>-ti-šu₂ il-qe₂	he stood surety
39	egir	ar-ka-tu₂	estate
39	egir-bi	ar-kat₂-su	his estate
39	MIN<(egir-)>ne-ne	ar-ka-ti-šu₂-nu	their estates

39	[di-bi al]-kud	de-en-šu₂ ⸢di⸣-in	his lawsuit is settled
39	[inim-bi al]-⸢til⸣	a-mat-su gam-rat	his case is closed
39	[...]	lib₃-ba-šu₂ DUG₃.GA-šu₂	he is satisfied
39	[...]	[šu]-mu	name
	(4 lines missing)
39	[...]	[...]-tum
39	[...]	[... šu]-pel₂-tum	exchange rate (in grain)
39	[...]	[...]-tu₂
39	[...]	[...] ⸢qa⸣-a-tu₂	[barley] at hand
39	[...]	[...] ši-i-mu	[barley] that has been bought
39	[...]	⸢MIN⸣<(...)> ma-ḫi-ru	[barley] of the market
Column iii
39	še ⸢aḫ₃-e⸣-[de₃]	[...]3	dried barley
39	[še] ba-⸢ri₂⸣-[ga]	[...]	barley measured with the bariga (sixty liters)
39	[še] ban₂-da	[...]	barley measured with the ban (ten liters)
39	[še] gur₇	[...]	barley in heaps
39	[še] mu-un-DU	[...]	barley delivery
39	[še] ⸢i₃⸣-dub^!(UM)	[...]	barley in store
39	⸢i₃⸣-dub^!(UM)	[...]	storage
39	[i₃-dub] še-<<IM>>	[...]	granary
39	[i₃-dub še-ŋeš]-i₃	[...]	storage for sesame
39	[i₃-dub zu₂]-lum-ma	[...]	date storage
39	[i₃-dub ib₂-gi₄]-gi₄	[...]	he will pay back to the granary
	(23 lines missing)
39	⸢šag₄⸣-[...]	[...]
39	šag₄-[...]	[...] iš-[kun]
39	⸢in-dadag⸣	[ub-bi]-ib	he cleared himself
39	MIN<(in-dadag-)>e	[ub-ba]-ab	he will clear himself
39	[MIN<(in-dadag]-)>e-meš	[ub-ba]-bu	they will clear themselves
39	zi-ga	[ṣi-i]-tu₂	expenditure
39	zi-ga	ti-bu-tu₂	levy
39	zi-ga	ni-si-iḫ-tu₂	extraction
39	zi-ga-a didli	ṣi-tu a-ḫi-tu	miscellaneous expenditure
39	a-ga-zi	im-bu-u	loss

39	⸢MIN⸣<(a-ga-zi)> ib₂-si-sa₂	im-bu-u u₂-mal-lu-u	they will reimburse the loss
39	MIN<(a-ga-zi)> ib₂-dirig-ga	MIN<(im-bu-u)> ut-ta-ru₃	they will reimburse more than the loss
39	[ib₂]-tak₄	si-it-tu₂	remainder
39	[MIN<(ib₂-tak₄])> še	MIN<(si-it-tu₂)> še-im	remainder of the barley
39	[MIN<(ib₂-tak₄])> ⸢še⸣-ŋeš-i₃	MIN<(si-it-tu₂)> ša₂-maš-šam-[mu]	remainder of the sesame
39	[MIN<(ib₂-tak₄])> zu₂-lum-ma	MIN<(si-it-tu₂)> su-⸢lu⸣-[up-pu]	remainder of the dates
39	MIN<(ib₂-tak₄)> niŋ₂-kas₇	MIN<(si-it-tu₂)> [...]	remainder of the account
39	niŋ₂-kas₇	[...]	account
39	MIN<(niŋ₂-kas₇)> ak-a	[...]	settled account

