AchHist 15, 001 (P202504)
Business / Contracts, Achaemenid, Borsippa · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | AchHist 15, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P202504 |
| Museum no. | BM 029419 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud) |
| Coordinates | 32.3924, 44.3434 |
English translation
By ORACC project borsippa · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] 11–11 | [x da]ys tardennu (offering) from [day x until] day 16 of month XII |
| Obverse [1:3] 22–33 | 3 days tilimtū jars on days 20-I, 28-III, 30-III |
| Obverse [3:4] 44–44 | [(x)] kanīku bottles of the clothing ceremony of Nabû on 02-XI [(and)] 01-I |
| Obverse [4:13] 55–1313 | 19 namzītu vats of the ceremony between the curtains, on 10 occasions: 2 (vats) on 18-IX; [x] on 16-X; 1 (vat) on 17-XII; [x] on the occasions of 05-I; 1 (vat) on 11-I; [x] on 04-VI; 2 (vats) on 05-(VI) and [x]-(VI); [x vats on ...]; [x] on the occasions of 22-(x); 4 (vats) [ on ... ]; [x da]nnu-vat before Aritu; 1 [+? ... on] 06-I; 2 in month Addaru (?) [ ... ]. |
| Obverse [12:16] 1313–1616 | [x of the] brewer’s prebend [in] Ezida, temple of Nabû, of Ša-Nabû-šū/Marduk-šāpik-zērūtia: |
| Obverse [15:17] 1616–1717 | during [x] years (this prebend) is at the disposal of Nabû-ittannu/Haddā/Ahiya’ūtu for performing (ana ēpišānūti). |
| Obverse [17:18] 1818–1818 | Ša-Nabû-šū will give 9;1.4 barley a year to Nabû-ittannu. |
| Obverse [18:20] 1919–2020 | Nabû-ittannu will deliver beer for the regular and irregular [x] (offerings?) of [Ša-Nabû-š]ū. |
| Obverse [20:22] 2121–2222 | Nabû-ittannu is responsible for making good beer and for not causing interruption (of the service). |
| Obverse [22:23] 2323–2323 | Whoever breaks the contract shall pay 10 š silver. |
| Obverse [23:25] 2424–2525 | [Each of them] has taken [one] copy. (The present arrangement does) not include 7 empty vats, [x] and 3 large gangannu pots of the gate of the bīt-kisalli that are at the disposal of Nabû-ittannu. |
| Obverse [25:30] 2626–3030 | Witnesses: Nabû-kāṣir/[PN/]Ninurta-ušallim, Nabû-idanni [and PN] sons of Nergal-dān//Šangû-Nergal, [x]-uṣuršu/Lâbâši/Bābāya. |
| Obverse [29:30] 3030–3030 | [Scribe]: Iddin-Nabû/[PN]/Gallābu. |
| Obverse [30:35] 3131– | [Borsippa], Dar 15-VII-31. [possibly some text missing on the LHE] |
| Right [0:3] r.e. 1'r.e. 1'–r.e. 3'3' | From the maššartu of [months...], IX-[X-XI, ...], 40? prebend [... PN...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [x u₄]-mu tar-din-nu {iti}ŠE TA UD [x]-KAM | |
