AchHist 15, 153 (P404840)
Legal, Neo-Babylonian, Borsippa · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | AchHist 15, 153 |
|---|---|
| ID | P404840 |
| Museum no. | BM 026497 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 [0:5] 11–55 | Nabû-mukīn-zēri/Aplā/Rēʾi-alpi spoke to Rēmūt-Nabû/Nādin/Rēʾi-alpi as follows: “You enjoy the maššaktu (meat cuts) of mutton of the irregular offerings in months I and XI, but I perform service in the courtyard (kisallu) and (for me) there is no [maššaktu]. Assign some of your mutton of the irregular offerings of months I and [XI] to me!” |
| Obverse [5:14] 66–1414 | Rēmūt-Nabû listened [to Nabû-mukīn]-zēri and he voluntarily sealed and gave forever to his brother Nabû-mukīn-zēri/[Aplā]/Rēʾi-alpi 2 sheep of the irregular offerings of [month I] before Sutītu, including their heads, [necks], and “baskets,” [and] his share of the sheep of Kish of month XI. |
| Obverse [13:15] 1414–1515 | May Nabû and Marduk command the ruin of the person who changes [this arrangement]. |
| Obverse [14:21] 1515–2121 | Witnesses: Nabû-balassu-iqbi/Gimillu/Rēʾi-alpi, Nabû-ahhē-šullim/Nabû-šumu-[uṣur/Rēʾi]-alpi, Nabû-šumu-iškun/Nabû-[šumu-iddin/Nūr]-Papsukkal, Nādin/Mu[šēzib-Bēl/Saggilāy]a, Nabû-ēṭer/[Nabû-ušallim/Gallā]bu, Nabû-aplu-iddin/[Nabû-šumu-iddin/Šangû?-[x]]. |
| Obverse [20:21] 2121–2121 | Scribe: Ašarēdu[/Nabû-ēṭer/Iddin]-Papsukkal. |
| Obverse [21:22] 2222–2222 | Borsippa, Nbn 14-III-09.1 |
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) |
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| 1 | {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ap-la-a A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ a-na {m}re-mut-{[d}AG] | |
| 2 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}na-din A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ ki-a-am iq-bi um-ma {UZU}maš-[šak-ka-ta] | |
| 3 | ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ gu-qa-ne₂-e-MEŠ ša₂ {iti}BARA₂ u₃ {iti}ZIZ₂ ta-ak-ka-[al] | |
| 4 | u₃ a-na-ka man-za-al-ti ina E₂ KISAL az-za-zu u₃ {uzu}[maš-šak-tu₄-MEŠ] | |
| 5 | ia-a-nu mim-ma i-na UDU.NITA₂ gu-gi-ni-ka ša₂ {iti}BARA₂ u₃ | |
| 6 | {[iti}ZIZ₂ ku-nu]-uk-ku-ma pa-ni-ia šu-ud-gi-il {m}re-mut-{d}AG | |
| 7 | [a-na {m}{d}AG-GIN]-NUMUN iš-me-e-ma 2 UDU.NITA₂ gu-gi-ne₂-e-MEŠ | |
| 8 | [ša₂ {iti}BARA₂] pa-ni {d}su-ti-ti a-di SAG.DU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu | |
| 9 | {[UZU}GU₂-MEŠ-šu₂]-nu u₃ {UZU}se-el-le-šu₂-nu | |
| 10 | [u₃ pu-ut HA].LA-šu₂ ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ ša₂ {uru}KIŠ{ki} ša₂ {iti}ZIZ₂ | |
| 11 | {[m}re-mut-{d}AG] A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}na-din A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ ina hu-ud lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 12 | [ik-nu-uk-ma a]-na U₄-mu ṣa-ti pa-ni {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN A-šu₂ | |
| 13 | [ša₂ {m}ap-la-a] A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ ŠEŠ-šu₂ u₂-šad-gil | |
| 14 | [ša₂ dib-bi an-nu-tu u₂]-ša₂-nu-u₂ {d}AG u {d}AMAR.UTU HA.A-šu₂ liq-bu-u₂ | |
| 15 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}{d}AG-TIN-su-E A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}gi-mil-lu A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-MEŠ | |
| 16 | {m}{d}AG-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šul-lim A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-MU-[URU₃ A {lu₂}SIPA].GUD-MEŠ | |
| 17 | {m}{d}AG-MU-GAR{un} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-[MU-MU A {m}ZALAG₂]-{d}PAP.SUKKAL | |
| 18 | {m}na-di-nu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}mu-[še-zib-{d}EN A {m}sag-gil-a]-a | |
| 19 | {m}{d}AG-KAR{ir} A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}ag-[u₂-šal-lim A {lu₂}ŠU].I | |
| 20 | {m}{d}AG-A-MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{[d}AG-MU-MU A {lu₂}SANGA-x] | |
| 21 | DUB.SAR {m}ša₂-ri-du [A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-KAR{ir} A {m}MU]-{d}PAP.SUKKAL | |
| 22 | BARA₂.SIPA{ki} {iti}SIG₄ UD 14-KAM MU 9-KAM | |
| 23 | {[d]}⸢AG⸣-na-iʾ-id LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} |
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