BRM 1, 099 (P296411)
Administrative, Hellenistic, Babylon · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 1, 099 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296411 |
| Museum no. | MLC 01737 |
| Collection | J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
English translation
By Clay, Albert T. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | [... mina of silver,] income of the offering box and the preference share []of the offering box of the pro]perty of Zababa and Ninlil, which is from the 19th? day of Šabaṭu of year 218 until the 27th day Addaru of that year. Disbursement from it: |
| Obverse [4:8] o 55–o 88 | Six shekels for the price of three kurru of barley for the millers from their rations, which are from the 12th day of Addaru to the 11th day of intercalary Addaru of that year, given by the millers. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Two and a half shekels for the wages of those millers [given by] the same (i.e., the millers). |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | 17 [...] and one-fourth shekels are given for a future month without interruption for the partial payment of the regular sheep offerings of the Akitu Temple, from the 13th day of Ṭebetu to the 13th day of Šabaṭu of this year, given to Urak the butcher. |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414–o 1616 | One and a half shekels are given for the rations of the brewers and ramku-priests, from the 15th day of Addaru to the 13th day of Intercalary Addaru, given by Marduk-šum-iddin the brewer. |
| Bottom [0:2] b.e. 1b.e. 1–b.e. 22 | [...] shekels for the salt lumps and the firewood [...] from "ditto" (=15th day of Addaru) to "ditto" (=13th day of Intercalary Addaru), given by the above-mentioned (= Marduk-šum-iddin the brewer). |
| Bottom [2:6] b.e. 33– | Two shekels are given to Bel-ahhe-iddin, Ubar, and Nidintu-Bel, the gatekeepers of the Akitu Temple, from "ditto" (=15th day of Addaru) to "ditto" (=13th day of Intercalary Addaru). |
| Reverse [1:4] r 22–r 44 | Three shekels are given to Paširi and Nabu-iddina, cultic officials of the Akitu Temple, from "ditto" (=15th day of Addaru) to "ditto" (=13th day of Intercalary Addaru). |
| Reverse [4:10] r 55–r 1010 | Five and a half shekels are given for the charcoal of the Great Gate, the Entrance Gate of Beltia, the Entrance Gate of Madanu, the Eturkalamma Temple, the juniper garden surrounding the temple, the temple of Gula: the Ehursagskilla Temple, the temple of Gula: the Ehursagku Temple, the regular bread offerings of that Temple of Gula, and for the sweepers of the gate of the Esagil Temple, <from "ditto (=15th day of Addaru)> to "ditto (=13th day of Intercalary Addaru), given by Rahimesu. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | Two and 11/12 shekels are given for the partial payment of regular sheep offerings of the Esabad Temple of Addaru to Urak the butcher. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | [...] shekels are given for the partial payment of regular sheep offerings of the temple of Gula: the Hursagkuga Temple, to Bel-kuṣuršu the butcher. |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | One-half shekel to the weavers for the cutting off of the work. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | One-half shekel is given to Marduk-šum-iddin for the repair of the damage of the house of the weavers. |
| Reverse [16:20] r 1717– | Six shekels are given to the helpers on the twenty-ninth day of Šabaṭu, which are for the New Year procession, to the aforementioned (=Marduk-šum-iddin), for the kurgarrû performers, the assinnu personnel, and the nārtu musicians. |
| Top [2:3] t.e. 33–t.e. 33 | [...] are given to the aforementioned (=Marduk-šum-iddin) for the procession. |
| Top [3:4] t.e. 44–t.e. 44 | [...] are given to the aforementioned (=Marduk-šum-iddin) for the procession. |
| Top [4:5] t.e. 55–t.e. 55 | [...] are given to the aforementioned (=Marduk-šum-iddin) for the procession. |
