The Old Testament in the Light of the Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and BabyloniaPinches, Theophilus G. (Theophilus Goldridge)
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The Old Testament in the Light of the Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia
Pinches, Theophilus G. (Theophilus Goldridge)
Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
“Ṣili-Ištar and Iribam-Sin made partnership, and, to dissolve it, they had
a judge, and they went down to the temple of Šamaš, and in the temple of
Šamaš the judge caused them to receive judgment. They give back their
capital, and receive back their shares, 1 male-slave Luštamar-Šamaš, with
a chain (?), and 1 female-slave Lišlimam, the share of Iribam-Sin; 1
male-slave Ibšina-ilu, and 1 female-slave Am-anna-lamazi, the share of
Ṣili-Ištar, they have received as their shares. In the temple of the
Sun-god and the Moon-god they declared that they would treat each other
well. One shall not bring action against the other, nor act hostilely
towards him. There is no cause for action on the part of the one against
the other. They have invoked the spirit of Nannara, Šamaš, Merodach,
Lugal-ki-ušuna, and Ḫammurabi the king.
“Before Utuki-šemi, son of Awiatum; before Abil-Sin, son of
Nannara-manšum; before Sin-êreš, the provost; before Ipuš-Êa, the
_du-gab_; before Šamašmubaliṭ, the priest of Gula; before Nabi-Sin, son of
Idin-Sin; before Sin-uzeli, son of Ṣili-Ištar; before Ubar-Sin, son of
Sin-šemi; before Sin-gimlanni, the attendant of the judges.
“He has impressed the seal of the contracting parties.
“Month Adar, year Ḫammurabi the king made (images of) Ištar and
Nanaa.”(28)
Iribam-Sin, however, seems not to have been satisfied that he had been
fairly dealt with, for notwithstanding that they were not to act hostilely
towards each other, he immediately brought an action to get possession of
property belonging to Ṣili-Ištar and his brothers, the result of which was
the following declaration on the part of the latter—
“Concerning 1 ŠAR, a dwelling-house, and 2 ŠAR, a large enclosure, which
Ṣili-Išstar and Awel-ili, his brother, sons of Ili-sukkalu, bought from
Sin-mubaliṭ and his brothers, sons of Pirḫum. In the temple of the Sun-god
Ṣili-Ištar said thus: ‘I verily bought (it) with the money of my mother—it
was not bought with the money that was ours in common. Iribam-Sin, son of
Ubar-Sin, has no share in the house and large enclosure.’(29) He has
invoked the spirit of the king.
“Before Utuki-šemi, son of Awiatum; before Abil-Sin, son of
Nannara-manšum; before Sin-êreš, the provost; before Sin-uzelli, son of
Nûr-îli; before Ipuš-Êa, the _du-gab_; before Nabi-Sin, son of Idin-Sin;
before Ubar-Sin, son of Sin-šemi, his father; before Šamaš-mubaliṭ, the
priest of Gula; before Singimlanni, the attendant of the judges. They have
impressed the seal of the parties.
“Month Adar, year of the (images of) Ištar and Nanaa.”
The day of the month is not given, so that we are in doubt as to whether
the second tablet preceded the first or followed it. In all probability
the latter was the case, or else the two actions were simultaneous, and
the fact that the witnesses and officials of the court are the same in
both documents speaks in favour of this.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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