BBS 036b (P472681)
Official or display, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BBS 036b |
|---|---|
| ID | P472681 |
| Museum no. | BM 091002 (was BM 12137A, BM 121376) |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By Woods, Christopher E. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | Herald of Šamaš, |
| surface a 2 | two-faced serpent. |
| surface b 1 | Šamaš, the great lord, the one who dwells in Ebabbar, lord of Sippar. |
| surface b 2 | Garments (for) Šamaš, the great lord, lord of Sippar: |
| surface b 3 | for the 7th day of Nisannu: 2 linen šalḫu-garments, 4 ṣibtu-garments |
| surface b 4 | made of kitinnû-linen, their weight 40 minas, 1 linen ḫullānu-wrap, |
| surface b 5 | one linen mēzeḫu-scarf, 7 ḫuṣannu-sashes |
| surface b 6 | weighing 1 mina and 10 shekels, one tied nēbeḫu-sash, |
| surface b 7 | one red-wool girdle, one garment weighing 20 minas, |
| surface b 8 | one garment with crenellated hem, one linen mēzeḫu-scarf, |
| surface b 9 | one blue-purple (wool) kulūlu-turban, (one) kulūlu-turban that |
| surface b 10 | has gold fastened on it, one blue-purple (wool) garment |
| surface b 11 | fastened (with) gold. Itemization of the wardrobe for the 10th day of Ayyaru: the same as that for (the 7th day of) Nisannu. |
| surface b 12 | (for) the 3rd day of Ulūlu: 2 linen šalḫu-garments, three ṣibtu-garments, |
| surface b 13 | one linen ḫullānu-wrap, 1 linen mēzeḫu-scarf, |
| surface b 14 | 6 ḫuṣannu-sashes, one girdle, one garment, |
| surface b 15 | one muttatu-headband(?) of red (and) |
| surface b 16 | blue-purple wool (twined with) byssos threads. (Wardrobe for) the 7th day of Tašrītu: the same (as that for the 3rd day of Ulūlu). |
| surface b 17 | (Wardrobe for) the 15th day of Araḫsamnu: the same as that for (the 7th day of) Nisannu. (Wardrobe for) the 15th of Addaru: |
| surface b 18 | the same as that for (the 3rd day of) Ulūlu. Impression of the bas-relief of Šamaš, lord of Sippar, |
| surface b 19 | (commissioned) by Nabû-apla-iddina, king of Babylon. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | _nimgir_ {d}utu | |
| 2 | _musz igi-min_ | |
| surface b | ||
| 1 | {d}utu _en gal_-u2 a-szib e2-babbar#-ra _en_ zimbir{ki} | |
| 2 | _{tug2}nig2-mu4_ {d}utu _en gal_-u2 zimbir{ki} | |
| 3 | _{iti}bara2 u4 7(disz)-kam_ 2(disz) {gada}szal-hu 4(disz) {tug2}s,ib-ti | |
| 4 | ki-tin-nu _4(u) ma-na ki-la2_-szu2-nu 1(disz)-en {gada}hu-la-nu | |
| 5 | 1(disz)-en me-ze-hu _gada 7(disz) {tug2}nig2-eb2-la2_ | |
| 6 | _1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 ki-la2_ 1(disz)-en _{tug2}ib-la2_ iz-hi | |
| 7 | 1(disz)-en _{tug2}murub4-eb2-la2_ ta-bar-ra 1(disz)-en _tug2-u4-a 2(u) ma-na ki-la2_ | |
| 8 | 1(disz)-en _tug-u4-a_ zi-qu 1(disz)-en me-ze-hu _gada_ | |
| 9 | 1(disz)-en ku-lu-lu _za-<gin3>-kur-ra_ <1(disz)-en> ku-lu-lu sza2 | |
| 10 | _ku3-sig17_ iz-hi ina _ugu_-szu2 1(disz)-en _tug2-u4-a za-<gin3>-kur-ra_ | |
| 11 | iz-hi _ku3-sig17 ka2 tug2-u4-a {iti}gu4 u4 1(u)-kam2_ ki-ma _{iti}bara2 ki-min_ | |
| 12 | _{iti}kin u4 3(disz)-kam2#_ 2(disz) {gada}szal-hu 3(disz) {tug2}s,ib-ti | |
| 13 | 1(disz)-en {gada}hu-la-nu 1(disz)-en me-ze-hu _gada_ | |
| 14 | _6(disz) {tug2}nig2-eb2-la2_ 1(disz)-en _{tug2}murub4-eb2-la2_ 1(disz)-en _tug2-u4-a_ | |
| 15 | 1(disz)-en mut-ta-tu4 sza2 ta-bar-ri | |
| 16 | _za-<gin3>-kur-ra_ bu-s,u t,i-mi-tu4 _{iti}du6 u4 7(disz)-kam2 ki-min_ | |
| 17 | _{iti}apin u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam2_ ki-ma _{iti}bara2 _{iti}sze u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam2_ | |
| 18 | ki-ma _{iti}kin gaba-ri_ a-su-u2-mi-it sza2 {d}utu _en_ sip#-par#{ki#} | |
| 19 | sza2 {disz}{d}na3-ibila-mu _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} | |
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