| Top [5:6] t.e. 66–t.e. 66 | One-half shekel is given to the aforementioned (=Marduk-šum-iddin) for the millers for the procession. |
| Top [6:7] t.e. 77–t.e. 77 | Two shekels are given for the Borsippeans for the procession to ditto (Marduk-šum-iddin). |
| Top [7:8] t.e. 88–t.e. 88 | Two shekels are given for the partial payment of the regular sheep offerings of the Temple of Ninlil. |
| Top [8:9] t.e. 99–t.e. 99 | Two shekels are given for the partial payment of the regular sheep offerings of the Temple of Gula: the Ehursagsikilla Temple. |
| Top [9:10] t.e. 1010–t.e. 1010 | Two shekels to Rihat-Nergal. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [... KU₃.BABBAR ir]-⸢bi⸣ ša₂ {giš}qu-up-pi u pa-na-at | |
| 2 | {⸢giš⸣}[qu-up-pi NIG₂].⸢GA⸣ {d}za-ba₄-ba₄ u {d}nin-lil₂ | |
| 3 | ša₂ TA U₄ 19-KAM⸣ ša₂ {iti}ZIZ₂ MU 218-KAM | |
| 4 | EN U₄ 27-KAM ša₂ {iti}ŠE ša₂ MU an-nit TA lib₃-bi E₃ | |
| 5 | 6 GIN₂ ana ši-me 3 GUR ŠE.BAR ana {lu₂}AR₃.<AR₃>-MEŠ | |
| 6 | ina mi-in-di-šu₂-nu ša₂ TA U₄ 12-KAM ša₂ {iti}ŠE | |
| 7 | EN U₄ 11-KAM ša₂ {iti}DIRI.ŠE {iti}DIRI.ŠE ša₂ MU an-nit | |
| 8 | ina ŠU-MIN [...] {lu₂}AR₃.<AR₃> [...] na-din | |
| 9 | 2 1/2 GIN₂ ana i-di-šu₂-nu ša₂ {lu₂}AR₃.<AR₃>-MEŠ MU{a-ti₃(MU)} ina ŠU-MIN {m}KI-MIN | |
| 10 | 17 [...] GIN₂ 4{tu₂} ana ITI EGIR la baṭ-lu | |
| 11 | ana tam-ṭi-tu₄ ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ gi-ne₂-e ša₂ E₂ U₄.1-KAM | |
| 12 | ša₂ TA U₄ 13-KAM ša₂ {iti}AB EN U₄ 13-KAM | |
| 13 | ša₂ {iti}ZIZ₂ ša₂ MU an-nit ana {m}u-rak {lu₂}GIR₂.⸢LA₂⸣ na-din | |
| 14 | 1 1/2 GIN₂ ana ŠUK-HI.A {lu₂}LUNGA₂-MEŠ {lu₂}TU₅-MEŠ | |
| 15 | ša₂ TA U₄ 15-KAM ša₂ {iti}ŠE EN U₄ 13-KAM ša₂ {iti}DIRI.ŠE {iti}DIRI.ŠE | |
| 16 | ina ŠU-MIN {m}{d}ŠU₂-MU-MU {lu₂}LUNGA₃ na-⸢din⸣ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | [...] GIN₂ ana LAG MUN-HI.A u {giš}hu-ṣab [...] | |
| 2 | [ša₂] TA KI-MIN EN KI-MIN ina ŠU-MIN {m}KI.MIN | |
| 3 | 2 GIN₂ ana {m}{d}EN-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU {m}u₂-bar | |
| 4 | u {m}NIG₂.SUM.<MU>-{d}EN {lu₂}I₃.DU₈-MEŠ ša₂ E₂ U₄.1-KAM | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ša₂ TA KI.MIN EN KI.MIN na-din | |
| 2 | 3 GIN₂ a-na {m}pa-ši-ri-i u {m}{d}AG-MU{⸢na⸣} | |
| 3 | {lu₂}ra-mi-ke-e-MEŠ ša₂ E₂ U₄.1-KAM | |
| 4 | ša₂ TA KI.MIN EN KI.MIN na-din | |
| 5 | 5 1/2 GIN₂ ana pe-en-tu₄ ša₂ KA₂ GAL{i} KA₂ ⸢KU₄⸣ {d}GAŠAN{ia₂} | |
| 6 | KA₂ KU₄ {d}DI.KUD E₂.TUR₃.KALAM.MA {giš}KIRI₆ ŠIM-⸢LI⸣ | |
| 7 | la-me-e E₂ E₂ {d}gu-la E₂.HUR.SAG.SIKIL.LA | |
| 8 | E₂ {d}gu-la E₂.HUR.SAG.KU₃.GA NINDA-HI.A gi-nu-u₂ | |
| 9 | ša₂ E₂ {d}gu-la MU{a-ti₃} u ša₂ {lu₂}mu-še-ši-ir | |
| 10 | ša₂ KA₂-MEŠ ša₂ E₂-SAG-GIL₂ <TA KI-MIN> EN KI-MIN ina ŠU-MIN {m}ra-hi-me-su na-din | |
| 11 | 2 1/2 GIN₂ 5 ma-hat tam-ṭi-tu₄ UDU.NITA₂ gi-ne₂-e | |
| 12 | ⸢E₂⸣.SA.BAD ša₂ {iti}ŠE ana {m}u-rak {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂ na-din | |
| 13 | [...] GIN₂ ana tam-ṭi-tu₄ UDU.NITA₂ gi-ne₂-e ša E₂ {d}gu-la | |
| 14 | HUR.SAG.KU₃.GA ana {m}UMUN-ku-ṣur-šu₂ {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂ na-din | |
| 15 | 1/2 GIN₂ ana {lu₂}UŠ.BAR-MEŠ ana nu-uh-hu-tu₂ ša₂ dul-la-tu₂ | |
| 16 | 1/2 GIN₂ ana ṣa-bat bat-qa ša₂ E₂ {lu₂}UŠ.BAR-MEŠ ana {m}{d}ŠU₂-MU-MU SUM | |
| 17 | 6 GIN₂ ana {lu₂}ṣa-be ŠU-MIN ana U₄ 29-KAM ša {iti}ZIZ₂ | |
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | [ša₂] ⸢ana⸣ DU{ak} U₄ 1-KAM ana KI.MIN ana {lu₂}KUR.GAR.RA-MEŠ | |
| 2 | {[lu₂]}UR.MUNUS-<MEŠ> u MUNUS.NAR-MEŠ na-din | |
| 3 | [...] x ana DU{ak} ana KI-MIN na-din | |
| 4 | [...] ana DU{ak} ana KI-MIN na-din | |
| 5 | [... ana] DU{ak} ana KI-MIN na-din | |
| 6 | 1/2 GIN₂ ana {lu₂}⸢AR₃⸣.<AR₃>-MEŠ ana DU{ak} ana KI-MIN na-din | |
| 7 | 2 GIN₂ ana {lu₂}bar-sip{ki}MEŠ ana DU{ak} ana KI-MIN na-din | |
| 8 | 2 GIN₂ ana tam-ṭi-tu₄ UDU.NITA₂ gi-ne₂-e ša₂ E₂ {d}nin-lil₂ na-din | |
| 9 | 2 GIN₂ ana tam-ṭi-tu₄ UDU.NITA₂ gi-ne₂-e E₂ {d}gu-la; HUR.SAG.SIKIL.LA | |
| 10 | 2 GIN₂ ana {m}ri-hat-{d}|U.GUR| | |
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