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Rental of Houses 133 (P405055)

Lease Contracts, Achaemenid, Babylon · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE

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Designation	Rental of Houses 133
ID	P405055
Museum no.	BM 033980
Collection	British Museum, London, UK
Language	Akkadian
Period	Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
Genre	Lease Contracts
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 {m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-na-ṣir-A	the house of Nidinti-Bel, son of Marduk-nāṣir-apli
2	A {m}e-gi₃-bi ša₂ DA E₂ {m}ša₂-{d}NA₃-šu-u₂	son of Egibi, who is next to the house of Sha-Nabu-šû
3	u₃ DA SILA mu-ta-aq-qu {d}U+GUR-ša₂-ha-di-e	and next to the street of the threshing floor of Nergal-šaḫadi
4	{m}ni-din-tu₄-{d}EN a-na i-di E₂ a-di 2-ta	Nidinti-Bēl for the rent of the house up to 2 shekels
5	MU.AN.NA-MEŠ a-na MU.AN.NA 10 GUR ŠE.BAR	For a period of 10 years, 10 kor of iron
6	a-na {m}{d}EN-SUR DUMU {m}mu-še-zib id-di-in	to Bel-eṭir son of Mušezib he gave.
7	ur-ri i-ša₂-an-na bat-qa ša₂ a-sur-ru-u₂	In the future he will renew the wall footing.
8	i-ṣab-bat {iti}BARA₂ {iti}ŠU u {iti}GAN	(The days) of Nisannu, Du’uzu and Kislimu
9	nu-up-tu₄ i-na-an-din	he will give the additional payments.
10	[na]-bal-⸢kat₂-ta⸣-nu 1/2 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR BABBAR{u₂}	Nabal-ekatta-e-nu 1/2 mina of white silver
11	[ana ku-um 10 ⸢GUR⸣ a₄ ŠE.BAR i-di E₂ i-nam-din	In lieu of 10 ēru-trees, the price of the house he shall pay.
12	[pu-ut e-ṭe-ru ša₂ ŠE.BAR] a₄	(Property) of the eṭeru of that šapik
13	{[m}{d]}EN-a-na-mi-ri-[ih]-tu₄ i-di E₂ ša₂ 2-ta MU.AN.NA-MEŠ DUMU-šu₂ {m}ni-qu-du na-ši	Bel-ana-mirihtu the house rent for two years his son Niqudu is responsible.
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14	1{en}TA.⸢AM₃⸣ [il-te]-⸢qu⸣-u₂	Each has taken a copy.
15	ul-tu UD 1-KAM ša₂ {iti}NE E₂ ina IGI-šu₂	From the 1st day of Abu the house is at his disposal.
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16	{lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}lib-luṭ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}EN-SU	Witnesses: Liblut, son of Bel-eriba
17	[DUMU] {m}dan-ni-e-a {m}{d}IDIM-MU DUMU ša₂	son of Danniya, Ea-iddin son of Ša
18	{m}{d}NA₃-TIN{su}iq-bi A {m}tar-ba-ṣu-e₂-sag-gil₃	Nabu-balassu-iqbi, son of Tarbaš-Bu-Esagil
19	{m}pir-šu-u₂ DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-SUR	Piršû, son of Marduk-eṭir
20	A {lu₂}SIPA-ANŠE.KUR.RA {m}bul-lu-ṭa-a	from the Rē’i-alpi family, Bullut-Bâ
21	DUMU ša₂ {m}še-el-li-bi A DU₃{eš}DINGIR {m}{d}EN-A-MU	son of Šēl-libbi, descendant of Ea-iddin
22	DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-u₂-šal-lim A {m}sag-gi-ia	son of Nabu-ušallim, descendant of Saggiya
23	{m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} {lu₂}UMBISAG DUMU ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-bul-liṭ-su	Bel-uballiṭ the scribe, son of Nabu-bullissu
24	A {m}IR₃-{d}IDIM TIN.TIR{ki} {iti}ŠU UD 13-KAM	from the Arad-Ea family. Babylon, 13th day of Duʾuzu.
25	MU 1-KAM {m}hi-ši-ia-ar-ši LUGAL {kur}par-su	Year 1 of Xerxes, king of Parsu.
26	u₃ {kur}ma-da-a-a LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki}	and the Medes, king of Babylon.
27	u KUR.KUR	and the lands

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