NABU 2017/022 (P500442)
Legal, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | NABU 2017/022 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500442 |
| Museum no. | BM 049697 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 4 | should he not pay?, monthly? |
| obverse 5 | per 1 shekel one-third (shekel)? against him |
| obverse 6 | will accrue. |
| reverse 7 | Witnesses: Dalīli-eššu, |
| reverse 8 | the šušānu of a turtānu; |
| reverse 9 | Nabû-šumu-iddin, descendent of Town crier; |
| reverse 10 | Amurru-šumu-ibni, son of Nabû-aḫḫē-šullim; |
| reverse 11 | Bēl-ibni, the sepīru; |
| reverse 12 | and the scribe Marduk-šumu-ibni, |
| reverse 13 | son of Tabnē’a; in Sippar, |
| reverse 14 | of Simānu the 26th day, 12th year |
| reverse 15 | of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon ... . |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | ki#-i# [la] it?#-ta#?-nu#? [sza2 _iti?_] | |
| 5 | ina _1(disz) gin2_ sza2#?-lul#?-[tu2?] ina muh#-hi#-szu2 | |
| 6 | i-rab#-bi# | |
| reverse | ||
| 7 | {lu2}mu-kin-nu {disz}da-li-li-esz-szu2 | |
| 8 | {lu2}szu-sza2-nu sza2 _{lu2#}tur#-ta-nu | |
| 9 | {disz}{d}na3-mu#-mu _a# {lu2}nimgir!_ | |
| 10 | {disz}{d}kur-gal-mu-du3 _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}na3-pab-me-gi | |
| 11 | {disz}{d}en-du3 {lu2}se-pi-ri | |
| 12 | u3 _{lu2}dub-sar_ {disz}{d}marduk-mu-du3 | |
| 13 | _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}tab-ne2-e-a zimbir{ki} | |
| 14 | _{iti}sig4# u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam2 mu 1(u) 2(disz)-kam2# | |
| 15 | {disz}{d#}na3#-a#-pab# lugal# babilax(|DIN.TIR|)#{ki#} [...] | |
Sources & licences
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