| 2 | [a-di] ⸢UD⸣ 16-KAM 3 u₄-mu ti-lim-du₃-MEŠ | |
| 3 | {[iti]}⸢BARA₂⸣ UD 20-KAM {iti}SIG₄ UD 28-KAM UD 30-KAM | |
| 4 | [(x) ka]-ni-ki lu-bu-uš-tu₄ {d}AG {iti}ZIZ₂ UD 2-<KAM> | |
| 5 | [(u) {iti]}⸢BARA₂⸣ UD 1-KAM 19{ta} nam-za-a-ta | |
| 6 | [ša₂ bi]-rit šid-du 10 KA₂-MEŠ 2{ta} {iti}BARA₂ UD 17-KAM | |
| 7 | n{ta]} {iti}AB UD 16-KAM 1{et} {iti}ŠE UD 17-KAM | |
| 8 | n{ta]} ša₂ KA₂-MEŠ {iti}BARA₂ UD 5-KAM 1{et} {iti}BARA₂ UD 11-KAM | |
| 9 | n{ta]} {iti}KIN UD 4-KAM 2{ta} UD 5-KAM UD 6-KAM] | |
| 10 | n{⸢ta⸣} ša₂ KA₂-MEŠ UD 22-KAM 4{ta} [x x x] | |
| 11 | [x] ⸢dan⸣-nu IGI {d}a-ri-tu₄ 1+[x x x] | |
| 12 | [(ša₂)] {⸢iti⸣}BARA₂ UD 6-KAM 2 KA₂-MEŠ [x x x] | |
| 13 | [x x]-ti GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}LUNGA₃{[u₂-tu]} | |
| 14 | [ina E₂].ZI.DA E₂ {d}AG ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}AG-šu-[u₂] | |
| 15 | [A-šu₂ ša₂ {m]}{d}AMAR.UTU-DUB-NUMUN-u₂-ti-ia₂ a-na | |
| 16 | [x] ⸢MU⸣.AN.NA-MEŠ a-na e-pi-šu₂-nu-tu ina pa-[ni] | |
| 17 | {[m}{d}AG]-it-tan-nu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}had-da-a A {m}ŠEŠ-ia-u₂-tu | |
| 18 | [MU].⸢AN⸣.NA 9 GUR 1 (PI) 4 BAN₂ ŠE.BAR {m}ša₂-{d}AG-šu-u₂ a-na | |
| 19 | {[m}{d}AG]-it-tan-nu i-nam-din KAŠ.U₂.SA a-na | |
| 20 | [x x]-ŠU/TU-MEŠ gi-nu-u₂ u gu-qu-u₂ ša₂ | |
| 21 | {[m}ša₂-{d}AG]-⸢šu⸣-u₂ {m}{d}AG-it-tan-nu i-nam-din pu-ut | |
| 22 | [ṭu-ub] ša₂ KAŠ.U₂.SA u₃ la ša₂-ka-nu baṭ-la | |
| 23 | {[m}{d}AG-it]-tan-nu na-ši ša₂ it-ta-bal-kit 10 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR u₂-šal-lam | |
| 24 | 1{en} TA] a₄ ša₂-ṭa-ri TI{u₂} e-lat 7 dan-nu-tu re-qu-tu | |
| 25 | [x x x] u₃ 3{ta} {giš}gan-gan-na GAL{tu₄} ša₂ KA₂ E₂-KISAL E₂-KISAL | |
| 26 | [ina IGI {m}{d}AG]-it-tan-nu {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}{d}AG-ka-ṣir A-šu₂ ša₂ | |
| 27 | {[m}x A {m]}{d}MAŠ-u₂-šal-lim {m}{d}AG-i-da-an-ni | |
| 28 | [u {m}x x] DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}U.GUR-da-na A {lu₂}SANGA-{d}U.GUR | |
| 29 | {[m}{d}x]-URU₃-šu₂ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}la-ba-ši A {m}{lu₂}KA₂-a-a | |
| 30 | {[lu₂}UMBISAG] {m}MU-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}[x x A] {lu₂}ŠU.I | |
| 31 | [BARA₂.SIPA]{ki} {iti}DU₆ UD 15-KAM MU 31-KAM | |
| 32 | {[m]}da-ri-ia₂-muš LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} [LUGAL KUR].KUR | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1' | TA maš-šar-tu₄ [x x x] | |
| 2' | {iti}GAN {iti}[AB {iti}ZIZ₂ x x x] | |
| 3' | 40 GIŠ.⸢ŠUB⸣.[BA x x x] | |
| 4' | {m}[x x x x x x x x] | |
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