Subject: Archival Documents from the Biblical World; Sumerian Archival Documents; Contracts; Loan Transactions
A Loan of Silver to Ur-ga (3.136B)
(lines 1–4)
Ur-ga received 10 shekels of silver from Adda’a as a loan; the yearly interest is 1 shekel for each 5 shekels.
(lines 5–6)
He is to restore it (any time) between the 20th day of the month DU6.KUG (= 7th month) and the (next) month DU6.KUG…
Commentary
This tablet and its envelope originate from Nippur and date to the Ur III period (2nd year of Amar-Sin, 7th month, 20th day, ca. 2045 BCE).