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AchHist 15, 043 (P521535)

Business / Contracts, uncertain, Borsippa

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DesignationAchHist 15, 043
IDP521535
Museum no.BM 094699
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
Perioduncertain
GenreBusiness / Contracts
Find spotBorsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
Coordinates32.3924, 44.3434

English translation

By ORACC project borsippa · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

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Obverse [0:9] 11–99Brewer’s [prebend] in Ezida, temple of Nabû: 2 days golden tilimtu jars on [x] and [y]-IV 2 days tardennu maštītu on 11, 12/VI 2 kanīku bottles (on the occasion of) the clothing festival of Sutītu on 02/I 2 kanīku bottles (on the occasion of) the clothing festival of Sutītu on [x] 2 kanīku bottles on 06/VII in total: 6 kanīku-vessels (on the occasion of) the clothing festival of Sutītu (prebend) of Nabû-ēṭer-napšāti/[Tabnēa/]Kudurrānu, at the disposal of Marduk-zēru-ibni/Šulā/Ilia for performing (ana ēpišānūtu).
Obverse [9:15] 1010–1515He (Marduk-šumu-ibni) shall measure the offering barley and the pappasu at the bīt-asê and (he will be responsible) for approaching the meal, for uninterrupted service and punctuality.
Obverse [13:16] 1414–1616[Yearly?] Marduk-šumu-ibni [will give] to Nabû-ēṭer-napšāti: [x];3.2 dates (as) pappasu [and (an amount) of] barley, remainder of the offering materials – the yield of the prebend.
Obverse [16:18] 1717–1818[Each of them] has taken [one co]py.
Obverse [17:18] 1818–1818Witnesses: [PN]/Nabû-[x]/Kidin-Sîn, Nabû-[x]/[x]-ahhē-iddin/[LN, remainder lost].1

Transliteration (ATF)

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1[GIŠ.ŠUB.BA] {lu₂}LUNGA₃-u₂-tu E₂.ZI.DA E₂ {d}AG
22 u₄-mu ti-lim-du₃-MEŠ KU₃.GI {iti}ŠU UD x-[KAM u₃] UD n-KAM]
32 u₄-mu tar-din-ni maš-ti-ti {iti}KIN UD 11-KAM u₃ UD 12-KAM
42 {dug}ka-ni-ku lu-bu-uš-tu₄ {d}su-ti-ti
5{iti}BARA₂ UD 2-KAM 2 {[dug}ka-ni]-ku lu-bu-uš-tu₄
6{d}su-ti-ti {iti}[x UD n-KAM 2 {⸢dug⸣}ka-ni-ku {iti}DU₆ UD 6-KAM
7nap-har 6 {dug}ka-ni-ku lu-bu-[uš-tu₄ {d}su-ti]-ti
8ša₂ {m}{d}AG-KAR{ir}ZI-MEŠ DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}[tab-ni-e-a A] {m}ku-du-ra-nu
9a-na e-pi-ša₂-nu-tu ina pa-ni {m}{d}[AMAR.UTU-MU]-ib-ni
10DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}šu-la-a DUMU {m}DINGIR-ia ŠE.BAR gi-nu-u₂ u pap-pa-su
11[ul-tu] ša₃ e-si-u₂ i-man-da-ad-<<da-ad>>-ma
12[pu-ut] qu-ru-bu nap-ta-nu la ba-ṭa-lu
13[u₃ ma]-⸢as⸣-naq-tu₄ na-[ši]
14[ina MU.AN.NA x] ⸢GUR⸣ 3 (PI) 2 BAN₂ ZU₂.LUM.MA pap-pa-su
15[u₃ n] ŠE.BAR u₂-tur gi-ni-e BURU₁₄ GIŠ.ŠUB.BA
16{[m}{d}AMAR.UTU-MU]-ib-ni a-na {m}{d}AG-KAR{ir}ZI-MEŠ
17[i-nam-din 1{en} TA a₄ GABA]-ra-ni-e il-te-qu-u₂
18{lu₂}mu-[kin-nu {m}x] DUMU-šu₂ ša₂
19{m}{d}AG-[x DUMU {m}ki]-din-{d}30
20{m}{d}AG-[x DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {m}x]-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-SUM{[na]}
21⸢DUMU⸣ [x-x (...)]

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