AchHist 15, 155 (P404854)
Legal, Neo-Babylonian, Borsippa · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | AchHist 15, 155 |
|---|---|
| ID | P404854 |
| Museum no. | BM 085229 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:19] 11–1919 | Nabû-ahhē-šullim/Nabû-šumu-uṣur/Rēʾi-alpi spoke as follows to Nabû-mukīn-zēri/Aplā/Rēʾi-alpi, his bēl-agurri (“lord of the brick”): “I have no sons of my own and I am incapable (of work). I cannot perform anything of my temple service. Let me give you my temple service. Serve Nabû on my days! Take care of my watch of Nabû’s meal!” Nabû-mukīn-zēri agreed with Nabû-ahhē-šullim. Nabû-ahhē-šullim voluntarily sealed and gave forever to Nabû-mukīn-zēri/Aplā/Rēʾi-alpi: – month I: day 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22; in total 11 days of month I – month IV: day 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22; in total 12 days of month IV – month VII: day 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22; in total 10 days of month VII – month X: day 21, 22; in total 2 days of month X in total 35 days of the oxherd prebend in Ezida, temple of Nabû. |
| Obverse [19:23] 2020–2323 | Nabû-ahhē-šullim will not dispose of it, he will not give the prebend to somebody else, he will not sell it, he will not give it away, he will not adopt a son for the sake of the prebend. |
| Obverse [23:26] 2424–2626 | The prebend will belong to Nabû-mukīn-zēri/Aplā/Rēʾi-alpi forever. |
| Obverse [25:37] 2626–3737 | Witnesses: Rēmūt-Nabû/Nabû-ēṭer-napšāti/Rēʾi-alpi, Nabû-šumu-ukīn/Nabû-ēṭer-napšāti/Rēʾi-alpi, Nabû-mušētiq-uddi/Marduk-šumu-ibni/Rēʾi-alpi, Ina-qībi-Bēl/Nabû-aplu-iddin/Kudurrānu, Iddin-Nabû/Nādin/Rēʾi-alpi, Nabû-ittannu/Bēl-šumu-iškun/Rēʾi-alpi, Taqīš-Gula/Nādin/Sāmu, Arad-Tašmētu/Taqīš-Gula/Sāmu, Nabû-mukīn-apli/Marduk-zēru-ibni/Mubannû, Marduk-šumu-uṣur/Šamaš-uballiṭ/[Ilia], Marduk-šumu-uṣur/Mušēzib-Marduk/Ahiyaʾutu. |
| Obverse [36:37] 3737–3737 | Scribe: Rēmūt-Nabû/Nabû-šumu-uṣur/Šarrahu. |
| Obverse [37:38] 3838–3838 | Borsippa, Nbn 02-II-16. 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {[m}{d}AG-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-GI A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-MU-URU₃ A {lu₂}SIPA-GUD] a-na | |
| 2 | {[m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ap-la-a A {lu₂}SIPA-GUD] EN-a-gur-ru-šu₂ EN-a-gur-ru-šu₂ | |
| 3 | [iq-bi um-ma DUMU-u₂-a ia-a-nu u₃] sa-ma-a-[ka] | |
| 4 | [ma-la u₂-šu-uz-zu ša₂ man-za-al]-ti-ia₂ ul ma-[ṣa]-a-ka | |
| 5 | [man-za-al-ti-ia₂ lu-da-ak u₄-mu-MEŠ]-ia₂ {d}AG pal-la-ah | |
| 6 | [ma-aṣ-ṣar-tu₄ ša₂ nap-ta]-nu ša₂ {d}AG u₂-ṣu-ur | |
| 7 | {[m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN {m}{d}AG]-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-GI im-gu-ur {m}{d}AG-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-GI | |
| 8 | [i-na hu-ud lib₃-bi]-šu₂ {iti}BARA₂ UD 11-KAM UD 13-KAM UD 14-KAM | |
| 9 | [UD 15-KAM UD 16-KAM UD 17-KAM UD 18-KAM UD 20.1.LA₂-KAM UD 20-KAM | |
| 10 | UD 21-KAM UD 22-KAM PAB 11 u₄-mu-MEŠ ša₂ {iti}BARA₂ {iti}ŠU | |