39	niŋ₂-kas₇ ak-a	[...]	settled account
39	[niŋ₂]-kas₇ nu-MIN<(ak-a)>	[...]	account that is not settled
Reverse
Column i
r ir i	(1 line missing)
39	in-[duḫ]	[...]	he released
39	⸢in⸣-[duḫ-e]	[...]	he will release
	(2 lines missing)
39	[...]	[i]-paṭ-[ṭar]	he will release
39	[...]-e-meš	⸢i⸣-[paṭ]-ṭa-[ru]	they will release
39	[nu]-ba-ab-duḫ-⸢a⸣	ul [...]	it has not been released
39	⸢apin⸣ duḫ-a	pa-ṭa-rum ⸢e⸣-[pi-in]	unyoked plough

39	numun	ze-⸢ru⸣	seed
39	KUL	MIN<(ze-ru)>	seed
39	mu	MIN<(ze-ru)>	seed
39	mu	šum-⸢mu⸣	name
39	mu	ša₂-[a]	the one who
39	mu	aš₂-⸢šu⸣	because
39	mu	ni-šu	oath
39	mu	ni-bu	name
39	mu	zik-[ru]	name
39	mu	za-ka-⸢ru⸣	to name
39	mu	za-kar šu-me	speaking of the name
39	mu	šat-tum	year
39	mu	er-bu	income
39	muḫaldim	nu-ḫa-<tim>-mu	cook
39	mu kur₂-še₃	a-na ba-laṭ4	for the lifetime of
39	mu bala-še₃	a-na ba-laṭ5	for the lifetime of
39	mu im-ma	šad-dag-gat	last year
39	[mu] an-na	šat-tum	this year
39	[mu] ⸢us₂⸣-sa	ša₂-ni-tum MIN<(šat-tum)>	next year
39	[...]	ša₂-⸢lul⸣-tum MIN<(šat-tum)>	the year after next
39	[...]	[...] le-mut-tu₂	bad [year]
	(4 lines missing)
39	[...]	⸢ŠU⸣<(...)>[^u]
39	[ma-na]-⸢la₂⸣	ŠU<(manalû)>^u	weighmaster
39	[mu-un]-⸢bal⸣	iḫ-[ri]	he dug
39	[mu-un]-du₃	e-⸢pu⸣-[uš]	he made
39	⸢eg₂⸣	i-[ki]	dyke
39	⸢pa₅⸣	pal-[gu]	canal
39	[...]	⸢a⸣-tap-pu	ditch
39	[...]	⸢ra⸣-a-ṭu	drain
39	[...]	[mi]-⸢dir-tum⸣	garden plot
	(11 lines missing)
39	nam-ri [...]	[...]
39	nam-en-na ⸢ak⸣-[a]	[...]	choice herd animal
39	nam-en-na	[...]	choice herd animal
39	nam-lu₂-u₁₈-lu <<lu-⸢tum⸣>>	[...]	humanity
39	⸢an⸣-ta	[...]	upper
39	⸢ki⸣-ta	[...]	lower
39	⸢an⸣-ta ki-ta	[...]	upper and lower
39	us₂	[...]	long side
39	us₂	[...]	to measure
Column ii
39	[...]	[...]-tu₂
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39	[...]	[bi]-it MIN<(a-bur-ru)>	house at a pasture
39	[...]	i-gar [MIN<(a-bur-ru])>	wall of the pasture
39	[...]	bi-ri-[tum]	space between
39	[...] MIN	bi-it [MIN<(bi-ri-tum])>	263
39	[...] MIN	i-gar [MIN<(bi-ri-tum])>	in between wall
39	[i]-zi	i-ga-[ru]	wall
39	⸢e₂⸣ MIN<(i-zi)>	bi-it [MIN<(i-ga-ru])>	house with standing walls
39	⸢i₃⸣-ŋal₂	ib-ba-[aš₂-ši]	it is available
39	[nu]-MIN<(i₃-ŋal₂)>	ul [MIN<(ib-ba-aš₂-ši])>	it is not available
39	kaskal	⸢ger⸣-[ru]	way
39	kaskal	⸢ḫar⸣-[ra-nu]	path
39	ḫar-ra-an	MIN<(ḫar-ra-nu)>	path
39	ḫar-ra-[an]	[...]	route
39	ḫar-ra-[an]	[...]	route
39	ḫar-ra-⸢an⸣	[...]	route
39	gana₂-gur₁₅	[...]	path
39	ka-ŋiri₃	[...]	path
39	ŋiri₃ niŋ₂-⸢ŋal₂-la⸣	[...]	footprint
39	gu₄-ud-⸢kalam⸣-[ma]	[...]	path
39	ki us₂ kalam-ma	[...]	path?
39	ki us₂	[...]	path
39	ki us₂	[...]	path
39	⸢ki us₂⸣	[...]	path
	(2 lines missing)
39	suḫur-[la₂]	[...]	special hairdo (indicating kezertu status)
39	suḫur-⸢lal₂⸣	MIN	special hairdo (indicating kezertu status)
39	gu₄ me-ir-me-ir	ḫu-tan-[nu-bu]	luxuriant
