The document is a summary of the Code of Lipit-Ishtar, an ancient Mesopotamian legal text from the Old Babylonian period. It describes how the goddess Ninisina was given authority over Isin by the gods An and Enlil. Lipit-Ishtar was chosen as a just ruler to establish justice and order in Sumer and Akkad. It lists the cities he ruled over and the reforms he enacted to protect the weak and restore freedom and support between family members.
The document is a summary of the Code of Lipit-Ishtar, an ancient Mesopotamian legal text from the Old Babylonian period. It describes how the goddess Ninisina was given authority over Isin by the gods An and Enlil. Lipit-Ishtar was chosen as a just ruler to establish justice and order in Sumer and Akkad. It lists the cities he ruled over and the reforms he enacted to protect the weak and restore freedom and support between family members.
The document is a summary of the Code of Lipit-Ishtar, an ancient Mesopotamian legal text from the Old Babylonian period. It describes how the goddess Ninisina was given authority over Isin by the gods An and Enlil. Lipit-Ishtar was chosen as a just ruler to establish justice and order in Sumer and Akkad. It lists the cities he ruled over and the reforms he enacted to protect the weak and restore freedom and support between family members.
Q000613 286': dumu in-szi-in-tu-u4 has born him children,
P263166 obv. i 4: dumu# in#-szi-in-tu-ud
Q000613 287': sag-rig7
the (marriage) gifts
P263166 obv. i 5: sag-rig7
Q000613 288': e2 ad-da-na-ta
which from her father’s house
P263166 obv. i 6: e2# ad-da-na-ta
Q000613 289': mu-un-tum2-ma
she had brought
P259227 ii 1': [mu]-un#-tum2#-ma
P263166 obv. i 7: mu#-un-tum2-ma
Q000613 290': dumu-na-kam
belong to her children;
P259227 ii 2': dumu#-na-kam
P263166 obv. i 8: dumu#-na-ka
Q000613 291': dumu dam gidlam
the children of the equal-ranking wife
P256663 rev. vi' 1': dumu# dam# gidlam#
P259227 ii 3': dumu dam gidlam# P263166 obv. i 9: dumu dam gidlam
Q000613 292': u3 dumu dam egir-ra
and the children of the later wife
P256663 rev. vi' 2': u3 dumu dam egir-ra#
P259227 ii 4': u3 dumu dam# egir#-ra! P263166 obv. i 10: u3 dumu dam egir-ra
Q000613 293': nig2-gur11 ad-da-ne-ne
the property of their father P256663 rev. vi' 3': nig2-gur11 ad-da-ne-ne# P259227 ii 5': nig2-gur11 ad#-da-ne-ne P263166 obv. i 11: nig2#-gur11 ad-da-ne-ne
Q000613 294': tesz2-a se3-ga-bi
equally
P256663 rev. vi' 4': tesz2-a-se3-ga-bi
P259227 ii 6': tesz2-a#-se3#-ga-bi P263166 obv. i 12: tesz2#-a se3-ga-bi
Q000613 295': i3-ba-e-ne
they shall divide.
P256663 rev. vi' 5': i3#-ba-e-ne
P259227 ii 7': i3-ba#-e-ne P263166 obv. i 13: i3-ba-e-ne
Q000613 296': tukum-bi lu2-u3
If a man
P256663 rev. vi' 6'-7': tukum-bi lu2-u3
P259227 ii 8'-9': tukum#-bi# lu2-u3# P263166 obv. i 14: tukum-bi lu2-u3
Q000613 297': dam in-tuku
married a wife,
P256663 rev. vi' 8': dam in-tuku
P259227 ii 10': dam# in-tuku# P263166 obv. i 15: dam in-tuku
Q000613 298': dumu in-szi-in-tu-u4
and she bore him a child,
P256663 rev. vi' 9': dumu in-szi-in-tu-ud
P259227 ii 11': [dumu] in-szi-in-tu#-[ud] P263166 obv. i 16: dumu in#-szi#-in-tu-ud
Q000613 299': dumu-bi i3-ti