| 11 | UD 11-KAM UD 12-KAM UD 13-KAM UD 14-KAM UD 15-KAM UD 16-KAM | |
| 12 | UD 17-KAM UD 18-KAM UD 20.1.LA₂-KAM UD 20-KAM UD 21-KAM | |
| 13 | UD 22-KAM PAB 12 u₄-mu-MEŠ ša₂ {iti}ŠU {iti}DU₆ | |
| 14 | UD 13-KAM UD 14-KAM UD 15-KAM UD 16-KAM UD 17-KAM | |
| 15 | UD 18-KAM UD 20.1.LA₂-KAM UD 20-KAM UD 21-KAM UD 22-KAM | |
| 16 | [PAB 10 u₄-mu-MEŠ ša₂ {iti}DU₆ {iti}AB UD 21-KAM UD 22-KAM | |
| 17 | PAB 35{ta} u₄-mu-MEŠ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA {lu₂}SIPA.GUD-u₂-tu | |
| 18 | E₂.ZI.DA E₂ {d}AG {m}{d}AG-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-GI ik-nu-uk-ku-ma | |
| 19 | a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ pa-ni {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ap-la-a | |
| 20 | A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD u₂-šad-gi-il {m}{d}AG-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-GI | |
| 21 | ul i-šal-laṭ-ma GIŠ.ŠUB.BA a-na man-ma ša₂-nam-ma | |
| 22 | ul i-nam-din a-na KU₃.BABBAR ul i-nam-din a-na ri-mu-u₂-tu | |
| 23 | ul i-ri-im DUMU ana UGU GIŠ.ŠUB.BA | |
| 24 | ul il-le-qa-aʾ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA a-na u₄-mu ṣa-a-tu₂ | |
| 25 | [pa-ni] {m}{d}AG-GIN-NUMUN A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}A{a} A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD id-dag-gal | |
| 26 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}re-mut-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-KAR-ZI-MEŠ A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD | |
| 27 | {m}{d}AG-MU-GIN A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-KAR-ZI-MEŠ A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD | |
| 28 | {m}{d}AG-DIB-UD.DA A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-MU-DU₃ A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD | |
| 29 | {m}ina-qi₂-bi-{d}EN A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-A-MU A {m}ku-du-ra-nu | |
| 30 | {m}MU-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}na-di-nu A {m}{lu₂}SIPA.GUD | |
| 31 | {m}{d}AG-it-tan-nu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-MU-GAR{un} A {lu₂}SIPA.GUD | |
| 32 | {m}ta-qiš-{d}gu-la A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}na-din A {[m}sa]-a-mu | |
| 33 | {m}IR₃-{d}taš-me-tu₄ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ta-qiš-{d}[gu-la] A {<m>}sa-a-mu | |
| 34 | {m}{d}AG-GIN-EDURU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-NUMUN-DU₃ A {m}[mu-ban]-nu-u₂ | |
| 35 | {[m}{d]}AMAR.UTU-MU-URU₃ A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-TIN{iṭ} [A {m}DINGIR-ia₂] | |
| 36 | {[m}{d]}AMAR.UTU-MU-URU₃ A-šu ša₂ {m}KAR-{d}AMAR.UTU A {m}ŠEŠ-ia₂-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 37 | {lu₂}UMBISAG {m}re-mut-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-MU-URU₃ A {m}šar-ra-hi | |
| 38 | BARA₂.SIPA{ki} {iti}GU₄ UD 2-KAM MU 16-KAM | |
| 39 | {m}{d}AG-na-iʾ-id LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} |
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