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VS 05, 064 (P371798)

Legal, Achaemenid, Babylon · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE

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Designation	VS 05, 064
ID	P371798
Museum no.	VAT 00475
Collection	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Language	Akkadian
Period	Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 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)
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1	E₂ ša₂ {m}MU-{d}NA₃ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-DU₃-NUMUN	The house of Šumma-Nabu, son of Nabu-ban-zeri
2	A {lu₂}SIMUG ṭa-hu su-u₂-qu la-ṣu-⸢u₂⸣	descendant of Nappaḫ
3	mu-ta-qu {d}NA₃ u {d}na-na-a a-na	who makes Nabu and Nanāya pass by
4	i-di E₂ a-na MU.AN.NA 18 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR	The house rent for a year 18 shekels of silver.
5	nu-uh-hu-tu ša₂ ina 1 GIN₂ bit-qa ⸢a-di 5-TA MU⸣-MEŠ <a-na>	The nuhhutu-plant, which is (measured) by one-eighth alloy, for five years
6	{m}{d}EN-KAR-{d}NA₃ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}⸢AMAR-id⸣-ri id-din u₂-ru	Bel-eṭir-Nabu, son of Ea-mar-id, gave. The city
7	i-⸢ša₂-an-na bat-qa i-ṣab-bat {iti}BARA₂ {iti⸣}ŠU	He will perform the extispicy. Months: Nisannu (I), Šūzu (IV)
8	u {⸢iti}GAN nu-up-tu₄⸣ i-na-a-pu dul-lu	and Kislimu they will perform the nupptû-offerings.
9	⸢SIG₄⸣-HI.A GI u {giš}UR₃ ma-la ina lib₃-bi	bricks, reeds and cypress, as many as there are
10	ip-pu-uš ul-tu ⸢UGU 1 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR⸣ a-na ⸢UGU⸣	From the house 1 shekel of silver for the house
11	{m}MU-{d}NA₃ i-man-na a-hi ⸢KU₃.BABBAR⸣ [ina] ⸢re-eš šat⸣-[tu₄]	“Šuma-Nabû will measure out the remainder of the silver at the beginning of the year.
12	re-eh-tu₄ KU₃.BABBAR ina mi-šil šat-tu₄ [i-nam-din]	The remainder of the silver shall be given in perpetuity.
13	⸢a-di⸣ 5-TA MU.AN.NA-MEŠ ⸢E₂⸣ [ina IGI]	For 5 years the house is at the disposal of
14	{⸢m}{d}EN⸣-KAR-{d}NA₃ ul-tu UD 1-KAM [ša₂ {iti}x]	Bel-ēṭir-Nabû from the 1st day of
r
15	E₂ ina IGI {m}{d}EN-KAR-{d}NA₃ nab-bal-[ka-ta-nu]	The house is at the disposal of Bel-eṭir-Nabu, the guarantor.
16	1 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂} i-nam-din 1{en⸣}[TA.AM₃]	1 mina of white silver he shall pay. Each (party)
17	il-qu-u₂ {lu₂}mu-⸢kin-nu⸣ {[m}x x (x)]-⸢x-a⸣	they took. Witnesses: ...-ā’e
18	A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}mu-še-zib-{d}AMAR.UTU [...]	son of Mušezib-Marduk
19	{m}⸢x⸣-SIG₅{iq} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}30-DINGIR A {m}⸢x x⸣ [(x)]	E23-daʾeq, son of Sin-ili, descendant of E22
20	{m}{d}NA₃-it-tan-nu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}mu-še-zib-{d}EN A {m}ši-[...]-⸢u₂⸣	Nabu-ittannu, son of Mušezib-Bel, descendant of Vi-
21	{m}li-ši-ru A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ba-zu-zu	Liširu, son of Bazuzu
22	{m}{d}NA₃-EN-šu₂-nu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-re-man-ni	Nabu-belšunu, son of Bel-remanni
23	{m}{d}NA₃-MU-GIŠ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}NUMUN-DU ⸢A {m}e-ṭe₃⸣-ru	Nabu-šum-lišir, son of Zēru-ibni, descendant of Et-Eru
24	{m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} {lu₂}UMBISAG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}re-mut-{d}EN	Bel-uballiṭ, scribe, son of Emut-Bel
25	A {m}da-bi-bi TIN.TIR{ki} {iti}ŠU UD 21-KAM	from the Dabibi family. Babylon, 21st day of Duʾuzu.
26	MU 4-KAM {m}da-a-ri-i-muš LUGAL E{ki}	year 4 of Darius, king of Babylon.
27	LUGAL KUR.[KUR]	king of all lands.

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