Birmingham Cuneiform Texts – Translations Part 1

Birmingham Cuneiform Texts – Translations Part 1: Neo-Sumerian tablets from Drehem
18 shekels of gold
(for) Ali, the merchant,
son of Bikkinum;
1 mina of silver
(for) Ursudda, the mer,
son of Urzu;
[x] + ¼ shekels of silver
(for) Munasi;
1 shekel of silver (for) Bunum,
servant of Ursuda.
{space}
On behalf of Lushalim
who was killed by a royal soldier;
[En]urkuge, the charioteer of the lord,
provided his guarantee.
Month of eating ubi-bird (month 3),
Year the priestess of Nanna was installed (Amar-Sin 9).
Note
In this text it appears that compensation is being paid to a group of merchants after a
man called Lushalim had been killed by a royal soldier.
55