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BRM 1, 068 (P295135)
Administrative, Achaemenid, Borsippa · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 1, 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P295135 |
| Museum no. | MLC 00330 |
| Collection | J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud) |
| Coordinates | 32.3924, 44.3434 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | E₂-⸢su⸣ ša₂ {e₂}a-su-up ša₂ {m}⸢x⸣-[...] | E’esû (temple) of Asup, of ... |
| 2 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}lu-ṣu-a-na-ZALAG₂-{d}AMAR.UTU [...] | son of Luṣbana-nuri-Marduk |
| 3 | a-na MU.AN.NA 2 GIN₂ bit-[qa KU₃.BABBAR a-na] | for a year 2 1/2 shekels of silver for |
| 4 | i-di E₂ a-na {m}{d}NA₃-it-⸢tan⸣-[nu] | the rent of the house to Nabu-ittannu |
| 5 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-lu-u₂-šal-lim {lu₂}⸢LUNGA₂⸣ [...] | son of Nabu-lušallim, the brewer |
| 6 | id-din a-hi KU₃.BABBAR ina SAG MU u a-hi KU₃.⸢BABBAR⸣ | he will pay half of the silver at the beginning of the year and half (of the silver) in the middle of the years. |
| 7 | [ina] ⸢mi-šil⸣ MU i-nam-din bat-qa a-sur-⸢ru⸣-u₂ | In that year he will pay the replacement of the wall footing. |
| 8 | [i-ṣab-bat] u₂-ru i-ša₂-an-nu u₄-mu | he shall seize the city, he will renew the day |
| 9 | [...] ⸢x x šu⸣-gar-ru-u₂ | ... hand-lifting |
| r | ||
| 10´ | [...] {d}AMAR.UTU-MU ⸢x x ša₂ x IGI x⸣ [...] | ... Marduk-iddin |
| 11´ | {m}mu-še-zib-{d}EN {lu₂}UMBISAG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}ŠU₂-⸢x x⸣ | Mušezib-Bel, scribe, son of Marduk-e22 |
| 12´ | A {m}ša₂-na-ši-šu₂ BARA₂.⸢SIPA⸣{ki} {iti}⸢DU₆⸣ | descendant of Šanašišu. (In) Borsippa. Month of Ṭebetu. |
| 13´ | UD 29-KAM MU 2-KAM⸣ {m}kam-bu-zi-[ia] | 29th day, 2nd year of Cambyses |
| 14´ | LUGAL E{ki} LUGAL KUR.KUR-⸢MEŠ⸣ [(...)] | King of Babylon, king of the lands |
| 15´ | TA UD 12-KAM E₂ ina ⸢IGI⸣ {[m}{d}NA₃-it-tan-nu] | From the 12th day the house is at the disposal of Nabu-ittannu. |
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