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MARV 7, 001 (P416754)
Administrative, Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | MARV 7, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P416754 |
| Museum no. | VAT 20943 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
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 | [i+na] ⸢ŠA₃⸣ 2 ME 8 ANŠE 2 BAN₂ ŠE.⸢GIŠ⸣.[I₃-MEŠ] | from the ešû-house 208 homers 2 seahs for the oil-house |
| 2 | ⸢gi⸣-na-a-e šal-me ša nap-har ⸢pa⸣-[ha-te] | The reed-beds, the health of all the epa’ḫate plants |
| 3 | 43 ANŠE 6 BAN₂ 4 SILA₃ I₃-MEŠ šal-mu-[tu] | 43 homers 6 seahs 4 qû of refined oil |
| 4 | i+na lib₃-bi ŠE.GIŠ.I₃-MEŠ an-nu-te 73 ANŠE⸣ 7 BAN₂] | From these sesame 73 homers 7 seahs |
| 5 | mu-ṭa-u₂ ša la-a in-na-[din-u₂-ni] | a man who has not given (him) |
| 6 | 14 ANŠE 7 BAN₂ I₃-⸢MEŠ⸣ | 14 homers 7 seahs of oil |
| 7 | i+na ŠA₃ 1 ME 13 ANŠE 5 BAN₂ [ŠE].I₃.GIŠ-MEŠ ša [pa-ha-te] | From the 113 homers 5 seahs of sesame of the provinces |
| 8 | šal-ma-a-te in-na-din-u₂-[ni] | he has given to me. |
| 9 | 28 ANŠE 9 BAN₂ I₃-MEŠ šu-nu ša 12 ITI [U₄-MEŠ] | 28 homers 9 seahs of oil are here; for 12 months |
| 10 | i+na ŠA₃ I₃-MEŠ an-ni-e 3 SILA₃ a-na ŠA₃ 5 BAN₂ {⸢ninda⸣}har-[še] | From this oil, 3 qû for 5 seahs of haršu-bread |
| 11 | ša u₄-me-šu ⸢in-ne-ip⸣-šu-u₂-⸢ni⸣ | Whose days have been made perfect |
| 12 | 4 SILA₃ a-na E₂.GAL{lim} 1 SILA₃ ⸢ša⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ [x] | 4 litres for the palace, 1 litre for the eša-e-plant |
| 13 | {lu₂}UŠ-MEŠ E₂ DINGIR 2 SILA₃ a-na ŠA₃ {ninda}⸢har⸣-[še] | The priests of the temple will pay 2 qû for the harše bread |
| 14 | ša DINGIR-MEŠ ša URU 2 GU₂.ZI a-na hu-ša-⸢ah⸣-[hi] | of the gods of the city, 2 cups for the ḫušaḥu-festival |
| 15 | PAP 1 BAN₂ 2 GU₂.ZI I₃-MEŠ ša 1{en} u₄-⸢me⸣ | A total of 1 seah 2 cups of oil for 1 day. |
| 16 | PAP 3 ANŠE 7 1/2 SILA₃ I₃-MEŠ ša ITI [U₄-MEŠ] | A total of 3 homers 7 1/2 litres of oil per month |
| b.e. | ||
| 17 | PAP.NIGIN₂ 36 ANŠE 9 BAN₂ ⸢I₃-MEŠ ša⸣ ṭup-⸢pi⸣-[šu] | A total of 36 homers 9 seahs of sesame, according to its tablet. |
| 18 | 8 BAN₂ 2 SILA₃ I₃-MEŠ ša ⸢u₄⸣-um 2 ⸢SILA₃⸣-TA.AM₃ ⸢tar⸣-[di-tu] | 8 seahs 2 qû of oil of the “day-of-ēnum-festival,' 2 taverns each, the tarditu (festival) |
| 19 | ša 41 U₄-MEŠ{te} ⸢gi-ni⸣ šal-mu-[te] | of 41 days, the old ginnu-house |
| 20 | ⸢x ANŠE I₃-MEŠ ša⸣ u₄-⸢um⸣ [x SILA₃]-⸢TA⸣.[AM₃] ⸢tar⸣-[di-tu] | x homers of oil per day, [x] qû each (of) tarditu-flour |
| r | ||
| 21 | ša 10 U₄-MEŠ{te} [...] ⸢du⸣ [...] | For 10 days ... ēdu-plant |
| 22 | 1 BAN₂ 9 [SILA₃] ⸢ša⸣ u₄-um 1 SILA₃⸣-TA.⸢AM₃ tar⸣-di-[tu] | 1 seah 9 qû of ēša-e23-plant, each day, 1 qa each, secondary (offering) |
| 23 | ⸢ša⸣ 19 U₄-MEŠ] ša ⸢SISKUR⸣-MEŠ{te} ša {iti}kal-⸢mar⸣-[te] | 19 days of the offerings of Kalmartu |
| 24 | PAP 1 ANŠE⸣ 8 SILA₃ I₃]-MEŠ tar-⸢di⸣-tu ša 2 ITI 10 U₄-MEŠ | A total of 1 house, 8 qû of refined oil for 2 months, 10 days. |
| 25 | ⸢gi-na-e⸣ šal-mu-u₂-⸢te⸣ | Šalmûte |
| 26 | ⸢PAP x x x⸣ I₃-MEŠ a-di gi-na-a-⸢e⸣ | “PAP₂ oil until the regular offerings |
| 27 | u₃ 70 U₄]-MEŠ{te} ⸢tar-di-te⸣ ša gi-na-⸢e⸣ | and 70 days of Etarditû of the regular offerings |
| 28 | ⸢šal⸣-mu-u₂-te ša ⸢E₂.GAL⸣{lim} | the svalûtu-priests of the palace |
| 29 | ša 9 ⸢ANŠE⸣ 8 SILA₃ I₃-MEŠ 45 ANŠE 4 BAN₂⸣ ŠE.⸢GIŠ⸣.[I₃-MEŠ] | From 9 houses 8 qû of oil. 45 homers 4 seahs of oil for the oil house. |
| 30 | mu-ṭa-u₂ [...] la-aš₂-[šu] | ... there is no ... |
| 31 | i+na ŠA₃ 38 ANŠE ⸢I₃⸣-[MEŠ] 14 ANŠE 4 BAN₂ I₃-⸢MEŠ⸣ | From the 38 homers of ēru-flour, 14 homer 4 seahs of oil |
| 32 | ta-ia-a-ru ⸢ša E₂⸣.GAL{lim} | the tayyāru of the Ekalli |
| 33 | [PAP] 23 ANŠE 6 BAN₂ I₃-MEŠ⸣ a-na {ninda}har-⸢še⸣ [...] | A total of 23 homers 6 seahs of oil for har-eše-bread |
| 34 | a-na E₂ ⸢aš+šur u₃⸣ [DINGIR]-MEŠ{ni} ša {iri}⸢ŠA₃⸣-[URU] | to the temple of the Assyrian and the gods of the city Ēšarra |
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