39	gu₂-ta RI	[na]-an-[du-ru]	to embrace = to embrace one another
39	gu₂ ak-a	kit-pu-[lu]	entwined
39	⸢gu₂⸣ niŋ₂-gilim-ma	šaq-qi₂-pet-tu₂	tricks
39	[gu₂] dab₅	ḫal-ti-ik-ku6
39	saŋ dab₅	MIN<(ḫal-ti-ik-ku)>7
39	saŋ ŋa₂-ŋa₂	a-ru	to approach
39	saŋ šum₂-mu	ḫa-šu	to hurry
39	saŋ-⸢ki^?⸣	MIN<(ḫa-šu)>	to hurry
39	saŋ-ki keš₂-da	ne₂-kel-mu-u	to frown
	(4 lines missing)
Column iii
r iiir iii	(17 lines missing)
39	šeg₁₂ [...]	[...]	brick [...]
	(1 line missing)
39	ŋar	[...]	droppings
39	apin la₂	[...]	tilled (field)
39	apin lu₂-⸢u₁₈⸣-lu	[...]	plowman
39	⸢apin⸣	e-[pi-in-nu]	plow
39	uru₄	e-[re-šu₂]	to cultivate
39	gud-šag₄-ga	kul-[li-zu]	ox drover
39	⸢gu₄⸣-ud-us₂	⸢re⸣-[du ...]	cow herd
39	gu₄-[ud-da] ⸢RI⸣	[...]8	... ox
39	gu₄-[ud dirig]-ga	[...]	additional ox
39	⸢gu₄-ud na⸣-gada	ŠU<(guddanagadû)>^u	ox-herd
39	[^lu₂sa]-⸢gaz⸣	ḫab-ba-[tum]	robber
39	[lu₂-ḫuŋ]-ŋa₂	⸢ag⸣-[ri]	hireling
39	[lu₂] gur₁₀ kud	e-⸢si⸣-[du]	reaper
39	lu₂ še [ur₄]-⸢ur₄⸣	ḫa-me-[mu]	gatherer
39	lu₂ še [...]	mu-rak-[ki-su]	sheave binder
39	lu₂ še [il₂-il₂]	⸢zab⸣-bi-[lu]	bearer
39	lu₂ še [...]	[...]
39	lu₂ še [...]	[...]
39	lu₂ še [...]	[...]
39	[...]	[ba]-bi-lum	bearer
39	[...]	[za]-⸢ru⸣-u₂	winnower
39	[lu₂] še la₂ x	MIN<(za-ru-u₂)> [ša₂]-pil₂-tu₂	helper of the winnower
39	[lu₂] še bala	mu-še-lu-u	winnower
39	[lu₂ še] bala [ki]-⸢ta⸣	MIN<(mu-še-lu-u)> ša₂-pil₂-tu₂	helper of the winnower
39	[^lu₂]a-[bala]	da-⸢lu⸣-u	water drawer
39	[^lu₂a-bala ki]-ta	MIN<(da-lu-u)> ša₂-⸢pil₂⸣-tu₂	helper of the water drawer
39	[lu₂ al] ⸢ak⸣-a	ra-pi₂-qum	hoer
39	[lu₂ niŋ₂-gul] ak-a	ḫe-pu-u	worker breaking clods
39	[lu₂ niŋ₂-kud-da] ak-a	⸢ma⸣-ki-su	tax collector
39	⸢lu₂⸣ [šeg₁₂] ⸢du₈-du₈⸣	la-bi-in ⸢li⸣-bit-tu₂	brick maker
39	lu₂ [lag degₓ(RI)]-⸢degₓ(RI)⸣-ga	la-qit kir-ban-ni	worker picking up clods
39	lu₂-KA-inim-ma	a-ši-⸢pu⸣	incantation priest
39	lu₂ ⸢inim⸣ gin₆-na	kat₂-tu-u	witness confirming something in court
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39	[...]-ne	[...]
39	⸢gun⸣ a-šag₄	MIN<(bilat)> [eq-li]	tax on a field
39	⸢gun⸣ [^ŋeš]kiri₆	MIN<(bilat)> ki-⸢re⸣-[e]	tax on a garden
39	⸢gun⸣ še	MIN<(bilat)> še-[im]	barley tax
39	[gun še]-ŋeš-i₃	MIN<(bilat)> ša₂-maš-šam-[mi]	tax on sesame
39	[gun zu₂]-lum-ma	MIN<(bilat)> su-lu-up-[pu]	tax on dates
39	[gun] ⸢urudu⸣	MIN<(bilat)> e-ri-[i]	copper tax
39	[gun] ⸢zabar⸣	MIN<(bilat)> ši-par-[ri]	bronze tax
39	[gun kug-babbar]	MIN<(bilat)> kas₃-⸢pu⸣	silver tax
39	⸢gun⸣ [kug-sig₁₇]	MIN<(bilat)> ḫu-ra-ṣi	gold tax
39	gun [siki]	MIN<(bilat)> ši-pa-tu₂	wool tax
39	[...]	[MIN<(bilat])> šar-<ti> en-zu	goat hair tax
39	gun gada	[MIN<(bilat)> ki]-ta-e	flax tax
39	gun ḫur-saŋ	[MIN<(bilat)> ša-di]-i	tax of the mountains
39	gun a-ba-⸢ab^?⸣	[MIN<(bilat)> tam]-tum	tax of the sea
39	gun id₂	[...]	river tax
39	gun ma-[da]	[...]	tax of the land

