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VS 04, 054 (P371578)
Legal, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | VS 04, 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P371578 |
| Museum no. | VAT 00089 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 | 1/2 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ ina 1 GIN₂ bit-qa nu-uh-⸢hu-tu⸣ | Half a mina of nuhhutu-silver of one-eighth alloy, |
| 2 | ša₂ {m}⸢gi-mil⸣-lu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-MU-DU₃ A {⸢lu₂⸣}SIMUG | From Egimillu, son of Marduk-šum-ibni, descendant of Nappahu. |
| 3 | ina ⸢muh-hi {m}{d}NA₃-TIN{su}iq⸣-bi A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}GI-{d}AMAR.UTU | in the residence of Nabu-balassu-iqbi, son of Mušallim-Marduk |
| 4 | A {lu₂}⸢SIMUG⸣ ša₂ MU.⸢AN.NA⸣ ina UGU 1 ma-ne₂-e 12 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | from the Nappahu family by the mina and 12 shekels of silver |
| 5 | ina muh-hi-šu₂ ⸢i⸣-rab-bi ul-tu {⸢iti⸣}DU₆ | from the month of Tašritu |
| 5A | UR₅.RA ina muh-hi-šu₂ i-rab-bi | He will accrue interest on it. |
| 6 | E₂ ša₂ DA E₂ {m}na-pu-uš-tu₄ | that house next to the house of Napuštu |
| 7 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}bul-lu-ṭu u {m}{d}NA₃-KAR-ZI-MEŠ | son of Bullutu and Nabu-eṭir-napšati |
| 8 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}mar-duk maš-ka-nu | son of Marduk, guarantor |
| 9 | ša₂ {m}gi-mil-lu {lu₂}TUKU{u₂} ša₂-nam-ma | of Gimillu, the šuku-priest, |
| 10 | ina muh-hi ul i-šal-laṭ a-di muh-⸢hi KU₃.BABBAR⸣ a₄ | he shall not raise a claim against it until that silver |
| r | ||
| 11 | 1/2 MA.NA {m}gi-mil-⸢lu i-šal-lam⸣ | Half a mina of Gimillu he shall pay. |
| 12 | ina {iti}KIN KU₃.BABBAR i-⸢nam⸣-[din (x)] ⸢ša₂⸣ | He shall pay the silver in Ululu (VI). |
| 13 | KU₃.BABBAR {f}in-ba-a ⸢DUMU.MI₂⸣-[su ša₂ {m}i]-⸢na-SUH₃⸣-SUR | The silver of Inbâ, the daughter-in-law of I-na-teši-eṭir |
| 14 | DAM {m}{d}NA₃-TIN{su}iq-⸢bi pu-ut e-ṭir⸣ na-ši-a-tu₂ | The wife of Nabu-balāssu-iqbi assumes guarantee for the clearing of claims. |
| 15 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}MU-{d}NA₃ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{⸢d⸣}[NA₃-DU₃]-⸢NUMUN⸣ | Witnesses: Šumu-Nabu, son of Nabu-ban-zeri |
| 16 | A {lu₂}SIMUG {m}BA{ša₂-a} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}TIN A {lu₂}GAL.DU₃ | from the Nappahu family, Iqišaya, son of Balaṭu, descendant of Rab-bane |
| 17 | {m}{d}EN-KAD₂ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}kal-ba-a A {lu₂}GAL.DU₃ | Bel-kaṣir, son of Kalbaya, descendant of Rab-bane |
| 18 | {lu₂}UMBISAG {m}{d}NA₃-MU-GAR{un} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}GI-{d}⸢AMAR.UTU⸣ | Scribe: Nabû-šumu-išar, son of Mušallim-Marduk-e23 |
| 19 | A {lu₂}SIMUG TIN.⸢TIR⸣{ki} {iti}KIN UD 27-KAM⸣ | descendant of Nappahu. Babylon, 27th day of Ululu |
| 20 | MU 16-KAM {m}{d}NA₃-I LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} | year 16 of Nabonidus, king of Babylon. |
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