and that child lived, P256663 rev. vi' 10': dumu-bi i3-ti P259227 ii 12': [dumu]-bi# i3-ti P263166 obv. i 17: dumu-bi i3-ti
Q000613 300': u3 geme2 lugal-a-ni-ir
and a slave woman for her master
P256663 rev. vi' 11': u3 geme2 lugal-a-ni-ir
P259227 ii 13': [u3 geme2] lugal#-a-ni-ir# P263166 obv. i 18: u3 geme2 lugal-a-ni-ir
Q000613 301': dumu in-szi-in-tu-u4
also bore him a child,
P256663 rev. vi' 12': dumu in-szi-in-tu-ud
P259227 ii 14': [dumu in-szi]-in#-tu-ud P263166 obv. i 19: dumu in-szi-in-tu-ud P266503 rev. ii' 1': [dumu] in#-szi#-in#-tu#-[ud]
Q000613 302': ad-da-a geme2
the father the slave woman
P256663 rev. vi' 13': ad-da-a geme2
P259227 ii 15a': [ad-da-a geme2] P263166 obv. i 20: ad-da-a geme2 P266503 rev. ii' 2'-3a': ad#-da-a# geme2
Q000613 303': u3 dumu-ne-ne
and her children
P256663 rev. vi' 14': u3 dumu-ne-ne
P259227 ii 15b': u3# dumu-ne-ne P263166 obv. i 21: u3 dumu-ne-ne P266503 rev. ii' 3b': u3 dumu-ne-ne#
Q000613 304': ama-ar-gi4-bi in-gar
shall bring about their freedom;
P256663 rev. vi' 15'-16': ama-ar-gi4-bi in-gar
P259227 ii 16': [ama-ar-gi4-bi] in#-gar P263166 obv. i 22: ama#-ar-gi4-bi# in#-gar P266503 rev. ii' 4': ama#-ar-gi4-bi in-gar Q000613 305': dumu geme2-ke4 the children of the slave woman
P256663 rev. vi' 17': dumu geme2-ke4
P259227 ii 17': [dumu geme2]-ke4 P263166 obv. i 23: dumu geme2-ke4! P266503 rev. ii' 5': dumu geme2-ke4
Q000613 306': dumu lugal-a-na-ra
with the children of the master
P256663 rev. vi' 18': dumu lugal#-a-na-ra
P259227 ii 18': [dumu lugal-a-na]-ra P263166 obv. i 24: dumu lugal-a-na-da# P266503 rev. ii' 6': dumu# lugal-a-na-ra
Q000613 307': e2 nu-un-da-ba-e
shall not share the estate.
P256663 rev. vi' 19': e2 nu#-un-da-ba-e
P259227 ii 19': [e2 nu-un-da]-ba#-e P263166 obv. i 25: e2# nu-un-da-ba-e P266503 rev. ii' 7': [e2] nu#-un#-da#-ba#-e
Q000613 308': tukum-bi
If
P256663 rev. vi' 20': tukum#-bi
P259227 ii 20': [tukum]-bi# P263166 obv. i 26: tukum#-bi P266503 rev. ii' 8': [tukum]-bi#
Q000613 309': dam gidlam-a-ni
his equal-ranking wife
P263166 obv. i 27: [dam] gidlam-a-ni
Q000613 310': ba-usz2
has died,
P263166 obv. i 28: [ba]-usz2
Q000613 311': egir dam-a-na-ta
and after (the death of) his wife
P263166 obv. i 29: egir# dam-a-na-ta
Q000613 312': geme2-ni nam-dam-sze3
his slave woman into the status of wife
P263166 obv. i 30: [geme2]-ni nam-dam-sze3
Q000613 313': ba-an-tuku-tuku
he shall take,
P263166 obv. i 31: [ba]-an#-tuku-tuku#
Q000613 314': dumu dam? gidlam-a-na
the children of his equal-ranking wife
P263166 obv. i 32: [dumu] dam#? [gidlam-a-na]
Q000613 315': ibila-ni i3-me-en
are his heirs;
P263166 obv. ii 1: [ibila-ni i3-me-en]
Q000613 316': dumu geme2
a child of the slave woman
P263166 obv. ii 2: dumu [geme2]
Q000613 317': lugal-a-ni-ir
whom to her master
P263166 obv. ii 3: lugal-a-[ni-ir]
Q000613 318': in-szi-in-tu-u4
she has born,
P256242 obv. iii' 1': in#-[szi-in-tu-u4]
P263166 obv. ii 4: in-szi-in-tu-ud#
Q000613 319': dumu dumu-gi7-gin7-nam
will be a child equal to a free child; P256242 obv. iii' 2': dumu# [dumu-gi7-gin7-nam] P256663 rev. vii' 1': dumu# [dumu-gi7-gin7-nam] P263166 obv. ii 5: dumu dumu-gi7-gin7-nam#?