Two new loan contracts from the reign of Rīm-Sîn of Larsa

This paper presents two documents, dated to the reign of Rīm-Sîn of Larsa, which can be attributed to the category of "loan contracts", although in diferent ways. In particular, the second contract here presented is of great interest: its unusual formulas and the peculiar circumstances in which the agreement took place (the presence and the key-role of the goddess Lisin in the transaction; the forging of a small igurine, apparently in the shape of a scorpion, for the temple; the libation of a jar of beer) probably makes it an unicum among the OB contracts.