This tablet has a total of 28 lines of
Sumerian cuneiform on the obverse and
reverse. It is dated to a year of Enlil-bani,
king if Isin in southern Mesopotamia c.
1861-1837 B. C. The year-name given does
not supply us with the year of his reign,
since although he reigned 24 years, only 16
year names are so far known, and their
order is not known.
Translation:
1/3 musar: a vacant plot of
land, more or less, the plot of Ali-abusha,
wife of Bitu’a, adjacent to plot of …na and
Apil-Sin:
as its full price 3 shekels of silver were
weighed out. Apil-Sin purchased it from Ali-
abusha.
In the future Ali-abusha and her heirs, as
many as there may be, may not claim the
plot. She swore by the king.
In the presence of
Kililum, son of Rish-beli
Aha-nishu, son Ili-iddinashu
Ibbi-Adad, son Adad-rabi
Ilushu-bani, son of Sni-remeni
Apil-Sin, son of Ana-Sin-e.[..]
Ur-Nin[llil], son of Na…
Month Tashritu, year: Enlil-bani, the king,
made a golden statue for Nin-isina.
The upper lower and left edges, and a space
between the end of the document and the
date all bear impressions of the seal of:
Ali-abusha,
wife of Bitu’a.
The tablet is very well written and is in good
condition save for a few spots of surface
damage. A musar was an area of
12 x 12 cubits.
Description and translation kindly provided
by Professor W. G. Lambert
