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Dar. 037 (P512063)
Legal, Achaemenid, Babylon · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | Dar. 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P512063 |
| Museum no. | BM 092796 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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 | 5 GI-MEŠ] ⸢E₂⸣ ep-šu₂ i-na ki-da-an-ni | 5 reeds of the temple, built in the courtyard |
| 2 | ⸢KA₂.GAL {d}za⸣-ba₄-ba₄ pi-hat KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | Gate of Zababa, gate of Babylon |
| 3 | UŠ AN.TA {tu₁₅}MAR.TU DA SILA a-ṣu-u₂ | the upper side on the west, next to the thoroughfare; |
| 4 | UŠ KI.TA {tu₁₅}KUR.RA DA E₂ {m}{d}EN-SUM.NA | the lower side on the east, next to the house of Bel-iddin; |
| 5 | DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-KAR{ir} DUMU {m}re-mut-DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ | son of Nabu-eṭir, descendant of Emut-ili-e23 |
| 6 | SAG AN.TA {tu₁₅}SI.SA₂ DA E₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-MU-⸢URU₃⸣ | the upper front on the north, next to the house of Marduk-šuma-uṣur; |
| 7 | DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}ša₂-{d}NA₃-šu-u₂ DUMU {lu₂}BAHAR₂ | son of Sha-Nabu-šû, descendant of Paharu |
| 8 | SAG KI.TA {tu₁₅}U₁₈.LU DA E₂ {m}{d}NA₃-DU-NUMUN | the lower front on the south, next to the house of Nabu-bani-zeri; |
| 9 | DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}mu-šal-lim-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU {lu₂}SIMUG | son of Mušallim-Marduk, descendant of Nappahu |
| 10 | ŠU.NIGIN 5 GI-MEŠ E₂ ⸢šu⸣-a-ti₃ it-ti {m}{d}EN-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-SU | A total of 5 reeds of the house of the ešûti-priests with Bel-ahhe-eriba |
| 11 | {⸢m}BA{ša₂⸣}{[d}AMAR.UTU] u₃ {m}{d}EN-KAR{ir} DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃(EN-)TIN{su}iq-bi | Iqiša and Bel-eṭir, sons of Nabu-bel-balassu-iqbi |
| 12 | DUMU {lu₂}SIMUG {m}SUM.NA-{d}NA₃ DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-⸢DU₃-NUMUN DUMU⸣ {lu₂}SIMUG | Iddin-Nabu, son of Nabu-ban-zeri, descendant of Nappahu |
| 13 | ša₂ 1/2 GAR A.ŠA₃ 13 1/2 GIN₂ ⸢KU₃.BABBAR GANBA⸣ im-be₂-e-ma | He weighed out 1/2 GAR of field, 13 1/2 shekels of silver (and) the price of the house. |
| 14 | 1 MA.NA 7 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR i-⸢ša₂⸣-am ši-mi-šu₂ gam-ru-tu | 1 mina 7 1/2 shekels of silver is its full price |
| 15 | u₃ 2 1/2 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR ki-⸢i at-ri⸣ u₃ lu-bar-ri | and 2 1/2 shekels of silver from the threshing floor and the lubarru-house. |
| 16 | ša₂ GAŠAN E₂ id-din-šu₂-nu-⸢tu⸣ ŠU.NIGIN 1 MA.NA 10 ⸢GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR⸣ | From the house of the brewer. He gave it to him. A total of 1 mina 10 shekels of silver. |
| 17 | KU₃.PAD.DU i-⸢na ŠU.II⸣ {m}SUM.NA-{d}NA₃ DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-DU₃-NUMUN | The silver will increase. Iddin-Nabu, son of Nabu-ban-zeri |
| 18 | DUMU {lu₂}SIMUG {m}{d}EN-⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ-⸢SU⸣ {m}BA{ša₂}{d}AMAR.UTU u₃ {m}{d}EN-KAR{ir} | son of the smith, Bel-ēšû-eriba, Iqiša-Marduk and Bēlet-eṭir |
| 19 | DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-TIN{⸢su}iq⸣-bi DUMU {lu₂}SIMUG | sons of Nabu-balassu-iqbi, descendant of Nappahu |
