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RINBE 2, Nabonidus 43, ex. 01 (P472682)
Purchase and sale contracts, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | RINBE 2, Nabonidus 43, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P472682 |
| Museum no. | BM 090837 (was BM 012149) |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Purchase and sale 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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1' | ||
| 1 | ep-sze-ti-ia _saga-mesz_ ha-disz ip-pa-lis-ma | my good deeds he quickly saw and |
| 2 | a-ra-ku _[u4-mesz_-ia] i-qi2-sza2-an-ni ina a-mat {d}sin | my days he gave me. By the word of Sîn |
| 3 | _lugal dingir#-mesz {d}iszkur szeg3_ u2-[masz]-szi-ra-am-ma | the king of the gods, Adad, the rain |
| 4 | {d}e2-a u2-pat,-t,i-ra nag-bu-szu2 mesz-ru-u | Ea has released his sin, he is a fugitive |
| 5 | nu-uh-szu2 u _he2-gal2_-la ina _kur_-ia# isz-ku-un | he established abundance and abundance in my land. |
| 6 | _1(disz) gur 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze-bar_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 1(asz) gur 2(barig) 3(ban2) zu2-lum_ | 1 kurru 1 barig 3 ban2 barley for 1 shekel of silver, 1 gur 2 barig3 ban2 dates, |
| 7 | [a]-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze-gesz-i3_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 1 shekel of silver, 1 barig 5 ban2 of sesame for 1 (shekel of) silver |
| 8 | [x] _3(ban2)_ u2-le-e a-na 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar# 5(disz) ma-na siki-hi-a_ | x 3 ban2 of leek for 1 shekel of silver, 5 minas of wool |
| 9 | a-na 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 1(disz)-en _ma-na an#?-na#?_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 1 shekel of silver, 1 mina of tin for 1 (shekel of) silver |
| 10 | _gesztin# kasz-sag kur_-i sza2 ina qe2-reb _kur_-ia ia-a-nu | wine and first-class beer of the mountain, which are in my mountain, |
| 11 | _3(ban2)#? gesztin_ a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ki-lam_ ina qe2-reb _kur_-ia | 3 ban2 of wine for 1 shekel of silver, the price in my land |
| 12 | [t,u3?]-uh#?-du# u# mesz#-ru#-u2# ina# _kur#_-ia# isz-ku-un | he placed abundance and prosperity in my land. |
| 13 | _[ug3-mesz] kur-uri{ki}_ i-pisz-tu2 {d}sin ip-pal-su-ma# | the people of Urarṭu with the help of Sîn saw him and |
| 14 | [ip-la-hu _dingir_]-ut-su _gal_-tu2 u {d}sin# _lugal dingir-mesz_ | his great divinity and Sîn, king of the gods, |
| 15 | [...] x sza2 ri [x x] ib-szi-ma | ... he created ... and |
| 16 | [...] x x x | |
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