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JCS 28, 51, no. 46 (P459930)
Legal, Achaemenid, Babylon · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | JCS 28, 51, no. 46 |
|---|---|
| ID | P459930 |
| Museum no. | FLP 1421 |
| Collection | Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | DUB ša₂ <E₂> E₂-{m}ša₂-ah-hu-ru ša₂ DA E₂ {m}{d}EN-na-din-A | Tablet concerning the house of Šaḫhuru, which is next to the house Bel-nādin-apli |
| 2 | ša₂ {m}{d}EN-bul-liṭ-su u {m}ni-din-tu₄ DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-MU-GAR{un} | of Bēl-bullissu and Nidintu, sons of Nabu-šuma-iṣbi |
| 3 | DUMU {m}sag-gil-a-a {m}SUM.NA-a DUMU ša₂ {m}KAR-{d}AMAR.UTU | son of Saggilaya, Iddinaya son of Mušezib-Marduk |
| 4 | DUMU {m}sag-gil-a-a a-na i-di E₂ a-na MU.AN.NA | the son of Saggilaya, for the rent of the house for a year. |
| 5 | 1/3 ma-na 4 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ gin₃-nu a-na {m}ši-ir-ki | 1/3 mina 4 shekels of silver of the shekel for Viriku |
| 6 | DUMU ša₂ {m}SUM.NA-a DUMU {m}e-gi₃-bi id-din | son of Iddinaya, son of Egibi, gave. |
| 7 | a-hi KU₃.BABBAR ina re-eš MU u re-ih-it KU₃.BABBAR | He will pay half of the silver at the beginning of the year and the remainder of the [silver]. |
| 8 | ina mi-šil MU ina-ad-din {iti}BARA₂ {iti}ŠU {iti}GAN | At any time in the future he will give (them). |
| 9 | nu-up-tu₄ i-na-pi bat-qa i-ṣab-bat u₂-ru-u₂ | (If) the term has passed, the deficit will increase. |
| 10 | i-ša₂-an-ni dul-lu SIG₄.HI.A GI u {giš}UR₃ | The work on bricks, reeds and cypress |
| 11 | ma-la ina lib₃-bi ip-pu-šu₂ ul-tu UGU 2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR | As much as he makes out of it, from 2 shekels of silver |
| b.e. | ||
| 12 | [a]-na UGU {m}SUM.NA-a i-man-nu i-di E₂ [ša₂ TA] | against Iddinaya he shall measure out the rent of the house from |
| 13 | UD 1-KAM ša₂ {iti}GU₄ MU 19-KAM {m}da-ri-a-muš | 1st day of Ayyaru, 19th year of Darius, |
| 14 | LUGAL E{ki} u KUR.KUR a-di UD 1-KAM ša₂ {iti}DU₆ ⸢MU 19-<KAM> | king of Babylon and of all lands until the 1st day of Tašritu, 19th year |
| r | ||
| 15 | ša₂ {m}{d}EN-bul-liṭ-su ša₂ ina pa-ni {m}{d}UTU-ina-SUH₃-SUR-KAR{⸢ir⸣} | of Bel-bullissu, who before Šamaš-ina-tešī-eṭir |
| 16 | {m}ši-ir-ki i-na-aš₂-ša₂-am-ma a-na {m}MU-a ina-ad-din | Virik will give and to Šumāya. |
| 17 | {lu₂}mu-kin-nu {m}{d}NA₃-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ {m}GI-{d}AMAR.UTU | Witnesses: Nabu-balaṭu, son of Mušallim-Marduk |
| 18 | DUMU {m}{d}30-ša₂-du-nu {m}{d}EN-u₂-še-zib DUMU ša₂ {m}sag-gi-il | son of Sin-šadūnu, Bel-ušezib son of Saggil |
| 19 | DUMU {m}sag-gil-a-a {m}la-ba-a-ši DUMU <ša₂> {m}IR₃-{d}EN | son of Saggilaya, Labasvi son of Arad-Bel |
| 20 | DUMU {m}{d}IDIM-DU₃{eš}DINGIR {m}KI-{d}NA₃-TIN DUMU ša₂ {m}iq-bi-{d}EN | Itti-Nabu-balaṭu, son of Iqbi-Bel |
| 21 | DUMU {m}bu-u₂-ṣu {m}{d}EN-TIN{iṭ} DUMU ša₂ du-⸢um⸣-mu-qu | Bel-uballiṭ, son of Du'eum-emuqu |
| 22 | DUMU {m}e-gi₃-bi DUB.SAR {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-DUB-NUMUN | Scribe: Marduk-šāpik-zēri. |
| 23 | DUMU {lu₂}GAL-DU₃ TIN.TIR{ki} {iti}KIN-2-KAM | son of Rab-bane. Babylon, 2nd day of Ululu |
| 24 | UD 22-KAM MU 19-KAM {m}da-ri-a-muš <LUGAL> E{ki} | 22nd day, 19th year of Darius, king of Babylon. |
| l.e. | ||
| 25 | u KUR.KUR | and the lands |
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