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BATSH 9, 069 (P417780)
Administrative, Middle Assyrian, Dur-Katlimmu · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | BATSH 9, 069 |
|---|---|
| ID | P417780 |
| Museum no. | NMSDeZ 02494 |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Dur-Katlimmu (mod. Tall Shekh Hamad) |
| Coordinates | 35.6463, 40.7436 |
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 | ME 58 ANŠE ŠE pi-šer₃-ti ka-ru-e | 58 homers, allocation of the barley-heaps; |
| 2 | ma-di-id BURU₁₄ ša 2 ME IKU NUMUN | The harvest of 200 ikû of seed |
| 3 | 1 ANŠE 2 BAN₂ 9 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ it-tal-ka | It amounted to 1 homer 2 seahs 9 qû pro (iku). |
| 4 | 14 ANŠE 5 BAN₂ GIG KIMIN ša 25 IKU A.ŠA₃ | 14 homers 5 seahs wheat, ditto, of 25 ikû field |
| 5 | 6 BAN₂-TA.AM₃ it-tal-⸢ka⸣-ni | It amounted to 6 seahs pro (ikû). |
| 6 | {m}DINGIR-ma-a-bi GAL {lu₂}ENGAR-MEŠ | Ilīma-abi the chief of the farmers |
| 7 | 2 ME 8 ANŠE KIMIN ša 2 <ME> IKU | 208 homers ditto of 2 <m> ikû |
| 8 | 1 ANŠE 4 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ it-tal-ka | It amounted to 1 homer 4 litres pro (ikû). |
| 9 | ANŠE GIG KIMIN ša 25 IKU | A donkey, sick, ditto, of 25 ikû |
| 10 | 6 BAN₂ 4 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ it-tal-ka-ni | 6 seahs 4 qa pro (ikû). |
| 11 | {m}{d}30{mu}KAR GAL {lu₂}ENGAR-MEŠ | Sin-mušēzib chief of the farmers |
| 12 | 71 ANŠE 4 BAN₂ ŠE šar-u₂ KIMIN | 71 homers 4 seahs, expenditure of the king, ditto |
| 13 | ša 50 IKU A.ŠA₃ 1 ANŠE 4 BAN₂ 2 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ | From 50 iku field area: 1 homer 4 seahs 2 qû pro (iku). |
| b.e. | ||
| 14 | it-tal-ka 4 BAN₂ ut-ru | 4 seahs of leftovers, |
| 15 | {m}SU-DINGIR GAL {lu₂}⸢ENGAR⸣-[MEŠ] | Erība-ilu chief of the farmers |
| r | ||
| 16 | ⸢ŠU⸣.NIGIN₂ 5 ME 37 ANŠE 4 BAN₂ ŠE pi-šer₃-ti | A total of 537 homers 4 seahs of barley, deficit. |
| 17 | ⸢ka⸣-ru-e te-li-it BURU₁₄ | “(If) it rains, the harvest |
| 18 | ⸢ša⸣ 4 ME 50 IKU 1 ANŠE 2 BAN₂ 3 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ it-tal-ka | 450 ikû field, it amounted to 1 homer 2 seahs 3 qa each. |
| 19 | 1 BAN₂ GIG i+na lib₃-bi ŠE an-ni-e | 1 seah wheat from this amount, |
| 20 | 1 ME 35 ANŠE ŠE.NUMUN ša 4 ME 50 IKU a-ra-še | 136 homers, seed for cultivating 450 ikû |
| 21 | 3 BAN₂-TA.AM₃ i-za-ru | They will pay 3 seahs pro (ikû). |
| 22 | 86 ANŠE 4 BAN₂ ŠE KURUM₆ 32 GU₄-MEŠ ša 16 {giš}APIN-MEŠ | 86 homers 4 seahs of barley, ration of 32 oxen of 16 ploughs |
| 23 | ša 6 ⸢ITI⸣ U₄-MEŠ 1 1/2 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ e-ku-lu | For 6 months they will eat 1 1/2 qû each. |
| 24 | 1 ME 43 ANŠE 5 BAN₂ ŠE i+na {giš}BAN₂ SUMUN ⸢ši-luh⸣-lu | 143 homers 5 seahs of barley, (measured) by the old seah of ešiluḫ-plant, |
| 25 | 5 ANŠE 4 BAN₂ KURUM₆ 2 GU₄-MEŠ ša ŠE.I₃.GIŠ | 5 homers 4 seahs ration of 2 oxen of the oil-presser. |
| 26 | 12 ANŠE ŠE i+na {giš}BAN₂ SUMUN KURUM₆ 2 ANŠE.KUR.RA-MEŠ ša il-ki | 12 homers of barley, (measured) by the old seah, ration of 2 horses of the ilku-service. |
| 27 | ⸢ša⸣ 4 ITI U₄-MEŠ 5 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ e-ku-lu {m}{d}MAR.TU-MU-PAP ma-hi-ir | They ate 5 qû each for 4 months. Amurru-šuma-uṣur received it. |
| 28 | 1 šu-ši⸣ [ANŠE] ⸢ŠE⸣ a-na ta-kul₂-te ta-di-in | One donkey stall is given for the meal. |
| 29 | 1 ME 23 ANŠE ŠE re-eh-tu a-na {e₂}kar-me | 123 homers of barley, remainder for the granary |
| 30 | ⸢ša ta-am-le i+na⸣ e-ra-bi a-na šu-ma-la | “When he enters the sea, to the left |
| 31 | ta-bi-ik | to be smashed |
| t.e. | ||
| 32 | ŠU.NIGIN₂ 31 ANŠE 4 BAN₂ KIMIN ša 50 IKU | A total of 31 homers 4 seahs ditto, of 50 ikû |
| 33 | 6 BAN₂ 3 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ it-tal-ka-ni | 6 seahs 3 litres pro (ikû). |
| 34 | [i]+⸢na⸣ lib₃-bi 10 ANŠE GIG NUMUN ša 50 IKU a-ra-še | From it, 10 homers of wheat, seed for cultivating 50 iku |
| 35 | 2 ⸢BAN₂⸣-TA.AM₃ i-za-ru | They will sow 2 seahs pro (ikû). |
| l.e. | ||
| 36 | 21 ANŠE] 4 ⸢BAN₂⸣ GIG re-⸢eh-tu⸣ ta-hal-[te] | 21 homers 4 seahs of wheat, leftovers from the tahaltu-festival; |
| 37 | [a-na] ⸢e-pa-e⸣ ta-ad-na | it is given for manufacturing. |
| 38 | {iri}BAD₃-kat-li-mu | Dūr-Katlimmu |
| 39 | {iti}ša-ke-na-te U₄ 29KAM₂ | Month Va-kēnate, 29th day, eponymy of Nabû-aḫa-iddina. |
| 40 | li-mu {m}mu-šal-lim-{d}a-šur | Eponymy of Mušallim-Assur. |
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