39	gun MIN<(ma-da)> igi-[nim]	MIN<(bilat)> MIN<(mātum)> ⸢e⸣-[li-tum]	tax of the upper land
39	gun MIN<(ma-da)> igi-[sig]	MIN<(bilat)> MIN<(mātum)> šap-[li-tum]	tax of the lower land

39	gun MIN<(ma-da)> <ki>-in-⸢gi uri⸣^ki	MIN<(bilat)> MIN<(mātum)> šu-me-[ri u₃ ak-ka-di-i]	tax of the land of Sumer and Akkad
39	gun dugud	MIN<(bilat)> ka-[bit-tum]	heavy tax
39	gun ḫi^!(UD-)a	bi-⸢la⸣-[a-tu₂]	various taxes
Bottom
39	[...] ⸢BU⸣
39	[...] A.BA

1see Charpin, RA 103 (2009), 133-34. >> A 67

2KI properly belongs in previous line. >> A 68

3see Sanati-Müller, BaM 19 (1988), 479-482 and Bam 21 (1990), 202.

4The emendation to mu-din-še₃ in MSL 5 is not warranted because of Emar (mu-gur) and the MB exercise HS 1781 (P229951): mu-kur₂-še₃.

5The emendation to mu-din-še₃ in MSL 5 is not warranted because of Emar (mu-bal = ba-la-aṭ) and the MB exercise HS 1781 (P229951): mu-bal-la₂.

6see Sallaberger MHEM 3, 111.

7see Sallaberger MHEM 3, 111.

8the emendation from gim-ri to gim-li in MSL 5, 76 and the resulting translation "spare ox" is invalidated by the Emar text (ki-im-ru). The entry remains unclear. >> A 327