AchHist 15, 054 (P521543)
Legal, Achaemenid, Borsippa · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | AchHist 15, 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P521543 |
| Museum no. | BM 096179 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 [0:3] 11–33 | 15 š silver, capital, with 1/8 alloy, of Nabû-uballiṭ/Nabû-šumu-iddin/Ilšu-abūšu, due from [Nabû-iddin]/Mušēzib/Ahiya’ūtu and his brother Nabû-ittannu. |
| Obverse [3:4] 44–44 | Per m, [x š silver] interest will accrue against them. |
| Obverse [4:6] 55–66 | Nabû-iddin will brew 200 (vats) of billatu beer of Nabû-uballiṭ in the bīt-šutummi. |
| Obverse [6:8] 77–88 | He will do the complete (“big and small”) work of Nabû-uballiṭ that he will show to him. |
| Obverse [8:9] 99–99 | Nabû-uballiṭ will supply Nabû-iddin with food and clothes. |
| Obverse [9:12] 1010–1212 | During 3 years Nabû-iddin will live in the bīt-šutummi of Nabû-uballiṭ. |
| Obverse [11:12] 1212–1212 | Nabû-iddin is responsible to guard the bīt-šutummi, |
| Obverse [12:14] 1313–1414 | Nabû-uballiṭ will exempt Nabû-iddin of the interest on the silver. |
| Obverse [13:15] 1414–1515 | Nabû-iddin must pay back the 15 š of silver to Nabû-uballiṭ in the course of 3 years. |
| Obverse [15:17] 1616–1717 | The silver is given to pay Nabû-kāṣir/Šulā/Kudurrānu. |
| Obverse [17:18] 1818–1818 | Whoever breaks the contract shall pay 20 š of silver. |
| Obverse [18:20] 1919–2020 | Witnesses: Nabû-bēlšunu/Nabû-aplu-iddin/Ilšu-abūšu, Iddin-Nabû/Bēl-nādin-apli/Balāṭu. |
| Obverse [20:21] 2121–2121 | Scribe: Nabû-ahhē-iddin/Nabû-šumu-iddin/Ilšu-abūšu. |
| Obverse [21:22] 2222–2222 | Borsippa, Camb 02-VIII-05. |
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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR SAG.DU ša₂ ina 1 GIN₂ bit-qa ša₂ {m}{d}AG-[TIN{iṭ]} | |
| 2 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-MU-MU A {m}DINGIR-šu₂-AD-šu₂ ina UGU {m}{[d}AG-MU] | |
| 3 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}mu-še-zi-bu A {m}ŠEŠ-ia-u₂-tu u₃ | |
| 4 | {m}{d}AG-it-tan-nu ŠEŠ-šu₂ a-na UGU ma-ni-e [x GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR] | |
| 5 | UR₅.RA ina muh-hi-šu₂-nu i-rab-bi {m}{d}AG-MU i-[na] | |
| 6 | E₂-šu-tum₃-mu 200 KAŠ.U₂.SA ša₂ {m}{d}AG-[TIN{iṭ]} | |
| 7 | i-bal-la-al dul-lu qal-lu u₃ GAL{u₂} [o] | |
| 8 | [ša₂] {m}{d}AG-TIN{iṭ} u₂-kal-la-mu-uš ip-pu-[uš] | |
| 9 | a-ka-lu u₃ {tug₂}mu-ṣip-tu₄ {m}{d}AG-TIN{iṭ} [a-na] | |
| 10 | {m}{d}AG-MU i-nam-din a-di 3 MU-MEŠ {m}{d}AG-[MU] | |
| 11 | ina E₂-šu-tum₃-mu ša₂ {m}{d}AG-TIN{iṭ} a-ši-ib | |
| 12 | ⸢pu-ut⸣ [ma]-aṣ-ṣar-tu₄ ša₂ E₂-šu-tum₃-mu {m}{d}AG-[MU] | |
| 13 | [na-ši UR₅].RA KU₃.BABBAR-šu₂ {m}{d}AG-TIN{iṭ} a-na | |
| 14 | {m}{d}AG-MU uz-zak-ka i-na 3 MU-MEŠ | |
| 15 | KU₃.BABBAR a₄ 15 GIN₂ {m}{d}AG-MU a-na {m}{d}AG-TIN{iṭ} | |
| 16 | i-nam-din KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ a-na e-ṭe₃-ru ša₂ {m}{d}AG-KAD₂ | |
| 17 | A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}šu-la-a A {m}ku-du-ra-nu na-ad-nu | |
| 18 | ša₂ it(DI-)tab-bal-kit 1/3 GIN₂ KU₃.BABBAR u₂-šal-lam | |
| 19 | {lu₂}mu-kin-ni {m}{d}AG-EN-šu₂-nu A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-A-MU | |
| 20 | A {m}DINGIR-šu₂-AD-šu₂ {m}MU-{d}AG A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-na-din-A A {m}TIN | |
| 21 | {lu₂}UMBISAG {m}{d}AG-ŠEŠ-MEŠ-MU A-šu₂ ša₂ {m}{d}AG-MU-MU | |
| 22 | A {m}DINGIR-šu₂-AD-šu₂ BARA₂.SIPA{ki} {iti}APIN UD 2-KAM | |
| 23 | MU 5-KAM {m}kam-bu-zi-ia₂ LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} u KUR.KUR-MEŠ |
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