| 20 | ŠAM₂ E₂-šu₂-nu KU₃.BABBAR ga-mir-tu₄ mah-ru-uʾ | The price of their house is paid in full. |
| 21 | ap-lu-uʾ ru-gu-um-ma-aʾ ul i-šu-u₂ | He has no rival. |
| r | ||
| 22 | ul i-tur-ru-⸢ma⸣ a-ha-meš ul i-<rag>-gu-mu | They shall not return and they shall not raise a claim against each other. |
| 23 | ma-ti-ma i-na ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ kim-tu₄ ne-su-tu₄ | At any time in the tombs of the sons, a rejoicing or mourning |
| 24 | u₃ sa-la-tu₄ ⸢ša₂ E₂⸣ {m}{d}NA₃(EN-)TIN{su}iq-bi ša₂ i-rag-gu-mu | and the salātu-offerings of the temple of Nabu-balassu-iqbi, which he shall bring. |
| 25 | um-ma E₂ šu-[a]-ti₃ ul na-din-ma KU₃.BABBAR ul ma-hir | Thus: that house was not sold and the silver was not received. |
| 26 | {lu₂}pa-qi₂-⸢ra-nu⸣ KU₃.BABBAR im-hu-ru | The paqî-priest received the silver. |
| 27 | ⸢a⸣-di 12-⸢TA⸣.AM₃ i-ta-nap-pal | He will pay the 12-fold penalty. |
| 28 | [GI]-⸢MEŠ ma⸣-la it-te-ru u₃ i-maṭ-ṭu-u₂ | reeds, as many as there are, have entered, and they have sworn. |
| 29 | ⸢ki⸣-i GANBA-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ a-ha-meš ip-pa-lu | In Ekī-ēriš their rivals exchanged business |
| 30 | i-na ka-na-⸢ku⸣ {im}DUB šu-a-ti₃ | At the sealing of that tablet: |
| 31 | IGI {m}{d}NA₃-DU-⸢NUMUN⸣ DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}mu-šal-lim-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU {lu₂}SIMUG | Witnessed by Nabu-bani-zer-e, son of Mušallim-Marduk, descendant of Nappahu |
| 32 | 3 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR qi₂-iš-tu₄ ⸢il-te⸣-qe₂ | 3 shekels of silver, gift of Ilteqe |
| 33 | {m}⸢mu⸣-šal-lim-{d}AMAR.UTU DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}šu-zu-bu DUMU {m}ka-nik₂-KA₂ | Mušallim-Marduk, son of Šuzubu, descendant of Kanik-babi |
| 34 | {m}{d}EN-SUM.NA DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}SUM.NA-ŠEŠ DUMU {m}maš-tuk-ku | Bel-iddin, son of Iddin-apli, descendant of Maštukku |
| 35 | {m}{d}NA₃-KAR-ZI-MEŠ DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}NA₃-na-din-ŠEŠ DUMU {m}{d}30-tab-ni | Nabû-ēṭer-napšati, son of Nabopolassar, descendant of Sin-tabni |
| 36 | {m}re-mu-tu DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}šu-la(NA-)a DUMU {lu₂}ŠU.HA | Remutu, son of Šulaya, descendant of Baʾeru |
| 37 | {m}{d}NA₃-u₂-šal-lim DUB.SAR DUMU {m}mi-ṣir-a-a | Nabu-ušallim, scribe, son of Miṣiraya. |
| 38 | ⸢TIN.TIR⸣{ki} {iti}NE UD 20 1-LA₂-KAM MU 2-KAM | Babylon, 20th day of Abu, 2nd year. |
| 39 | {[m}da]-ri-ia-muš LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR.KUR | Dariyamuš, king of Babylon, ki[ng of the lands] |
| 40 | [ṣu-pur] {⸢m⸣}{d}EN-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-SU {m}BA{ša₂}{d}AMAR.UTU u {m}{d}EN-KAR{ir} | Fingernail of Bel-šumati, Iqiša-Marduk and Bel-eṭir |
| 41 | [na-din-na-ne₂]-e E₂ GIM {im}KIŠIB-šu₂-nu | the sellers of the house as their seal |
| r.e. | ||
| 43 | {⸢na₄⸣}KIŠIB | Seal of |
| 44 | {⸢m⸣}{d}NA₃-u₂-šal-lim | Nebuchadnezzar |
| 45 | DUB.SAR | scribe. |
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- Linguistically Annotated Achemenet Babylonian Texts (Univ. Helsinki) · CC BY 4.0 · Alstola, T., Sahala, A., Valk, J., Ong, M. (2025). Linguistically Annotated Achemenet Babylonian Texts v1.1.0. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17651786
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