AchHist 15, 037 (P521530)
Account, Achaemenid, Borsippa · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | AchHist 15, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521530 |
| Museum no. | BM 082615 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Account |
| Find spot | Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud) |
| Coordinates | 32.3924, 44.3434 |
English translation
By ORACC project borsippa · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] 11–44 | maššartu of the 18th year (of Darius), (for) tilimtu offerings, tardennu offerings, (and) the temple of Mār-bīti, of the entire year (?), of Marduk-šumu-ibni/Šulā/Ilia: |
| Obverse [3:12] 44–1212 | – 3 days tilimtu of month II: day 24, 25, 26 3 days tilimtu of month IV: days 01, 02, 20 2 days tardennu of month III: days 14, 15 4 days tardennu of month IV: 11, 12, 13, 14 1 kannu of the temple of Mār-bīti of month III, from day 16 In total: 21½ manû dates |
| Obverse [11:20] 1212–10'10' | – [2] days tilimtu, month V: days 03, 05 [2] days tilimtu, month VII: days 15, 16 [2] days tardennu, month V: days 20?, 21 [x days tar]dennu, month [VII]: days 20, 20+x, [...] ($(some lines missing)$) In total: [x] manû [+ x?] dates |
| Obverse [16:24] 7'7'–14'14' | maššartu of year 19 (of Darius): |
| Obverse [23:25] 14'14'–15'15' | Grand total: 2 kiṣru 14 manû and 4 qû dates. Not including 16 days maštītu and kapru offerings, 8 manû (dates) of Sutītu. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | maš-šar-tu₂ MU 18-KAM | |
| 2 | ti-lim-du₃-MEŠ tar-din-nu E₂ {d}A-E₂ ša₂ kal-li | |
| 3 | ša₂ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-MU-ib-ni DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}šu-la-a DUMU {m}DINGIR-ia₂ | |
| 4 | 3 u₄-mu ti-lim-du₃-MEŠ ša₂ {iti}GU₄ | |
| 5 | UD 24-KAM UD 25-KAM UD 26-KAM | |
| 6 | 3 u₄-mu ti-lim-du₃-MEŠ ša₂ {iti}ŠU | |
| 7 | UD 1 UD 2 UD 20-KAM | |
| 8 | 2 u₄-mu tar-din-nu ša₂ {iti}SIG₄ UD 14 UD 15-KAM | |
| 9 | 4 u₄-mu tar-din-nu ša₂ {iti}ŠU UD 11 UD 12 UD 13 UD 14-KAM | |
| 10 | 1 kan-nu E₂ {d}A-E₂ {iti}SIG₄ TA UD 16-KAM | |
| 11 | [ŠU].NIGIN 21 1/2 ma-nu-u₂ ZU₂.LUM.MA | |
| 12 | 2 u₄-mu ti-lim-du₃-MEŠ {iti}NE UD 3 UD 5-KAM | |
| 13 | 2 u₄]-mu ti-lim-du₃-MEŠ {iti}DU₆ UD 15 UD 16-KAM | |
| 14 | 2 u₄-mu tar]-din-nu ša₂ {iti}NE UD 20 UD 21-[KAM] | |
| 15 | [x u₄-mu tar]-din-nu ša₂ {iti}[DU₆] UD 20 UD 20+[...] | |
| 6' | ŠU.[NIGIN] [x x] ma-nu-u₂ [o] [ZU₂].LUM.MA | |
| 7' | maš-[šar-tu₂] MU 19-KAM | |
| 8' | 3 u₄-mu ti-lim]-du₃-MEŠ {iti}GU₄ UD 24 UD 25 UD 26-KAM | |
| 9' | 3 u₄-mu ti-lim]-du₃-MEŠ {iti}ŠU UD 1 UD 2 UD 20-KAM 1 u₄-mu tar-din-nu | |
| 10' | 2 u₄-mu tar-din-nu {iti}[GU₄] UD 14 UD 15-KAM // {iti}GU₄ UD 25-KAM | |
| 11' | 4 u₄-mu tar-din-nu {iti}ŠU UD 11 UD 12 UD 13 UD 14-KAM | |
| 12' | 1 kan-nu E₂ {d}A-E₂ {iti}GU₄ TA UD 16-KAM | |
| 13' | ŠU.NIGIN 20 1/2 ma-nu-u₂ ZU₂.LUM.MA | |
| 14' | ŠU.NIGIN 2 ki-ṣir 14 ma-nu-u₂ 4 SILA₃ ZU₂.LUM.MA | |
| 15' | 16 u₄-mu maš-ti-ti u₃ kap-ri | |
| 16' | 8 ma-nu-u₂ ša₂ {d}su-ti-ti e-lat |
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