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1.1 Adad-bani Adad-bani servus slave miser wretched Uruk Uruk in in urbe city antīquā ancient habitābat lived quī who mercātōrī for merchant dīvitī wealthy servīvit served
1.2 Dominus master eius his Sîn-bēl-aplim Sin-bel-aplim magnam large tabernام shop possidēbat owned ubi where lanam wool et and oleum oil vēndēbat sold
1.3 Quotiē daily prīmā at first lūce light servus slave surgere to rise dēbēbat had ut so that mercēs goods in in forō forum dispōneret might arrange
1.4 Secundum according to lēgēs laws Hammurābī of Hammurabi dominus master cibum food et and vestem clothing servō to slave dare to give coāctus compelled erat was
1.5 Tamen however Sîn-bēl-aplim Sin-bel-aplim saepe often servum slave verberābat would beat sī if mercēs goods nōn not bene well vēnderet he would sell
1.6 Ūnō on one diē day dum while Adad-bani Adad-bani in in forō forum labōrat works mercātōrem merchant peregrīnum foreign cōnspexit spotted
1.7 Hic this mercātor merchant ē from terrā land Elamītārum of Elamites magnam large vim quantity argenti of silver habēbat had et and lanam wool pretiōsam precious quaerēbat was seeking
1.8 Adad-bani Adad-bani callidē cleverly cum with mercātōre merchant colloquēbātur was conversing et and pretium price maius greater quam than solēbat was usual postulāvit demanded
1.9 Mercātor merchant peregrīnus foreign libenter willingly pretium price magnō with great gaudiō joy solvit paid et and lanam wool optimam best ēmit bought
1.10 Sed but dominus master rem matter intellēxit understood et and īrātus angry Adad-bani Adad-bani graviter severely punīre to punish parābat was preparing
1.11 Servus slave autem however argentum silver additum additional dominō to master ostendit showed et and industriam industry suam his laudāvit praised
1.12 Sîn-bēl-aplim Sin-bel-aplim laetus happy propter on account of lucrum profit novum new servō to slave ignōvit forgave et and laudem praise dedit gave
1.13 Ex from eō that diē day dominus master Adad-bani Adad-bani maiōre with greater cum with fidūciā trust tractābat was treating et and negōtia business plūra more committēbat was entrusting
1.14 Post after trēs three annōs years servus slave tam so fidēlis faithful et and sollers skillful erat was ut that dominus master līberātiōnem freedom eī to him prōmitteret would promise
1.15 Tandem finally Adad-bani Adad-bani līber free factus made est was et and ipse himself parvam small tabernam shop aperuit opened
1.1 Adad-bani servus miser Uruk in urbe antīquā habitābat quī mercātōrī dīvitī servīvit.
1.2 Dominus eius Sîn-bēl-aplim magnam tabernam possidēbat ubi lanam et oleum vēndēbat.
1.3 Quotiē prīmā lūce servus surgere dēbēbat ut mercēs in forō dispōneret.
1.4 Secundum lēgēs Hammurābī dominus cibum et vestem servō dare coāctus erat.
1.5 Tamen Sîn-bēl-aplim saepe servum verberābat sī mercēs nōn bene vēnderet.
1.6 Ūnō diē dum Adad-bani in forō labōrat mercātōrem peregrīnum cōnspexit.
1.7 Hic mercātor ē terrā Elamītārum magnam vim argenti habēbat et lanam pretiōsam quaerēbat.
1.8 Adad-bani callidē cum mercātōre colloquēbātur et pretium maius quam solēbat postulāvit.
1.9 Mercātor peregrīnus libenter pretium magnō gaudiō solvit et lanam optimam ēmit.
1.10 Sed dominus rem intellēxit et īrātus Adad-bani graviter punīre parābat.
1.11 Servus autem argentum additum dominō ostendit et industriam suam laudāvit.
1.12 Sîn-bēl-aplim laetus propter lucrum novum servō ignōvit et laudem dedit.
1.13 Ex eō diē dominus Adad-bani maiōre cum fidūciā tractābat et negōtia plūra committēbat.
1.14 Post trēs annōs servus tam fidēlis et sollers erat ut dominus līberātiōnem eī prōmitteret.
1.15 Tandem Adad-bani līber factus est et ipse parvam tabernam aperuit.
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